I am a Senior Lecturer in Human Development and Fat Studies Researcher at Massey University. My research focuses on the construction, revision, and maintenance of spoiled identities and its’ effects on health and well-being of marginalised populations, specifically fat individuals. I've been published in top journals such as Human Development, Feminist Review, HERDSA, and Narrative Inquiries in Bioethics, and my co-edited book, Queering Fat Embodiment, was released by Ashgate in late 2014.
I hosted the ‘Fat Studies: Reflective Intersections’ conference in 2012, and guest edited an issue on intersectionality for the Fat Studies Journal. My work has been featured on The Huffington Post, Yahoo, NPR, and 20/20. I maintain a presence in the Fatosphere with my blog, Tumblr, and radio show/podcast, ‘Friend of Marilyn’. I can be found on Twitter @FOMNZ
Experience
2015–present
Senior Lecturer, Massey University
2008–2014
Lecturer, Massey University
Education
2007
Texas Tech University, Doctor of Philosophy - Human Development & Family (Human Development)
2002
Texas Tech University, Masters of Art - Sociology
1999
Texas State University, Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Publications
2014
Causing a commotion: Queering fatness in cyberspace, Queering fat embodiment
2014
Express yourself: Fat activism in the Web 2.0 age, The politics of size: Perspectives from the fat-acceptance movement
2014
X-static process: Intersectionality within the field of fat studies, Fat Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society
2014
Die another day: The obstacles facing fat people in accessing shame-free and evidenced-based healthcare, Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics
2012
We say what we are & we do as we say: Feminisms in Practice, Feminist Review
2012
Live to tell: Coming out as fat, Somatechnics
2012
Lifespan Development (2nd Australasian Ed), John Wiley & Sons
2011
Response to letter ‘New Zealand’s shocking diabetes rates can be reduced.’ , New Zealand Medical Journal
2011
Choosing to resist or reinforce the new managerialism: The impact of performance based research funding on academic identity, Higher Education Research & Development
2007
Moving on: The challenges of dynamic systems perspectives, Human Development
Professional Memberships
Society for the Research of Identity Formation
Society for the Study of Human Development
Association of Women in Psychology
APA - Division 35
Research Areas
Developmental Psychology And Ageing (170102)
Studies In Human Society Not Elsewhere Classified (169999)
Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified (111799)