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THE SONNEVILLE LAB for weight inclusive nutrition & eating disorders prevention
Kendrin Sonneville, ScD, RD
Dr. Sonneville is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Dr. Sonneville also holds an adjunct appointment at Harvard Medical School and is a Collaborating Mentor for the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders (STRIPED) at Boston Children's Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Dr. Sonneville is a registered dietitian, behavioral scientist, and public health researcher whose research focuses on the prevention of eating disorders among children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Sonneville uses a weight-inclusive framework to study how to promote health and well-being without inadvertently increasing body dissatisfaction, disordered eating, and weight stigma.
Dr. Sonneville received a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from Michigan State University, a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and Doctor of Science in Public Health Nutrition from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Ashley Linxwiler, MPH, RDN
Ashley is the study coordinator for the Sonneville lab. She has an MPH in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Michigan and is currently completing her dietetic internship to attain her license as a registered dietitian. In her spare time she enjoys going on walks with her family and trying out new recipes in the kitchen.
Heidi Weeks, PhD
Heidi is a senior statistician who works with multiple research teams in pediatrics and public health. She has a PhD in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins.
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