Robert Carels 
rcarels@bgsu.edu
(419) 372-9405
Curriculum Vitae 

Associate Professor of Psychology

Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1996

Dr. Carels’ two primary research interests are weight loss and physical activity interventions and cardiovascular health. He is interested in developing more effective weight loss and physical activity interventions for individuals that are overweight and/or sedentary. The goal of these interventions is to help individuals reduce cardiovascular risk factors, such as obesity, physical inactivity, and high blood pressure and cholesterol. He also examines factors that impede or facilitate maintaining lifestyle changes. Currently, he is examining a stepped-care approach to weight loss. Finally, he is interested in how psychosocial factors influence blood pressure and cardiac arrhythmia.


Recent Publications:

Carels RA, Young KM, Wott, C, Harper, J, Gumble, A, Wagner Hobbs, M, Clayton, A. (Forthcoming). Internalized Weight Stigma and its Ideological Correlates among Weight Loss Treatment Seeking Adults. Eating and Weight Disorders.

Carels, R. A. & Musher-Eizenman, D. R. (2010). Individual differences and weight bias: Do people with an anti-fat bias have a pro-thin bias? Body Image, 7(2), 143-148.

Berger, BG, Darby, LA, Owen, DR, Carels, RA. (2010). Implications of a behavioral weight loss program for obese, sedentary women: A focus on mood enhancement and exercise enjoyment. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 8(1), 10-23.

Carels, RA, Young, K, Wott, CB, Harper, J, Gumble, A, Oehlof, MW, Clayton, AM. (2009). Weight bias and weight loss treatment outcomes in treatment-seeking adults. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 37(3), 350-355.

Carels, RA, Young, K, Wott, CB, Harper, J, Gumble, A, Oehlof, MW, Clayton, AM. (2009). Successful Weight Loss with Minimal Assistance: A Stepped-Care Approach. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 32(6), 503-591.

Carels RA, Young KM, Coit C, Clayton AM Spencer, A, Hobbs, M.W. (2008) Skipping meals and alcohol consumption: The regulation of energy intake and expenditure among weight loss participants. Appetite, 51, 538-545.

Carels RA, Young KM, Coit C, Clayton AM Spencer, A, Hobbs, M.W. (2008) Can following the caloric restriction recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans help individuals lose weight? Eating Behaviors, 9, 328-335.

Carels RA, Young KM, Coit C, Darby LA, Clayton AM, Spencer A et al. (2008) The failure of therapist assistance and stepped-care to improve weight loss outcomes. Obesity. 16,1460-1462.

Carels RA, Konrad KK, Young KM, Darby LA, Coit C, Clayton AM et al. (2008) Taking control of your personal eating and exercise environment: A weight maintenance program. Eating Behaviors, 9, 228-237.