Katy Darling, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist and Assistant Professor (Research) at the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and The Miriam Hospital, as well as the department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the Brown School of Public Health.
Dr. Darling's research focuses on improving physical and psychosocial health outcomes for youth with at higher body weights, and developing interventions to decrease weight bias and stigma for these youth. Her work is primarily centered around adolescents from low-income backgrounds.
Dr. Darling received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Kent State University in 2019. She completed her predoctoral psychology internship (Pediatric Psychology) and postdoctoral research fellowship (F32; AHRQ) at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in Rhode Island.
