{"id":513,"date":"2023-04-07T17:45:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T21:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.psychlabs.ryerson.ca\/template1\/?page_id=513"},"modified":"2026-06-12T22:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T02:33:23","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"513\" class=\"elementor elementor-513\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c63812 elementor-section-content-middle page-heading elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c63812\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/11-1-423x238.png 423w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/11-1-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/11-1-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/11-1-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/11-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08c3dfb\" data-id=\"08c3dfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c378169 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The primary aims of the HEAL lab are to investigate the psychosocial aspects of eating behaviours, and to develop evidence-based treatments to improve eating behaviours and overall wellbeing for people of all body sizes. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a8ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"44a8ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/about-us\/people\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Meet The Lab<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63c2225 shaded dots-left dots-right elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63c2225\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbaaedb\" data-id=\"dbaaedb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-992c0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"992c0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESEARCH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6f45d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"aa6f45d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"feature-grid cols-3\"><div class=\"feature-grid-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/research\/improving-obesity-surgery-outcomes\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/7-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"inner-wrapper\"><h3>Improving Obesity Surgery Outcomes<\/h3><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/research\/improving-obesity-surgery-outcomes\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"feature-grid-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/research\/psychosocial-interventions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/5-1-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/5-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/5-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/5-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/5-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/5-1-423x238.png 423w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/5-1-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/5-1-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/5-1-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/06\/5-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"inner-wrapper\"><h3>Psychosocial Interventions<\/h3><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/research\/psychosocial-interventions\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"feature-grid-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/research\/ultra-processed-food-addiction\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/11\/Research-Focus-3-Ultra-Processed-Food-Addiction-Photo-Unsplashed-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/11\/Research-Focus-3-Ultra-Processed-Food-Addiction-Photo-Unsplashed-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/11\/Research-Focus-3-Ultra-Processed-Food-Addiction-Photo-Unsplashed-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/psychlabs.torontomu.ca\/heal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/11\/Research-Focus-3-Ultra-Processed-Food-Addiction-Photo-Unsplashed-768x512.jpg 768w, 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