The HDFS Faculty Research Award goes to Professor Rebecca Puhl. Rebecca has dedicated her career to research in the field of obesity and weight stigma with the ultimate aim of improving the lives of children and adults affected by obesity by coordinating research, education, and policy efforts aimed at reducing weight based bullying, stigma, and discrimination. She has 127 peer reviewed articles in top-notch academic journals and her work has been cited over 21,000. She is truly a pioneer in the obesity field and is the leading national expert in weight stigma research. Without Rebecca’s significant contributions, the field of research surrounding weight stigma and its impact of the lives of children and adults with obesity would likely not exist.