Faculty

Elizabeth Kirk

Teaching Professor, Epidemiology
Associate Dean, School of Public Health

206-685-9513

Education

BA Women Studies, State University of New York (Albany), 1980
BS Chemistry, Nutrition, Russell Sage College, 1988
Intern Nutritional Science, Oregon Health & Science University, 1989
PhD Nutritional Sciences, University of Washington, 1995

Contact

206-685-9513

Box 353410
Seattle, WA

Research Areas

Research Interests

My interests include contributors to chronic disease states, such as dietary and inflammatory influences, as well as sports nutrition.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

"I don't care what you like, when I look in the mirror, I need to be happy": A qualitative study of hair-related positive body image.
(2026 Jun 6)
Body Image 58(): 102136
Anastasiades E, Todd J, Kirk E, Swami V
Body understanding measure for pregnancy scale (BUMPs): Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties among Brazilian pregnant women.
(2024 Jun)
Body Image 49(): 101689
Salzer EB, Meireles JFF, Kirk E, Preston CEJ, Vasconcelos E Sá D, Neves CM
Bonding with bump: Interoceptive sensibility moderates the relationship between pregnancy body satisfaction and antenatal attachment.
(2024 Apr)
Midwifery 131(): 103940
Stafford L, Munns L, Crossland AE, Kirk E, Preston CEJ
Comparing body image dissatisfaction between pregnant women and non-pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
(2023 Oct 4)
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 23(1): 709
Crossland AE, Munns L, Kirk E, Preston CEJ
Interoceptive sensibility and body satisfaction in pregnant and non-pregnant women with and without children.
(2022 Sep 27)
Sci Rep 12(1): 16138
Crossland A, Kirk E, Preston C
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