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Andrea Mercurio is a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies Research Lab in Boston University's Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences. She teaches courses including Social Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Family Violence, The Psychology of Eating, and Women and Health.
Her research program examines health disparities affecting marginalized groups, with particular focus on body image development, eating behaviors, exercise motivation, and the mental health impacts of discrimination. The Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies Lab investigates how social and cultural factors influence physical and psychological well-being across diverse populations.
Mercurio's scholarly publications analyze patterns in weight regulation behaviors, resilience during community trauma, and gendered exercise environments. Her research demonstrates consistent attention to how societal pressures and environmental contexts shape health-related behaviors and mental health outcomes.
