Erin Nicole Harrop

Erin Nicole Harrop, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Denver's Graduate School of Social Work, specializing in eating disorders, weight stigma, and medical social work. She combines arts-based methods with mixed-methods research to amplify marginalized voices in healthcare, particularly focusing on higher-weight individuals and those with multiply marginalized identities.

• PhD in Social Welfare (2020)
• MSW in Social Work (2014)
• BS in Psychology (2010)

Her research spans patient-centered healthcare narratives, weight stigma interventions, and improving provider-patient communication through intersectional frameworks. Recent publications explore:

• Weight and race bias in anorexia diagnoses
• Transgender healthcare experiences
• Weight management treatment harms
• Body size diversity in clinical research

Erin advocates for Health at Every Size® principles and develops interprofessional trainings to address systemic biases in clinical practice.