Ximena Ramos Salas is a PhD candidate at the University of Alberta’s School of Public Health and Managing Director of the Canadian Obesity Network. As a public health researcher, she is exploring the unintended consequences of obesity prevention policies for people with obesity. Her goal is to spark solutions that will prevent the perpetuation of weight bias and obesity stigma and create more effective population health approaches. Through her role at the Canadian Obesity Network, she implements strategic research and knowledge translation initiatives in order to improve the health of Canadians affected by obesity.
