She is a body acceptance advocate and enjoys facilitating trainings and workshops with college students to improve body compassion and wellness. She recently co-authored a book chapter, “From Fat Shaming to Size Acceptance: Challenging the Medical Management of Fat Women,” found in the The Wrong Prescription for Women: How Medicine and Media Create a “Need” for Treatments, Drugs, and Surgery (McHugh & Chrisler, 2015). She can be contacted by emailing ashley.kasardo@mail.wvu.edu.