Innovation Done Differently with Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew, a registered psychologist and professor at the Werklund School of Education. She calls herself an accidental innovator and shares her perspective on innovation as being an action that transcends entrepreneurship. Dr. Russell-Mayhew is focused on having an impact on community by reshaping the language used in health and nutrition messaging. 

Dr. Russell-Mayhew's work in the Body Image Lab has become a national standard in mental health research and translation, bridging the gap between the eating disorder and obesity fields to find integrative and preventative interventions. Recently, she addressed parents in Alberta about concerns regarding a proposed Kindergarten to Grade 6 school curriculum that was viewed to pose harm to children’s relationship with their bodies. Many school boards have since rejected the curriculum in part because of Shelly's work.