Côté Marilou

Regular Researcher

Assistant Professor
Université Laval

Entité(s)

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Thèmes de recherche

Theme 3 – Food Supply and Well-Being

Mots clés

obesity

Eating behaviors

Eating disorders

Weight-related stigma

Binge eating

Romantic relationships

Body image

GLP-1 receptor agonists

Coordonnées

Université Laval

Assistant Professor
Faculté des sciences de l’éducation
Département des fondements et pratiques en éducation

Pavillon Jeanne-Lapointe, Local 742
2320 allée des Bibliothèques
Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6
Canada

418-577-0882

marilou.cote@fse.ulaval.ca

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Expertises

Marilou Côté’s research interests focus on weight-related stigma and its consequences for those who experience it, as well as the individual, interpersonal, and sociocultural factors that contribute to its persistence. Part of her work focuses on the psychosocial effects of weight-related interventions, including bariatric surgery and incretin-targeting medications (e.g., GLP-1 agonists), with a particular interest in their impact on eating behaviors, psychological well-being, and the lived experiences of those who use them. She also studies the role of interpersonal relationships—particularly romantic and family relationships—in experiences related to weight and eating. As a clinical psychologist, her research is closely informed by her clinical practice, just as her research helps enrich her interventions with the people she supports.

Formation

Postdoctoral fellowship - Kinesiology - Concordia University (2024)

PhD - Psychology, research and intervention - Université Laval (2017)

Bachelor's - Psychology - Université Laval (2010)

En savoir plus

1. Perspectives on stigma by association: A qualitative, dyadic study of couples with mixed body weights (FRQ Société culture – Principal investigator)
2. Incretin-targeting medications and problematic eating behaviors and attitudes: a systematic review (NUTRISS Center – Principal Investigator)
3. Effects of discontinuing GLP-1/GIP analogs on problematic eating behaviors in adults living with binge-eating disorder (NUTRISS Center – Principal investigator)
4. Unintended consequences of participating in pediatric obesity interventions (CIHR – Co-principal investigator)
5. Bridging the waiting period in metabolic and bariatric surgery through knowledge: an interdisciplinary, patient-oriented research approach for an online education platform (CIHR – Co-principal investigator)
6. Combining art, health, and lived experiences to co-create a comic book on fatphobia to transform the care relationship (New Frontiers in Research Fund—Co-principal investigator)
7. An interdisciplinary perspective on body image, eating, and weight issues in interpersonal and clinical contexts: better understanding, prevention, and intervention (FRQ Culture Society – Co-Principal investigator)
8. Examination of the experience of weight-related stigma within families and its long-term effects (SSHRC – Co-researcher)
9. Identification of microbial biomarkers associated with the semaglutide-induced weight loss response (Weston Family Foundation – Co-investigator)
10. UNIS: A university-based model for interdisciplinary training and intervention to address pediatric obesity (FRQ Santé – Co-investigator)
11. Prevention of pediatric obesity through intervention on the social determinants of health (FRQ Santé – Co-investigator)
12. Menopause, lifestyle, and social media (NUTRISS Center – Co-investigator)

1. Côté, M., Ramos Salas, X., Carrière, K., & Alberga, A.S. (2026). Widespread exposure to GLP-1RAs and weight loss-related discourse: What are the public health implications? Canadian Journal of Public Health. doi: 10.17269/s41997-026-01197-8

2. Jeanningros, A., Côté, M., Forouhar, V., Aimé, A., Lavallière, M., Blackburn, P., Maïano, C., Alberga, A., & Baillot, A. (2026). Exploring Correlates of Weight Bias among University Students in Diverse Programs. Journal of American College Health. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2026.2626142

3. Légaré-Baribeau, M.P., Talbot, M.E., Côté, M., & Bégin, C. (2026). Le stigma lié au poids au sein du couple et la compulsion alimentaire, 44, 1-21. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health. doi:10.7870/cjcmh-2025-022

4. Sacco, S., Booij, L., Kwok, C., Carrière, K., Hall, K., Baluyot, T.C., Forouhar, V., Côté, M., Pietrasik, M., Ball, G.D.C., Johnston, B.C., & Alberga, A.S. (2026). Psychosocial outcomes reported in randomized behavioral intervention trials for children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: A scoping review. Childhood Obesity, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1684485

5. Côté, M., Forouhar, V., Sacco, S., González-González, M., Baillot, A., Himmelstein, M., Hussey, B., Incollingo Rodriguez, A.C., Nagpal, T.S., Nutter, S., Patton, I., Puhl, R.M., Ramos Salas, X., Russell-Mayhew, S., & Alberga, A.S. (2025). Results of the International Weight Bias Summit: Establishing Future Research Directions in the Field. International Journal of Obesity.

6. Côté, M., Forouhar, V., Sacco, S., Baillot, A., Himmelstein, M., Hussey, B., Incollingo Rodriguez, A.C., Nagpal, T.S., Nutter, S., Patton, I., Pearl, R.L., Puhl, R.M., Ramos Salas, X., Russell-Mayhew, S., & Alberga, A.S. (2025). Weight Bias, Stigma and Discrimination: A Call for Greater Conceptual Clarity. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1710851

7. Forouhar, V., Côté, M., & Alberga, A.S. (2025). Short-term Observational Investigation of Weight Bias among First Year Canadian Exercise Science Students. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 10(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/24711616.2025.2577456

8. Ben-Porat, T., Sherf-Dagan, S., Côté, M., Miner, C.J., & Buch, A. (2025). Nutritional Challenges of Incretin-Based Obesity Management Medications: Implications for Clinical Practice A narrative review paper. Advances in Nutrition, 16, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100522

9. Bédard, A., Côté, M., Meilleur, D., Di Meglio, G., Gingras, N., Pesant, C., Taddeo, D., Bélanger, R., Thibault, I., Nadeau, P.O., Agostino, H., Stheneur, C., Frappier, J.Y., & Bégin, C. (2025). Associations Between Mothers’ and Fathers’ Psychological Distress And Accommodation At Child’s Admission To Specialized Eating Disorder Programs, And Eating Disordered Behaviors Observation One Year Later: A Dyadic Analysis. Family Process, 64, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/famp.70070

10. Côté, M., Roy, M.P., Rodrigue, C., & Bégin, C. (2025). Binge eating disorder recognition and stigma among an adult community sample. Journal of Eating Disorders, 13(5), 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s40337-024-01162-1

11. Côté, M., Carrière, K., & Alberga, A. (2024). The unintended psychosocial consequences of GLP-1 receptor agonists for children and adolescents: A call for more research. Childhood Obesity, 21(2), 101-102. doi: 10.1089/chi.2024.0317

12. Côté, M., Forouhar, V., Edache, I.Y., & Alberga, A. (2024). Weight Bias among Canadians: Associations with Sociodemographics, BMI and Body Image Constructs. Social Science & Medicine, 354, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117061

13. Morin, J., Legendre, M., Cuadrado, J., Côté, M., Michel, G., & Bégin, C. (2024). Muscle Dysmorphia from an Addictive Perspective: Validation of the Addiction to Body Image Inventory (ABII). L’Encéphale, 50, 20-25. doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2022.10.004

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