Dr. Patty Thille

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Manitoba

Primary care, Healthcare, Stigma, Weight and obesity, Weight stigma, Fat shaming, Healthy behaviour

Media

BEYOND LOCAL: Why fitness shouldn't be your new year's resolution

Orillia MattersOnline

URL: https://www.orilliamatters.com/around-ontario/beyond-local-why-fitness-shouldnt-be-your-new-years-resolution-1994896

How anti-fat bias in health care endangers lives

The ConversationOnline

URL: https://theconversation.com/how-anti-fat-bias-in-health-care-endangers-lives-115888

The resolve to be thinner and fitter this year won’t lead to salvation

The ConversationOnline

URL: https://theconversation.com/the-resolve-to-be-thinner-and-fitter-this-year-wont-lead-to-salvation-107956

Pandemic-inspired guide to physical therapy at home helpful any time

UM NewsOnline

URL: https://news.umanitoba.ca/pandemic-inspired-guide-to-physical-therapy-at-home-helpful-any-time/

Biography

Patty Thille began her career as a physical therapist, and completed a PhD in Sociology in 2015. She is an Assistant Professor in the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba. She explores health, illness, health care, and knowledge in her research, with particular focus on clinical communication, chronic disease management, weight bias, stigma & discrimination, and the education of health professionals.

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