Dr Stephanie Damiano

Dr Stephanie Damiano

Manager of Butterfly Body Bright, Butterfly Foundation’s primary school body image program

Dr Stephanie Damiano is the Manager of Butterfly Body Bright, Butterfly Foundation’s primary school body image program. Her role involves supporting primary schools to help their community foster positive body image, healthy eating and active living in all children. With a PhD in psychology, Dr Damiano has dedicated her research career to understanding the development of body image in children and creating educational and parent resources to promote positive body image in children. She continues her research work in an honorary research fellow position at La Trobe University.

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From staffroom to classroom: Building a Body Bright school environment
From staffroom to classroom: Building a Body Bright school environment
July 28,2025

Childhood is a foundational period for the development of body image. The Butterfly Body Bright program provides a framework to help primary schools take significant steps toward achieving both staff and student self-compassion and body appreciation. 
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