About Niva Piran Niva Piran is a professor in the Faculty of Education of the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist, and a school consultant in the area of body image. Books by Niva Piran Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment Constructs, Protective Factors, and Interventions edited by Tracy L. Tylka & Niva Piran Preventing Eating-Related and Weight-Related Disorders Collaborative Research, Advocacy, and Policy Change edited by Gail L. McVey, Michael P. Levine, Niva Piran & H. Bruce Ferguson