Kristen Anderson, MA, LCSW

Education & Training

• University of Michigan, BA, 2004
• University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, MA, 2008
• Children’s Memorial Hospital, Social Work Intern, 2007
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of Illinois

Clinical Interests

• Eating Disorders
• Treatment of Adolescents
• Bariatric Surgery

Research Interests

• Role of the family in the treatment of adolescent eating disorders
• Psychosocial support of bariatric patients

Society Memberships

• National Association of Social Workers

Selected Publications

• Hewell, K., Hoste, R. R., & le Grange, D. (2006). Recruitment for an adolescent bulimia nervosa treatment study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 39, 594-597.
• Lock, J., le Grange, D., Forsberg, S., Hewell, K. (2006) Is Family Therapy Effective for Children with Anorexia Nervosa. JAACAP, 45, 1323-1328.
• Hoste, R. R., Hewell, K., & le Grange, D. (2007). Family interaction among white and ethnic minority adolescents with bulimia nervosa and their parents. European Eating Disorders Review, 15, 152-158.
• Hoste, R. R., Zaitsoff, S., Hewell, K., & le Grange, D. (2007). What can dropouts teach us about retention in eating disorder treatment studies? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 40, 668-671.

Selected Conferences & Presentations

• Hewell, K., Kruge, L., Van Orman, S., le Grange, D. (May, 2005). Eating disorders not otherwise specified (ED-NOS) in an adolescent clinic sample.  Poster presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Eating Disorders, Montreal, Canada.
• Kruge, L., Hewell, K., Binford, R., le Grange, D. (May, 2005). Hispanic and Caucasian adolescents in family-based treatment: A tentative exploration in response to treatment. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Eating Disorders, Montreal, Canada.
• Ersfeld, M., Hewell, K., Ho, J., Wakschlag, L., Hans, S. (February, 2006).
  Gender Differences in the Association of Observed Family Processes and Adolescent Cigarette Smoking Experimentation.  Poster presented to the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Orlando, Florida.
• Hewell, K., Hoste, R., le Grange, D. (June, 2006). Recruitment for Adolescent Bulimia Study. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Academy of Eating Disorders, Barcelona, Spain.
• Forsberg, S., Hewell, K., Lock, J., le Grange, D. (June, 2006). Family Therapy for Pre Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Eating Disorders, Barcelona, Spain.
• Zaitsoff, S. L., Hewell, K. Hoste, R. & Le Grange, D. (May, 2007) What can drop outs teach us about treatment retention in adolescents with bulimia? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Eating Disorders, Baltimore, Maryland.

Other Activities

• University of Chicago, School of Social Alumni Board of Directors