Eunice Y. Chen, Ph.D

Assistant Professor,
Eating and Weight Disorders – Adult,
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience

Address:	5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 3077, Rm W406 Chicago, Illinois 60637
Phone:	773-834-9101
Patient Calls:	773-702-1000
Fax:	773-702-9929
Laboratory Website:	http://psychiatry.uchicago.edu/patientCare/adultSectionPrograms/adult_eatingDisorders.html
Email:	chen@bsd.uchicago.edu

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Education & Training

• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, 2001, University of Sydney, Australia.
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2000-2002, Yale University
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2000-2002, University of Washington, Seattle
• Illinois Clinical Psychology license

Clinical Interests

• Adult eating and weight disorders
• Co-morbidity and eating disorders
• Empirically supported psychosocial treatments

Research Interests

• Treatment development for adult eating and weight disorders
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Bio-behavioral assessment of emotion dysregulation
• Predictors of outcome in bariatric surgery patients

Teaching

• Clinical supervision and training in adult psychopathology assessment
• Clinical supervision and training in Cognitive Behavior Therapy
• Clinical supervision and training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Society Memberships

• Association for the Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
• American Psychological Association
• Association of Psychological Science
• Academy of Eating Disorders

Selected Publications

• le Grange, D., Doyle, P., Crosbie, R., Chen, E. Y., (2008) Early Response to Treatment in Adolescent Bulimia Nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 41 (8), 755-757
• Chen E.Y., Matthews, L., Allen, C., Kuo. J., Linehan, M.M. (2008) Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Clients with Binge-Eating Disorder or Bulimia Nervosa and Borderline Personality Disorder. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 41 (6), 505-512.
• Chen E.Y. & le Grange, D. (2007). Subtyping Adolescents with Bulimia Nervosa. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 45(12) 2813-2820
• Chen, E.Y., Bocchieri-Ricciardi L.E., Munoz D., Fischer S., Katterman S., Roehrig M., Dymek-Valentine M., Alverdy J.C., Le Grange, D. Depressed mood in Class III obesity is predicted by weight-related stigma (2007). Obesity Surgery. 17 (5): 673-675.
• Wisniewski, L., Safer, D., & Chen, E.Y. (2007) Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Eating Disorders. In L.A. Dimeff & K. Koerner (Eds.), Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice (pp. 174-221). New York, NY.
• Chen, E.Y., & Brown, M. (2005) Obesity Stigma in Sexual Relationships. Obesity Research 13: 1393-1397.
• Chen E.Y. & Linehan, M.M. (2005). Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders. In A. Freeman, S. H. Felgoise, A. M. Nezu, C.M. Nezu, M.A. Reinecke (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (p 168-171). Plenum US
• Chen, E.Y., Touyz, S.W; Beumont, P. J. V., Fairburn, C. G., Griffiths, R., Butow, P., Russell, J., Schotte, D. E., Gertler, R., Basten, C. (2003). Comparison of group and individual cognitive-behavioral therapy for patients with bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders. Vol 33(3), p. 241-254.

Other Activities

• Manages Psychological Services for The Center of the Surgical Treatment of Obesity, University of Chicago Medical Center

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