Sara La Casse, M.A.

Project Coordinator, Eating and Weight Disorders Program

Address	5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 3077, Rm W411 Chicago, Illinois 60637
Phone:	773-702-0360
Fax:	773-702-9299
Email:	slacasse@yoda.bsd.uchicago.edu
Website:	hwww.eatingdisorders.uchicago.edu

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Education & Training

• Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Fordham University, in progress
• M.A., Child Development, Tufts University, 2004
• B.A., Psychology, Bates College, 1998

Clinical Interests

• Eating disorders
• Empirically validated treatment
• Mood and anxiety disorders
• Children, adolescents, and family therapy

Research Interests

• Risk factors for eating disorders
• The role of family in the treatment of adolescent eating disorders
• The parent's experience in the treatment of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa

Society Memberships

• American Psychological Association (APA), Student Affiliate

Selected Publications & Presentations

• Miller, M., Whitney, J., Stack, L., Keitel, M., Parisi, M., & La Casse, S. (2010, August). Anorexia Nervosa: Effect on the Relationship between mothers and fathers. American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
• Keitel, M., La Casse, S., Stack, L., Parisi, M., Whitney, J., & Miller, M. (2009).  Anorexia Nervosa: The Role of the School Counselor. Presentation to Guidance Expo 2009, Westchester, New York.
• Parisi, M., Whitney, J., Keitel, M., Stack, L., La Casse, S., Miller, M. (2009). In Their Own Words: The Psychosocial Impact on Mothers of a Child's Anorexia Nervosa.  Presentation to National Eating Disorders Association Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Keitel, M., Parisi, M., Whitney, J., Stack, L., La Casse, S., Miller, M., & Palmeri, T. (2009).  The Psychosocial Impact on Mother's of a Child's Anorexia Nervosa.  Poster Presented at the 117th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.

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