Clinical Interests
Treatment of eating disorders in older adolescents and adults
Assessment of eating disorders
Cognitive behavior therapy
Third wave behavior therapies
Research Interests
Novel approaches to the classification of eating disorders
Predictors of eating disorder expression and maintenance
Neurocognitive processes implicated in eating behavior and obesity
Development of novel interventions for eating and weight disorders
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Postdoctoral Fellow - Clinical Research
2007
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA
Predoctoral Internship - Clinical Psychology
2004
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Ph.D. - Clincal Psychology
2003
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
M.S. - Psychology
1999
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
B.A. - Psychology and History
1998
Exploring Drivers of Binge Eating in Individuals With Food Insecurity and Recurrent Binge Eating: A Qualitative Analysis.
Exploring Drivers of Binge Eating in Individuals With Food Insecurity and Recurrent Binge Eating: A Qualitative Analysis. Int J Eat Disord. 2025 Apr 02.
PMID: 40171837
'Harder to reach' versus reaching harder: Exploring preferred dissemination pathways to a digital binge-eating intervention for adults with or at risk of food insecurity.
'Harder to reach' versus reaching harder: Exploring preferred dissemination pathways to a digital binge-eating intervention for adults with or at risk of food insecurity. Eat Behav. 2025 Apr; 57:101970.
PMID: 40157299
Virtual eating disorder support group utilization is associated with lower eating disorder symptoms and multiple types of social support.
Virtual eating disorder support group utilization is associated with lower eating disorder symptoms and multiple types of social support. Eat Disord. 2025 Mar 13; 1-16.
PMID: 40079247
Exploring pathways between internalized weight bias, eating disorder psychopathology, and weight loss expectations in treatment-seeking adults with binge eating and obesity.
Exploring pathways between internalized weight bias, eating disorder psychopathology, and weight loss expectations in treatment-seeking adults with binge eating and obesity. Eat Weight Disord. 2025 Feb 21; 30(1):17.
PMID: 39984764
Examining eating pathology and psychosocial functioning across subjective eating disorder recovery stages in sexual and gender minority individuals.
Examining eating pathology and psychosocial functioning across subjective eating disorder recovery stages in sexual and gender minority individuals. Eat Disord. 2025 Jan 17; 1-8.
PMID: 39825604
Do empirically-derived personality subtypes relate to cognitive inflexibility in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa?
Do empirically-derived personality subtypes relate to cognitive inflexibility in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa? J Eat Disord. 2024 Dec 24; 12(1):212.
PMID: 39719655
Examining effects of race and ethnic identity on body dissatisfaction following media exposure of thin and curvy body ideals.
Examining effects of race and ethnic identity on body dissatisfaction following media exposure of thin and curvy body ideals. Body Image. 2025 Mar; 52:101837.
PMID: 39667293
Exploring Pathways between Internalized Weight Bias, Eating Disorder Psychopathology, and Weight Loss Expectations in Treatment-Seeking Adults with Binge Eating and Obesity.
Exploring Pathways between Internalized Weight Bias, Eating Disorder Psychopathology, and Weight Loss Expectations in Treatment-Seeking Adults with Binge Eating and Obesity. Res Sq. 2024 Nov 22.
PMID: 39606452
The experience of treatment for eating disorders as told by content creators on TikTok.
The experience of treatment for eating disorders as told by content creators on TikTok. Eat Disord. 2024 Sep 23; 1-19.
PMID: 39312503
Trauma exposure proximity associated with eating disorder diagnosis in women with food insecurity.
Trauma exposure proximity associated with eating disorder diagnosis in women with food insecurity. Appetite. 2024 Dec 01; 203:107653.
PMID: 39218037
President
Eating Disorders Research Society
2018 - 2019
Outstanding Scientific Contribution
International Journal of Eating Disorders/Wiley
2018
Outstanding Scientific Contribution (with Marsha Marcus, PhD)
Wiley and the Academy for Eating Disorders
2014
Fellow
Academy for Eating Disorders
2014