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
Habitual behavioural control moderates the relation between daily perceived stress and purging.
Habitual behavioural control moderates the relation between daily perceived stress and purging. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2024 Jul 12.
PMID: 38995266
Partnering With Food Pantries to Disseminate and Implement Eating Disorder Interventions.
Partnering With Food Pantries to Disseminate and Implement Eating Disorder Interventions. Int J Eat Disord. 2024 Jun 27.
PMID: 38934652
LGBTQ+ outpatients present to eating disorder treatment earlier and with more severe depressive symptoms than cisgender heterosexual peers.
LGBTQ+ outpatients present to eating disorder treatment earlier and with more severe depressive symptoms than cisgender heterosexual peers. Eat Disord. 2024 Apr 30; 1-15.
PMID: 38686640
Eating disorder symptom non-endorsers in hospitalised patients with anorexia nervosa: Who are they?
Eating disorder symptom non-endorsers in hospitalised patients with anorexia nervosa: Who are they? Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2024 Jul; 32(4):795-808.
PMID: 38528330
Fear of negative evaluation and intolerance of uncertainty: Assessing potential internalizing correlates of eating disorder-related clinical impairment and differences across diagnostic presentations.
Fear of negative evaluation and intolerance of uncertainty: Assessing potential internalizing correlates of eating disorder-related clinical impairment and differences across diagnostic presentations. Eat Behav. 2024 Apr; 53:101869.
PMID: 38479247
Changes in evening-shifted loss of control eating severity following treatment for binge-eating disorder.
Changes in evening-shifted loss of control eating severity following treatment for binge-eating disorder. Psychol Med. 2024 Feb 28; 1-8.
PMID: 38414359
Preliminary associations of body weight, weight bias, and dietary restriction with eating disorder diagnosis in women experiencing food insecurity.
Preliminary associations of body weight, weight bias, and dietary restriction with eating disorder diagnosis in women experiencing food insecurity. Eat Disord. 2024 Feb 25; 1-20.
PMID: 38402578
Prospective associations between cognitive flexibility and eating disorder symptoms in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Prospective associations between cognitive flexibility and eating disorder symptoms in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Feb; 332:115717.
PMID: 38183925
Vitamin D and hypophosphatemia in patients with anorexia nervosa and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: a case control study.
Vitamin D and hypophosphatemia in patients with anorexia nervosa and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: a case control study. J Eat Disord. 2023 Nov 02; 11(1):195.
PMID: 37919813
The role of habit in maintaining binge/purge behaviors: An ecological momentary assessment study.
The role of habit in maintaining binge/purge behaviors: An ecological momentary assessment study. Int J Eat Disord. 2024 May; 57(5):1160-1171.
PMID: 37776547
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