Research Interests
- Eating disorders
- Eating behavior
- Obesity
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum disorders
My research focus is on factors that influence food choice and preference, including food insecurity, food preferences, energy balance, disordered eating cognitions, appetite, mood, and anxiety. My primary focus is on avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, an eating disorder characterized by restrictive eating that isn’t related to weight and shape concerns.
In two complimentary lines of research, I study disordered eating behavior and appetitive traits in people with obesity before and after undergoing bariatric (weight loss) surgery, and the impact of food insecurity on disordered eating behavior.
