Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab

‼️We are now accepting applications for paid summer research interns‼️

Interns will work closely with a mentor. The position could be either in person or remote and will receive stipend!

Applications are due February 1, 2026. See here for more information:
www.louisvilleeatlab.com/now-hiring.h...

✨In the news! ✨ Big step forward for eating disorder care in Kentucky: a new bill would remove BMI from treatment standards so insurance can’t use one number to decide who is “sick enough” for care.

📰 Read the full piece by Sarah Ladd in the Kentucky Lantern:
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/08/k...

Yay for open science! Check out our recently published protocol paper for REDS Lab and @uofleatlab.bsky.social's R01, which is investigating predictors of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in anorexia spectrum disorders.

We offer practical steps for truly weight-inclusive, stigma-free care across clinical practice, research, and policy.

If we want equitable, effective treatment, we must dismantle the systems that created the harm.

New paper! We show how diet culture & weight stigma are baked into eating disorder treatment—leading to missed diagnoses in higher-weight people, BMI-based denial of care, thin-centric programs, and clinicians unintentionally reinforcing fear of weight gain.

www.jandonline.org/action/showP...

ABCT 2025
The EAT Lab's full schedule of presentations this year - covering new findings in eating disorder symptoms, interoception, suicidality, and treatment development across the ED spectrum.
#EatingDisorderResearch #EatingDisorders #EDScience #ABCT2025
#EDtreatment

Join us in helping decrease food insecurity!

THANK YOU to our amazing TRAC study participants! They have completed 77% of ecological momentary assessment surveys. This impressive completion rate will significantly enhance our ability to answer questions about suicidality and eating disorders!
@redslabauburn.bsky.social

Participate in a PAID study with the EAT Laboratory and participate in a digital, self-guided disordered eating intervention!

Email selfguidedhope@louisville.edu for more information! For questions about this study please contact P.I. Dr. Cheri A. Levinson at: cheri.levinson@louisville.edu

🚀 We’re hiring! The EAT Lab at UofL is looking for a Research Scientist to join our team. Want to push the boundaries of innovation and impact? Apply now:

🔗 uofl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UofLCa...

#UofLJobs #ResearchScientist #Hiring #EATLab

Exciting news! A new paper has been accepted in Behavior Therapy:

Congrats to @clarissaong.bsky.social, @claireecusack.bsky.social, and @cherilev.bsky.social on this important contribution!

#PersonalizedTreatment #NetworkTheory #EatingDisordersTreatment

New from the EAT Lab: our commentary “The Harms of Weight Stigma and Diet Culture in Eating Disorder Treatment” is out in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. We call for weight-inclusive, equitable care.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨 New from the EAT Lab! 🚨
Our team’s latest article is out in Journal of Adolescent Health:

Authored by Mattison J. Hale, Jayson Stancil, Cheri A. Levinson, & Nicholas C. Peiper.

📖 Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#EATLab #AdolescentHealth #Research

Thank you to everyone who joined yesterday’s Knowledge Exchange Session on eating disorder treatment! Grateful to our speakers & community for advancing the conversation toward more personalized, effective care. #UofLResearch #MentalHealth

Knowledge exchange on Monday on breakthrough #eatingdisorder treatments. Hope to see you there!

The EAT Lab wants to know what you think about GLP-1 medications! 💊

We are recruiting individuals with eating disorders to take this survey. 🖋

💻Click the link to see if you are eligible to take the survey: redcap.louisville.edu/redcap/surve...

The EAT Lab wants to know what you think about GLP-1 medications! 💊

We are recruiting individuals with eating disorders to take this survey. 🖋

💻Click the link to see if you are eligible to take the survey: redcap.louisville.edu/redcap/surve...

Congrats @kefancathywu.bsky.social for receiving the Suicide & Self-Injury SIG Student Poster Award at #ABCT2025!

Poster: Heart Rate Variability in Relation to Suicidality and Fear of Death Among Individuals on the Anorexia Nervosa Spectrum. 💙

Flyer for a University of Louisville event: “Why Eating Disorders are So Hard to Treat and How UofL Scientists are on the Verge of a Breakthrough Treatment.” September 15, 2025, 5–7 p.m. EST University of Louisville Clinical & Translational Research Building, Louisville, KY Speakers: Dr. Cheri Levinson, Dr. Irina Vanzhula, Dr. Clarissa Ong. Register: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Sm4k3TRUFU6K45Gtl5eyCTBcDK-BaCJBlT-XKlhOYchURThIR0pUMlg2N083WFdVR0U1TU0xQTZZVC4u

Join @uoflresearch on Sept 15 for a Knowledge Exchange Session with Drs. Levinson, Vanzhula & Ong.
📍 Louisville, KY | 5–7 p.m. EST
🔗 Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

#MentalHealth #EatingDisorders

ONE SESSION, LASTING IMPACT: BRIEF INTERVENTIONS FOR IMPROVING BODY IMAGE AND REDUCING DISORDERED EATING September 30 1:30pm ET / 12:30pm CT/ 11:30am PT This webinar will explore exciting current studies on brief, single- session interventions designed to improve body image and reduce disordered eating, highlighting practical strategies you can apply in your work. Aubrey Hoffer, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow University of Louisville Arielle Smith, BA PhD Student Northwestern University Blair Burnette, PhD Assistant Professor Michigan State University

Upcoming webinar for EDEB sig members on Single Session Interventions for body image and disordered eating! Speakers are @bburnettephd.bsky.social, @hoff-phd.bsky.social, and @ariellesmith.bsky.social. Register here: abctedebsig.wixsite.com/abct-edeb-si...

Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter directly to Dr. Levinson (cheri.levinson@louisville.edu) and copy Christina Barragan (christina.barragan@louisville.edu). Official application link will come soon. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

After year 1, funding support would come from a combination of grants and contracts within the lab. It is also possible to write independent grants such as a K award. Teaching and clinical work is available as desired.

Start date: Negotiable (ideally 10/1/2025 or soon after). Can be hybrid or remote. This role will have guaranteed funding for 1 year and will start as a Research Scientist with an opportunity to be promoted to Assistant Research Professor after year 1, contingent on funding and performance.

The role is ideal for a mission-driven, team-oriented clinical scientist who may not want to independently direct a lab as sole PI, but is eager to take on a collaborative leadership role to propel our lab's scientific mission, by serving as PI/MPI/Co-I on grant submissions/large-scale projects.

🚨We are hiring a full-time Research Scientist/Research Assistant Professor who will oversight of the EAT Lab digital treatment research team, serving as a liaison between the clinical and data science teams to translate evidence-based psychological interventions into accessible digital tools.

Participate in a new PAID study with the EAT Laboratory. Join a study testing a self-guided, digital #disorderedeating intervention for women! Women between the ages of 18-65 with disordered eating concerns in the United States are eligible! Eligible participants can receive up to $120 in e-gift cards in compensation. Email selfguidedhope@louisville.edu for more information. For questions or concerns about this study please contact P.I. Dr. Cheri A. Levinson at: cheri.levinson@louisville.edu.

Participate in a new PAID study with the EAT Laboratory. Join a study testing a self-guided, digital #disorderedeating intervention for women!

Eligible participants can receive up to $120 in e-gift cards in compensation.

The EAT Lab needs individuals with eating disorders to take a survey about GLP-1 medications! 💊

No history of taking these medications is required.✅

💻Click the link to see if you're eligible to take the survey: redcap.louisville.edu/redcap/surve...

EAT lab in the APA news! Dr. Levinson shared the impact of funding cuts on our work in APA’s series “Psychological Science, suspended”.

@cherilev.bsky.social

Read below!

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Today one of our amazing postdoctotal fellows, Dr. Rachel Torres, presented her research: “Autonomic Phenotyping in the Contexts of Anorexia Nervosa and Perinatal Adaptation” at the University of Louisville Perinatal Health Research Mini-Symposium! Amazing work, Rachel!

Major congratulations to Dr. Irina Vanzhula and Dr. Juan Hernandez, they recently received NIH loan repayment awards due to their hard work and contributions to the field! Irina and Juan, we’re so lucky to have you two on our team!