Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab

Congratulations Jayson on being accepted to the UofL Epidemiology PhD program!

We are getting excited for #SRS2026! Come check us out!

We found that the prevalence of lifetime use was 2.5x higher among people with eating disorders compared to the general adult population. About 1 in 10 people with an eating disorder reported misuse of a GLP-1 drug (e.g., tampering with syringes, accelerating doses, sharing with others). #EDAW

For National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we’re sharing what we’re learning from our ongoing studies in the EAT Lab about preventing and treating eating disorders! Today’s insight comes from our GLP-1 Study!

PIONEER Personalized Interventions and Outcomes: Navigating Eating Disorder Experiences and Recovery (PIONEER) Study (Online) ​ CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE ​ About the Study The purpose of this study is to...

We asked our participants what areas of their lives are most impacted by having an eating disorder. These were some of the words that came up most frequently. #EDAW

Click here to learn more about PIONEER! www.louisvilleeatlab.com/pioneer.html

For National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we’re sharing what we’re learning from our ongoing studies in the EAT Lab about preventing and treating eating disorders! Today’s insight comes from our personalized eating disorder treatment study (PIONEER)!

Tracking Restriction, Affect and Cognitions (TRAC) Study (Online) About the Study The purpose of this study is to help us understand individual features of eating disorders and suicide in adults with Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa. This National...

Click here to learn more about our TRAC study! www.louisvilleeatlab.com/tracking-res...

We’ve learned that compulsive exercise could be driven by the nervous system trying to regulate itself, not just by psychology alone. This suggests that we may need to address the intersection between physiological and psychological factors to better prevent and treat eating disorders! #EDAW

For National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we’re sharing what we’re learning from our ongoing studies in the EAT Lab about preventing and treating eating disorders! Today’s insight comes from our Tracking Restriction, Affect and Cognitions (TRAC) Study!

PIONEER Personalized Interventions and Outcomes: Navigating Eating Disorder Experiences and Recovery (PIONEER) Study (Online) ​ CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE ​ About the Study The purpose of this study is to...

Results from our pioneer study have shown that prior to treatment, anti-fat discrimination was the most salient discriminatory experience in a majority White sample. We also found that body dissatisfaction was associated with experiences of weight stigma and ableism. #EDAW

For National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we’re sharing what we’re learning from our ongoing studies in the EAT Lab about preventing and treating eating disorders! Today’s insight comes from our personalized eating disorder treatment study (PIONEER)!

Results from our pioneer study have shown that prior to treatment, anti-fat discrimination was the most salient discriminatory experience in a majority White sample. We also found that body dissatisfaction was associated with experiences of weight stigma and ableism.

For NEDA Awareness Week, we’re sharing what we’re learning from our ongoing studies in the EAT Lab! Unsurprisingly, we found that greater social media use is positively associated with higher rates of disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in children in our Y.E.S. study!

Please join us in congratulating our incredible postdoc, Dr. Juan Hernandez!!! He accepted an offer as an assistant professor at the University of Illinois Chicago Hospital. We are so proud of him and excited to see the meaningful work he will continue to do!! 🤩🤩

Last chance to apply!! Applications due 2/15!! Come work with us 🤗

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HUGE congrats to @laurenharris.bsky.social on submitting her K23, "Glycemic variability and interoceptive attention as proximal predictors of eating disorder symptoms in Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia"!!!

‼️We are extending the application deadline for summer interns‼️

Applications are NOW due February 15, 2026.

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

See here for more information:
www.louisvilleeatlab.com/now-hiring.h...

Congrats to UofL clinical psychology graduate student Loie Faulkner and her co-authors, Dr. Levinson, Dr. Klein, and Dr. Bufferd on their newest publication in Behavior Therapy! Great job on your first, first author publication, Loie!!

Our colleagues at Yeshiva University are working to create a digital treatment for adults with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). If you are interested and think you might qualify for this study, you can connect with them at the link below!

yeshiva.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

We are still accepting applications for paid summer interns!! Come work with us!!

New publication alert!! Congrats to Dr. Lauren Harris, Rylee Lusich, Kefan Cathy Wu, Jayson Stancil, Jannah Moussaoui, Dr. Elizabeth Cash, Dr. Cheri Levinson, and Dr. April Smith on their new publication in Behavior Therapy! Such an important topic in the eating disorder and suicide fields! #stopEDs

‼️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!
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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