EMBRACED Lab

We are sooo back— inspired by YOU!

Intraminority Body Stigma and Body Dissatisfaction Clarify the Prospective Link Between LGBTQ+ Community Involvement and Thinness‐Oriented Disordered Eating in Sexual Minoritized Men Objectives LGBTQ+ community involvement is typically considered protective for sexual minoritized men (SMM). However, LGBTQ+ community involvement may expose SMM to body-image specific pressures (i......

-Findings remained when controlling for baseline levels of disordered eating, weight status, and general within-community stressors (e.g., pressures to compete among SMM)

Learn more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

-When accounting intraminority stress, namely body stigma experiences among SMM, LGBTQ+ community involvement is prospectively associated with less disordered eating

-LGBTQ+ community involvement may introduce opportunities for body stigma intraminority stress and later disordered eating

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New @intjeatdisord.bsky.social publication!

-Previous research shows LGBTQ+ community involvement is linked with elevated disordered eating in sexual minoritized men (SMM)

-Intraminority, or within-community stress clarifies this link

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I cannot wait to meet and learn from folks at MEDA 2026! I am also thrilled to share that clinical psychology PhD student, Katy Pasquariello, graduate student affiliate, Doria Wohler, and undergraduate, Ana Célérier Salcedo, all members of the EMBRACED Lab, will be presenting posters at MEDA 2026!

My keynote address— which will share lived experiences and research from our EMBRACED Lab— will communicate an indispensable truth: eating disorders do not discriminate. This recognition and advocacy literally saves lives. (2)

Time to announce the exciting news! I am so proud and excited to share that I was invited to be a keynote speaker for the 31st Annual Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association National Conference! (1)

Lovely, congrats— the EMBRACED Lab will be there, too! :)

“Marginally significant” is the “plate or platter” of arrested development

Dr. Barnhart will be a speaker at the Men and Eating Disorders Workshop, hosted by Beat, Dr. Chukwuemeka Nwuba of Club Majority, and Dr. Tahani Dahir, on 11/26/2025!

See below for more information, as well as the Program link for the Workshop events!

Program: lnkd.in/gYuPKbPU

Will you be at #abct2025? If so, we'd love to see you!

The Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic provides affordable, evidence-based treatment to kids, teens, & adults who would otherwise go without. 💙
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I’ll be reviewing applications for the clinical psychology PhD program at Suffolk University for the 2026/2027 academic year. Those with research interests in #eatingdisorders, especially in #LGBTQ+ and other minoritized communities, are encouraged to apply!

Here are some pics from the ceremony that I adore 💕

Friday I walked and was hooded for my PhD in clinical psychology, earning the title of Dr. Barnhart. I am truly blessed to have shared the day with the most important people in my life, my dear friends, family, and mentors. (1)

Centering Impact and Equity in the Next 50 Years of Eating Disorder Research Over the past 50 years, there has been a significant increase in research on eating disorders, which is encouraging and necessary given the substantial mortality, morbidity, and personal and societal...

Proud of this commentary I wrote with Megan Mikhail where we argue the next 50 years of eating disorder research must center equity & impact to actually make meaningful progress towards reducing the prevalence & progression of eating disorders. Open access:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Resurfacing this in excitement for next week! See you all there!

BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants.

This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.