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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 8h

🚀 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

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 16d

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

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 19d

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...

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 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

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 22d

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

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Dr. Cheri A Levinson @cherilev.bsky.social · 25d

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

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 27d

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...

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · 27d

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...

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Sep 5

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. 💙

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

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

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ABCT Eating Disorders and Eating Behaviors SIG @abct-edeb-sig.bsky.social · Aug 26

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...

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

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Aug 26

Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter directly to Dr. Levinson ([email protected]) and copy Christina Barragan ([email protected]). Official application link will come soon. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Aug 26

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.

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Aug 26

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.

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Aug 26

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.

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨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.

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Aug 20

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.

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.

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Aug 13

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...

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Jul 25

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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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Jul 11

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!

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Jul 3

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!

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Jun 3

See below for an important article detailing how our work is being impacted by continued budget cuts. Our work is inherently political, and we will continue to #StandUpforScience.

@cherilev.bsky.social

www.statnews.com/2025/06/03/e...

Eating disorder research defunded despite MAHA focus on chronic conditions

Experts on eating disorders like anorexia worry that research funding cuts mean patients won't get the care they need.

www.statnews.com

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Congratulations are in order for our rising third-year graduate student Avantika Kapadia!

Avantika's poster, "Negative Moral Emotions in Eating, Obsessive-Compulsive and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms," won "Best in Show" at the International Conference on Eating Disorders!

Wow! So proud!

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · Jun 2

@cherilev.bsky.social was featured in the "Sydney Morning Herald" following a presentation of our lab's work in Australia last week! You can read the article on our website - on the home page, scroll down to "EAT Lab in the News!"

www.louisvilleeatlab.com

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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab @uofleatlab.bsky.social · May 31

missed you @cherilev.bsky.social! But how cool is it we got to present our work on opposite sides of the world, at the same time?!

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