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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 [email protected] for more information! For questions about this study please contact P.I. Dr. Cheri A. Levinson at: [email protected]

🚀 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. 💙

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

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...

🚨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! 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! nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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!

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...

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!

@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

📸 snapshots from #ICED2025! So proud of this team!! @ethandennis.bsky.social @laurenharris.bsky.social @hoff-phd.bsky.social @allisongrady.bsky.social

Meanwhile, halfway across the world, @cherilev.bsky.social and @ivanzhula.bsky.social are in Australia presenting our work!

The EAT Lab is at #ICED2025! Want to catch up with us? Check out the schedule of events below. We look forward to connecting with you!

Locked in 😂 Only available for flash talks from here on out. Jk but really that was so fun! #APS25DC

@kefancathywu.bsky.social and @claireecusack.bsky.social are representing the EAT Lab at #APS2025! Make sure to stop by and say "hi" on Thursday and Saturday!

@doctorpipes.bsky.social has a new first author publication out with @ivanzhula.bsky.social and @cherilev.bsky.social, and we're excited to share a a summary! See the #thread 🧵 below... Link to text: authors.elsevier.com/c/1l3KiKt2qD... (1/10)

#newprofilepic 😎 We got together for a group photo just in time to present our work at upcoming conferences! Shoutout to our fantastic executive assistant, Christina, for helping us include our remote team members! Grateful for this crew and the work we do!! #LsUp #GoCards

New @uofleatlab.bsky.social picture! Look at this gorgeous and brilliant team!

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 We're so proud of postdoc Dr. Rachel Torres for her new first author publication: How and Why to Add Autonomic Phenotyping and Autonomic Balancing Interventions Into Eating Disorder Treatment (Torres, R. Cash, E. Levinson, CA) doi.org/10.1002/eat....

@cherilev.bsky.social in the news! Fighting to remove barriers to eating disorder treatment, even in the face of adversity: www.lpm.org/news/2025-05...

And just like that my standing study section at NIH is disbanded This administration truly cares about mental health… (sarcasm) @altnih4science.bsky.social

We are incredibly proud of @luissandoval.bsky.social and @kimberlyosborn.bsky.social for using their power and speaking out in the face of discrimination and tyranny. You can learn more here: nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... @cherilev.bsky.social

Please consider supporting science and these two amazing junior scholars: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with... @uofleatlab.bsky.social

We will not stand down. We will continue to fight so that people do not die and lose their joy because of eating disorders. Can you help us fight back in the face of tyranny so we can continue our forward momentum? Please give & share - any little bit helps www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

Today we received the 2nd NIH grant termination for life saving work on #eatingdisorders This one impacts a postdoc who has devoted his life to improving treatments for EDs for EVERYONE. He no longer has funding for his salary or work As of yesterday (we received notice this morning).

Congratulations are in order for two of our rising third year graduate students, @luissandoval.bsky.social and Savannah Hooper! Recipients of Graduate Student Excellence awards in Research and Clinical Work, respectively!!! So proud! @cherilev.bsky.social

@claireecusack.bsky.social @ivanzhula.bsky.social @allisongrady.bsky.social & the whole team!

Just another day of science during this never ending nightmare But OMG I think we’ve made a treatment that works better than CBT-E - current gold standard treatment for the#eatingdisorders We are CURING eating disorders & facism can’t stop us! (Data coming soon) @uofleatlab.bsky.social

Loved getting to see @kefancathywu.bsky.social's work at #SRS2025, which finds that people with anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa have similarly elevated levels of suicidal ideation. @cherilev.bsky.social @ryleelusich.bsky.social @laurenharris.bsky.social

Join us TODAY at the 2025 Suicide Research Symposium for presentations by the TRAC study coordinators and the incredible Dr. April Smith ✨✨ @redslabauburn.bsky.social @aprilrosesmith.bsky.social @cherilev.bsky.social #SRS25 #suicideresearch #suicideresearchsymposium

What are your experiences with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Trulicity?? Answer surveys for a chance to win a $150 gift card 💳❕ 💻 Click this link to see if you are eligible: redcap.louisville.edu/redcap/surve...

Our amazing TRAC research assistant Tasnem Khanjar and Pallavi Saxena presented at the U of L Neuroscience Day yesterday!! #universityoflouisville

Dr. Levinson, the Director of the Eating Anxiety Treatment (EAT) Lab at the University of Louisville is hiring TWO full-time research coordinators! Opportunities in publications/presentations at national conferences are available. Minimum experience: a bachelor’s degree in psychology/related field.

It's that time of year ... we're accepting applications for folks to join our team as a Study Coordinator! Scroll through this thread to learn more about the role... 🧑‍💻👩‍🏫

Earlier in the week @doctorpipes.bsky.social presented at the Kentucky Public Health Association's annual conference! Dr. Peiper spoke to 20 year trends in eating disorder risk factors among Kentucky students, and summarized new data on eating disorder symptoms among this population.

What are your experiences with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Trulicity?? Answer surveys for a chance to win a $150 gift card 💳❕ 💻 Click this link to see if you are eligible: redcap.louisville.edu/redcap/surve...

HUGE congratulations are in order for @claireecusack.bsky.social! Claire has been awarded the "Albert Bandura Graduate Research Award" AND recently had a first author publication accepted to the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Read on to learn more about their accolades!