Emily Ferrer
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Emily Ferrer
@emilyacademia.bsky.social
Clinical Psychology Ph.D student at the University of South Florida 💚 @USFDEPTHLab | eating disorder and interoception research | fighting #weightstigma 💪| Proud dog mom🐶
📍Tampa, FL
Finally published! 🎉
So excited to share my first first authored paper focused on parental intergenerational weight and shape communication. Big thank you to @soconnorphd.bsky.social for her amazing mentorship, wisdom, and guidance!
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August 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!!

But...good news and bad news.

👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now.

👎 # of fellowships went down by 51%

(1000 this year vs. 2036 last year)

See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
Research.gov :: GRFP
www.research.gov
April 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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📣I am hiring! Looking to hire a research coordinator to start in my lab later this spring/early summer to coordinate a new R01 in which we are aiming to optimize a CBT-based self-guided digital intervention for eating disorders! Apply here: wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern... 1/n
Research Technician II-Social Science - Psychological & Brain Sciences
Scheduled Hours 37.5 Position Summary This is a full-time research technician position to work on research developing and evaluating digital innovations for increasing access to evidence-based interve...
wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Reposted by Emily Ferrer
Eating disorders are so deadly and affect so many children, adolescents and adults...and are sooooo underfunded and misunderstood. Why is that when so many have these disorders?
Out of 100,000 kids

120 will have Down syndrome

SIDS-56

Cancer -15

Type ii diabetes -12

2,900 will have an eating disorder
January 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It’s December 1st! Which means Mariah Carey has finally defrosted and the last grad school applications are sent in 😮‍💨Congrats to everyone who is finishing up the grad school application race!
December 1, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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96 percent of people with an #eatingdisorder have barriers to accessing treatment

This is not acceptable
Excited to share our infographic and social media toolkit based on our ( @sambedard.bsky.social @cherilev.bsky.social @uofleatlab.bsky.social & Project HEAL) recent paper on barriers to eating disorder treatment access!
Check out the social media toolkit here: www.theprojectheal.org/reportedbarr...
November 26, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Finally made the switch over to Bluesky🩵🙈
November 26, 2024 at 5:39 PM