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Health Behaviors Lab
@healthbehaviorslab.bsky.social
Dr. Julia Hormes’ Lab at the University at Albany studying the psychology of human food choice, eating disorders, behavioral addictions, and the status of women in the academy.

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We hope that this work, in some small way, helps to pay forward the opportunities Dianne created, benefiting the next generation of women as they embark on their academic careers.
May 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Dr. Chambless' generous mentorship and active sponsorship created opportunities for countless women and ensured that their careers are better supported and their professional contributions more equitably recognized.
May 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Congrats to @kaylacostello.bsky.social, Christina Sanzari, and Anna Love on this important contribution!
May 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Results suggest that women experience significant conflicts between professional and personal aspirations as early as graduate school and highlight the need for institutional supports and resources to more successfully retain women and parents in academic careers.
May 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
No gender differences were observed in second-shift work or satisfaction with second-shift responsibilities. Women anticipated significantly greater delays in childbearing compared to men.
May 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Parents and women were less flexible about relocating for graduate school or post-graduation. Women relied more on family for childcare and external funding. Fathers reported the highest perceived social support, while mothers reported the lowest.
May 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Doctoral students without children were more likely to be enrolled in STEM programs. Men were significantly more likely to be partnered, have children, be enrolled in funded programs, and report higher household incomes.
May 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
We explore the extent to which doctoral students experience systemic biases (e.g., gender-based discrimination) and personal conflicts (e.g., geographic flexibility) related to their gender and parental status, and how these experiences may impact their future career trajectories.
May 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Overall, findings point to the FAAQ-II as a psychometrically sound measure of mechanisms associated with the experience of food cravings in pregnancy.
April 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
FAAQ-II scores successfully differentiated individuals with and without clinically significant eating disorders, suggesting adequate criterion validity.
April 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The FAAQ-II is a measure of psychological flexibility in response to cravings. Data from 305 pregnant people fit the seven-item, two-factor structure of the FAAQ-II.
April 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Food cravings are common in pregnancy and have been linked to disordered eating behaviors, in particular binge and loss of control eating.
April 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
As always a pleasure to conduct this work in collaboration with @alixtimkophd.bsky.social and her team at CHOP!
March 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Results from this study provide initial support for the IUS-12 as a valid measure of IU in pregnant people and suggest that IU is strongly associated with measures of depression, emotion dysregulation, and eating disorder behaviors in this population.
March 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This study sought to validate the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale in a sample of pregnant individuals. Pregnancy is a time of significant uncertainty, yet few studies have examined the measurement of IU and its impacts on pregnant people.
March 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM