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Eating Anxiety Treatment Lab
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The EAT Lab is dedicated to research on and treatment for eating disorders and anxiety. We are directed by Dr. Cheri A. Levinson, Ph.D. at the University of Louisville
Join us in helping decrease food insecurity!
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Participate in a PAID study with the EAT Laboratory and participate in a digital, self-guided disordered eating intervention!

Email selfguidedhope@louisville.edu for more information! For questions about this study please contact P.I. Dr. Cheri A. Levinson at: cheri.levinson@louisville.edu
October 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🚀 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
October 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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
September 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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...
September 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
🚨 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
September 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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
September 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Knowledge exchange on Monday on breakthrough #eatingdisorder treatments. Hope to see you there!
September 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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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...
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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...
September 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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. 💙
September 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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
September 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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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...
August 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🚨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.
August 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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.
August 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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...
August 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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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July 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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!
July 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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!
July 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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
June 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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!
June 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
@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
June 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
May 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Meanwhile, halfway across the world, @cherilev.bsky.social and @ivanzhula.bsky.social are in Australia presenting our work!
May 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM