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K. Jean Forney, PhD

K. Jean Forney
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Porter 225
Diabetes Institute
Athens

Education:

BA, Miami University

PhD, Florida State University

Expertise:

  • Eating disorders
  • Disordered eating

  • Weight control behaviors

  • Binge eating

  • Loss of control eating

  • Gastrointestinal symptoms

  • Weight history

  • Peer influences

Summary of Work:

My research program aims to identify for whom risk factors are most strongly linked to eating disorders and to elucidate causal mechanisms that contribute to eating disorder maintenance. I examine four domains of individual differences: interpersonal influences, components of binge-eating, gastrointestinal symptoms, and weight history.

Links:

Forney Web Page

The Body Image, Weight, and Eating Laboratory