K. Jean Forney, PhD

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