Robin Masheb PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and of Divinity

Research Interests

Obesity; Eating disorders; Binge eating disorder; Nutrition; Weight loss; Dieting; Cognitive-behavioral therapy; Empirically-supported treatments; Body image; Gastric bypass; Health behavior change

Current Projects

CBT and Dieting: Effects on Psychopathology and Weight in Binge Eating Disorder

Robin Masheb, Ph.D. (PI)

R21MH082629

NIH/NIMH

The major goal of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy plus nutritional treatments for outcomes related to obesity, nutrition, binge eating disorder, and health status.

Treatment of Obesity and Binge Eating: Behavioral Weight Loss versus Stepped-Care

Carlos Grilo, Ph.D. (PI); Robin Masheb, Ph.D. (Co-I)

3R01DK49587

NIH/NIDDK

The major goal of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of behavioral weight loss compared to a stepped-care model for the treatment of obesity and binge eating disorder.

Treatment of Binge Eating in Obese Patients in Primary Care

Carlos Grilo, Ph.D. (PI); Robin Masheb, Ph.D. (Co-I)

R01DK073542

NIH/NIDDK

The major goal of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of self-help cognitive-behavioral therapy plus medication (sibutramine or placebo) for the treatment of obesity and binge eating disorder.

Testing Modifications in Child-Care Settings to Promote Nutritional Quality in the Context of Food Insecurity

Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D. (PI); Robin Masheb, Ph.D. (Co-I)

Grant#66957

RWJF Healthy Eating Research

The goal of this project is to test interventions to increase fruit and vegetable consumption and limit the intake of high-calorie/low nutrient foods in preschool children from low-income families.

Research Summary

Robin M. Masheb, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, who has conducted research on the combined problems of obesity and eating disorders over the past thirteen years. The recipient of several NIH awards to conduct randomized clinical trials in this area of research, Dr. Masheb has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles on topics such as binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, gastric bypass and body image, and as Associate Director of the Program for Obesity, Weight, and Eating Research (P.O.W.E.R.) at Yale, Dr. Masheb supervises the assessment and treatment of patients with obesity and eating disorders.

Extensive Research Description

In addition to her clinical trial work investigating behavioral, nutritional and medication treatments for outcomes related to obesity and eating disorders, Dr. Masheb has published on eating behaviors, dieting, body image, pain, changes in psychosocial factors related to gastric bypass surgery, and most recently, predictors of treatment outcome/prognosis.

Selected Publications