Feeding and Eating Disorders
Ralph DiLeone, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and of Neuroscience
Research Interests
Animal Nutrition Sciences; Ethology; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Natural History; Neurobiology; Obesity; Psychiatry; Substance Abuse Detection
Peter Fonagy, PhD, FBA
Research Interests
Adaptation, Psychological; Anxiety Disorders; Child Rearing; Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders; Emotions; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Human Development; Mental Disorders; Mental Health; Mental Processes; Mood Disorders; Neurotic Disorders; Personality Disorders; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychiatry and Psychology; Psychoanalytic Interpretation; Psychological Phenomena; Psychological Tests; Psychology, Applied; Psychology, Social; Psychotherapy; Resilience, Psychological; Substance-Related Disorders
Xiao-Bing Gao, PhD
Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Research Interests
Action Potentials; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Glutamic Acid; Hypothalamus; Membrane Potentials; Neurophysiology; Sleep Wake Disorders; Synaptic Potentials
Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology) and of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
Research Interests
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Endocrinology; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Glycemic Index; Insulin Resistance; Obesity; Pediatrics; Transition to Adult Care; Weight Loss
Robin Masheb, PhD
Senior Research Scientist in Psychiatry
Director, Veterans Initiative for Eating and Weight (The VIEW at VA CT)
Research Interests
Bariatric Surgery; Binge-Eating Disorder; Body Image; Cognitive Therapy; Eating; Evidence-Based Medicine; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Health Behavior; Obesity; Overweight; Pain; Psychiatry; Veterans
Marney White, PhD, MS
Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Psychiatry
Research Interests
Feeding and Eating Disorders; Obesity; Psychometrics; Tobacco Use Disorder