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Marney A. White, PhD, MS

Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
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Appointments

Social and Behavioral Sciences
Primary

Additional Titles

Director of Online Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

Professor, Psychiatry

About

Titles

Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

Director of Online Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences; Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Professor, Psychiatry

Biography

Marney A. White, PhD, MS, is a clinical psychologist, specializing in eating and weight disorders. In addition to her appointment as Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the Yale School of Public Health, she holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry (Yale School of Medicine). Professor White's research focus is on weight and eating problems, with particular emphasis on how these relate to other behavioral and physical disorders. Recent projects have examined the associations among eating disorders, depression, and anxiety with dermatologic conditions.

At Yale she has taught courses in Psychotherapy, Questionnaire Development (psychometrics), Behavior Change, Health Communication, and Epidemiology. She also teaches Biostatistics in the Yale National Clinician Scholars Program.

Professor White's innovative "Self Care" course (Health Behavior Change: From Evidence to Action) is now publicly available through Coursera.

Appointments

  • Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Professor
    Primary

Other Departments & Organizations

  • Center for Nicotine and Tobacco Use Research at Yale (CENTURY)
  • Program for Obesity, Weight and Eating Research (POWER) at Yale
  • Psychology Section
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Yale Institute for Global Health
  • Yale School of Public Health - NEW
  • Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
  • Yale Ventures

Education & Training

MS
Yale School of Public Health, Chronic Disease Epidemiology (2009)
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine (2005)
Resident
Medical University of South Carolina (2003)
PhD
Louisiana State University, Clinical Psychology (2003)
MA
James Madison University (1998)
BS
University of Virginia (1991)

Research

Overview

Ongoing projects focus on the following topics:

  • Mental health sequelae of severe dermatologic conditions
  • Curriculum-based interventions for mental health
  • Binge eating disorder
  • Food insecurity and tobacco use
  • Food cravings and food aversions


Medical Research Interests

Feeding and Eating Disorders; Obesity; Psychometrics; Tobacco Use Disorder

Public Health Interests

Behavioral Health; Community Health; Mental Health; Obesity; Women's Health; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; COVID-19

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Marney A. White's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

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Clinical Trials

Current Trials

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Fairfield MOMbies

    Public ServiceVolunteer
  • activity

    Psychosocial impacts of autoimmune blistering disease: Results from a large cross-sectional survey

    Oral PresentationEuropean Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • activity

    Psychosocial burden of autoimmune blistering disease

    Oral PresentationInternational Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation Scientific Meeting
  • honor

    Member - Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society

    National AwardSigma Xi
  • activity

    Adjusting School Start Times: The Impact on Adolescent Mental Health

    Oral PresentationMoving Beyond Implications
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