Study of Emotions and Eating Disorders (SEED) Lab

The SEED lab seeks to improve the lives of those suffering from disordered eating and related psychopathology. Our mission is to:

1. Conduct innovative research to increase understanding of:
   1. The overlap between eating disorders and comorbid distress, focusing particularly on transdiagnostic, emotion-based mechanisms.
   2. The unique contributors to disordered eating among individuals who are underrepresented in studies but at disproportionate risk for eating disorders.
   3. How social media contributes to disordered eating and related distress.
2. Prioritize the inclusion of individuals diverse in terms of, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, size, age, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and educational attainment in our studies to help address the historical limitations of eating disorders research and improve understanding of disordered eating behavior in diverse groups and at intersectional identities.
3. Advocate for wider awareness of disordered eating and its associated challenges by disseminating our research findings broadly and by participating in community, national, and international-level initiatives.
4. Contribute to efforts aimed at reducing barriers to care for those with disordered eating by participating in community, national, and international-level initiatives.

Areas of interest

• Eating disorders
• Comorbid behaviors (e.g. overlap between eating disorders, substance use, self-harm, anxiety, depression)
• Mechanistic relationships between symptoms
• Shame
• Impulsigenic traits
• Emotion regulation