CURRICULUM VITAE - Northeastern University

Personal Information
CURRICULUM VITA
(updated October 15, 2012)
Name: Debra Lynn Franko
Office Address: Northeastern University
120 Behrakis Health Sciences Center
Boston, MA 02115
Telephone: (617) 373-5454 (office)
Fax: (617) 373-8892
E-mail address: d.franko@neu.edu
Educational Background
Degree/Year: BA Psychology (with Distinction) - 1979
Institution: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Degree/Year: Ph.D. Clinical Psychology - 1986
Institution: McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Licensure: Health Service Provider, Massachusetts #4289
Honors and Awards
Faculty Scholar Award, Institute on Urban Health Research, Northeastern University, 2004-05
Fellow, Academy for Eating Disorders, 2005
Distinguished Fellow Award, Institute for Advanced Study, La Trobe University, Melbourne,
Australia, 2007-08
Professional Positions
2012 Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Northeastern University
2011- Interim Dean for Faculty Affairs
Northeastern University
2005- Professor
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Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology
Northeastern University
2001-2005 Associate Professor
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology
Northeastern University
2000-2008 Visiting Scholar in Psychology
Wesleyan University
1999- 2001 Associate Professor of Psychology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
1998- Associate Director
Harvard Eating Disorders Center (now Harris Center for
Education and Advocacy in Eating Disorders at MGH)
1998- Clinical Assistant in Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital
1994-1999 Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
1994-1998 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
1987-1994 Instructor in Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
1987-1988 Fellow, Eating Disorders Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
1986-1998 Director, Eating Disorders Program
Beth Israel Hospital
1985-1987 Psychology Intern
Beth Israel Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Franko, D.L., Cousineau, T.M., Rodgers, R.F., Roehrig, J.P., & Hoffman, J.A. (in press). Social-
cognitive correlates of fruit and vegetable consumption in minority and non-minority
youth. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Franko, D.L., Jenkins, A., & Rodgers, R.F. (in press). Toward reducing risk for eating disorders
and obesity in Latina college women. Journal of Counseling & Development.
Thompson-Brenner, H., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D.R., Grilo, C.M., Boisseau, C.L., Roehrig,
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J.P., Richards, L., Bryson, S.W., Bulik, C.M., Crow, S.J., Devlin, M.J., Gorin, A.A.,
Kristeller, J.L., Masheb, R.M., Mitchell, J.E., Peterson, C.B., Safer, D. L., Striegel, R.H.,
Wilfley, D.E., & Wilson, G.T. (in press). Race/ethnicity, education and treatment
parameters as moderators and predictors of outcome in binge eating disorder.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Rodgers, R.F., Franko, D.L., Brunet, A., Herbert, C., & Bui, E. (in press). Disordered
eating following exposure to television and internet coverage of the March 2011 Japan
earthquake. International Journal of Eating Disorders.
Crisafulli, M.D., Thompson-Brenner, H., Franko, D.L., Eddy, K.T., & Herzog, D.B. (in press).
Stigmatization of anorexia nervosa: Characteristics and response to intervention. Journal
of Social and Clinical Psychology.
Franko, D.L., Coen, E.J., Roehrig, J.P., Rodgers, R.F., Jenkins, A., Lovering, M.E., & Dela Cruz,
S. (2012). Considering J.Lo and “Ugly Betty:” A qualitative examination of risk
factors and prevention targets for body dissatisfaction, eating disorders, and obesity
in young Latina women. Body Image, 9, 381- 387.
Franko, D.L., Jenkins, A., Roehrig, J.P., Luce, K.H., Crowther, J.H., & Rodgers, R.F. (2012).
Psychometric properties of measures of eating disorder risk in Latina college women.
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 45, 592- 596.
Franko, D.L., Thompson-Brenner, H., Thompson, D.R., Boisseau, C.L., Davis, A., Forbush,
K.T., Roehrig, J. P., Bryson, S.W., Bulik, C.M., Crow, S.J., Devlin, M.J.,
Gorin, A.A., Grilo, C.M., Kristeller, J.L., Masheb, R.M., Mitchell, J.E., Peterson, C.B.,
Safer, D. L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Wilfley, D.E., & Wilson, G.T. (2012).
Racial/ethnic differences in adult participants in randomized clinical trials of Binge
Eating Disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80, 186-195.
Thompson-Brenner, H., Franko, D.L., Satir, D., & Herzog, D.B. (2012). Clinician
reactions to patients with eating disorders: A review. Psychiatric Services, 63, 73-78.
Rodgers, R.F., Ganchou, C., Franko, D.L., & Chabrol, H. (2012). Drive for muscularity and
disordered eating among French adolescent males: A sociocultural model. Body Image,
9, 318- 323.
Dubosc, A., Capitaine, M., Franko, D.L., Bui, E., Brunet, A., Chabrol, & Rodgers R.F. (2012).
Adult sexual assault and disordered eating: the mediation role of posttraumatic
stress disorder symptoms. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25, 50-56.
Bui, E., Rodgers, R.F., Herbert, C., Franko, D.L., Simon, N.M., Birmes, P., & Brunet, A. (2012).
The impact of Internet coverage of the March 2011 Japan earthquake on sleep and
posttraumatic stress symptoms: An international perspective. American Journal of
Psychiatry, 169, 221-222.
Shaw, J.A., Herzog, D.B., Clark, V.L., Berner, L.A., Eddy, K.T., Franko, D.L., & Lowe, M.R.
(2012). Elevated pre-morbid weights in bulimic individuals are usually surpassed post-
morbidly: Implications for perpetuation of the disorder. International Journal of Eating
Disorders, 45, 512-523.
Lowe, M. R., Berner, L. A., Swanson, S. A., Clark, V. L., Eddy, K. T., Franko, D. L., Shaw, J.
A., Ross, S., & Herzog, D. B. (2011). Weight suppression predicts time to remission from
bulimia nervosa. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79, 772-776.
Rodgers, R.F., Stritzke, W.G.K., Bui, E., Franko, D.L., & Chabrol, H. (2011). Examination of
the French version of the orientation towards chocolate questionnaire: Chocolate-related
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guilt and ambivalence are associated with overweight and disordered eating. Eating
Behaviors, 12, 254-260.
Lavender, J. M., De Young, K. P., Franko, D. L., Eddy, K. T., Kass, A. E., Sears, M. S., &
Herzog, D. B. (2011). An investigation of the joint longitudinal trajectories of low
body weight, binge eating, and purging in women with anorexia nervosa and bulimia
nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 44, 679-686.
Van Horn, L.V., Bauserman, R., Affenito, S.J., Thompson, D.R., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko,
D.L., and Albertson, A.M. (2011). Ethnic differences in food sources of vitamin D in
adolescent American girls: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and
Health Study (NGHS). Nutrition Research, 31, 579-585.
Franko, D.L., Albertson, A.M., Thompson, D.R., & Barton, B.A. (2011). Cereal consumption
and indicators of cardiovascular risk in adolescent girls. Public Health Nutrition, 14,
584-590.
Haines, J., Ziyadeh, N.J., Franko, D.L., McDonald, J., Mond, J.M., & Austin, S.B. (2011).
Screening high school students for eating disorders: Validity of brief behavioral
and attitudinal measures. Journal of School Health, 81, 530-535.
Goebel-Fabbri, A.E., Anderson, B.J., Fikkan, J., Franko, D.L., Pearson, K., & Weinger, K.
(2011). Improvement and emergence of insulin restriction in women with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes Care, 34, 545-550.
Mischoulon, D., Eddy, K.T., Keshaviah, A., Dinescu, D., Ross, S.L., Kass, A.E., Franko, D.L., &
Herzog, D.B. (2011). Depression and eating disorders: Treatment and course. Journal
of Affective Disorders, 130, 470-477.
Albertson, A.M., Thompson, D.R., Franko, D.L., & Holschuh, N.M. (2011). Weight indicators
and nutrient intake in children and adolescents do not vary by sugar content in ready-toeat
cereal: results from NHANES 2001-2006. Nutrition Research, 31, 229-236.
Hoffman, J.A., Thompson, D.R., Franko, D.L., Power, T.J., Leff, S.S., & Stallings, V.A. (2011).
Decaying behavioral effects in a randomized, multi-year fruit and vegetable intake
intervention. Preventive Medicine, 52, 370-375.
Cousineau, T.M., Franko, D.L., Trant, M., Rancourt, D., Ainscough, J., Chaudhuri, A., &
Brevard, J. (2010). Teaching adolescents about changing bodies: Randomized controlled
trial of an Internet puberty education and body dissatisfaction prevention program. Body
Image, 7, 296-300.
Eddy, K.T., Swanson, S.A., Crosby, R.G., Franko, D.L., Engle, S., & Herzog, D.B. (2010). How
should DSM-V classify eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) presentations in
women with lifetime anorexia or bulimia nervosa? Psychological Medicine, 40, 1735-
1744.
Herzog, D.B., Thomas, J.G., Kass, A.E., Eddy, K.T., Franko, D.L., & Lowe, M.R. (2010).
Weight suppression predicts weight change over 5 years in bulimia nervosa. Psychiatry
Research, 177, 330-334.
Reyes-Rodríguez, M.L., Franko, D.L., Matos-Lamourt, A., Bulik, C.M., Von Holle, A., Camara-
Fuentes, L.R., Rodriguez-Anglero, D., & Cervantes-Lopez, S. (2010). Eating disorder
symptomatology: Prevalence among Latino college freshmen students. Journal of
Clinical Psychology, 66, 666-679.
Edwards George, J.B., & Franko, D.L. (2010). Cultural issues in eating pathology and body
image among children and adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35, 231-242.
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Hoffman, J.A., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D.R., Power, T.J., & Stallings, V.A. (2010).
Longitudinal behavioral effects of a school-based fruit and vegetable promotion program.
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35, 61-71.
Freizinger, M., Franko, D.L., Dacey, M., Okun, B., & Domar, A.D. (2010). The prevalence of
eating disorders in infertile women. Fertility and Sterility, 93, 72-78.
Albertson, A.M., Thompson, D., Franko, D.L., Holschuh, N.M., Bauserman, R., & Barton, B.A.
(2009). Prospective associations between cereal intake in childhood and body fat, waist
size, blood pressure, lipids and physical activity in late adolescence. Journal of the
American Dietetic Association, 109, 1775-1780.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., & Garcia, J. (2009). The validity and clinical utility of
Night Eating Syndrome. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 42, 720-738.
Hoffman, J.A., Leff, S., Franko, D.L., & Power, T. (2009). Consent procedures and participation
rates in school-based intervention and prevention research: Using a multi-component,
partnership-based approach to recruit participants. School Mental Health, 1, 3-15.
Edwards George, J.B., Leffler, D., Dennis, M., Franko, D.L., Blom-Hoffman, J. & Kelly, C.P.
(2009). Psychological correlates of gluten-free diet adherence in adults with celiac
disease. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 43, 301-306.
Franko, D.L., Cousineau, T.M., Trant, M., Green, T.C., Rancourt, D., Thompson, D., Ainscough,
J., Mintz, L.B., & Ciccazzo, M. (2008). Motivation, self-efficacy, physical activity, and
nutrition in college students: Randomized controlled trial of an internet-based education
program. Preventive Medicine, 47, 369–377.
Albertson, A.M., Thompson, D., Franko, D.L., Kleinman, R.E., Barton, B.A., & Crockett, S.J.
(2008). Consumption of ready-to-eat cereal is associated with positive health outcomes:
Evidence from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study.
Nutrition Research, 28, 744-752.
Franko, D.L., & Edwards George, J. (2008). A pilot intervention to reduce eating disorder risk in
Latina women. European Eating Disorders Review, 16, 436-441.
Thompson-Brenner, H., Eddy, K.T., Dorer, D.J., Franko, D.L., Vashchenko, M., Kass, A.E., &
Herzog, D.B. (2008). A personality classification system for eating disorders: A
longitudinal study. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 49, 551-560.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Thompson, D., Affenito, S.G., Schreiber, G.B., Daniels,
S.R., & Crawford, P.B. (2008). The relationship between meal frequency and body mass
index in black and white adolescent girls: More is less. International Journal of Obesity,
32, 23-29.
Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Bauserman, R., Affenito, S.G., & Striegel-Moore, R.H. (2008).
What’s love got to do with it? Family cohesion and eating behaviors in adolescent girls.
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 41, 360-370.
Franko, D.L., Dorer, D.J., Keel, P.K., Jackson, S., Manzo, M.P., & Herzog, D.B. (2008).
Interactions between eating disorders and drug abuse. Journal of Nervous and Mental
Disease, 196, 556-561.
Thompson, D., Franko, D.L., & Barton, B.A. (2008). Concern over ready-to-eat breakfast
cereals. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108, 1617-1618.
Goebel-Fabbri, A., Fikkan, J., Franko, D.L., Pearson, K., Anderson, B., & Weinger, K. (2008).
Insulin restriction and associated morbidity and mortality in women with Type I diabetes.
Diabetes Care, 31, 415-419.
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Striegel-Moore, R.H., & Franko, D.L. (2008). Should binge eating disorder be included in the
DSM-V? A critical review of the state of the evidence. Annual Review of Clinical
Psychology, 4, 305-324.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Affenito, S.G., May, A., & Kraemer, H.C.
(2008). Exploring the typology of night eating syndrome. International Journal of
Eating Disorders, 41, 411-418.
Leffler, D.A., George, J.B.E., Dennis, M., Schuppan, D., Cook, F., Franko, D.L., Blom-
Hoffman, J., & Kelly, C.P. (2008). Factors that influence adherence to the gluten-free
diet in adults with celiac disease. Digestive Disease and Sciences, 53, 1573-1581.
Eddy, K.T., Dorer, D.J., Franko, D.L., Tahilani, K., Thompson-Brenner, H., & Herzog, D.B.
(2008). Diagnostic crossover in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: Implications for
DSM-V. American Journal of Psychiatry, 165, 245-250.
Stewart, M.C., Schiavo, R. S., Herzog, D.B., & Franko, D.L. (2008). Stereotypes, prejudice, and
discrimination of women with anorexia nervosa. European Eating Disorders Review, 16,
311-318.
Holm-Denoma, J.M. Witte, T.K., Gordon, K.H., Herzog, D.B., Franko, D.L., Fichter, M.,
Quaflieg, N., & Joiner, T.E. (2008). Deaths by suicide among individuals with anorexia
as arbiters between competing explanations of the anorexia-suicide link.
Journal of Affective Disorders, 107, 231-236.
Thompson-Brenner, H., Eddy, K.T., Franko, D.L., Dorer, D.J., Vashchenko, M., & Herzog,
D.B. (2008). Personality pathology and substance abuse in eating disorders: A
longitudinal study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 41, 203-208.
La Flair, L.N., Franko, D.L., & Herzog, D.B. (2008). Sexual assault and disordered eating in
Asian women. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 16, 248-257.
Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Affenito, S.G., Barton, B.A., & Striegel-Moore, R.H. (2008).What
mediates the relationship between family meals and adolescent health issues? Health
Psychology, 27 (2, Suppl), S109-S117.
Franko, D.L. (2007). Race, ethnicity, and eating disorders: Considerations for DSM-V.
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 40 (Suppl), S31-S34.
Affenito, S.G., Thompson, D.R., Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Daniels, S.R., Barton,
B.A., Schreiber, G.B., Schmidt, M., & Crawford, P.B. (2007). Longitudinal assessment
of micronutrient intake among African-American and White girls: The National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Growth and Health Study. Journal of the American
Dietetic Association, 107, 1113-1123.
Eddy, K.T., Dorer, D.J., Franko, D.L., Tahiliani, K., Thompson-Brenner, H., & Herzog, D.B.
(2007). Should bulimia nervosa be subtyped by history of anorexia nervosa? A
longitudinal validation. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 40 (Suppl), S67-S71.
Taylor, C.B., Franko, D.L., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Paxton, S.J., & Shapiro, J.R. (2007). Publichealth
approach to eating disorders. The Lancet, 369, 1928.
Franko, D.L., & Striegel-Moore, R.H. (2007). Psychosocial risk for eating disorders: What’s
new? Annual Review of Eating Disorders, Part 1, 51-62.
Thompson, D.R., Obarzanek, E., Franko, D.L., Barton, B.A., Morrison, J., Biro, F.M., Daniels,
S.R., & Striegel-Moore, R.H. (2007). Childhood overweight and cardiovascular disease
risk factors: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study
Journal of Pediatrics, 150, 18-25.
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Franko, D.L., Becker, A.E., Thomas, J.T., & Herzog, D.B. (2007). Cross-ethnic differences in
eating disorder symptoms and related distress. International Journal of Eating
Disorders, 40, 156-164.
Albertson, A.M., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D.R., Eldridge, A.L., Holschuh, N., Affenito, S.G.,
Bauserman, R., & Striegel-Moore, R.H. (2007). Longitudinal patterns of breakfast
eating: Associations with BMI and physical activity in black and white adolescent girls.
Obesity. 15, 2282-2289.
Franko, D.L., & Keel, P.K. (2006). Suicidality in eating disorders: Occurrence, correlates,
and clinical implications. Clinical Psychology Review, 26, 769-782.
Franko, D.L., & George, J.B.E. (2006). Eating disorders, culture, and ethnicity: Connections and
challenges in group therapy. Group, 30, 307-320.
Cousineau, T.M., Franko, D.L., Ciccazzo, M, Goldstein, M., & Rosenthal, E. (2006). Webbased
nutrition education for college students: Is it feasible? Evaluation and Program
Planning, 29, 23-33.
Cousineau, T.M., Franko, D.L., Green, T., Watt, M., & Rancourt, D. (2006). Feasibility testing
of an interactive CD-ROM to teach young adolescents about puberty. Journal of Youth
and Adolescence, 35, 1015-1021.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., May, A., Ach, E., Thompson, D., & Hook, J.M. (2006).
Should Night-Eating Syndrome be included in the DSM? International Journal of Eating
Disorders, 39, 544-549.
Biro, F.M., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., Padgett, J., & Bean, J.A. (2006). Self-esteem in
adolescent females. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39, 501-507.
Herzog, D.B., Franko, D.L., Dorer, D.J., Keel, P.K., Jackson, S., & Manzo, M.P. (2006).
Drug abuse in women with eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders,
39, 364-368.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Affenito, S., & Kraemer, H.C. (2006).
Night eating: Prevalence and demographic correlates. Obesity Research, 14, 139-147.
Frisch, M.J., Franko, D.L., & Herzog, D.B. (2006). Arts-based therapies in the treatment of
eating disorders. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 14, 131-
142.
Frisch, M.J., Herzog, D.B., & Franko, D.L. (2006). Residential treatment for eating
disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 39, 434-442.
George, J.E., Blom-Hoffman, J., & Franko, D. (2006). Celiac disease: Implications for
psychologists and educators. Communiqué, 34, 38-40.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Thompson, D.R., Affenito, S.G., Franko, D.L., Barton, B.A., Schreiber,
G.B., Daniels, S.R., Schmidt, M., & Crawford, P.B. (2006). Fruit and Vegetable Intake:
Few adolescent girls meet national guidelines: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute (NHLBI) Growth and Health Study. Preventive Medicine, 42, 223-228.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Thompson, D., Affenito, S.G., Franko, D.L., Obarzanek, E., Barton, B.A.,
Schreiber, G.B., Daniels, S.R., Schmidt, M., & Crawford, P.B. (2006). Correlates of
beverage intake in adolescent girls: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Growth and Health Study. The Journal of Pediatrics, 148, 183-187.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Barton, B.A., Schreiber, G.B., & Daniels,
S.R. (2006). Caffeine intake in eating disorders. International Journal of Eating
Disorders, 39, 163-165.
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Sherman, B.J., Savage, C.R., Eddy, K.T., Connor, C., Blais, M.A., Deckersbach, T., Jackson,
S.C., Franko, D.L., Rauch, S.L., & Herzog, D.B. (2006). Strategic memory in adults with
Anorexia Nervosa: Are there similarities to Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorders?
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 39, 468-476.
Franko, D.L., Mintz, L.B., Villapiano, M., Green, T.C., Mainelli, D., Folensbee, L., Butler,
S.F.,Davidson, M.M., Hamilton, E., Little, D., Kearns, M., & Budman, S.H. (2005).
Food, mood, and attitude: Reducing risk for eating disorders in college women. Health
Psychology, 24, 567-578.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Bean, J., Barton, B.A., Biro, F., Kraemer, H.C., Schreiber,
G.B.,Crawford, P.B., & Daniels, S.R. (2005). Self-reported symptoms of depression in
late adolescence to early adulthood: a comparison of African-American and Caucasian
females. Journal of Adolescent Health, 37, 526-529.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Bean, J., Tamer, R., Kraemer, H.C., Dohm, F.A.,
Crawford, P.B., Schreiber, G., & Daniels, S.R. (2005). Psychosocial and health
consequences of adolescent depression in Black and White young adult women. Health
Psychology, 24, 586-593.
Franko, D.L., Dorer, D.J., Keel, P.K., Jackson, S., Manzo, M.P., & Herzog, D.B. (2005).
How do eating disorders and alcohol use disorders influence each other? International
Journal of Eating Disorders, 38, 200-207.
Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Russell, R., Schreiber, G.B., Crawford, P.B., Daniels, S.R., &
Striegel-Moore, R.H. (2005). Correlates of persistent thinness in black and white young
women. Obesity Research, 13, 2006-2013.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Thompson, D., Schreiber, G.B., & Daniels, S.R. (2005).
Does adolescent depression predict obesity in black and white young adult women?
Psychological Medicine, 35, 1505-1513.
Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Barton, B.A., Dohm, F.A., Kraemer, H.C., Iachan, R., Crawford,
P.B., Schreiber, G.B., Daniels, S.R., & Striegel-Moore, R.H. (2005). Prevalence and
comorbidity of major depressive disorder in young black and white women. Journal of
Psychiatric Research, 39, 275-283.
Keel, P.K., Dorer, D.J., Franko, D.L., Jackson, S. C., & Herzog, D.B. (2005). Post-remission
predictors of relapse in eating disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 2263-
2268.
Watt, M., Rancourt, D., Cousineau, T., & Franko, D.L. (2005). A pilot study of a multimedia
puberty module for middle schoolers. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 37,
211-212.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Barton, B.A., Schreiber, G.B., &
Daniels, S.R. (2005). An empirical study of the typology of Bulimia Nervosa and its
spectrum variants. Psychological Medicine, 35, 1563-1572.
Becker, A.E., Thomas, J.J., Franko, D.L., & Herzog, D.B. (2005). Disclosure patterns of
eating and weight concerns to clinicians, educational professionals, family, and peers.
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 38, 18-23.
Barton, B.A., Eldridge, A.L., Thompson, D., Affenito, S.G., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L.,
Albertson, A.M., & Crockett, S.J. (2005). The relation of breakfast and cereal
consumption to nutrient intake and body mass index: The National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute Growth and Health Study. Journal of the American Dietetic Association,
105, 1383-1389.
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Affenito, S.G., Thompson, D., Barton, B.A., Franko, D.L., Daniels, S.R., Obarzanek, E.,
Schreiber, G.B., & Striegel-Moore, R.H. (2005). Breakfast consumption in black and
white adolescent girls correlates positively with calcium and fiber intake and negatively
with body mass index: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health
Study. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 105, 938-945.
Cogan, J.C., Franko, D.L., & Herzog, D.B. (2005). Federal advocacy for Anorexia Nervosa:
An American model. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 37 Supplement 1, S101-
S102.
Becker, A.E., Thomas, J.J., Franko, D.L., & Herzog, D.B. (2005). Interpretation and use of
weight information in the evaluation of eating disorders: Counselor response to weight
information in a national eating disorders educational and screening program.
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 37, 38-43.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Brown, K.M., Barton, B.A., McMahon, R.P., Schreiber,
G.B., Crawford, P.B., & Daniels, S.R. (2004). Expanding our understanding of the
relationship between negative life events and depressive symptoms in black and white
adolescent girls. Psychological Medicine, 34, 1319-1330.
Franko, D.L., Keel, P.K., Dorer, D., Blais, M., Delinsky, S.S., Eddy, K.T., Charat, V., Renn, R.,
& Herzog, D.B. (2004). What predicts suicide attempts in women with eating
disorders? Psychological Medicine, 34, 843-53.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D.L., Barton, B.A., Schreiber, G.B., & Daniels,
S.R. (2004). Changes in weight and body image over time in women with eating
disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 36, 315-327.
Cousineau, T.M., Goldstein, M., & Franko, D.L. (2004). A collaborative approach
to nutrition education for college students. Journal of American College Health, 53, 79-
84.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Thompson, D., Franko, D.L., Barton, B.A., Affenito, S., Schreiber, G.B.,
& Daniels, S.R. (2004). Definitions of night eating in adolescent girls. Obesity
Research, 12, 1311-21.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Barton, B.A., Schumann, B.C., Garner, D.M., Daniels, S.R.,
Schreiber, G.B., & Crawford, P.B. (2004). Measuring eating concerns in black and
white adolescent girls. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 35, 179-189.
Becker, A.E., Franko, D.L., Nussbaum, K., & Herzog, D.B. (2004). Secondary prevention for
eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 36, 157-162.
Field, A.E., Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Schreiber, G.B., Crawford, P.B., & Daniels,
S.R. (2004). Race differences in accuracy of self-reported childhood body size among
white and black females. Obesity Research, 12, 1136-1144.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., & Franko, D.L. (2003). Epidemiology of Binge Eating Disorder.
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 34, S19-S29.
Becker, A.E., Franko, D.L., Speck, A., & Herzog, D.B. (2003). Ethnicity and differential
access to care for eating disorder symptoms. International Journal of Eating Disorders,
33, 205-212.
Goebel-Fabbri, A. E., Fikkan, J., & Franko, D.L. (2003). Beyond the manual: A flexible
approach to cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of bulimia nervosa. Cognitive
and Behavioral Practice, 10, 41-50.
Keel, P.K., Dorer, D.J., Eddy, K.T., Franko, D.L., Charatan, D.L., & Herzog, D.B. (2003).
Predictors of mortality in eating disorders. Archives of General Psychiatry, 60, 179-183.
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Franko, D.L. & Striegel-Moore, R.H. (2002). The role of body dissatisfaction as a risk factor
for depression in adolescent girls: Are the differences black and white? Journal of
Psychosomatic Research, 53, 1-9.
Steiner-Adair, C., Sjostrom, L.A., Franko, D.L., Pai, S., Tucker, R., Becker, A.E., & Herzog,
D.B. (2002). Primary prevention of risk factors for eating disorders in adolescent
girls: Learning from practice. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 32, 401-411.
Keel, P.K., Dorer, D.J., Eddy, K.T., Selwyn, S.E., Franko, D.L., Blais, M.A., Keller, M.B., &
Herzog, D.B. (2002). Predictors of treatment utilization in women with anorexia and
bulimia nervosa. American Journal of Psychiatry, 159, 140-142.
Eddy, K.T., Keel, P.K., Dorer, D.J., Delinsky, S.S., Franko, D.L., & Herzog, D.B. (2002).
Longitudinal comparison of anorexia nervosa subtypes. International Journal of Eating
Disorders, 31,191-201.
Franko, D.F., Blais, M.A., Becker, A.E., Selywn, S., Greenwood, D.N., Flores, A.T., Ekeblad,
E.R., Eddy, K.T., & Herzog, D.B. (2001). Pregnancy complications and neonatal
outcome in eating disordered women. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158, 1461-1466.
Franko, D.L. (2001). Re-thinking prevention efforts in eating disorders. Cognitive and
Behavioral Practice, 8, 265-270.
Kassel, P.E. & Franko, D.L. (2000). Body image disturbance and psychodynamic
psychotherapy with gay men. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 8, 307-317.
Franko, D.L. & Spurrell, E.B. (2000). Detection and management of eating disorders during
pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 95, 942-946.
Franko, D.L. & Omori, M. (1999). Subclinical eating disorders in adolescence:
A test of the continuity hypothesis and its psychological correlates. Journal of
Adolescence, 22, 389-396.
Franko, D.L. & Orosan-Weine, P. (1998). Prevention of eating disorders: Empirical,
methodological, and conceptual considerations. Clinical Psychology: Science and
Practice, 5, 459-477.
Franko, D.L. (1998). Secondary prevention in college students at risk for eating disorders.
Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 6, 29-40.
Franko, D.L. & Erb, J. (1998). Managed care or mangled care?: Treating eating disorders in
the current healthcare climate. Psychotherapy, 35, 43-53.
Franko, D.L. & Herrera, I. (1997). Body image differences in Guatemalan-American
and White College Women. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and
Prevention, 5, 25-33.
Franko, D.L. (1997). Ready or not? Stages of change as predictors of outcome in brief
group therapy for bulimia nervosa. Group, 21, 39-46.
Marsh, V. & Franko, D.L. (1997). Retrospective perceptions of each parent’s child-rearing
conduct by same-sex sibling trios in African American and European American families.
The Journal of Psychology, 131, 187-195.
Shapiro, J. & Franko, D.L. (1997). Phagophobia: A form of psychogenic dysphagia.
Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 106, 286-290.
Franko, D.L. & Rolfe, S. (1996). Countertransference in the treatment of eating disorders.
Psychiatry, 59, 108-116.
Franko, D.L. & Hilsinger, E. (1995). Depression and bulimia in a pregnant woman. Harvard
Review of Psychiatry, 2, 282-287.
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Franko, D.L., Wolfe, B.E., & Jimerson, D.C. (1994). Elevated sweet taste pleasantness ratings in
bulimia nervosa. Physiology and Behavior, 56, 969-973.
Covino, N.A., Jimerson, D.C., Wolfe, B.E., Franko, D.L., & Frankel, F.H. (1994).
Hypnotizability, dissociation, and bulimia nervosa. Journal of Abnormal Psychology,
103, 455-459.
Jimerson, D.C., Wolfe, B.E., Franko, D.L., Covino, N.A., & Sifneos, P.E. (1994). Alexithymia
ratings in bulimia nervosa: Clinical correlates. Psychosomatic Medicine, 56, 90-93.
Franko, D.L. (1993). The use of a group meal in the brief group therapy of bulimia.
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 43, 237-242.
Franko, D.L. & Walton, B.E. (1993). Pregnancy and eating disorders: A review and clinical
implications. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 13, 41-48.
Franko, D.L. & Zuroff, D.C. (1992). The Bulimic Automatic Thoughts Test: Initial reliability
and validity data. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 48, 505-509.
Levine, J.M., Walton, B.E., Franko, D.L., & Jimerson, D.C. (1992). Serum amylase in bulimia
nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 12, 431-439.
Franko, D.L. & Banitt, P. (1991). Potassium abuse in bulimia. American Journal of Psychiatry,
148, 682.
Herzog, D.B., Franko, D.L., & Brotman, A.W. (1989). Integrating treatments for bulimia
nervosa. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis, 17, 141-150.
Franko, D.L. (1987). Anorexia nervosa and bulimia: A self-help group. Small Group
Behavior, 18, 398-407.
Franko, D.L., Powers, T.A., Zuroff, D.C., & Moskowitz, D.S. (1985). Children and affect: Sex
differences in sadness and strategies for self-regulation.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 55, 210-219.
Zuroff, D.C., Wielgus, M., Moskowitz, D.S., Powers, T.A., & Franko, D.L. (1983). Construct
validation of the dependency and self-criticism scales of the Depressive Experiences
Questionnaire. Journal of Research in Personality, 17, 226-241.
Books and Book Chapters
Franko, D.L., & Roehrig, J.P. (in press). African American body images. In T. Cash & L.
Smolak (Eds.), Body Image (2nd Edition). Guilford Press, NY.
Celio Doyle, A., Binford Hopf, R., & Franko, D.L. (2011). Innovative approaches to
prevention and intervention – The Internet. In D. le Grange (Ed.), Eating Disorders in
Children and Adolescents: A Clinical Handbook. (pp. 440-456). Guilford Press, NY.
Paxton, S.J. & Franko, D.L. (2010). Body image and eating disorders. In M.A. Cucciare & K.R.
Weingardt (Eds.), Using technology to support evidence-based behavioral health
practices: A clinician’s guide. (pp. 151-168). Taylor and Francis: New York.
Franko, D.L. & George, J.B.E. (2010). Overweight, eating behaviors and body image in
ethnically diverse youth. In L. Smolak & J.K. Thompson (Eds.), Body image, eating
disorders, and obesity in youth, Second Edition. American Psychological Association,
Washington D.C.
Mintz, L., Hamilton, E., Bledman, R.A, & Franko, D.L. (2008). Preventing eating and
weight-related disorders: Toward an integrated best practices approach. In S.D. Brown
& R.W. Lent (Eds.), Handbook of Counseling Psychology (4 th edition, pp. 570-587).
Wiley: NY.
Herzog, D.B., Franko, D.L., & Cable, P. (2007). Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders.
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McGraw-Hill; NY.
Franko, D.L. (2006). Eating disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum: Empirically-
informed treatment guidelines. In V. Hendrick (Ed.), Psychiatric disorders in pregnancy
and the postpartum: Principles and treatment. The Humana Press, Totowa, NJ.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., & Ach, E. (2006). Epidemiology of eating disorders: An
update. In S. Wonderlich, J.E. Mitchell, M. de Zwaan, & H. Steiger (Eds.), Annual
Review of Eating Disorders (pp.65-80). Oxford, United Kingdom: Radcliffe Publishing.
Blom-Hoffman, J., George, J.E., & Franko, D.L. (2006). Childhood obesity. In G.Bear & K.
Minke (Eds.), Children’s Needs III: Understanding and addressing children’s needs.
National Association of School Psychologists.
Herzog, D.B., Jackson, S.C., & Franko, D.L. (2006). The nature of adolescent anorexia nervosa
and bulimia nervosa. In P. Cooper & A. Stein (Eds.), Childhood feeding problems and
adolescent eating disorders. Wiley, NY.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., & Franko, D.L. (2005). Adolescent eating disorders: Current research
in epidemiology, risk, and treatment. In C.A. Essau (Ed.), Child and Adolescent
Psychopathology: Theoretical and Clinical Implications. Brunner-Routledge,
London.
Franko, D.L., Wonderlich, S., Little, D., & Herzog, D.B. (2004). Diagnosis and classification
of eating disorders. In J.K. Thompson (Ed.), Handbook of eating disorders and obesity
(pp. 58-80). Wiley, N.Y.
Striegel-Moore, R.H. & Franko, D.L. (2003). Reducing the multiple burdens of suffering:
Access to care for eating disorders. In M. Mao & K. Halmi, (Eds.), Evidence and
experience in psychiatry: Eating Disorders (pp. 400-403). Wiley, Chichester, U.K.
Striegel-Moore, R.H. & Franko, D.L. (2002). Body image issues among girls and women.
In T.F.Cash and T. Pruzinsky (Eds.), Body images: A handbook of theory, research and
clinical practice (pp. 183-191). Guilford Press, N.Y.
Conference Presentations
International
Franko, D.L., Rodgers, R.F., Lovering, M.E., Fernandes, C., Alfieri, A., Coen, E., Roehrig, J.P.,
& Thompson-Brenner, H. (September, 2012). Cover images and content in Latina
magazine: Increase in curves and body acceptance. Poster presented at the 18 th annual
meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Porto, Portugal.
Richards, L., Peruzzini, K., Franko, D.L., & Thompson-Brenner, H. (September, 2012).
Readability of cognitive behavioral self-help manuals. Poster presented at the 18 th annual
meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Porto, Portugal.
Rodgers, R.F., Ganchou, C., Franko, D.L., & Chabrol, H. (September, 2012). Gender differences
in the pursuit of muscularity and thinness among adolescents. Poster presented at the 18 th
annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Porto, Portugal.
Franko, D.L. (July, 2012). A longitudinal look at eating disorders. Paper presented at the
Australian Psychological Society College of Health Psychologists, Melbourne.
Singleton, R., Thompson-Brenner, H., Franko, D.L., Pratt, E., Roehrig, J.P., & Richards. L.
(November, 2011). Gender differences across clinical trials for Binge Eating Disorder.
Paper presented at a symposium at the 45 th annual convention of the Association for
Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Toronto, Canada.
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Franko, D.L., Cousineau, T.M., Rodgers, R.F., & Roehrig, J.P. (September, 2011).
BodiMojo: Effective promotion of positive body image in high school girls via an
Internet-based program. Paper presented at the 17 th Annual Meeting of the Eating
Disorders Research Society, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Franko, D.L., Thompson-Brenner, H., Thompson, D.R., Roehrig, J.P., Richards, L., & Pratt, E.,
and the members of Clinical Trials for Binge Eating Disorders (September, 2011).
Demographic and treatment predictors of outcome in binge eating disorder clinical trials.
Paper presented at the 17 th Annual Meeting of the Eating Disorders Research
Society, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Franko, D.L., Cousineau, T.M., Rodgers, R.F., Roehrig, J.P., & Buechner, A. (June, 2011).
Predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption in ethnically diverse adolescents. Paper
presented at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity,
Melbourne, Australia.
Franko, D.L. (June, 2011). Development of an Internet-based program and mobile phone
application to enhance healthy eating and physical activity in adolescents. Paper
presented at the Satellite conference of the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Franko, D.L. (October, 2010). Ethnicity and body image in children and adolescents. Paper
presented at the International Conference on Body Image, Satra, Sweden.
Franko, D.L. (July, 2010). Internet-based tools for decreasing eating disorder risk in adolescents.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Psychological Society
Rotorua, New Zealand.
Franko, D.L. (July, 2010). Prevention and early intervention of body image concerns and
eating disorders across the lifespan. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia.
Franko, D.L., & Cousineau, T.M. (June, 2010). Using health 2.0 technology to promote healthy
nutrition, physical activity, and positive body image in adolescents. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Academy for Eating Disorders, Salzburg, Austria.
Kass, A.E., Lowe, M.R., Eddy, K.T., Thomas, J.G., Franko, D.L., Sears, M.S., Thompson
-Brenner, H., & Herzog, D.B. (June, 2010). Does weight suppression prospectively
Predict eating disorder outcome in bulimia nervosa patients? Paper presented at the
International Conference on Eating Disorders, Salzburg, Austria.
De Young, K. P., Franko, D. L., Eddy, K. T., Kass, A. E., Sears, M. S., & Herzog, D. B. The 5year
course of self-induced vomiting in women with eating disorders . Paper to be
presented at the 15 th annual International Conference on Eating Disorders, Cancun,
Mexico, May, 2009. (conference cancelled due to H1N1 flu)
Sears, M.S., Eddy, K.T., Franko, D.L., Kass, A.E., Thompson-Brenner, H., & Herzog, D.B.
Psychosocial functioning and recovery in eating disorders. Paper to be presented at the
15th annual International Conference for Eating Disorders, Cancun, Mexico, May, 2009.
(conference cancelled due to H1N1 flu)
Franko, D.L., Cousineau, T.M., Trant, M., Ainscough, J., Green, T.C., & Thompson, D.
Motivation, self-efficacy, physical activity, and nutrition in college students: Randomized
controlled trial of an internet-based education program. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Montreal, September, 2008.
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Franko, D.L. Writing a successful research proposal. Workshop presented at presented the Early
Investigator Research Teaching Day at the annual meeting of the Eating Disorders
Research Society, Montreal, September, 2008.
Eddy, K.T., Li, Z., Franko, D.L., Thompson-Brenner, H., Sears, M., Kass, A.E., & Herzog, D.B.
EDNOS or partial recovery? How changes in psychosocial functioning can inform
nosology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research
Society, Montreal, September, 2008.
Herzog, D.B., Kass, A.E., Tohams, J.G., Eddy, K.T., Franko, D.L., Thompson-Brenner, H.,
Sears, M., & Lowe, M.R. Does weight suppression predict weight gain in bulimia
nervosa patients over time? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eating
Disorders Research Society, Montreal, September, 2008.
Franko, D.L. Decreasing risk factors for eating disorders. Paper presented at the Centre for
Eating and Dieting Disorders, Sydney, June, 2008.
Franko, D.L. Eating Disorders: What can we learn from longitudinal data? Paper presented at
the Eating Disorders Practitioner Network, Sydney, June, 2008.
Franko, D.L. Eating Disorders: Learning from longitudinal data. Seminar presented at the
Institute for Advanced Study, La Trobe University, May, 2008.
Franko, D.L. Decreasing eating disorder risk factors with Internet-based programs for
adolescents. Invited Colloquium in the Psychology Department, University of
Melbourne, April, 2008.
Franko, D.L. Internet programs for eating disorder education and prevention: Targeting
adolescents and university students. Invited Colloquium presented in the School of
Psychological Science, La Trobe University, April, 2008.
Franko, D.L. Prevention of eating disorders across the developmental spectrum: Multimedia
tools for children, adolescents, and young women. Workshop presented at the 3 rd World
Congress on Women's Mental Health, Melbourne, March, 2008.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., & Thompson, D. Risk factors for depression in Black and
White adolescent girls: The role of body dissatisfaction, pubertal timing, stress, and
coping. Paper presented at the 3 rd World Congress on Women’s Mental
Health, Melbourne, March, 2008.
Striegel-Moore, R., Franko, D., Thompson, D., Affenito, S., May, A., & Kraemer, H. Subtypes
of night eating syndrome. Presented at the Eating Disorder Research Society, Port
Douglas, Australia, August, 2006.
Cousineau, T., & Franko, D.L. Targeting e-health obesity prevention for youth: Balancing
evidence-based approaches with audience appeal. Presented at MedNet, Toronto,
October, 2006.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Thompson, D., & Affenito, S. Do family meals
in childhood predict adolescent health outcomes? Paper presented at the International
Conference on Eating Disorders, Barcelona, June, 2006.
Franko, D.L., Herzog, D.B., Tahilani, K., Ong, E., Dorer, D., & leGrange, D. The role of
fluoxetine in treatment of women with anorexia nervosa. Paper presented at the
International Conference on Eating Disorders, Barcelona, June, 2006.
Franko, D.L., & Cousineau, T. Decreasing risk for eating disorders across the developmental
Spectrum: Multimedia tools for children, adolescents, and college students.
Workshop presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders,
Barcelona, June, 2006.
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Franko, D.L., Keel, P.K., Dorer, D., & Herzog, D.B. Suicidality in eating disorders:
Report from a longitudinal study. Symposium presentation at the Association
for European Psychiatry, Nice, March, 2006.
Franko, D.L., & George, J.E. Culturally-specific prevention programming for Latina women.
Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Montreal, April
2005.
Herzog, D.B., Franko, D.L., Jackson, S.C., Manzo, M.P., Miller, K.K., & Klibanski, A. Does
participation in osteoporosis treatment studies influence eating disorder symptoms in
anorexia nervosa? Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders,
Montreal, April, 2005.
Dohm, F.A., Franko, D.L., Biro, F. Crawford, P., Daniels, S., & Striegel-Moore, R.H. Traumatic
experiences in a community sample of black and white women with and without an
eating disorder. Poster presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders,
Montreal, April, 2005.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., & Thompson, D. Is adolescent depression a risk factor for
obesity in young adulthood? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eating
Disorders Research Society, Amsterdam, October, 2004.
Franko, D.L., Mintz, L.B., Villapiano, M., & Green, T.C. Effectiveness of a multimedia
prevention program for eating disorders. Presented at the annual meeting of the
Eating Disorders Research Society, Ravello, Italy, October, 2003.
Franko, D.L. Integrating risk factor research into eating disorders prevention for adolescents and
young adults. Presentation at the 1 st Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, May,
2003.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Barton, B.A. Depression and traumatic life events: Results
from a prospective community study of black and white adolescent girls. Paper
presented at the European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Berlin, May, 2003.
Franko, D.L. Prevention of eating disorders in adolescent girls: What next? Paper
presented at the Academy for Eating Disorders Conference, Vancouver, May, 2001.
Franko, D.L., Blais, M.A., Becker, A.E., and Herzog, D.B. Pregnancy in eating
disordered women: A prospective study. Paper presented at the Eating Disorders
Research Society meeting, Munich, Germany, November, 2000.
Keel, P.K, Dorer, D.J., Franko, D.L., Eddy, K.T., et al. Who is dying from an eating
disorder? Paper presented at the Eating Disorders Research Society meeting, Munich,
Germany, November, 2000.
National
Fernandes, C., Rodgers, R.F., & Franko, D.L. (October, 2012).“Yo/Eu, ¿Gorda? ¡Nunca!:” An
exploration of Spanish and Portuguese appearance-related microaggressions on Twitter.
Paper presented at the Diversity Challenge Conference, Boston.
Cousineau, T.M., Franko, D.L., Markowitz, J.T., Laffel, L., Schultz, A., & Trant, M. (September,
2012). Feasibility of implementing a healthy lifestyle text message program for older
adolescents and young adults with diabetes implemented in a pediatric clinic setting.
Paper presented at the Social Media, Mobile Apps, and Internet/Web 2.0 in Health,
Medicine and Biomedical Research Conference, Boston.
Cousineau, T. M., Franko, D.L., Trant, M., Rodgers, R.F., & Roehrig, J.P. (September, 2012).
Can Internet-based tools engage adolescence on health lifestyle factors? Why tapping
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Psychosocial and developmentally relevant issues is key. Paper presented at the Social
Media, Mobile Apps, and Internet/Web 2.0 in Health, Medicine and Biomedical Research
Conference, Boston.
Franko, D.L., Rodgers, R., & Lovering, M. (May, 2012) The role of perceived parental feeding
style in eating disorder symptoms, healthy eating and physical activity in latina women.
Paper presented at the annual International Conference on Eating Disorders, Austin.
Rodgers, R.F., Melioli, T., Rodrigues, M., Franko, D.L., & Chabrol, H. (May, 2012) Disordered
eating, body image concerns, internet exposure and problematic internet use in young
women. Paper presented at the annual International Conference on Eating Disorders,
Austin.
Thompson-Brenner, H., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Richards, L.K., Roehrig, J., & Boisseau,
C.M. (May, 2012). Demographics and treatment moderators and predictors of outcome in
binge eating disorder clinical trials. Paper presented at the annual International
Conference on Eating Disorders, Austin.
Shingleton, R., Thompson-Brenner, H., Franko, D.L., & Thompson, D. (May, 2012). Gender
differences in binge eating disorder: baseline characteristics and treatment outcome.
Paper presented at the annual International Conference on Eating Disorders, Austin.
Franko, D.L., Keshaviah, A., Eddy, K., Ross, S., Davis, M., M, K., Keel, P., Thompson-Brenner,
H., Herzog, D. (May, 2012). A longitudinal look at mortality rates in eating disorders
over time. Paper presented at the annual International Conference on Eating Disorders,
Austin.
Schlesinger, M.R., Timko, C.A., & Franko, D.L. (November, 2010). Depression and eating
pathology by ethnicity in youth. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Public Health Association, Denver.
Franko, D.L., Benbrook. A., & Buechner, A. (October, 2010). Prevention efforts with Latina
women. Poster presented at the 16 th annual meeting of the Eating Disorder Research
Society, Boston.
Roehrig, J.P., Franko, D.L., & Cousineau, T. (October, 2010). Group differences in body esteem
in high school students. Poster presented at the 16 th annual meeting of the Eating
Disorder Research Society, Boston.
Thompson-Brenner, H., Franko, D.L., & Davis, A. (October, 2010). Ethnic/cultural differences
in participants in clinical trials for Binge Eating Disorder. Poster presented at the 16 th
annual meeting of the Eating Disorder Research Society, Boston.
Lavender, J.M., De Young, K.P., Franko, D.L., Eddy, K.T., Kass, A.E., Sears, M.S., & Herzog,
D.B. (October, 2010). Investigation of the joint longitudinal trajectories of low body
weight, binge eating, and purging in women with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Poster presented at the 16 th annual meeting of the Eating Disorder Research Society,
Boston.
Eddy, K.T., Crosby, R.D., Swanson, S., Ruscio, J. Franko, D.L., Keshaviah, A., & Herzog,
D.B. (October, 2010). Latent structure of DSM-IV-TR eating disorders. Poster presented
at the 16 th annual meeting of the Eating Disorder Research Society, Boston.
Franko, D.L., Timko, C.A., & Boynton-Jarrett, R. (June, 2010). Typology of interpersonal
violence and eating pathology in youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
American Psychological Society, Boston.
Franko, D.L., Paxton, S.J., & Benbrook, A. Differences in risk factors for eating disorders
between US and Australian college women. Poster presented at the 15 th annual
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meeting of the Eating Disorder Research Society, Brooklyn, New York, September,
2009.
De Young, K. P., Franko, D. L., Eddy, K. T., Kass, A. E., Sears, M. S., & Herzog, D. B. The 5-
year course of self-induced vomiting in a treatment-seeking sample of women with eating
disorders. Poster to be presented at the 15 th annual meeting of the Eating Disorder
Research Society, Brooklyn, New York, September, 2009.
Franko, D.L., Cousineau, T.M., Trant, M., Green, T.C., Ainscough, J, & Thompson, D.
Might nutrition education programs for college students increase internalization of
sociocultural ideals of thinness? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eating
Disorders Research Society, Pittsburgh, October, 2007.
Haines, J., Franko, D.L., Ziyadeh, N., & Austin, S.B. How well do brief measures of disordered
eating behaviors used in large epidemiologic studies identify adolescents with eating
disorders? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research
Society, Pittsburgh, October, 2007.
Franko, D.L. Multimedia programs for eating disorder prevention: Challenges and opportunities.
Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Baltimore, May,
2007.
Franko, D.L., Cousineau, T., Watt, M., Brevard, J., & Pappas, J. Increasing healthy behaviors in
college students through goal setting. Poster presented at the International Conference on
Eating Disorders, Baltimore, May, 2007.
Freizinger, M., Franko, D.L., Domar, A.D., Dacey, M., & Okun, B.F. The prevalence of eating
disorders in an infertile population. Paper presented at the International Conference on
Eating Disorders, Baltimore, May, 2007.
Eddy, K.T., Dorer, D., Franko, D.L., Tahilani, K., Ong, E., & Herzog, D.B. Longitudinal
diagnostic stability and crossover in anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Paper presented at the
International Conference on Eating Disorders, Baltimore, May, 2007.
Franko, D.L., Holm-Denoma, J., Witte, T., Gordon, K., Herzog, D.B., Fichter, M., Quadfleig, N.,
& Joiner, T. Examining the link between anorexia nervosa and suicide. Paper presented
at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Baltimore, May, 2007.
Thompson-Brenner, H. Eddy, K.T., Franko, D.L., Dorer, D., Vaschenko, M., & Herzog, D.B.
Personality classification system for eating disorders: A longitudinal study. Paper
presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Baltimore, May, 2007.
George, J.E., Leffler, D.A., Dennis, M.M., Kelly, C.P., Franko, D.L., & Blom-Hoffman, J.
Psychological correlates of gluten-free diet adherence in adults with celiac disease.
Presented at the International Celiac Conference, New York, November, 2006.
Watt, M., Brevard, J., Green, T.C., Franko, D.L., Pappas, J., & Cousineau, T.M. Promoting
health in college populations: Benefits of web-based nutrition education for college
students. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association,
Boston, November, 2006.
Franko, D.L. Integrating obesity and eating disorder prevention: Developing programs for
adolescents and college students. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American
Public Health Association, Boston, November, 2006.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Obarzanek, E., Morrison, J., Schreiber, G.B.,
Biro, F., & Daniels, S. Childhood overweight and cardiovascular disease risk factors:
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Boston,
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November, 2006.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Affenito, S., May, A., & Kraemer, H. Night
eating syndrome: evidence of subtypes? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
American Psychological Society, New York, May, 2006.
Affenito, S.G., Thompson, D., Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Daniels, S.R., Barton, B.A.,
Schreiber, G.B., & Crawford, P.B. Longitudinal assessment of micronutrient intake
among African-American girls: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth
and Health Study. Poster presented at the Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition-
at the American Dietetic Association, St. Louis, Missouri, October, 2005.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Franko, D.L., Thompson, D., Affenito, S., Schreiber, G., Crawford, P., &
Daniels, S.R. Few adolescent girls eat the recommended number of servings of fruits and
vegetables. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological
Association, Washington, DC, August, 2005.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Thompson, D., Barton, B.A., Dohm, F.A., & Kraemer, H.C.
Comorbidity of major depression in young black and white women. Poster
presented at the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, July, 2004.
Cousineau, T., & Franko, D.L. Using multimedia technology for adolescent body
dissatisfaction: A pilot study. Poster presented at the American Psychological
Association, Honolulu, July, 2004.
Striegel-Moore, R.H., Thompson, D. Franko, D.L., Barton, B.A. Empirical typologies of eating
disorder behaviors using latent class analysis. Poster presented at the American
Psychological Association, Honolulu, July, 2004.
Becker A.E., Thomas, J.T., Franko, D.L., & Herzog, D.B. Weight in the evaluation of eating
disorders. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association, Honolulu,
July, 2004.
Franko, D.L. Sociocultural influences on eating disorders. Paper presented at the Eating
Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, and Action, Washington, DC, April, 2004.
Franko, D.L., Mintz, L.B., Villapiano, M., Green, T.C., Mainelli, D., Folensbee, L., Butler, S.F.
& Little, D. Food, Mood, and Attitude: A multimedia program to reduce eating disorder
risk factors in college women. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating
Disorders, Orlando, April, 2004.
Franko, D.L., Dorer, D.J., Keel, P.K., Manzo, M.P., Jackson, J., & Herzog, D.B. Substance abuse
in eating disorders: Predictors of onset and recovery. Paper presented at the International
Conference on Eating Disorders, Orlando, April, 2004.
Franko, D.L., Dorer, D.J., Manzo, M.P., Jackson, S., Keel, P.K., & Herzog, D.B. Substance
abuse symptom clusters in eating disorders. Poster presented at the International
Conference on Eating Disorders, Orlando, April, 2004.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, Thompson, D., & Barton, B.A. Body dissatisfaction, self-esteem,
and BMI in black and white adolescent girls. Paper presented at the International
Conference on Eating Disorders, Orlando, April, 2004.
Franko, D.L. Innovations in eating disorder prevention: Use of multimedia technology to
reduce risk factors for disordered eating. Workshop presented at the International
Conference on Eating Disorders, Orlando, April, 2004.
Jackson, S., Manzo, M.P., Franko, D.L., & Herzog, D.B. Diagnostic migration in restricting
anorexia nervosa. Poster presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders,
Orlando, April, 2004.
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Delinsky, S.S., Hildebrandt, T.B., Dorer, D.J., Franko, D.L., Jackson, S.C., Manzo, M.P., &
Herzog, D.B. Patterns of purging among women with eating disorders. Poster presented
at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Orlando, April, 2004.
Field, A.E., Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Schreiber, G.B., Crawford, P.B., & Daniels,
S.R. Race differences in accuracy of self-reported childhood body size among white and
black females. Presented at the annual meeting of the North American Association for
the Study of Obesity, Fort Lauderdale, October, 2003.
Franko, D.L., Weinger, K., Goebel-Fabbri, A., Rodriguez, M., Fikkan, J., Pearson, K. and
Anderson, B.J. Insulin Omission in Women with Type 1 diabetes: Validity of the Eating
Disorder Inventory. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes
Association, New Orleans, June, 2003.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., & Barton, B.A. Stability of the factor structure of the eating
disorders inventory in black and white adolescent girls. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Charleston, November, 2002.
Franko, D.L., Dorer, D.J., Keel, P.K, Charat, V., Renn, R., & Herzog, D.B. Psychosocial
adjustment and recovery from eating disorders. Paper presented at the International
Conference on Eating Disorders, Boston, April, 2002.
Franko, D.L., Striegel-Moore, R.H., Barton, B., & Schumann, B. Factor structure of the Eating
Disorders Inventory in black and white adolescent girls. Paper presented at the
International Conference on Eating Disorders, Boston, April, 2002.
Franko, D.L., Keel, P.K., Dorer, D. and Herzog, D.B. Suicidality in eating disorders. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Eating Disorders Research Society, Albuquerque,
November, 2001.
Franko, D.L. School-based prevention programs for young girls at risk for eating disorders.
Paper presented at the National Assembly of School-Based Health Care, Detroit,
June, 2000.
Franko, D.L. Pregnancy complications and neonatal outcome in eating disordered women. Paper
presented at the 9 th Annual International Conference on Eating Disorders, New
York, May, 2000.
Franko, D.L. Integrating risk factor research into eating disorders prevention. Paper
presented at the 107 th convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston,
August, 1999.
Franko, D.L. Prevention of eating disorders in young women at risk. Workshop presented at
at the First Annual Conference of the Academy for Eating Disorders, San Diego, June,
1999.
Franko, D.L. Differences between and within: Eating behaviors and family interaction in
Chinese, Japanese, and Southeast Asian women. Paper presented at the First
Annual Conference of the Academy for Eating Disorders, San Diego, June, 1999.
Regional
Franko, D.L. Eating disorders: Detection, referral, and treatment in the primary care
setting. Presented at the Veterans Affairs Mini-Residency on Women’s Health,
September, 2003.
Franko, D.L. Group and cognitive behavioral approaches to the treatment of eating disorders.
Paper presented at the Harvard Medical School conference on Eating Disorders,
April, 2003.
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Franko, D.L., Villapiano, M., Cousineau, T., Folensbee, L., Mainelli, D., & Goldstein, M.
Innovations in Eating Disorder Prevention: How Multimedia Tools Can Enhance Your
Clinical Work. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Eating
Disorders Association, Boston, April, 2003.
Franko, D.L. Treatment of eating disorders in college-aged & older women. Paper presented at
the annual symposium of the National Association of Social Workers, Marlborough,
May, 2002.
Franko, D.L. Reproductive issues in women with eating disorders. Paper presented
at the Partners in Perinatal Health Conference, Worcester, May, 2001.
Franko, D.L. Translating treatment and risk factors into the prevention of eating disorders. Paper
presented at the Massachusetts Psychological Association Health Psychology Initiative,
Boston, October, 2000.
Franko, D.L. Treating eating disorders: Bad habits or bad chemistry? Paper presented at the
Harvard Medical School Conference, “Psychotherapy: Treatment and the Bio-Psycho-
Social Controversies,” Boston, June, 1999.
Franko, D.L. Treatment strategies in eating disorders. Paper presented at the Harvard Medical
School conference on “Obesity and Eating Disorders,” Boston, June, 1999.
Grant Support
“Defining Recovery for Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa: A 25-Year Outcome Study”
Principal Investigator: David B. Herzog, M.D.
Type: 1 R03 MH094832
Amount: $100,000
Period: 7/1/11 – 6/30/13
Role: Co-Investigator
The study involves a one time 25-year follow-up of the Massachusetts General Hospital
Longitudinal Study of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. The proposed study will
establish an empirically valid definition of eating disorder recovery, document mortality and
recovery at follow-up, and identify demographic and clinical predictors of 25-year eating
disorder outcome.
“Mobile Motivation for Health Promotion among Adolescents”
Principal Investigator: Tara Cousineau, Ph.D.
Agency: NIH/NIDDK
Type: 1 R43 DK085748-01A1
Amount: $142,067
Period: 10/1/10 – 9/30/11
Role: Co-Investigator
This project will develop and test a pilot version of a health promotion mobile phone application,
www.BodiMojo.mobi, for adolescents (ages 14-18). This focus will be to develop the mobile
program “text” reminder system that includes both message content and translation to texting
language geared toward improving healthy eating and rates of physical activity.
“Treatment Response in Ethnic Minority Individuals with Binge Eating Disorder”
Principal Investigator(s): Debra L. Franko, Ph.D. and Heather Thompson-Brenner, Ph.D.
Agency: NIMH
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Type: 1R03MH083987-01A1
Amount: $100,000
Period: 6/1/09 – 5/31/11
This study is designed to investigate symptom presentation and psychosocial treatment response
among African American and Hispanic/Latino subjects with Binge Eating Disorder and to
compare drop out, improvement, and recovery rates in the sample.
“Web-based 5 A-Day Education for High School Students”
Principal Investigator: Tara Cousineau, Ph.D.
Agency: NIH/NIDDK
Type: SBIR 2R43 DK074280-01A1R44
Amount: $794,286
Period: 6/01/08 – 6/30/11
Role: Co-Investigator
The development and efficacy testing of an online program for high school students, Bodimojo is
designed to increase fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, and positive body image. This
project will test the website program in 6 schools in the greater Boston area.
“Decreasing risk for eating disorders and obesity”
Principal Investigator: Debra L. Franko, Ph.D.
Provost Grant
Amount: $18,000
Period: 1/1/08 – 6/30/10
This project is designed to decrease risk for eating disorders in two groups: college students at an
Australian university and Latina students at Northeastern University. Intervention programs to
decrease risk that have been found successful with other groups will be tested with these
samples.
“Promoting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Schools”
Principal Investigator: Jessica Blom-Hoffman, Ph.D.
Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Type: 1 K23 HD047480-01
Amount: $611,960
Period: 7/1/04 – 6/30/09
Role: Primary Mentor
This project is designed to develop a school-based, multi-component nutrition education program
for kindergarten and first grade students, with booster sessions throughout the subsequent school
years. The program will contain classroom, lunchtime, after school, and home components. It
will focus on increasing children’s consumption of vegetables and fruits and increasing levels of
physical activity and the longitudinal measurement of such behaviors.
Grant Support – Previous 5 years
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“Special Report: Improving Body Image and Self-Esteem in Middle School”
Principal Investigator: Tara Cousineau, Ph.D.
Agency: NIDDK
Type: SBIR 2 R43 DK061269-02A2
Amount: $871,220
Period: 6/01/04 – 5/30/08
Role: Co-Investigator (20%)
This project will develop an interactive web based primary prevention intervention that targets
body dissatisfaction among 12-14 year old adolescents. This Phase II project will design the CD-
ROM and field-test the program with over 250 middle school students.
“Bulimia Nervosa: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Latinos”
Principal Investigator: Mae Lynn Reyes, Ph.D.
Agency: NIMH
Type: 1 F32 MH066523-01A1
Amount: $156,927
Period: 7/1/03 – 6/30/07
Role: Consultant
This project will develop a manualized treatment using cognitive behavioral treatment for
women with bulimia nervosa in Puerto Rico. The treatment will be tested with a large group of
women in the San Juan area in an efficacy trial.
“Internet-Based Nutrition Education for College Students”
Principal Investigator: Tara Cousineau, Ph.D.
Agency: NIH/NIDDK
Type: SBIR 2 R44 DK061870-02A1
Amount: $869,962
Period: 6/01/04 – 5/30/08
Role: Co-Investigator (20%)
This grant is designed to create a website that will provide nutrition education for college
students. It will be part of a series of health-related websites called “MyStudentBody.com” for
which modules on tobacco and alcohol use have already been funded. This Phase II project
involves the design and testing of a risk assessment-based college nutrition website at 10
universities across the U.S.
“Web-based 5 A-Day Education for High School Students”
Principal Investigator: Tara Cousineau, Ph.D.
Agency: NIH/NIDDK
Type: SBIR 1R43 DK074280-01A1R44
Amount: $100,000
Period: 8/01/04 – 7/30/07
Role: Consultant
The development and feasibility testing of a prototype online program for high school students,
Jive for Five, is designed to increase fruit and vegetable intake and to promote healthier nutrition
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and life style changes using a stages-of-change tailored approach for personalized health
messages.
“Psychosocial Determinants of Nutrient Intake in Girls”
Principal Investigator: Ruth Striegel-Moore, Ph.D.
Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Type: R01 HL071122-01
Amount: $828,000
Period: 7/01/02 – 6/30/08
Role: Co-Investigator (15%)
This project will investigate the determinants of nutrient intake in African American and white
adolescent girls to examine the effects of intake behaviors on obesity and eating disorders. The
research will determine the extent to which psychological and familial factors contribute to
nutrient intake beyond the well-established effects of ethnicity and socioeconomic factors.
“Depression in Black and White Adolescent Girls”
Principal Investigator: Debra L. Franko, Ph.D.
Agency: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type: R01 MH064022-01
Amount: $351,500
Period: 9/1/01 – 8/31/04
Role: PI (25% effort)
The aims of this project are to 1) determine ethnicity specific rates of depressive symptoms and
syndromes of depression in Black and White females during adolescence and early adulthood; 2)
test a biopsychosocial model of risk for depression in Black and White girls, by exploring the
relationship between risk factors (e.g., pubertal timing, coping style, stressful life events) and the
emergence of depressive symptoms during adolescence; and 3) examine the outcomes of
adolescent depression for Black and White women. Outcome measures include obesity and
health services utilization, psychosocial adjustment, and psychiatric comorbidity, in young
adulthood.
“Alcoholism in Women with Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa”
Principal Investigator: David B. Herzog, M.D.
Agency: NIAAA
Type: 1 R03 AA013614-01A1
Amount: $100,000
Period: 5/15/03 – 4/30/05
Role: Co-Investigator (10%)
This grant will examine the predictors and clinical correlates of alcohol use disorders in women
with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
“Substance Use Disorders in Women with Eating Disorders”
Principal Investigator: David B. Herzog, M.D.
Agency: NIDA
Type: 1 R03 DA015414-01A1
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Amount: $100,000
Period: 5/10/03 – 1/31/05
Role: Co-Investigator (10%)
This project will investigate the prevalence of substance use disorders in women with eating
disorders and examine predictors of new onset cases.
“Prevention Eating Disorders and Weight Concerns in Latina Women”
Principal Investigator: Debra L. Franko, Ph.D.
Source: Institute on Urban Health Research
Type: Grant
Amount: $5,177
Period: 10/1/03 – 9/30-04
Role: PI
The aim of the current study is to compare an existing CD-ROM eating disorders prevention
program called “Food, Mood, and Attitude” alone to an enhanced prevention program that is
designed specifically for Latina women.
Teaching
Course Number Title Quarter/Semester # Students in section
CRS 3310-01 Psychopathology I Fall 2001 - Q 27
CRS 3310-02 Psychopathology I Fall 2001 - Q 17
CRS 3311-01 Psychopathology II Winter 2002 - Q 31
CRS 3311-02 Psychopathology II Winter 2002 - Q 10
CRS 3310-03 Psychopathology I Fall 2002 - Q 35
CRS 3587-02 Clinical Skills I Fall 2002 - Q 15
CRS 3311-02 Psychopathology II Winter 2003 - Q 32
CRS 3588-02 Clinical Skills II Winter 2003 - Q 13
CRS 3589-02 Clinical Skills III Spring 2003 - Q 13
CAP G399-02 Clinical Skills in Counseling Psychology Fall 2003 - S 8
CAP G230-01 Health Issues in Counseling Fall 2003 - S 19
CAP G401-01 Practicum in Counseling Psychology Spring 2004 - S 7
CAP G230-01 Health Issues in Counseling Spring 2004 - S 22
CAP G399-01 Clinical Skills in Counseling Psychology Fall 2004-2010 5-15
CAP G401-01 Practicum in Counseling Psychology Spring 2005-2012 5-15
CAP G720-01 Advanced Clinical Interventions Spring 2005-2011 4-10
Supervision of Graduate Students:
Laura Ziady: “The association between complex trauma and executive functioning
(defense 9/28/12) among an adolescent inpatient population”
Lisa Sussman: “The impact of state and trait anger on emotional eating
(defense 5/23/12) following laboratory based mood induction” (Chair)
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Nina Lewis-Schroder, Ph.D.: “Social support, diabetes self-care, and depressive symptoms
(defense 4/18/12) among diabetes patients struggling with glycemic control”
Pamela Wineman, Ph.D.: “The efficacy of a dialectical behavior therapy-based journal-writing
(defense 6/29/09) group with inpatient adolescent females: improving emotion
regulation, depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation” (Chair)
Melissa Freizinger, Ph.D.: “The prevalence of eating disorders in infertile women” (Chair)
(defense 11/29/06)
Jessica George, Ph.D.: “Psychological correlates of gluten-free diet adherence in adults with
(defense 9/21/06) celiac disease” (Chair)
Elodia Thomas, Ph.D. “Caregiver burnout in treating elderly terminal patients”
(defense spring 2006)
Rich Gershberg, M.A. “New perspectives in the assessment and treatment of people with
(defense fall 2005) Chronic and persistent mental illness: Symptoms v. Functioning”
Andrea Gurney, Ph.D.: “The effect of maternal religiosity, social support, and parenting style
(defense fall 2004) on the mother-child relationship in black families”
Susan Connell, Ph.D.:“Ethnic differences in subclinical eating disorders” (Chair)
(defense fall 2003)
Lissie Bates-Haus, Ph.D.: “The influence of interpersonal relationship distress on eating
(defense fall 2002) concerns of college women”
Service and Professional Development
Department Service:
• Member, Search Committee, 2011-12
• Chair, Search Committee, 2010-11
• Chair, Tenure and Promotions Committee, 2008-11
• Search Committee Member, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-09
• Chair, Research Space Committee, 2009-present
• Merit Committee Member, 2002-03
• Admissions Committee Member, 2001-present
• Chair, Comprehensive Exam Committee, 2002-present
• Director, Psychology and Education Clinic, 2001-2004
• Faculty Mentor, 2002-present
College and University Service:
• Member, Sabbatical Committee, 2011-12
• Chair, Bouve Research and Development Committee, 2010-11
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• By-laws Committee Member, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2006-07
• Faculty Council Member, 2003-04
• Member, Research and Development Committee 2004-06, 2006-07, 2009-10
• Health Services liaison in eating disorders, 2001-present
• Member, University Community Task Force Committee
Professional Service:
Editorial Board, Body Image: An International Journal of Research
Editorial Board, International Journal of Eating Disorders
Ad Hoc Reviewer:
• Journal of Adolescent Health
• Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
• Journal of Psychosomatic Research
• Health Psychology
• Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
• International Journal of Eating Disorders
• Journal of Abnormal Psychology
• Obesity Research
Newsletter Editor, Academy for Eating Disorders, 2003-2006
Co-Chair, Public Affairs Council, Academy for Eating Disorders, 2003-2006
Conference Committee Member, International Conference on Eating Disorders, 2004-2011
Conference Committee Co-Chair, International Conference on Eating Disorders, 2009
Board Member, Academy for Eating Disorders, 2009-2012
Secretary, Academy for Eating Disorders, 2011-2015
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