Committees & Task Forces

2019-2020 Standing Committees & Task Forces

Advocacy & Communication Committee

Christine Peat, PhD, Co-Chair
Renee Rienecke, PhD, FAED, Co-Chair
Leigh Brosof
Hallie Espel-Huynh, MS 
Andrea LaMarre, MSc
Abigail Matthews, PhD 
Jessica McClelland, PhD
Erin Parks, PhD  

Alicia Pinelli, BSW
Millie Plotkin, MLS
Board Liaison: Rachel Bachner-Melman, PhD, FAED
Staff Liaison: Elissa M. Myers, CAE, IOM, MA

Awards and Scientific Review Committee

TJ Raney, PhD, Co-Chair
Robyn Sysko, PhD, FAED, Co-Chair
Melissa Atkinson, PhD
Jessica Baker, PhD, FAED
Lindsay Bodell, PhD
Wayne Bowers, PhD, FAED
Gina Dimitropoulos, MSW, PhD
Andrea Graham, PhD
Sahib Khalsa, MD, PhD
Rachel Kolko, PhD
Eva Martins Conceicao, PhD
Rachel Millner, PsyD
Norman David Nsereko, MD
Emily Pisetsky, PhD, LP
Rachel Rodgers, PhD, FAED
Eva Schoen, PhD
Kendrin Sonneville, ScD, RD, FAED
Alexia Spanos, PhD
Jessica Van Huysse, PhD
Board Liaison: Unna Danner, PhD 
Staff Liaison: Dawn Gannon, MBA, CAE

Development Committee - forming

Diversity, equity, and Inclusion Committee

Marcella Raimondo, PhD, MPH, Co-Chair
Alvin Tran, ScD, MPH, Co-Chair
Nadia Craddock, EdM
Lisa DuBreuil, MSW, LICSW
Karen Jennings, PhD, RN, APRN
Janell Mensinger, PhD, FAED
Lesley Williams, MD, CEDS
Board Liaison: Marisol Perez, PhD
Staff Liaison: Elissa M. Myers, CAE, IOM, MA


Eating Disorders Coalition Liaison

Delegate: Bryn Austin, ScD, FAED 
Staff Liaison: Elissa M. Myers, CAE, IOM, MA

educational programming Committee

Beth Brandenburg, MD, Co-Chair
Caitlin Martin-Wagar, Co-Chair
Jessica Barth Nesbitt, MA, RD, LD, CEDRD
Linda Booij, PhD
Lynda Chassler, MSW, LCSW, PhD
Marita Cooper, MPsych (Clin)
Emily Gray, MD
Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RDN, LD, FAED
Michelle E Ronayne, PhD
Lucy Serpell, Clinical Psycologist/Associate Professor
Leslie Sim, PhD
Board Liaison: Kristin Von Ranson, PhD, FAED
Staff Liaison: Dawn Gannon, MBA, CAE

Electronic Media Committee

Seena Grewal, MD, Co-Chair  
Kielty Oberlin, PhD, Co-Chair 
J Armando Barriguete Meléndez, MD, PhD, FAED
Brittany Bohrer, MA
Kristin Bulzomi, BA
Kelsey Clark, BA
Lisa Hail, PhD
Jason McCray, PhD
Danyale McCurdy-McKinnon, PhD
Natalie Prohaska, MD
Jaclyn Siegel, MS, RYT-200
Jessica Van Huysse, PhD
Ya-Ke (Grace) Wu, PhD
Board Liaison: Marisol Perez, PhD
Staff Liaison: Dawn Gannon, MBA, CAE

ethics Committee

Richard Kreipe, MD, FAED, FAAP, FSAHM, Chair
Tracey Wade, PhD, FAED
Lucene Wisniewski, PhD, FAED
Board Liaison: Unna Danner, PhD
Staff Liaison: Elissa M. Myers, CAE, IOM, MA


Experts by experience Committee

Judy Krasna, BA, Co-Chair 
Ashley Solomon, PsyD, Co-Chair
Ellen Bennett  
Belinda Caldwell, MPH 
Shannon Calvert
Suzanne Dooley-Hash, MD, FAED  
Tabitha Farrar, BSc
Heather Hower, MSWLICSW, QCSW, ACSW
Kym Piekunka
Alicia Pinelli, BSW
Kristina Saffran  
Therese Waterhous, PhD, CEDRD, FAED 
Board Liaison: Chevese Turner, BA 
Staff Liaison: Elissa M. Myers, CAE, IOM, MA


Fellows Committee

Tamara Pryor, PhD, FAED, Chair
Anne Becker, MD, PhD, FAED  
Beth Hartman McGilley, PhD, FAED, CEDS
Marcia Herrin, EdD, MPH, RDN, LD, FAED
Lucy Serpell, PhD, DClinPsy, FAED
Eric van Furth, PhD, FAED
Board Liaison: Unna Danner, PhD
Staff Liaison: Dawn Gannon, MBA, CAE

Finance Committee

Nadia MicaliMD, MRCPsych, PhD, FAED, Co-Chair
Mark Norris, MD, FRCPC, Co-Chair
Clare Cruickshank, MSC, RSW 
Debra Katzman, MD, FAED
Rebecka Peebles, MD
Board Liaison: Jennifer Lundgren, PhD, FAED
Staff Liaison: Elissa M. Myers, CAE, IOM, MA

Forum (Newsletter) Committee

Anna Cathleen Ciao, Editor
Elin Lantz, Book Reviewer 
Camden Matherne, Book Reviewer 
Board Liaison: Rachel Bachner-Melman, PhD, FAED 
Staff Liaison: Courtney Eiland, MA

Medical Care Standards Committee (MCSC)

Rebecka Peebles, MD, Co-Chair
Ashish Kumar, MRCPsych, MSc, Co-Chair 
Heather Dlugosz, MD, FAPA, CEDS

Vikas Duvvuri, MD, PhD
Theresa Fassihi, PhD, FAED, CEDS
Jennifer Gaudiani, MD, CEDS, FAED
Jessica Moore, MD
Josephine Neale
Linda Schack, MD
Lori Schur, RN, PhD
Sebastian Soneira, MD
Lesley Wiliams, MD, CEDS
Suzanne Dooley-Hash, MD, FAED
Beth Hartman McGilley, PhD, FAED, CEDS
Debra Katzman, MD, FAED
Ellen Rome, MD, MPH
Mark Warren, MD
Therese Waterhous, PhD, RD, LD
Board Liaison: Kristin von Ranson, PhD, FAED  
Staff Liaison: Elissa M. Myers, CAE, IOM, MA

Member Retention/Recruitment Committee

Marita Cooper, MPsych (Clin) , Co-Chair 
Tara Deliberto, PhD, Co-Chair 
Leslie K Anderson, PhD, FAED
Lisa Anderson, PhD
Shannon Calvert
Angela Derrick, PhD, CEDS-S 
Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD, LP
Vivienne Hazzard
Don Irvine
Kristen Lohse
Janet Lydecker, PhD
Umberto Nizzoli, MD
Board Liaison: Kelly Bhatnagar, PhD, FAED
Staff Liaison: Ronald Phan


Nominations Committee

Kyle DeYoung, PhD, FAED, Chair/Board Liaison 
Stephanie Bauer, PhD
Carolyn Becker, PhD, FAED

Patricia Fallon, PhD, FAED
Paulo PP Machado, PhD, FAED
Eva Trujillo, MD, CEDS, FAED, FAAP, FIAEDP
Lucene Wisniewski, PhD, FAED
Staff Liaison: Dawn Gannon, MBA, CAE

Partnership, Chapter & Affiliate Committee

Gry Kjaersdam Telleus, Msc, Co-Chair
Cristina Segura Garcia, MD, PhD, Co-Chair
Tiffany Brown, PhD
Dolly Figueroa Ellinger, MD
Hans-Christoph Friederich, MD
Anna Jakobs Danielsson, Lic. Psych.
Olga Lizett Gonzalez Dominguez, Clin. Psych.

Bonnie Harkin
Guenole Huon de Penanster
Rasmus Isomaa, PhD
Melanie Jacob, RD, CSSD
Carine El Khazen Hadati
Ashish Kumar, MRCPsych, MSc
Paulo PP Machado, PhD
Umberto Nizzoli, MD

Mayaro Ortega Luyando
Hana Papezova, MD, PhD
Renee Prijatelj
Mae Lynn Reyes-Rodriguez, PhD
Ellen Rome, MD, FAED
Janice Russell, MD, FAED
Ana Rosa Sepulveda, PhD
Maria Antonina Sobieszek, PhD
Sebastian Soneira, MD
Olga Sushko, MA
Margriet van Leeuwen
Johan Vanderlinden
Ana Rita Rendeiro Riberio Vaz, PhD
Mette Waaddegaard, MD, PhD

Karin Waldherr
Lena Westin, RN
Lars Woeckel, PD, DR
Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi
Board Liaison: Rachel Bachner-Melman, PhD, FAED
Staff Liaison: Elissa Myers, CAE, IOM, MA

Research-Practice Committee

Karen Jennings, MS, RN, PMHNP-CD, Co-Chair 
Allison Kelly, PhD, CPsych, Co-Chair
Kelsey Clark
Gina Dimitropoulos, MSW, PhD
Maria La Via, MD
John Levitt, PhD, FAED
Caitlin Martin-Wagar
Lauren Muhlheim, PsyD, FAED, CEDS-S
Carolyn Pearson Carter, PhD
Rachel Presskreischer, MS, LMSW 
Board Liaison: Kristin von Ranson, PhD, FAED  
Staff Liaison: Elissa Myers, CAE, IOM, MA

Social Media Committee

Mirjam Mainland, MS, Co-Chair
Millie Plotkin, MLS, Co-Chair
Jessica Barker
Felicia Chang
Suzanne Dooley-Hash, MD, FAED
Vikas Duvvuri
Evelyna Kambanis
Shelby Martin
Kielty Oberlin, PhD
Kel O'Neill 
Lisa Shank
Lindzy Sienkowski
Courtney Simpson
Alli Spotts-DeLazzer, MA, LMFT, CEDS
Nora Trompeter
Joanna Wiese, PhD
Ya-Ke (Grace) Wu, PhD
Board Liaison: Marisol Perez, PhD
Staff Liaison: Courtney Eiland, MA

Special Interest Groups Oversight Committee

Leslie K. Anderson, PhD, FAED, Co-Chair
Lauren Muhlheim, PsyD, FAED, CEDS-S, Co-Chair
Julia Cassidy, MS, RDN, CEDR-DS
Marita Cooper, MPsych (Clin), PhD Candidate
Suzanne Dooley-Hash, MD, FAED 

Eleni Lantzouni, MD
Abby Sarrett-Cooper, LPC
Mindy Solomon, PhD
Julie Trim, PhD
Joanna Wiese, PhD 
Board Liaison: Kelly Bhatnagar, PhD, FAED
Staff Liaison: Dawn Gannon, MBA, CAE

Taskforce for the development of psychological care guidelines

Kyle De Young, PhD, FAED, Chair/Board Liaison
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, MS
Anja Hilbert, PhD
Carol Peterson, PhD, FAED
Lucy Serpell, PhD, DClinPsy, FAED
Glenn Waller, DPhil, FAED
Lucene Wisniewski, PhD, FAED
Staff Liaison: Elissa Myers, CAE, IOM, MA

taskforce on Nonprofit & University-Based Residential Eating Disorder Treatment Centers

Walter Kaye, MD, FAED, Chair
Evelyn Attia, MD, FAED
Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED
Sara Forman, MD
Guido Frank, MD, FAED
Angela Guarda, MD, FAED
Daniel LeGrange, PhD, FAED
James Lock, MD, PhD, FAED
Carrie McAdams, MD, PhD
Christine Peat, PhD
Kathleen Pike, PhD, FAED
Tracy Richmond
Jennifer Wildes, PhD, FAED
Stephen Wonderlich, PhD, FAED
Board Liaison: Kyle De Young, PhD, FAED
Staff Liaison:Elissa Myers, CAE, IOM, MA


2020 Annual Conference Program Committee

Jerel Calzo, PhD, MPH, FAED, Co-Chair
Anthea Fursland, PhD, FAED Co-Chair
Joanne Titterton, SCHN, Logistics Chair
Colleen Alford

Jessica Baker, PhD, FAED
Natasha Burke, PhD
Olivia Carter, DPsych (Clinical)

Anjanette Casey
Susan Hart
Dr. Rachel Lawson
Sian McLean, PhD

Deborah Mitchison, MClinPsych, MSc
Mae Lynn Reyes-Rodriguez
Ashley Solomon, PsyD
Chris Thornton, MClinPsy
Tracey Wade, PhD, FAED
Christina Wierenga
Sarah Young
Board Liaison: Ross Crosby, PhD, FAED
Staff Liaison: Jeremy Freeman
Staff Liaison: Dawn Gannon, MBA, CAE

2021 Annual Conference Program Committee

Emilio Compte, PhD, Co-Chair
Jason Lavender, PhD, FAED, Co-Chair
Leslie K Anderson, PhD, FAED
Eva Martins Conceicao, PhD
Kristen Culbert, PhD, RN, APRN
Tabitha Farrar, BSc
Kelsie Forbush, PhD
Karen Jennings, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC
Katie Loth, PhD, MPH, RD, LD
Guillermina Rutsztein, PhD, FAED
April Smith, PhD
Eva Trujillo, MD, CEDS, FAED, FAAP, FIAEDP
Board Liaison: Ross Crosby, PhD, FAED
Staff Liaison: Dawn Gannon, MBA, CAE