Upcoming Webinars

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• Ana Ramirez, PhD

Dr. Ana Ramirez is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of the Pediatric Program at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Texas A&M University and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center. Dr. Ramirez is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of CA and a certified bilingual (Spanish) provider. She has conducted individual, family, and group therapy for eating disorders in the Adult, Adolescent, and Pediatric programs at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center. Dr. Ramirez has training in Family-Based Treatment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Exposure/Response Prevention for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Dr. Ramirez supervises clinical trainees in the Adolescent and Pediatric programs. Her research interests include treatment development, evaluation, and outcomes, and the adaptation of available treatments for culturally diverse patient populations; she has published multiple papers and book chapters in these areas. Her passion is working to ensure that ethnic minorities have equal access to evidence-based treatments.

• Jessie Menzel, PhD, Equip Health

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• Jennifer J. Thomas, PhD, FAED, Immediate Past president, AED; Co-director, Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital & Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
• Kelly Bhatnagar, PhD, FAED, Current President, AED; Clinical Psychologist, Center for Emotional Wellness & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, USA
• Rachel Bachner-Melman, PhD, FAED. Treasurer, AED; Associate Professor (Clinical Psychology Graduate Program), Ruppin Academic Centre, Israel
• Unna Danner, PhD FAED, President-Elect; Senior Researcher, Altrecht Eating Disorders Rintveld & Lecturer, Department of Clinical Psychology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

• Karen Jennings Mathis, PhD, APRN, FAED, AED Director for Research-Practice Integration; Research Scientist at The Miriam Hospital and Assistant Professor at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

Description:

Given a large proportion of eating disorder patients have experienced interpersonal trauma, more consistently incorporating trauma-informed approaches within eating disorder assessment and treatment is recommended. Prior trauma exposure can impact ED patients' experiences in navigating eating disorder treatment. This webinar aims to give practical guidelines to clinicians and researchers regarding how to approach ED care from a trauma-informed lens, including assessment and treatment considerations.

• Gabriela Hurtado Alvarado PhD
  Dr. Gabriela Hurtado (she/hers/ella) is a Licensed Psychologist and co-founder of a private practice in Austin, Texas, Prickly Pear Therapy and Training. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Toledo in 2015. Her main clinical interests involve the assessment and treatment of trauma and PTSD and eating disorders in Latinx communities. In addition, her primary research interests center on understanding the role of culture in the etiology and maintenance of suicidal behaviors. 
• Yasmine Mavrakis, RD, LD 
  Yasmine Mavrakis (she, her) is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist and founder of Mavrakis Nutrition, a nutrition counselling practice in Austin, TX. Yasmine holds a degree in Nutritional Sciences in Medical Dietetics from the University of Missouri and is also credentialed as a Certified Group Fitness Instructor with the American Council of Exercise. She has eight years of experience working in nutrition and dietetics, including a focus on supporting folks with chronic conditions, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ identities, and those with severe mental health conditions, including eating disorders.

• Caitlin Martin-Wagar, Ph.D., University of Montana