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Eating Disorder Research Program Team
The Eating Disorder Research Program team’s mission is to deepen understanding of youth with eating disorders, identify risk biomarkers, and improve treatment.
C. Alix Timko, PhD
Psychologist
Dr. Timko is a psychologist and researcher focused on understanding the development and maintenance of eating disorders in adolescents. Currently, her interest is in the neurobiology of anorexia, the role of neurocognition in eating disorder maintenance, sex differences in eating disorders, and the development of new treatments for youth with eating disorders.
Our Team
Dr. Marita Cooper, PhD
Research Post-doctoral Fellow
Dr. Samantha Turner, RN, PhD
Research Post-doctoral Fellow
Dr. Brooke Singer
Clinical Post-doctoral Fellow
Pascal Beckert-McGirr
Clinical Research Assistant
William Brake
Clinical Research Assistant
Ella Cho
Research Assistant
Emily Ferrer
Clinical Research Assistant
Prabhnoor Kaur
Clinical Research Assistant
Moniher Deb
Clinical Research Assistant
Grace Haase
Clinical Research Assistant