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Timko Research Group Team
The Timko Research Group is a dynamic research group examining a range of topics related to eating disorders, particularly anorexia nervosa and malnutrition.

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
Natalia Orloff, PhD
Research Psychologist
orloffnc@chop.edu
Marita Cooper, PhD
Research Postdoctoral Fellow
cooperm@chop.edu
Amanda Makara
Clinical Research Coordinator and Lab Manager
makaraa@chop.edu
Grace Haase
Clinical Research Assistant
haaseg@chop.edu
Moniher Deb
Research Coordinator
debm@chop.edu
Shilpa Jujjavarapu
Research Coordinator
jujjavaras@chop.edu
Simar Singh
Study Therapist
singhs11@chop.edu
Shelby Ortiz
Study Therapist
Danielle Scharf
Assessment Supervisor
scharfd@chop.edu
Ilana Chamdi
Clinical and Research Extern
chamdii@chop.edu
Courtney Breiner
Clinical and Research Extern
breinerc@chop.edu
Nicholas Powers
Graduate Research Assistant
Marisa Joel
Medical Student
joelm@chop.edu
Sammi Weiss
Undergraduate Research Assistant
weisss2@chop.edu
Caroline Martin
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Bella Ozomaro
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Cate Morales
Visiting Research Fellow
moralesc3@chop.edu