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Denise E. Wilfley, PhD
Current
Position
Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, Pediatrics and Psychology
University Roles
Director, Weight Management & Eating Disorders Program
Education and Training
University of Missouri, Ph.D.
Stanford University, Postdoctoral training
Major Awards
FIRST Independent Research Award
K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient Oriented Research
Fellow, Academy of Eating Disorders
Fellow, North American Association for the Study of Obesity
Areas of Clinical Interest
Etiology, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders and obesity.
Areas of Research Interests
Dr. Wilfley’s program of research centers on the causes, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders and obesity among children, adolescents, and adults. Current programs of research include: (1) the classification, characterization, assessment, and risk factors of eating and weight disorders; (2) the development of effective treatments for individuals suffering from eating disorders and obesity; and (3) the development of innovative and cost-effective methods for early intervention and prevention of eating disorders and obesity.
Key Publications
Taylor CB, Bryson SW, Luce KH, Cunning D, Celio A, Abascal LB, Rockwell R, Dev P, Winzelberg AJ, Wilfley DE: Prevention of eating disorders in at-risk college-age women. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2006; 63, 881-888.
Wilfley DE, Bishop ME, Wilson GT, Agras WS: Classification of eating disorders: Toward DSM-V. Int J Eat Disord 2007; 8(40); (S3): S123-S129.
Hilbert A, Saelens BE, Stein RI, Welch RR, Matt GE, Wilfley DE: Pretreatment and process predictors of outcome in interpersonal and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy for binge eating disorder. J Clin Consult Psychol 2007; 75(4): 645-651.
Wilfley DE, Stein RI, Saelens BE, Mockus DS, Matt GE, Hayden-Wade HA, Welch RR, Schechtman KB, Thompson PA, Epstein LH: The efficacy of maintenance treatment approaches for childhood overweight. JAMA 2007; 298(14): 1661-1673.
Wilfley DE, Tibbs TL, Van Buren DJ, Reach KP, Walker MS, Epstein LE: Lifestyle interventions in the treatment of childhood overweight: A meta-analytic review of randomized controlled trials. Health Psychol 2007; 26(5): 521-532.
Funded Research Projects
NIDDK(Key Personnel):Statistics Center for Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Lifestyle Core (Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Children & Adolescents)
NIDDK(Key Personnel):Statistics Center for Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes Therapy - Clinical Performance Site
NIMH(PI):Clinical Research in Eating Disorders and Obesity
NIMH(PI):Family Therapy and Fluoxetine in the Treatment of Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa
NCRR(PI):A Randomized Controlled Trial for Parents of Young Overweight Children
NIH(PI): Preventing Eating Disorders and Reducing Comorbidity