Denise Wilfley
Scott Rudolph University Professor
- Phone: 314-286-2079
- Email: wilfleyd@nospam.wustl.edu
Additional Titles & Roles
- Director, Weight Management & Eating Disorders Program
- Professor of Public Health
- Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences
- Professor of Medicine
- Professor of Pediatrics
Education & Training
- Ph.D.: University of Missouri Columbia, 1989
Major Awards
- Clinical Care Councilor, The Obesity Society, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- K24 Midcareer NIH Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Special Government Employee member, Center for Scientific Review Advisory Council, 2018, 2019
- Oded Bar-Or Award for Excellence in Pediatric Obesity Research, 2018
- Vice President, The Obesity Society – Pediatric Obesity Section, 2011, 2012
- Secretary/Treasurer, The Obesity Society – Pediatric Obesity Section, 2010, 2011
Areas of Clinical Interest
Etiology, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders and obesity.
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.
Recent Publications
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Adaptations of an online cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention for binge type eating disorders in publicly-insured and uninsured adults: a pilot study
Vendlinski, S. S., Laboe, A. A., Crest, P., McGinnis, C. G., Steinhoff, M. F., Wilfley, D. E., Taylor, C. B., Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E. & Accurso, E. C., Dec 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, 1296.
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Capitalizing on natural language processing (NLP) to automate the evaluation of coach implementation fidelity in guided digital cognitive-behavioral therapy (GdCBT)
Zainal, N. H., Eckhardt, R., Rackoff, G. N., Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E., Rojas-Ashe, E., Barr Taylor, C., Funk, B., Eisenberg, D., Wilfley, D. E. & Newman, M. G., Apr 2 2025, In: Psychological medicine. 55, e106.
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Pediatric Obesity Treatment Improves Young Adult Health
Epstein, L. H., Faith, M. S. & Wilfley, D. E., Mar 3 2025, In: JAMA Pediatrics. 179, 3, p. 238-240 3 p.
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Transgenerational Clinical Care-The Case for Family-Based Treatment
Epstein, L. H., Wilfley, D. E. & Egede, L. E., Feb 3 2025, In: JAMA Pediatrics. 179, 2, p. 120-121 2 p.
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Examining Prevalence and Presentations of Eating Disorders Across Racial/Ethnic Groups in a National, Population-Based Sample of College Students
Howe, C. P., Baik, S. Y., D’Adamo, L., Kouveliotes, M., Pan, Z., Monocello, L., Firebaugh, M. L., Eisenberg, D., Newman, M. G., Wilfley, D. E. & Fitzsimmons-Craft, E. E., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Eating Disorders.