Once again, CEED faculty and staff are excited to invite promising junior researchers to spend the summer engaged in mentored research. Since 2011 (only missing 2019), we have hosted a range of trainees from disciplines including medicine, psychology, nutrition, behavioral health, counseling, social work, and even journalism to spend June and July with us advancing their skills an gaining hands-on experience conducting impactful research. Each trainee is matched with at minimum two mentors to ensure a range of experiences. Every weekday from 11am-12pm fellows participate in the Summer Fellowship Didactic Program where they are exposed to topics that range from functional genomics to advocacy. Mentors and didactic instructors are from several departments in UNC, our sister program the Centre for Eating Disorders Innovation at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and our global collaborators in Denmark, New Zealand, Mexico, and Wales.
Options for shadowing clinicians exist on our inpatient unit, outpatient eating disorders service, and in pediatric gastroenterology. Fellows are able to attend groups, rounds, treatment sessions, and team meetings where our multidisciplinary team works together to personalize treatment plans for our patients and families.
Chapel Hill and the surrounding area are also great places to live for a summer. It can get a little hot, but there are plenty of trees to keep you cool and an ocean not too far away! And then there’s the annual skating party!
In case you were wondering what types of science our fellows are engaged in, the reference list below highlights some publications that have emerged from their work. Many continue to work with our team long after the summer is over! In addition, fellows play a central role in helping us run ongoing studies by developing content for participant recruitment, co-leading in focus groups with our lived experience experts, and learning the nuts and bolts of conducting large international research studies. All of this while learning side-by-side with folks who will be your peers and collaborators throughout your career!
You can read more and access the application here or simply download the application here. Applications are due on December 2, 2024.
A Sampling of CEED Summer Fellow Papers 2018-2024
*Fellows in Bold; Mentors in Italics
Levinson, C.A., Brosof, L.C., Vanshula, I., Bumberry, L., Zerwas, S., Bulik, C.M. (2017) Perfectionism group treatments for eating disorders in an inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient setting. European Eating Disorders Review, 25, 579-585. PMID: 29057604. PMC5826601.
Levinson, C.A., Zerwas, S., Brosof, L., Thornton, L.M., Pivarunas, B., Crowley, J.J., Yilmaz, Z., Berrettini, W.H., Brandt, H., Crawford, S., Fichter, M.M., Halmi, K.A., Johnson, C., Kaplan, A.S., La Via, M., Mitchell, J.E., Rotondo, A., Strober, M., Woodside, D.B., Kaye, W.H., Bulik, C.M. (2019) Associations between the core dimensions of anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder: An examination of personality and psychological factors. European Eating Disorders Review, 27, 161-172. PMID: 30136346. PMC6913175.
Bulik, C.M., Blake, L., Austin, J. (2019) Eating disorders genetics: What the clinician needs to know. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 42, 59-73. PMID: 30704640.
Hedman, A., Breithaupt, L., Thornton, L.M., Hübel, C., Tillander, A., Larsson, H., Ludvigsson, J., Sävendal, L., Almqvist, C., Bulik, C.M. (2019) A bidirectional relationship between autoimmune disease and eating disorders. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 60, 803-812. PMID: 30178543.
Watson, H.J., Zerwas, S., Torgersen, L., Gustavson, K., Diemer, E.W., Knudsen, G.P., Reichborn-Kjennerud, T., Bulik, C.M. (2017) Maternal eating disorders and perinatal outcomes: a three-generation study in the Norwegian mother and child cohort study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 126, 552-564. PMID: 28691845. PMC5505270.
Levinson, C.A., Brosof, L.C., Vanshula, I., Bumberry, L., Zerwas, S., Bulik, C.M. (2017) Perfectionism group treatments for eating disorders in an inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient setting. European Eating Disorders Review, 25, 579-585. PMID: 29057604. PMC5826601.
Yao, S., Zhang, R., Thornton, L.M., Peat, C.M., Qi, B., Du, S., Wang, H., Zhang, B., Bulik, C.M. (2021) Screen-detected disordered eating and related traits in a large population sample of females in mainland China: China Health and Nutrition Survey. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 54, 24-35. PMID: 33191528. PMC7855662.
Qi, B., Humphrey, A., Bulik, C.M., Baker, J.H., Munn-Chernoff, M.A. (2021) Food-restricted alcohol consumption: Relation to psychopathology in college students. The Journal of American College Health, doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1891915. PMID: 33759730. PMC8460711.
Berthold, N., Pytte, J., Tschochner, M., Mastaglia, F.L., Bulik, C.M., Medland, S.E. Akkari, P.A. (2022) Bridging the gap: Short structural variants in anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 55, 747-753. PMID: 35470453.
MacDermod, C., Pettie, M.A., Carrino, E.A., Cruz Garcia, S., Padalecki, S., Finch, J.E., Sanzari, C., Kennedy, H.L., Pawar, P.S., McGough, M., Iwashita, A., Takgbajouah, M., Coan, D., Szakasits, L., Goode, R., Wu, Y.-K., Reyes-Rodríguez, M.L., Trujillo Chi Vacuán, E., Kennedy, M.A., Cleland, L., Jordan, J., Maguire, S., Guintivano, J.D., Giusti- Rodríguez, P., Baker, J.E., Thornton, L.M., Bulik, C.M. (2022). Recommendations to encourage participation of individuals from diverse backgrounds in psychiatric genetic studies. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 189:163-173. PMID: 35785430. PMC9542122.
Qi, B., Presseller, E.K., Cooper, G.E., Kapadia, A., Dumain, A.S., Jayawickreme, S.M., Bulik-Sullivan, E.C., Thornton, L.M., Bulik, C.M., Munn-Chernoff, M.A. (2022) Development and validation of an eating-related eco-concern questionnaire. Nutrients, 14, 4517. PMID: 36364778. PMC9658603.
Goode, R.W., Samuel-Hodge, C., Milian, H., Noem, T., Coan, D., Takgbaujouah, M., Bahena, L., Bulik, C.M. (2022) The impact of COVID-19 on Black women who binge-eat: a qualitative study. Eating and Weight Disorders, 27, 3399-3407. PMID: 36059023. PMC9441135.
Goode, R.W., Webster, C.K., Gwira, R.E. (2022) A review of binge-eating disorder in Black women: Treatment recommendations and implications for healthcare providers. Current Psychiatry Reports. 24, 757-766. PMID: 36370263; PMCID: PMC9789195.
Pawar, P., Thornton, L.M., Flatt, R.E., Sanzari, C.M., Carrino, E.A., Tregarthen, J., Argue, S., Bulik, C.M., Watson, H. (2023). Binge-eating disorder with and without lifetime anorexia nervosa: A comparison of sociodemographic and clinical features. International Journal of Eating Disorders., 56, 428-438. PMID: 36448187. PMC9904171.
Yilmaz, Z., Quattlebaum, M.J., Pawar, P.S., Thornton, L.M., Bulik, C.M., Javaras, K.N., Yao, S., Lichtenstein, P., Larsson, H., Baker, J.H. (2023) Associations between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptom dimensions and disordered eating symptoms in adolescence: a population-based twin study. Behavior Genetics, 53, 143-153. PMID: 36484893.
Carrino, E.A., Sanzari, C.M., Flatt, R.E., Pawar, P., Thornton, L.M., Tregarthen, J., Argue, S., Bulik, C.M., Watson, H. (2023). Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of treated and untreated adults with bulimia nervosa and/or binge-eating disorder recruited for a large-scale research study. Journal of Eating Disorders, 11, 126. PMID: 37525298. PMC10391988.
Murgueito, J., Martinez-Magaña, J.J., Trujillo-Chi Vacuan, E., Cortes-Morales, S.A., Compte, E., Storch, E.A., Camarena, B., Carvahlo, C.M., Peterson, R.E., Belangero, S.I., Montalvo-Ortiz, J., Atkinson, E., Giusti-Rodriguyez, P., Latin American Genetics Consortium, Bulik, C.M. (2023) Importance of including individuals of Latin American ancestry in genetic studies of feeding and eating disorders. Journal of Puerto Rican Psychology, 262-283.
Papini, N.M., Bulik, C.M., Chawner, S.J.R.A., Micali, N. (2024) Prevalence and recurrence of pica behaviors in early childhood: Findings from the ALSPAC birth cohort. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 57, 400-409. PMID: 38097525. PMC10922868.
Papini, N.M, Presseller, E., Bulik, C.M., Holde, K., Larsen, J.T., Thornton, L.M., Albiñana, C., Vilhjálmsson, B.J., Yilmaz, Z., Petersen, L.V. (2024) Interplay of anorexia nervosa polygenic liability with birth-related childhood adversities and psychosocial factors: A nationwide study. Psychological Medicine. PMID: 38347808.
Presseller, E., Cooper, G.E., Borg, S., Thornton, L.M., Forsén Mantilla, E., Bulik, C.M., Dinkler, L. (in press) Assessing avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) symptoms using the Nine Item ARFID Screen (NIAS) in >9,000 Swedish adults with and without eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders.
