EAT LAB

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    • Online Relapse Prevention Study
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    • Web-Based Mindfulness Study
    • Personalized Treatment Study
    • Online Imaginal Exposure Study
    • In-Vivo Imaginal Exposure Study
    • Daily Habits 3 Study
    • Daily Mood Study
    • COVID-19 Daily Impact Study
    • Conquering fear foods study
    • Louisville Pregnancy Study
    • Approach and Avoidance in AN (AAA) Study
    • Web-Based Mindfulness for AN & BN Study
    • Barriers to Treatment Access (BTA) Study!
    • Mindful Self-Compassion Study
    • Network EMA Study
  • Legacy of Hope Summit Report
  • DONATE-CURE EATING DISORDERS!
  • Directions
  • Statistical Consultation
  • About
  • People
    • Join the Lab >
      • Now hiring!
    • EAT Lab Spotlights
    • Alumni
    • Collaborators
  • Our Research & Publications
    • ABCT
    • EDRS
    • Posters & Presentations
  • Participate in Research
    • Virtual Reality Study
    • Predicting Recovery Study (Online)
    • Facing Eating Disorder Fears Study (Online)
    • Online Relapse Prevention Study
    • Personalized Treatment and CBT-E
    • Body Project Summer Camp
    • The Body Project
    • Clinical Screener Study
  • Clinic, Supervision, and Consultation
    • Intensive Outpatient Program
    • Eating Disorder Specialty Clinic
    • Eating Disorder Support Group
    • Resources >
      • Perfectionism Resources
  • Blog & In the Press
    • Press & Media
    • Lab News >
      • Events
    • Lab pictures
  • Archived Studies
    • Online Single Session Resources
    • Reconnecting to Internal Sensations and Experiences (RISE) Study
    • Web-Based Mindfulness Study
    • Personalized Treatment Study
    • Online Imaginal Exposure Study
    • In-Vivo Imaginal Exposure Study
    • Daily Habits 3 Study
    • Daily Mood Study
    • COVID-19 Daily Impact Study
    • Conquering fear foods study
    • Louisville Pregnancy Study
    • Approach and Avoidance in AN (AAA) Study
    • Web-Based Mindfulness for AN & BN Study
    • Barriers to Treatment Access (BTA) Study!
    • Mindful Self-Compassion Study
    • Network EMA Study
  • Legacy of Hope Summit Report
  • DONATE-CURE EATING DISORDERS!
  • Directions
  • Statistical Consultation

Eating Anxiety Treatment (EAT) Laboratory & Clinic

Welcome to the EAT Lab and Clinic located at the University of Louisville
​and directed by Dr. Cheri A. Levinson, Ph.D.
Learn MORE ABOUT OUR RESEARCH
PArticipate in our Diet culture Intervention
Participate in the predicting recovery study
Participate in the online relapse prevention study

About the EAT Lab 

The EAT Lab & Clinic is dedicated to research on and treatment for eating disorders and anxiety

EAT Lab mission statement

The Eating Anxiety Treatment (EAT) Laboratory has a six-pronged mission, all of which center on improving the lives of those with eating disorders. Our mission is to (a) conduct cutting-edge research to develop novel treatments for eating disorders, (b) provide high-quality, evidence-based treatment for eating disorders (c) train the next generation of eating disorder researchers and clinicians, (d) distribute scientifically-based prevention programs across the community, (e) advocate for more awareness, better treatment, and services for eating disorders, and (f) work toward a more equitable and inclusive future that alleviates barriers to accessing high-quality treatment, prevention, and research for underserved populations.​
Our research has several aims: 

Novel Treatment Development for the Eating Disorders​

Exposure therapy is the treatment of choice for anxiety disorders. At the EAT Lab we are working on ways to adapt exposure therapy for the treatment of eating disorders. We are also interested in adapting other empirically-based treatments for the anxiety disorders and extending them to the eating disorders. 

Personalizing Eating Disorder Treatment​ 

Treatments for eating disorders only work for about 50% of individuals. Part of the reason that treatments fail is because of the high heterogeneity among eating disorders. Our work, using network analysis, is focused on identifying how symptoms of eating disorders differ within individuals and using this to inform personalized treatment.

Eating Disorder & Anxiety Disorder Comorbidity

More than 70% of individuals with eating disorders also meet criteria for an anxiety disorder. Our lab studies why these two types of disorders co-occur so frequently. Our ultimate goal is to develop treatments and preventative interventions that address both disorders concurrently.  
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Dr. Levinson ​and the Kentucky Eating Disorder Council call for changes to insurance to improve eating disorder treatment accessibility. 
Online article here

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Dr. Levinson and the EAT lab has been featured on the front page of the Courier Journal discussing accessibility of eating disorder treatment in KY and what we are doing to change that. 
Online article here 

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Read Louisville Magazine article about what Dr. Levinson and the EAT lab have been doing and how we are making a difference in the Louisville community
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Online article here


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