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https://medschool.usuhs.edu/node/70636
Biography
Dr. Jason Lavender, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and the Deputy Research Director for the Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) program with the Metis Foundation. Dr. Lavender’s research broadly focuses on elucidating risk/maintenance factors for eating disorders, particularly emotion and emotion dysregulation, personality and temperament, and neurocognitive functioning. His interests further include assessment, measure development, psychometrics, and multi-method study designs, including integrating laboratory-based and real-world, real-time data collection methods (i.e., intensive longitudinal data collection, ecological momentary assessment). His research additionally addresses unique factors related to the manifestation and assessment of eating disorder symptoms among boys and men, including muscularity-oriented disordered eating, as well as other under-researched populations (e.g., sexual and gender minorities). At USU, his work focuses on eating and weight-related conditions, along with commonly co-occurring concerns (e.g., anxiety, depression, trauma) and overall psychosocial functioning, among members of the military family including active-duty service members and dependents (offspring, spouses).
Education/Academic qualification
T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Eating Disorders, Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research
2011 → 2014
Clinical Psychology, PhD, State University of New York Albany
2005 → 2011
Psychology; Biological Anthropology & Anatomy, Bachelor, Duke University
2001 → 2005
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- Eating Disorders
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Disordered Eating
- Muscle Dysmorphia
- Body Image
- Assessment
- Psychometrics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ASSET: ADDRESSING ELEVATED ANXIETY FOR PREVENTION OF EXCESS WEIGHT GAIN AND CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASE
Haigney, M., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Lavender, J. & Shoemaker, L.
1/01/22 → 1/01/24
Project: Research
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Affective and Neurocognitive Dimensions across Eating Disorder Psychopathology
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
1/05/14 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
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Incidence and prevalence of eating disorders among active duty US military-dependent youth from 2016 to 2021
Thompson, K. A., Bauman, V., Sunderland, K. W., Thornton, J. A., Schvey, N. A., Moyer, R., Sekyere, N. A., Funk, W., Pav, V., Brydum, R., Klein, D. A., Lavender, J. M. & Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Oct 2023, In: International Journal of Eating Disorders. 56, 10, p. 1973-1982 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the factor structure and measurement invariance of the eating disorder examination questionnaire (EDE-Q) among cisgender gay men and lesbian women from the United States
Compte, E. J., McGuire, F. H., Brown, T. A., Lavender, J. M., Murray, S. B., Capriotti, M. R., Flentje, A., Lubensky, M. E., Lunn, M. R., Obedin-Maliver, J. & Nagata, J. M., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Eating Disorders. 11, 1, 164.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire (EDE-Q) in a community sample of gender minority adults from the United States
Nagata, J. M., Compte, E. J., McGuire, F. H., Brown, T. A., Lavender, J. M., Murray, S. B., Capriotti, M. R., Flentje, A., Lubensky, M. E., Lunn, M. R. & Obedin-Maliver, J., Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Eating Disorders. 56, 8, p. 1570-1580 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Loss of control eating in relation to blood pressure among adolescent girls with elevated anxiety at-risk for excess weight gain
Bauman, V., Sanchez, N., Repke, H. E., Spinner, H., Thorstad, I., Gulley, L. D., Mains, A. M., Lavender, J. M., Thompson, K. A., Emerick, J. E., Thomas, V., Arnold, T. B., Heroy, A., Gutierrez-Colina, A. M., Haigney, M. C., Shomaker, L. B. & Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Aug 2023, In: Eating Behaviors. 50, 101773.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The relationship between anxiety, coping, and disordered-eating attitudes in adolescent military-dependents at high-risk for excess weight gain
Solomon, S., Shank, L. M., Lavender, J. M., Higgins Neyland, M. K., Gallager-Teske, J., Markos, B., Haynes, H., Repke, H., Rice, A. J., Sbrocco, T., Wilfley, D. E., Schvey, N. A., Jorgensen, S., Ford, B., Ford, C. B., Haigney, M., Klein, D. A., Quinlan, J. & Tanofsky‐Kraff, M., 2023, In: Military Psychology. 35, 2, p. 95-106 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facets of Impulsivity in Relation to Diet Quality and Physical Activity in Adolescence
1/01/21
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Longitudinal Prospective Association between Hedonic Hunger and Unhealthy Food and Drink Intake in Adolescents
1/01/20
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