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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 Director of Behavioral Research for the Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) program with the Metis Foundation. At USU, Dr. Lavender's research 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). His work also addresses transdiagnostic risk/maintenance factors for psychopathology (emotion and emotion dysregulation, personality/temperament, neurocognitive functioning) and unique factors related to the manifestation and assessment of eating disorder symptoms among boys and men. 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).
AWARE Study: Assessing the Wellbeing of Active-Duty Service Women (IRB #: 24-20672) --- Funded by the Center for Military Women's Health Research at USU, this investigation is recruiting a national sample of active-duty Service women to characterize the well-being and health of women in the military. For more information about the study, contact Dr. Lavender or send an email to [email protected].
Faculty URL
https://medschool.usuhs.edu/node/70636
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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Projects
- 3 Finished
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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 → 1/01/25
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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Associations Between Gender Diversity and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Early Adolescence
Nagata, J. M., Li, K., Kim, A. E., Shao, I. Y., Otmar, C. D., Ganson, K. T., Testa, A., He, J., Kiss, O., Lavender, J. M. & Baker, F. C., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Eating Disorders. 58, 1, p. 216-224 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Community norms of the Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory (EPSI) in cisgender sexual minority adults
Nagata, J. M., Otmar, C. D., Lee, C. M., Compte, E. J., Lavender, J. M., Brown, T. A., Forbush, K. T., Flentje, A., Lubensky, M. E., Obedin-Maliver, J. & Lunn, M. R., Dec 2025, In: Eating and Weight Disorders. 30, 1, 34.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cyberbullying Victimisation Was Associated With Greater Manic Symptoms in Early Adolescence: A Prospective Cohort Study
Nagata, J. M., Zamora, G., Wong, J. H., Al-Shoaibi, A. A. A., Ganson, K. T., Testa, A., He, J., Lavender, J. M. & Baker, F. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Discrimination and manic symptoms in early adolescence: A prospective cohort study
Nagata, J. M., Wong, J., Zamora, G., Al-Shoaibi, A. A. A., Low, P., Ganson, K. T., Testa, A., He, J., Lavender, J. M. & Baker, F. C., 15 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 369, p. 1233-1237 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors associated with probability of inpatient hospitalization in military-affiliated adolescents and young adults with eating disorders
Thompson, K. A., Bauman, V., Lavender, J. M., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Thornton, J. A., Schvey, N. A., Moyer, R., Sunderland, K. W., Funk, W., Brydum, R., Pav, V. & Klein, D. A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Eating Disorders.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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University of California Researchers Release New Data on Eating Disorders (Sleep and binge eating in early adolescents: a prospective cohort study)
17/03/25
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