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AWARE Study: Assessing the Wellbeing of Active-Duty Service Women (IRB #: 24-20672) --- Funded by the Military Women's Health Research Program 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].
Research Interests: Mental health, behavioral health and psychosocial functioning of Service members and their families, disordered eating, eating disorders, psychopathology risk/maintenance factors, ambulatory assessment/EMA, survey development, psychometrics, multi-method study design
Research Interests: Mental health, behavioral health and psychosocial functioning of Service members and their families, disordered eating, eating disorders, psychopathology risk/maintenance factors, ambulatory assessment/EMA, survey development, psychometrics, multi-method study design
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 Director of Behavioral Research for the Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) program with the Metis Foundation. At USU, Dr. Lavender's research addresses the behavioral and psychosocial health of military populations including active-duty Service members and dependents (offspring, spouses), with a particular focus on eating disorders and commonly co-occurring concerns (e.g., anxiety, depression, stress, trauma). His work also examines 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 males. 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).
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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AWARE: Assessing the Wellbeing of Active-Duty Service Women
Lavender, J. (PI)
Military Women’s Health Research Program
24/09/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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ASSET: Addressing Elevated Anxiety for Prevention of Excess Weight Gain and Cardiometabolic Disease
Haigney, M. (CoI), Tanofsky-Kraff, M. (PI), Lavender, J. (CoI) & Shoemaker, L. (CoPI)
1/01/22 → 1/01/25
Project: Research
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Cognitive Control and Flexibility in Anorexia Nervosa: Linking Neural Activation with Real-World Experiences
Lavender, J. (PI)
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
1/01/17 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
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Affective and Neurocognitive Dimensions across Eating Disorder Psychopathology
Lavender, J. M. (CoPI) & Lavender, J. (PI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
1/05/14 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
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Incidence and prevalence of eating disorders among U.S. military service members, 2016–2021
Bauman, V., Thompson, K. A., Sunderland, K. W., Thornton, J. A., Schvey, N. A., Sekyere, N. A., Funk, W., Pav, V., Brydum, R., Klein, D. A., Tanofsky-Kraff, M. & Lavender, J. M., Jan 2024, In: International Journal of Eating Disorders. 57, 8, p. 1735-1745 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
Muscle dysmorphia in adolescents and young adults
Nagata, J. M., Hur, J. O., Murakami, K., Ganson, K. T., He, J., Murray, S. B. & Lavender, J. M., Feb 2026, In: The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. 10, 2, p. 122-134 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Men, Muscles, and Eating Disorders: an Overview of Traditional and Muscularity-Oriented Disordered Eating
Lavender, J. M., Brown, T. A. & Murray, S. B., 1 Jun 2017, In: Current Psychiatry Reports. 19, 6, 32.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access298 Scopus citations -
Eating disorders in boys and men
Nagata, J. M., Brown, T. A., Murray, S. B. & Lavender, J. M., 12 Apr 2021, Springer International Publishing. 346 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
20 Scopus citations -
Preliminary Evidence of the Association Between Binge Eating and Preeclampsia in Pregnant U.S. Military Active-Duty Service Women
Schrag, R., Lavender, J. M., Mains, A., Rioux, S., Thorstad, I., Sinkford, Z., Thomas, V., Klein, D. A., Haigney, M., Tanofsky-Kraff, M. & Thompson, K. A., Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Eating Disorders. 59, 3, p. 588-594 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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Recent Findings from Katherine A. Thompson and Co-Authors Yields New Data on Military and Defense [Development and preliminary validation of the Pressure To Lose Pregnancy-related Weight scale (PLPW) in U.S. military active-duty Service women]
Lavender, J., Haigney, M. & Tanofsky, M.
6/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Findings from Katherine A. Thompson and Co-Authors Broaden Understanding of Military and Defense (Military-Related Weight Stigma Prospectively Predicts Dietary Restraint During Pregnancy in US Military Active-Duty Service Members: A ...)
Lavender, J., Haigney, M. & Tanofsky-Kraff, M.
8/10/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media