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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].
Research Interests: Psychosocial and behavioral health, disordered eating, eating disorders, ambulatory assessment/EMA, survey development, psychometrics, multi-method study design, risk/maintenance factors, eating pathology in military populations
Research Interests: Psychosocial and behavioral health, disordered eating, eating disorders, ambulatory assessment/EMA, survey development, psychometrics, multi-method study design, risk/maintenance factors, eating pathology in military populations
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 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).
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
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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
Lavender, J. M. & Lavender, J.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
1/05/14 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
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Age-Related Trends in Eating-Pathology Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Adults
Nagata, J. M., Otmar, C. D., Potes, C., Murakami, K., Lavender, J. M., Compte, E. J., Brown, T. A., Forbush, K. T., Flentje, A., Lubensky, M. E., Obedin-Maliver, J. & Lunn, M. R., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: European Eating Disorders Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Age-related trends in eating pathology symptoms among transgender and gender-diverse 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, 62.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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A study protocol for determining the role of Sympathetic activity in Post-injury outcomes: Impact on sleep and caRdiovascular health InvesTigation (SPIRIT)
Walker, L. E., Jurick, S. M., Thomas, V., Arnold, T., Elisman, K., Kalra, S., Mains, A., Rioux, S., Galarneau, M., McCabe, C., Lavender, J. M., Collen, J., Haigney, M. C., Solhjoo, S. & Stewart, I. J., Jul 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 7 July, e0321035.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A study protocol for determining the role of Sympathetic activity in Post-injury outcomes: Impact on sleep and caRdiovascular health InvesTigation (SPIRIT)
Walker, L. E., Jurick, S. M., Thomas, V., Arnold, T., Elisman, K., Kalra, S., Mains, A., Rioux, S., Galarneau, M., McCabe, C., Lavender, J. M., Collen, J., Haigney, M. C., Solhjoo, S. & Stewart, I. J., Jan 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 7 JulyResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Study Findings from Uniformed Services University School of Medicine Update Knowledge in COVID-19 [Comparative cohort study of post-acute COVID-19 infection with a nested, randomized controlled trial of ivabradine for those with postural ...]
Lydia Hellwig, Jason Lavender, Karl Alcover, Mark Haigney, Kathleen Pratt, David Saunders, Clifton Dalgard & Edward Mitre
17/07/25
1 item of Media coverage
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