Research / Clinical
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Kerri Boutelle, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics / Psychiatry
Cancer Prevention & Control Program
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Diseases/Research Topics
Adolescents, Child, Eating Disorders, Etiology, Obesity, Parents, Treatment, Binge Eating
Dr. Boutelle focuses on the causes, characterization, prevention, and treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity and eating disorders. Overarching research objectives include investigating the role of familial factors in the etiology, prevention, and treatment of obesity and eating disorders in youth, utilizing principles of basic behavioral science to inform and improve treatments for obesity and eating disorders; and determining intervention and prevention strategies aimed at changing the trajectory of weight and eating disorders in children and adolescents.
In ongoing studies, Dr. Boutelle hopes to identify innovative and cost-effective treatment strategies for obese children (parent-only treatments), to develop new treatments based on basic behavioral research for children who binge eat (self-regulation treatments), and to disseminate current behavioral treatment through innovative methods (guided self-help, computer-based guidance for primary care physicians).
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