Janet Lydecker, PhD

Assistant Professor and Director of Teen POWER and Clinical-Research Training at the Yale Program for Obesity, Weight and Eating Research. Views are my own.

[Janet Lydecker, PhD @jalydecker]

We also have an exciting new information series for teachers and staff! Here’s a message written by our teen advisory board about the educator-targeted program:

[Anti-Bullying Alliance #AntiBullyingWeek @ABAonline]

💙Join us for Anti-Bullying Week!💙

Show your support by hitting ‘like’ and ‘retweet’!

Together, we’re standing up for kindness, respect, and a future without bullying. Let’s make this message go far and wide!

#AntiBullyingWeek #ChooseRespect 💖

[Shannon O'Connor @SOConnorPhD]

📢 I'm happy to announce that I'll be reviewing applications for the University of Toledo's Clinical Psychology PhD program this cycle for admission in fall 2025!

Please share with anyone interested in studying environmental risk factors for eating disorders! 🙏

[Yale Psychiatry @YalePsych]

Dr. Hilary Blumberg of #yalepsych and @YaleCSC was a recent guest on @thevoiceofct's Newsline with Brigitte Quinn to discuss local efforts to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention. https://t.co/XzY3VPvshJ

[Tara Deliberto Ph.D. @TaraDeliberto]

Struggling with #bodyimage, #dieting, or #disorderedeating? Check out Dr. Tara Deliberto’s new course on @udemy 🙏🏻.

[ANZAED @ANZAED1]

If you’re aged between 12 & 18, @Bfoundation wants to hear from you in this year’s #BodyKind #Youth #Survey!
Share your #bodyimage experiences & win 1 of 20 gift vouchers. It's anonymous.

Help us to make a more BodyKind Australia⬇️

Take the survey here:
https://t.co/bXT8cVWhH2

[Cristin Runfola @crunfola]

Applications are open for a one-yr gen clin psych postdoc w/ emphasis in #eatingdisorders @Stanford ! Please spread the word https://t.co/T08MEh2eLK @aedweb

[Ruth Striegel Weissman @RuthSWeissman]

I am deeply saddened to have to share the news that the brilliant scholar and longtime @IntJEatDisord board member Prof. Alison Field passed away on Oct 10 after a severe illness. Learn more about her accomplishments here: https://t.co/9bJz93sfGt

[Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft, PhD @fitzsimmonscraf]

So sad about the loss of Ross Crosby. Ross was the eating disorders field's go-to statistician & there was no one quite so generous and kind as him. So grateful for all the mentorship he provided not only to me but to truly SO many in our field. Ross you will be so dearly missed!

[Janet Lydecker, PhD @jalydecker]

Amazing opportunity! @kbalantekin

[Katie Balantekin, PhD, RD @kbalantekin]

I am recruiting a PhD student to start Fall 2025. If you are interested (or know any students!) in studying food parenting and obesity/eating disorders and want to get a PhD in nutrition, please reach out!

[Janet Lydecker, PhD @jalydecker]

@TaylorE_Penwell @apagradstudents @PsiChiHonor @DrMartinWagar Congratulations!!

[OOIR @ObserveIR]

Trending in #ClinicalPsychology:
https://t.co/cWi1IjUu0u

1) The Gender Gap in Partnered Orgasm

2) Parental & Child Binge Eating (@IntJEatDisord)

3) Effect of social learning on the nocebo effect (@healthpsychrev)

4) Hospital Admissions for Eating Disorders in Children, Spain

[Janet Lydecker, PhD @jalydecker]

A privilege to work with @ProjectEAT_UMN!
Parents' binge eating during their child's adolescence was associated with children's extreme weight control behaviors in adolescence and binge eating in early adulthood. This is important for future research and for prevention!

[Janet Lydecker, PhD @jalydecker]

@AmyHEgbert @YaleMed @yalediscovers @NIDDKgov @IntJEatDisord Thank you @AmyHEgbert -- we absolutely must!

[Janet Lydecker, PhD @jalydecker]

Our Teen POWER advisory board summarized this article (our weight bullying treatment study feasibility test) -- this is what they want teens to know! https://t.co/Xksky0hpkL

[Jason Nagata, MD @jasonmnagata]

A recent study in @JAdolesHealth is the first to show the efficacy of virtual family-based treatment (FBT+) in boys and transgender/gender-expansive youth with #EatingDisorders. Check out our editorial ➡️ https://t.co/xaM3di1TyE @UCSFChildrens @UCSFPediatrics @UCSF_EDP

[Leslie Heinberg PhD @LeslieHeinberg]

Very pleased to address this important question with my colleague @DrRyanMarek We discuss how to refine our research and clinical work to improve utility @ASMBS @ASMBSIH

[Janet Lydecker, PhD @jalydecker]

The study was done at @YaleMed
Thanks to @yalediscovers and @NIDDKgov for funding and supporting the work!
And thanks to @IntJEatDisord for publishing the results.

[Janet Lydecker, PhD @jalydecker]

And this is what they want PARENTS to take away from the study.

[Janet Lydecker, PhD @jalydecker]

My favorite end-of-summer event! So glad you came!!

[Lauren Bruha, MSc @lolobruha]

Who's excited to "virtually" see their favorite Yale people today?! @jalydecker

[Yale School of Medicine @YaleMed]

A YSM team led by @jalydecker has created the first evidence-based therapy for young victims of #bullying. Researchers share promising #results in the latest @IntJEatDisord. #medtwitter https://t.co/sJkOcW9DZJ