The UCSD EDC seminar series, overseen by our training director, Dr. Leslie Anderson, runs via zoom on most Tuesdays from 12:00-1:00 PST during the academic year. Seminars include topics related to the latest research and evidence-based treatment of eating disorders and related conditions. Seminars are free and open to UCSD staff & trainees, as well as community clinicians, researchers and students. Our seminars are a great time to learn from experts about a variety of topics.
We include Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Treatment (EDIT) seminars every year in our lineup. EDIT seminars include speakers from both within and outside of UCSD who can speak to how to provide culturally responsive care and understand the impact of our patients’ diverse backgrounds on their mental health.
Seminars require advance registration, and the link to register to each seminar is sent on our email list. If you’d like to be included on the email list on which we send out the seminar schedule as well as announcements of upcoming seminars, please sign up here.

2025 Schedule
Date | Details | Time | Location |
1/07/2025 | The impact of marijuana and nicotine on the dietary component of ED treatmentIan Cohen, RD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
2/04/2025 | EDIT Seminar: Males with Eating DisordersDr Marita Cooper |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
2/18/2025 | Contracts in Eating Disorder TreatmentRachel Chagnon, LMFT |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
3/04/2025 | EDIT Seminar: Eating Disorders in the Orthodox Jewish CommunityDevorah Levinson |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar Register for event |
3/18/2025 | Co-Occurring Anorexia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Incorporating Exposure/Response Prevention into Family Based TreatmentDr Ana Ramirez, PhD and Brenna Yob, MFT |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
4/01/2025 | Treating Body Image in Eating DisordersDr Kim Claudat, PhD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
4/08/2025 | Eating Disorders in Older AdultsDr Susan Murray, PhD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
4/22/2025 | Psychopharmacology of Anorexia and BulimiaDr Mary Ellen Trunko, MD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
4/29/2025 | Psychopharmacology of Anorexia and BulimiaDr Mary Ellen Trunko, MD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
5/06/2025 | Psychopharmacology of Anorexia and BulimiaDr Mary Ellen Trunko, MD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
5/07/2025 | Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning in DBT for Eating DisordersLeslie Anderson, PhD | Kim Claudat, PhD |
8:00AM-12:00PM | Virtual Seminar Register for event |
5/15 - 5/16/2025 | Identification, Assessment, and Treatment of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake DisorderAna Ramirez, PhD | Adrianne Gault, LMFT Brenna Yob, AMFT |
8:00AM-4:00PM | Virtual Seminar Register for event |
5/20/2025 | What have we learned in the past decade of treatment outcomes research at the UCSD EDCDr Christina Wierenga, PhD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
6/18/2025 | Targeting PTSD in Eating Disorders Treatment: Clinical Considerations and Evidence-based InterventionsKim Claudat, PhD | Sanvi Beri, LPCC |
9:00AM-12:15PM | Virtual Seminar Register for event |
6/27/2025 | Exercise and Eating Disorders: Strategies for Safe Integration into TreatmentEva-Molly Petitto Dunbar, PhD | Mackenzie Bowman, MS, RD, CSSD | Alyssa Herwatt, LCSW | Maddy Palermo, PhD |
8:00AM-2:00PM | Virtual Seminar Register for event |
8/28/2025 | Treatment of Eating Disorders in a Neurodivergent PopulationAna Ramirez, PhD | Kathryn Ward, PhD |
9:00AM-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar Register for event |
9/05/2025 | New Insights in the Neurobiology of Eating Disorders and Application to TreatmentChristina Wierenga, PhD |
9:00AM-11:00AM | Virtual Seminar Register for event |
9/12/2025 | Involving Supports in Care of Transitional Age YouthRachel Chagnon, LMFT | Kelsey Ramos Christerson, LMFT |
8:30AM-12:15PM | Virtual Seminar Register for event |