Seminar Series

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 treatment

Ian Cohen, RD

12:00-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
2/04/2025

EDIT Seminar: Males with Eating Disorders

Dr Marita Cooper

12:00-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
2/18/2025

Contracts in Eating Disorder Treatment

Rachel Chagnon, LMFT

12:00-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
3/04/2025

EDIT Seminar: Eating Disorders in the Orthodox Jewish Community

Devorah Levinson

12:00-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
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3/18/2025

Co-Occurring Anorexia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Incorporating Exposure/Response Prevention into Family Based Treatment

Dr Ana Ramirez, PhD and Brenna Yob, MFT

12:00-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
4/01/2025

Treating Body Image in Eating Disorders

Dr Kim Claudat, PhD

12:00-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
4/08/2025

Eating Disorders in Older Adults

Dr Susan Murray, PhD

12:00-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
4/22/2025

Psychopharmacology of Anorexia and Bulimia

Dr Mary Ellen Trunko, MD

12:00-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
4/29/2025

Psychopharmacology of Anorexia and Bulimia

Dr Mary Ellen Trunko, MD

12:00-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
5/06/2025

Psychopharmacology of Anorexia and Bulimia

Dr Mary Ellen Trunko, MD

12:00-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
5/07/2025

Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning in DBT for Eating Disorders

Leslie Anderson, PhD | Kim Claudat, PhD

8:00AM-12:00PM Virtual Seminar
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5/15 - 5/16/2025

Identification, Assessment, and Treatment of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Ana Ramirez, PhD | Adrianne Gault, LMFT Brenna Yob, AMFT

8:00AM-4:00PM Virtual Seminar
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5/20/2025

What have we learned in the past decade of treatment outcomes research at the UCSD EDC

Dr Christina Wierenga, PhD

12:00-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
6/18/2025

Targeting PTSD in Eating Disorders Treatment: Clinical Considerations and Evidence-based Interventions

Kim Claudat, PhD | Sanvi Beri, LPCC

9:00AM-12:15PM Virtual Seminar
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6/27/2025

Exercise and Eating Disorders: Strategies for Safe Integration into Treatment

Eva-Molly Petitto Dunbar, PhD | Mackenzie Bowman, MS, RD, CSSD | Alyssa Herwatt, LCSW | Maddy Palermo, PhD

8:00AM-2:00PM Virtual Seminar
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8/28/2025

Treatment of Eating Disorders in a Neurodivergent Population

Ana Ramirez, PhD | Kathryn Ward, PhD

9:00AM-1:00PM Virtual Seminar
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9/05/2025

New Insights in the Neurobiology of Eating Disorders and Application to Treatment

Christina Wierenga, PhD

9:00AM-11:00AM Virtual Seminar
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9/12/2025

Involving Supports in Care of Transitional Age Youth

Rachel Chagnon, LMFT | Kelsey Ramos Christerson, LMFT

8:30AM-12:15PM Virtual Seminar
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