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 |
| 8/21 - 8/22/2025 | Introduction to DBT for Eating DisordersLeslie Anderson, PhD | Julie Melekian, LMFT | Britt Bohrer, PhD | Gaby Bagnara, PsyD |
8:00AM-4:00PM | In-Person 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 |
| 9/30/2025 |
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N/A | Cancelled |
| 10/28/2025 | Treatment of Binge Eating DisorderDr Kerri Boutelle, PhD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 11/6/2025 | Transdiagnostic treatment for eating disorders utilizing cognitive behavioral techniquesEva Dunbar, PhD | Anna Karam Jones, PhD |
8:30AM-12:30PM | Virtual Seminar Register for event |
| 11/18/2025 | Assessment and Treatment of GI symptoms in EDsSophie Abber |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 12/4 - 12/5/2025 | Identification, Assessment, and Treatment of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake DisorderAna Ramirez, PhD | Adrianne Gault, LMFT |
8:00AM-4:00PM | In-Person Register for event |
| 12/16/2025 | Trust The Process - Separating Fact from Fiction in ‘Processed Foods’ and ‘Food Addiction’Ian Cohen, RD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 1/20/2026 | Assessment of Eating DisordersDr Britt Bohrer |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 1/27/2026 | Comorbid OCD and EDDr Eva Dunbar |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 2/17/2026 | Co-Occurring ARFID and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Incorporating Exposure/Response Prevention into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for ARFIDDr Ana Ramirez, PhD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 2/24/2026 | EDIT Seminar: Eating Disorders in South Asians/American WomenDr Neha Goel |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 3/17/2026 | Eating Disorders in MidlifeDr Lesley Williams, MD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 3/24/2026 | Multidisciplinary Care and Treatment of ARFIDCopeland Winten, RD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 4/21/2026 | Psychopharmacology of Anorexia and BulimiaDr Mary Ellen Trunko, MD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 4/28/2026 | Psychopharmacology of Anorexia and BulimiaDr Mary Ellen Trunko, MD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 5/19/2026 | Psychopharmacology of Anorexia and BulimiaDr Mary Ellen Trunko, MD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 6/09/2026 | EDIT Seminar: Cultural Considerations and Adaptations in Eating Disorder Treatment for LatinosDr. Ana Ramirez, PhD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |
| 6/16/2026 | Tailoring Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to the Needs of People Experiencing PsychosisDr Emma Parrish, PhD |
12:00-1:00PM | Virtual Seminar |