Jennifer Thomas, PhD
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Dr. Jennifer Thomas is the Co-director of the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, and an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Thomas’s research focuses on atypical eating disorders, as described in her books Almost Anorexic: Is My (or My Loved One’s) Relationship with Food a Problem?; Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Children, Adolescents, and Adults; and Beating Picky Eating: A Self-Help Guide to Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. She is currently principal investigator on several studies investigating the neurobiology and treatment of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, funded by the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health and private foundations. She is the author or co-author of more than 130 scientific publications. She also serves as Secretary for the Academy for Eating Disorders and Associate Editor for the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
Financial relationships
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Attribution:SelfType of financial relationship:CopyrightIneligible company:Harvard Health Publications/HazeldenTopic:RoyaltiesDate added:Date updated:06/28/2024
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Attribution:SelfType of financial relationship:CopyrightIneligible company:Oxford University PressTopic:RoyaltiesDate added:Date updated:06/28/2024
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Attribution:SelfType of financial relationship:Professional ServicesIneligible company:Honorarium from John Wiley & SonsTopic:Associate Editor for International Journal of Eating DisordersDate added:Date updated:06/28/2024
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Attribution:SelfType of financial relationship:CopyrightIneligible company:Cambridge University PressTopic:RoyaltiesDate added:01/28/2022Date updated:06/28/2024
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Attribution:SelfType of financial relationship:Professional ServicesIneligible company:Honorarium for travel to conference as member of the Board of DirectorsTopic:Academy for Eating DisordersDate added:04/11/2022Date updated:06/28/2024