2007 harris center newsletter

Message from Dr. Herzog This has been an energizing year for our Center. While our work in-cludes conducting research, preparing manuscripts, mentoring young scientists, and raising public awareness, our day-to-day efforts revolve around two main activities: creating and disseminating knowledge. Our research program keeps increasing in breadth and depth as each project builds on those that precede it, paving the way for more to come. Our growing relationships with the many fields associated with eating disorders make our studies particularly innovative and far-reaching. Our commitment to educating new scientists has taken an exciting step forward. In addition to the Matina S. Horner, Ph.D. Research Fellowship that we established in 1997 for college and graduate students, we now have a postdoc-toral fellowship. Funded through an anonymous 2007 grant, the David B. Herzog Fellowship program will train professionals in the specialized treatment of individuals with eating disorders. In this newsletter, you will meet our first postdoctoral fellow, Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D., who will be a leader in the field of eating disorders. This issue of “Update” will introduce you to Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders, a team effort by the Harris Center and Harvard Medical School. Aimed at the parents of individuals with eating disorders, this book will also be useful to educators, coaches, college residence advisors and all who work with young people. We are deeply grateful to those of you who helped us create this book by sharing your personal perspectives or reviewing chapters. Our annual public forums offer the community a setting in which to dis-cuss the media, eating disorders and body image issues. At this year’s forum, we featured photographer Lauren Greenfield, who treated the audience to a screen-ing of her documentary film Thin. Feedback about the forum from attendees was uniformly positive. We would also like to announce the commencement of a $2 million research center campaign. Such funding will allow us to conduct pilot and novel treatment projects and support the continuation of the Longitudinal Study. I envision the Harris Center as a bridge between the academic communi-ty and the community at large, not only in outreach and prevention but in research and training as well. We want to thank each of you for your commitment to this immensely important endeavor. As you read this newsletter, we hope you will feel proud of everything your generosity is doing to keep our Center strong and vibrant in its pursuit of a cure for eating disorders.

ANNUAL Update

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Public Forum Features

Award-Winning film, Thin

Hot Off the Press

Eating Disorders Coalition

Dr. Herzog Speaks at Boston Center for the Arts

New England Collaborative

Research and Publications

Presentations and Conferences

On the Web

The Center in the Media

Office Updates

Fellowship Program

Fellow Updates

Update fromDEBRA L. FRANKO Ph.D.

The Harris Center’s associate director continues to play a vital role in our initiatives. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Franko is a full professor in the Department of Counsel-ing and Applied Educational Psychology at Northeastern University and a visit-ing scholar in Psychology at Wesleyan University. In addition to mentoring our fellows and overseeing the application process for federal and private grants, she leads research projects, presents papers at national and international conferences, and authors many articles for scientific journals. Her research covers a wide range of topics within the field of eating disorders, including pregnancy, suicide, psychiatric comorbidity, sociocultural influences, and ethnic and cultural differ-ences. Working with Inflexxion, Inc., Dr. Franko has developed several multimedia education programs. This past spring, she examined the effect of a prevention Web site (Trouble on the Tightrope: In Search of Skateboard Sam) on body im-age and knowledge about puberty among middle school girls and boys. In a field trial, one group of students used the new program while another viewed control

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Scenes from Skateboard Sam program.

sites. Testing at the end of the study found that Skateboard Sam participants knew more about puberty. Overweight students were more likely to feel better about their bodies after viewing the trial program than after seeing control sites. And girls who had participated in Skateboard Sam tested higher in self-esteem than those in the control group. Dr. Franko recently submitted for publication a study of a nutrition Web site for college students and com-pleted a commentary for the Interna-tional Journal of Eating Disorders on a series of papers examining the prevalence of these illnesses in ethnic minority women. She has received an invitation from the Annual Review of Clinical Psychology to co-write a review about binge eating disorder and plans to propose a grant exploring the treatment of this condition in ethnic minorities.

Public Forum Features Award-Winning Film, Thin

On February 27, 2007—in honor of National Eating Disorders Aware-ness Week—the Harris Center hosted Lauren Greenfield for a screening of her award-winning HBO documentary film, Thin. Drawing over 300 parents, clinicians, educators and students, this event was the 11th in our series of annual public forums designed to raise awareness of eating disorders in the community. Thin tells the stories of four

women at the Renfrew Center, a residential eating disorder treatment facility in Coconut Creek, Florida. Ms. Greenfield captures day-to-day life for these individuals as they struggle with pressures to maintain their eating behaviors as well as to move on. Par-ticularly poignant is the role supportive resident-to-resident interactions and friendships play in the treatment pro-cess. The film depicts the financial and emotional hardships that arise when health insurance companies cut off payment for residential care before patients feel well enough for discharge. The tension between the expectations of insurance company, treatment center and patient raises the question of how to get them all aligned. Following the screening, Lauren Greenfield and Dr. Herzog addressed questions from the audi-

ence. When asked about the purpose of the film, Ms. Greenfield explained, “I wanted to show what it is really like to have an eating disorder. This is not an illness of vanity or an illness of choice and should not be trivialized. It was also important to convey that women with eating disorders have different body types – they are not all skeletal.” In mentioning her book Thin—a com-panion to the film—she emphasized that eating disorders occur in people of all ethnicities and socioeconomic groups. Dr. Herzog pointed out that the women in Thin are among the most severely ill of those afflicted with eat-

ing disorders. Many individuals have milder degrees and are treated—often successfully—as outpatients.

Hot off the Press

We are excited that Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders is now available. Written by Dr. Herzog and Dr. Franko in conjunction with Harvard Medical School and Pat Cable—and published by McGraw-Hill—this book addresses the questions most frequently asked by the parents of individuals with eating disorders. Conversational text explores why these illnesses are hard to spot, and delineates key warn-ing signs. Family stories highlight how it feels to have the illness and undergo treatment. In particular, these personal perspectives bring individual and fam-ily psychotherapy to life. Central to the book is a discus-sion of treatment. In recommending a comprehensive interdisciplinary (team) approach, the authors discuss finding providers, enhancing motiva-tion, and recognizing signs of progress. Woven throughout is the theme that—with treatment—many individuals with eating disorders improve their health and go on to lead productive, meaningful lives.

left to right: Lauren Greenfield, Dr. Herzog and Nancy Harris at the 2007 Public Forum

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Eating Disorders Coalition

Our Center played a founding role in the Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action (EDC), a group of professional and advocacy-based organizations committed to bringing eating disorders to the atten-tion of policymakers in Washington, D.C. Since its inception seven years ago, the EDC has grown impressively and is now 35 member-organizations strong. EDC President Kitty Westin praises Dr. Herzog’s continuous men-torship and encouragement: “Without Dr. Herzog, the EDC would never have been born. He was the organization’s president for its first five years. His knowledge about eating disorders and his tireless efforts to advocate for the cause are inspiring. I am forever grate-ful to him for all he has taught me.” Marching forward under Kit-ty’s leadership, the EDC is instrumen-tal in educating members of Congress about eating disorders. Recently, Kitty testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on behalf of these illnesses. She is also working on the FREED ACT (Federal Response for Elimination of Eating Disorders), an exciting initiative that will be intro-duced to Congress next session. The EDC brings “citizen lob-byists” to D.C. at least twice a year.

On May 1, 2007, 76 advocates from across the country met at the U.S. Capitol to partici-pate in the Coalition’s seventh annual Lobby Day. In visiting state offices, the lobbyists shared their personal perspectives and ral-lied for Congress’s influence in supporting eating disorders leg-islation. By the day’s end, many of the activ-ists felt “energized” and “empowered.” We encourage you to join us in our support of the Coalition. For further information,

visit www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org.

Dr. Herzog Speaks at Boston Center for the Arts

Dr. Herzog participated in a panel discussion about body image prior to a March 28, 2007 performance of the play Fat Pig at the Boston Center for the Arts. Hosted by The Boston Globe, the reception also featured Boston Col-lege Profes-sor Sharlene Hesse-Biber, Ph.D., the author of The Cult of Thin-ness, and Globe drama critic Louise Kennedy, who served as the evening’s moderator. Fat Pig focuses on a young executive who falls in love with a vivacious, bright librarian, Helen, and is teased about the relationship by his friends and co-workers because of her

plus-size. The question is whether he can confront his own attitudes about appearance, acknowledge the beauty he sees in Helen and stand up to his peers. In the panel discussion, Dr. Herzog commended the drama for campaigning against the media’s “thin is good, fat is bad” message and emphasized the importance of en-couraging young people to appreciate themselves and others based on inner qualities rather than on appearance.

New England Collaborative

Established in early 2006, the New England Eating Disorders Research Collaborative is a dynamic partner-ship between the Harris Center and the Neuroendocrine Unit at MGH. Several times a year, the Collaborative hosts a two-hour symposium for scientists, educators and clinicians from the greater Boston area. These meetings offer participants an opportunity to exchange ideas, keep abreast of recent advances in the field, and discuss future directions in eating disorders

research. Dr. Franko has presented psy-chiatric conditions that often co-exist with eating disorders and Dr. Herzog has addressed diagnostic issues related to eating disorders and shared results from our Longitudinal Study.

Dr. Herzog with Louise Kennedy, the moderator for the panel discussion of Fat Pig

Activists Educate Congress, May 1, 2007: EDC Lobby Day

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Research and Publications

This year, we have published ten research articles with an additional few in press. The following provide a taste of this work.

Eddy, K.T., Dorer, D.J., Franko, D.L., Tahilani, K., Thompson-Brenner, H.,Herzog, D.B. Longitudinal diagnos-tic crossover of anorexia and bulimia nervosa:Implications for DSM-V. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2007. [In press].

Franko, D.L, Becker A.E., Thomas, J.J. Herzog, D.B. Cross-ethnic differ-ences in eating disorder symptoms and related distress. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2007; 40: 156-64.

Miller, K.K., Wexler, T.L., Zha, A.M., Lawson, E.A., Meenaghan, E.M., Misra, M., Binstock, A.B., Herzog, D.B., Klibanski, A. Androgen deficien-cy: association with increased anxiety and depression symptom severity in anorexia nervosa. The Journal of Clini-cal Psychiatry. 2007; 68: 959-65.

Taylor, C.B., Franko, D.L., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Paxton, S.J., Shapiro, J.R. Public-health approach to eating disorders. Lancet. 2007; 369:1928.

Thompson-Brenner, H., Eddy, K.T., Franko, D.L., Dorer, D.J., Vashchenko, M.,Herzog, D.B. Personality pa-thology and substance abuse in eating disorders: alongitudinal study. International Jour-nal of Eating Disorders. 2007. [inpress].

Presentations and Conferences

October 23-28, 2007 – Annual meet-ing of American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Boston. David B. Herzog, M.D., “Teenage Eating Disorders.”

September 11, 2007– Children’s Hospital, Boston. Adolescent Medicine CORE meeting. David B. Herzog, M.D., “Developing a Career in Eating Disorders: A Personal Reflection.”

May 19-24, 2007 – American Psychi-atric Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. David B. Herzog, M.D., “How Stable Are Eating Disor-der Diagnoses?” May 2-5, 2007 – International Confer-ence on Eating Disorders, Baltimore, Maryland.

Debra L. Franko, Ph.D., “Using Mul-timedia Programs to Expand Eating Disorders Prevention Efforts: Advances and Future Challenges;” “Examining the Link between Anorexia Nervosa and Suicide;” “Increasing Healthy Behaviors in College Students through Goal Setting.”

Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D., “Longitudi-nal stability and diagnostic crossover of anorexia and bulimia nervosa.” March 30, 2007 – Society of Adoles-

cent Medicine Conference, Denver, Colorado.Debra L. Franko, Ph.D., “Integrating Obesity and Eating Disorders Preven-tion: The Five Ws for Implementation in the Field.”

On the Web

Currently we are adding a comprehen-sive section on Patient Care to our Web site (www.harriscentermgh.org). Aimed at a variety of providers who work with eating disordered individuals—den-tists, psychologists, nurses, nutrition-ists, social workers, educators, athletic coaches, college residence advisors, and youth group leaders—this newest part of our site will also be helpful to patients and families struggling with the illness. Construction of these pages is moving along well, so stay tuned!

The Center in the Media

To increase public awareness of eat-ing disorders, we continue to provide information to a number of media rep-resentatives and book authors. Here are highlights of the Center’s collaboration with the media from this past year. On August 15, 2007, Dr. Herzog discussed middle-aged women with eating disorders on WCVB-TV NewsCenter 5. On June 27, 2007, Dr. Herzog did an interview for an article in Marie Claire magazine, addressing questions such as, “Can you ever really recover from an eating disorder?” Debra Franko, Ph.D., contrib-uted to a series of Revolution Health (online) articles on body image.

Published in May of 2007, Lying in Weight: The Hidden Epidemic of Eating Disor-ders in Adult Women, by Tricia Gura, describes find-

ings from the Center’s Longitudinal Study, which tracks the course of eat-ing disorders in women who initially presented for treatment during the late 1980s. The winter, 2007 issue of Gürze Books newsletter Eating Dis-

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News Brief: Dr. Herzog has been elected Secretary of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AA-CAP). This is a two-year, Executive Committee position. The 7,500-member AACAP is the principal international organization for child and adolescent psychiatrists.

orders Today included “Making up for Lost time: Resuming the Path to Maturity after an Eating Disorder,” by Aimee Liu. In this article, Dr. Herzog addresses perfectionism and delays in maturity associated with anorexia nervosa.

Office Updates

Recently we said farewell to two of our terrific research assistants, Liz Ong and Kavita Tahilani. Liz is travel-ing and will return to Boston in the fall to complete her graduate school applications, and Kavita is working as a research coordinator at the Ren-frew Center in Philadelphia. We are delighted for Liz and Kavita, each of whom made a positive difference at the Center. We look forward to staying in touch and wish them the very best in their educational and professional pursuits. In July two new research assistants, Andrea Kass and Meredith Sears, joined our team. Andrea gradu-ated from Washington University in St. Louis, where she majored in Psychol-ogy and English Literature. Meredith earned a B.A. in Psychology from Brown University. In addition to help-ing with our research studies, they will be planning Harris Center events such as our annual public forum. We would like to thank our long-time friend and supporter Nancy Harris for refurbishing our office.

Fellowship Programs

Meet: KAMRyN EDDy, PH.D

It’s our pleasure to introduce Kamryn Eddy, Ph.D., our first postdoctoral fellow. Although the fel-lowship program is new, the Center’s relationship with Dr. Eddy goes back to her two years after college, when she worked with Dr. Herzog and Dr. Franko as a research assistant. She

then pursued graduate education at Boston University (2001-2007), lead-ing to her Ph.D. in clinical psychol-ogy. We stayed in touch with Dr. Eddy throughout, collaborating with her on a number of important projects. Dr. Eddy has authored over 20 published papers. Broadly, her research interests are in understanding the causes, course, and treatment of eating disorders. Dr. Eddy’s fellow-ship research will focus on the issue of nosology, or diagnostic classification. She will study how well the current diagnostic system, which includes anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS), “fits” individuals with dis-ordered eating. “If we haven’t correctly defined the disorders that we are exam-ining or treating,” she explains, “our findings might be limited or invalid.” During her fellowship, Dr. Eddy will conduct clinical work with individuals of all ages while receiving supervision from Dr. Herzog and Dr. Franko. Her enthusiasm for patient care is infectious. Recently she said, “I defi-nitely want to provide psychotherapy for adults with eating disorders, but I’m also very excited about working with children and adolescents and with their families.” Dr. Eddy has had experience with individuals (both male and female) in inpatient and outpatient settings, has learned a variety of ap-proaches to therapy, and has treated the full range of eating disorders. We are delighted to have Dr. Eddy aboard.

Matina S. Horner, Ph.D. Fel-lowship

Since its inception a decade ago, our Matina S. Horner, Ph.D., Research Fellowship program has sponsored 29 superb undergraduate and graduate students. Each summer, we mentor our fellows as they pursue independent research projects and participate in our current research activities. Many fellows continue their independent projects after their fellowships have ended, often resulting in theses or pub-

lished papers. This section introduces our summer 2007 fellows and provides updates from fellows past.

Fellow Updates

Stacey DiPalmaI am a medical student at Brown University School of Medicine. My fel-lowship project is to determine the current place of eating disorders in the formal education of medical students. I plan to use the findings of my project as the groundwork for implementing an eating disorder curriculum at Brown come spring, with the hopes that this program can serve as a model for other medical schools.

Loren GianiniI am a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of New Mexico. During my fellowship at the Harris Center, I am exploring the individual, familial, and social factors that lead an individual to internalize the thin ideal. I intend to use my project as the groundwork for my dissertation.

Sarah MerharI attend Mount Holy-oke College. As a Matina Horner fellow, I am interning at the Neuroendocrine Unit at M.G.H on a study of the occur-rence of osteoporosis in women with anorexia. I assist with many aspects of the study, including data entry and analysis, and cognitive testing. This is a wonderful experience for me, as I hope to go into neuroscience research.

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Jolie WeingeroffI am a third-year graduate student in the clinical psychol-ogy doctoral program at Boston University. During my fellowship at the Harris Center, I am working on my master’s thesis, a study of the types of strategies that individuals with eating disorders use to manage distress. I plan to contin-ue to explore this area of research, and the clinical implications of its findings, in future doctoral work.

S. Bryn Austin, ScDI am the Director of Fellowship Research Training in the Division of Ado-lescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children’s Hospital, Boston. In addition, I’m an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Assistant Profes-sor in Society, Human Development, and Health at Harvard School of Public Health. My primary research addresses social and physical environmental influences on eating disorders, physical activity, and nutritional behaviors in school and community settings.

Valerie CharatThis year I have worked as a Train-ing and Curriculum consultant for Kids Korps USA, a non-profit organization that provides volunteer opportunities for youth. Most importantly, however, I delivered a healthy baby boy, Cole, on April 6. Being a mom is a new job that I am thoroughly enjoying!

Cristina Cruza-GuetAfter participating in an Eating Disor-ders Coalition Lobby Day on Capitol Hill and attending a National Eating

Disorders Association Conference, I joined the Lehigh University Body Em-powerment Alliance. With this group, I organized Body Image Awareness week at Lehigh. I passed my comprehensive exams last March and taught my first full course at Muhlenberg College.

Natalie FreedIn June 2007, I com-pleted my 3rd year of medical school at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. One of the projects to which I contributed during my Harris Center fellowship has been published in the Journal of Pediatrics and the other has been submitted to the Journal of Clini-cal Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Maria FrischThis has been a year full of change for me. Last fall I began pursuing my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychol-ogy at the University of Minnesota, but a semester into the program I realized it was not the best fit. I have therefore spent this last semester working on my pre-med requirements so that I can apply to medical school.

Dara GreenwoodI’ve just finished my third year as as-sistant professor in the Communication Studies department at the University of Michigan (adjunct in Psychology, faculty associate at the Institute for So-cial Research), where I am continuing to focus on media use and emotional health and well-being. Currently, I am investigating how individuals utilize media in the service of emotion regula-tion.

Lareina La FlairI am currently work-ing at the Center for Evaluation at Harvard Medical School and continu-ing to volunteer as a medical advocate for survivors of sexual assault. My Matina Horner Fellowship project on the relationship between sexual assault and eating disorders in Asian women is now under review for publication, and I am looking forward to studying these and other cross-cultural psychiatric issues when I start a Ph.D. program in Public Health this fall at Johns Hopkins University.

Rama MulukutlaI am graduating this year from Medi-cal School, and I am starting a General Surgery Residency at Vanderbilt Uni-versity in Nashville, TN. I continue to appreciate all the tools and knowledge on research design and clinical research data evaluation I learned during my Matina Horner Fellowship.

Lisa RubinIn 2006, I began a tenure-track posi-tion in the Department of Psychology at The New School for Social Research in New York City where I teach in the university’s graduate and undergraduate programs. I am currently leading an in-vestigation that examines decision-mak-ing about breast reconstruction among Black and Latina breast cancer survivors.

Dana SatirI am in my third year of the clinical Ph.D. program at Boston University, complet-ing a clinical practi-cum at the Behavioral Health Partial Program at McLean Hospital. The project I worked on during my Matina Horner Fellowship was presented at the Academy for Eating Disorders’ annual conference in Baltimore.

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Monica Hsiung WojcikI graduated this spring from Princeton University, where I majored in chemis-try and minored in French. At Princeton, I was an Eating Concerns Peer Educator and served as the group’s president in 2006. Next year, I will begin medical school at Harvard University.

AcknowledgementsThank you to Christine Lenz, James Stone and Jenna Zink at Arnold for their help with our newsletter.

Helen Rose continues to offer valuable advice for our Web site. Thank you, Helen.

We extend profound appreciation to all of our donors for their friendship and support this year.

Donor ListThe AES CorporationAlamitos Bay ProductionsThe A.M. FundThe Alperin/Hirsch Family FoundationPatty and Mel Alperin Baupost Group LLCBay State Federal Savings Charitable Founda-tionMyron BelferBarbara and Gary Bello Andrew Bendetson Carol and Richard Bendetson Laura Bendetson Deborah Benik Marsha and Peter BerensonTracey and Bruce BerkowitzJohn G. Berylson and FamilySally BishkoLaura and John BlackmanAustin Cable and FamilyCambridge Trustee Advisors, Inc.Ben CammarataCapital Crossing BankThe Carlyle GroupLisa Hughes and Michael CaseyDebra and Craig Cerretani Citizen’s Financial Group, Inc.Nancy Clark Lillian and Donald ColavecchioGracemarie and Brian ConcannonCharlotte and Donald DeVito

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MISSION STATEMENTThe Harris Center at MGH focuses on edu-

cation and advocacy in eating disorders. Through interdisciplinary research, we seek new knowledge to better

understand eating disorders, their detection, treatment, and pre-vention and we strive to share that knowledge with the community at

large. At the heart of the Center is the healthy development of children, women, and all at risk.

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David B. Herzog, M.D. Director Debra L. Franko, Ph.D. Associate Director Heather Thompson-Brenner, Ph.D. Research Consultant Pamela K. Keel, Ph.D. Research Consultant David J. Dorer, Ph.D. Statistician Kamryn T. Eddy, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Andrea Kass, B.A. Research Assistant

Meredith Sears, B.A. Research Assistant Patti Cable, R.N. Publications Director

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