LEAH
Laboratory for the Study of Eating, Appearance, & Health
The Laboratory for the Study of Eating, Appearance, & Health is a research team dedicated to understanding more about body image, eating disturbance, and a variety of other health-related topics. In addition to research, we provide cutting edge psychological services to adolescents and adults in the central Florida community suffering from eating disorders, obesity and body image disturbance.
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LEAH Contact
E-Mail: leah3872@yahoo.com
Laboratory Director
Stacey Dunn, Ph.D.
Office: UCF Main Campus, Psychology Building 331
Phone: 407-823-3578
Email: sdunn@mail.ucf.edu
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Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Research Assistant Application
Research Assistants
A giant thanks to all of our Undergraduates who help us so much!
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LEAH Programs
Interested in learning more about LEAH programs and studies? Click on the links below for more information.
Graduate Students
Alumni
Dan Agliata, Ph.D.
Internship: Wilford Hall Medical Center (United States Air Force)
Currently: Psychologist, James A. Haley VAMC
Rachel Barnes, Ph.D.
Internship: VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Currently: Postdoctoral Associate, Obesity & Eating Disorders Research Program at Yale University
Jessica Gokee LaRose, Ph.D.
Internship: Boston Consortium
Currently: Research Fellow, Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center at Brown University
Jan Murray, Ph.D.
Internship: Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System
Currently: Psychologist, La Amistad Behavioral Health; Visiting Instructor, University of Central Florida
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Recent Conference Presentations
Wack, E., Tantleff-Dunn, S., & Mottola, R. (2007, August). Cyber Sexy: Electronic game play and perceptions of attractiveness among men. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Wack, E., Pearte, C., Peterson, R. D., & Tantleff-Dunn, S. (2007, May). Body part satisfaction and self-evaluation of sexual appeal among underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese women. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Academy for Eating Disorders, Baltimore, MD.
Tantleff-Dunn, S., Hayes, S., Armstrong, H. (2007, May). How did you get so thin? Perceptions of underweight females. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Academy for Eating Disorders, Baltimore, MD.
Gokee-LaRose, J., Tantleff-Dunn, S., Dunn, M.E., Borjesson-Holman, W., & Hayes, S. (2007, March). The role of expectancies in binge eating behavior. Poster submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.
Grippo, K.P. (2005, November). Body image and perceptions of cosmetic surgery: Have they experienced an "Extreme Makeover?" Poster presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, D.C.
Peterson, R. D., Molnar, J. M., Tantleff-Dunn, S. & Fisak, Jr., B. (2004, April). Vegetarians and eating disorders: A matter of measurement. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Academy for Eating Disorders, Orlando, FL.
Peterson, R. D., Fisak, Jr., B., Tantleff-Dunn, S. & Molnar, J. M. (2004, April). Where's the beef? Challenging previous conceptions of vegetarianism. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Academy for Eating Disorders, Orlando, FL.
Peterson, R. D., Gokee-LaRose, J., Tantleff-Dunn, S. & Hayes, S. (2003, November). Breaking gender stereotypes: Perceptions of exceptionalism. Poster presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.
Tantleff-Dunn, S., Peterson, R. D., Gokee-LaRose, J., Hayes, S., & Donnelly, R. (2003, May). It's not just a "woman thing": Gender stereotyping and body image. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Academy for Eating Disorders, Denver, CO.
Tantleff-Dunn, S., Peterson, R. D., Murray, J. D., Borjesson, W. I., Spears, T., & Gokee J. L. (2002, November). Feedback on physical appearance in the workplace: Relationship between body image and perceptions of sexual harassment. Poster presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV.
Fisak, Jr., B., Peterson, R. D., Murray, J. D., Tantleff-Dunn, S., & Gokee, J. L. (2002, April). Comparing vegetarians and non-vegetarians on body image and eating disturbance measures. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Academy for Eating Disorders, Boston, MA.
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