Dr. Katherine Thompson, Ph.D.

Research clinical psychologist

Maryland

Research Expertise

Eating Disorders
Obesity
Women's Health
Body Image
Recovery
Psychiatry and Mental health
Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Life-span and Life-course Studies
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Applied Psychology
Biological Psychiatry

About

* Clinical psychologist with 9+ years experience conducting research (clinical trials, surveys, and longitudinal studies) * Published 25+ peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals * Presented 40+ times at national and international conferences * Expertise in conducting mental health assessments, diagnosis, and providing psychotherapy (CBT, DBT, ACT, and FBT) in adolescents and adults * Specialization in women's health (including eating behaviors, weight-related health behaviors, and reproductive psychology/mental health)

Publications

Associations of adolescent emotional and loss of control eating with 1‐year changes in disordered eating, weight, and adiposity

International Journal of Eating Disorders / Oct 18, 2016

Stojek, M. M. K., Tanofsky‐Kraff, M., Shomaker, L. B., Kelly, N. R., Thompson, K. A., Mehari, R. D., Marwitz, S. E., Demidowich, A. P., Galescu, O. A., Brady, S. M., Yanovski, S. Z., & Yanovski, J. A. (2016). Associations of adolescent emotional and loss of control eating with 1‐year changes in disordered eating, weight, and adiposity. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(5), 551–560. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22636

The self and eating disorders

Journal of Personality / Dec 30, 2018

Bardone‐Cone, A. M., Thompson, K. A., & Miller, A. J. (2018). The self and eating disorders. Journal of Personality, 88(1), 59–75. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12448

Associations of sleep duration and quality with disinhibited eating behaviors in adolescent girls at-risk for type 2 diabetes

Eating Behaviors / Aug 01, 2016

Kelly, N. R., Shomaker, L. B., Radin, R. M., Thompson, K. A., Cassidy, O. L., Brady, S., Mehari, R., Courville, A. B., Chen, K. Y., Galescu, O. A., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., & Yanovski, J. A. (2016). Associations of sleep duration and quality with disinhibited eating behaviors in adolescent girls at-risk for type 2 diabetes. Eating Behaviors, 22, 149–155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.06.019

Menopausal status and disordered eating and body image concerns among middle‐aged women

International Journal of Eating Disorders / Jan 31, 2019

Thompson, K. A., & Bardone‐Cone, A. M. (2019). Menopausal status and disordered eating and body image concerns among middle‐aged women. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 52(3), 314–318. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23030

Evaluating attitudes about aging and body comparison as moderators of the relationship between menopausal status and disordered eating and body image concerns among middle-aged women

Maturitas / Jun 01, 2019

Thompson, K. A., & Bardone-Cone, A. M. (2019). Evaluating attitudes about aging and body comparison as moderators of the relationship between menopausal status and disordered eating and body image concerns among middle-aged women. Maturitas, 124, 25–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.03.014

2019-nCOV distress and depressive, anxiety and OCD-type, and eating disorder symptoms among postpartum and control women

Archives of Women's Mental Health / Mar 18, 2021

Thompson, K. A., & Bardone-Cone, A. M. (2021). 2019-nCOV distress and depressive, anxiety and OCD-type, and eating disorder symptoms among postpartum and control women. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 24(4), 671–680. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-021-01120-9

Relationship of Mindfulness to Distress and Cortisol Response in Adolescent Girls At-Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Journal of Child and Family Studies / Mar 19, 2018

Skoranski, A., Kelly, N. R., Radin, R. M., Thompson, K. A., Galescu, O., Demidowich, A. P., Brady, S. M., Chen, K. Y., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Yanovski, J. A., & Shomaker, L. B. (2018). Relationship of Mindfulness to Distress and Cortisol Response in Adolescent Girls At-Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(7), 2254–2264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1065-9

Course and predictors of eating disorder symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and pandemic‐related eating disorder concerns among adults with eating disorders during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic

International Journal of Eating Disorders / Dec 12, 2022

Thompson, K. A., Hedlund, E. L., Sun, Q., Peat, C. M., Goode, R. W., Termorshuizen, J. D., Thornton, L. M., Borg, S., van Furth, E. F., Birgegård, A., Bulik, C. M., & Watson, H. J. (2022). Course and predictors of eating disorder symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and pandemic‐related eating disorder concerns among adults with eating disorders during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 56(1), 151–168. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23870

Social comparison, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction among postpartum women

Body Image / Sep 01, 2022

Thompson, K. A., & Bardone-Cone, A. M. (2022). Social comparison, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction among postpartum women. Body Image, 42, 401–412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.07.011

Subjective and objective binge episodes in relation to eating disorder and depressive symptoms among middle-aged women

Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity / Sep 23, 2021

Thompson, K. A., DeVinney, A. A., Goy, C. N., Kuang, J., & Bardone-Cone, A. M. (2021). Subjective and objective binge episodes in relation to eating disorder and depressive symptoms among middle-aged women. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 27(5), 1687–1694. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-021-01305-2

Self-Oriented Body Comparison and Self-Compassion: Interactive Models of Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Postpartum Women

Behavior Therapy / Jul 01, 2022

Thompson, K. A., & Bardone-Cone, A. M. (2022). Self-Oriented Body Comparison and Self-Compassion: Interactive Models of Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Postpartum Women. Behavior Therapy, 53(4), 751–761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2022.02.008

Efficacy of Virtual Care for Depressive Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JMIR Mental Health / Jan 09, 2023

Schiller, C. E., Prim, J., Bauer, A. E., Lux, L., Lundegard, L. C., Kang, M., Hellberg, S., Thompson, K., Webber, T., Teklezghi, A., Pettee, N., Gaffney, K., Hodgins, G., Rahman, F., Steinsiek, J. N., Modi, A., & Gaynes, B. N. (2023). Efficacy of Virtual Care for Depressive Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JMIR Mental Health, 10, e38955. https://doi.org/10.2196/38955

Associations between pressure to breastfeed and depressive, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and eating disorder symptoms among postpartum women

Psychiatry Research / Oct 01, 2023

Thompson, K. A., White, J. P., & Bardone-Cone, A. M. (2023). Associations between pressure to breastfeed and depressive, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and eating disorder symptoms among postpartum women. Psychiatry Research, 328, 115432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115432

Social media and disordered eating among middle-aged women: Not just an adolescent concern

Eating Behaviors / Aug 01, 2023

Thompson, K. A., Miller, A. J., Walsh, E. C., & Bardone-Cone, A. M. (2023). Social media and disordered eating among middle-aged women: Not just an adolescent concern. Eating Behaviors, 50, 101748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101748

Situating reproductive coercion in the sociocultural context: An ecological model to inform research, practice, and policy in the United States

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation / May 18, 2023

Coleman, J. N., Hellberg, S. N., Hopkins, T. A., Thompson, K. A., Bruening, A. B., & Jones, A. C. (2023). Situating reproductive coercion in the sociocultural context: An ecological model to inform research, practice, and policy in the United States. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 24(4), 471–488. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2023.2212403

Loss of control eating in relation to blood pressure among adolescent girls with elevated anxiety at-risk for excess weight gain

Eating Behaviors / Aug 01, 2023

Bauman, V., Sanchez, N., Repke, H. E., Spinner, H., Thorstad, I., Gulley, L. D., Mains, A. M., Lavender, J. M., Thompson, K. A., Emerick, J. E., Thomas, V., Arnold, T. B., Heroy, A., Gutierrez-Colina, A. M., Haigney, M. C., Shomaker, L. B., & Tanofsky-Kraff, M. (2023). Loss of control eating in relation to blood pressure among adolescent girls with elevated anxiety at-risk for excess weight gain. Eating Behaviors, 50, 101773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101773

Examination of perfectionism and self-concept constructs across stages of eating disorder recovery in men: An exploratory study

Eating Behaviors / Aug 01, 2022

Bardone-Cone, A. M., White, J. P., Thompson, K. A., Zucker, N., Watson, H. J., & Bulik, C. M. (2022). Examination of perfectionism and self-concept constructs across stages of eating disorder recovery in men: An exploratory study. Eating Behaviors, 46, 101658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101658

Influence of Hormones on the Development of Eating Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity in Children and Adolescents / Jan 01, 2019

Thompson, K. A., Miller, A. J., & Baker, J. H. (2019). Influence of Hormones on the Development of Eating Disorders. In Eating Disorders and Obesity in Children and Adolescents (pp. 73–77). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-54852-6.00012-4

Education

George Washington University

BA, Psychology / May, 2014

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States of America

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

MA, Clinical Psychology / December, 2017

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

PhD, Clinical Psychology / December, 2022

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

Experience

National Institutes of Health

Intramural Research Training Award Fellow / June, 2014June, 2016

Research coordinator in Section on Growth and Obesity at National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Uniformed Services University

Behavioral Health Research Fellow / September, 2022Present

Fellow in the Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) Program in the Department of Medicine

Uniformed Services University

Assistant Professor / September, 2022Present

Joint appointments in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology

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