University of South Florida Disordered Eating Prevention, Treatment, and Health Lab directed by Diana Rancourt, Ph.D.

Tampa, FL
Joined January 2022
The DEPTH Lab at USF is recruiting a clinical psych graduate student for fall 2024! Our research focuses on appetite/interoception and sociocultural factors that contribute to disordered eating (including FAD). See our website for more specifics! sites.google.com/view/depthl…
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A big congratulations to @KendallPoovey for receiving an APF COGDOP Grad Research Scholarship to help support her dissertation research!
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Wondering if you’re ready to start a clinical psych PhD? It’s competitive, which can often lead to unhelpful, advice (e.g., “work in a lab for two years”). Here’s my perspective on what makes a person ready for a funded PhD at a research univ, independent of age or stage. 🧵
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Join us on 8/29 at 4PM EST to learn from Dr. Mitch Prinstein @mitchprinstein on how to ace your APA predoctoral internship applications! We'd love to see you there! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/yxw5vv6u #AcademicTwitter #psychtwitter @APA @SCPdiv12
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So excited to share a (looong) labor of love. Our comprehensive review of the food and alcohol disturbance literature is published! Major kudos to @KatherineABerry, @DrEChoquette, and Dr. Alison Looby. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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🚨‼️Applying to graduate school in #psychology? Check out our Google Drive with prerecorded workshops, example statements, email templates, and additional resources including @PsychinOut free mentorship program and information for international students! drive.google.com/drive/folde…
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Dr. Smith hopes to take on a new graduate student. Students with a strong research interest in the areas of eating disorders and/or suicide are encouraged to apply!
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Eating Disorder Clinicians: Please consider taking part in my dissertation survey, which aims to look at how real-world clinicians adapt CBT-E to meet the needs of eating disorder clients! 1 in 3 participants will win an amazon giftcard! Link below: hofstra.co1.qualtrics.com/jf…
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Introducing the TeenGrowth R package and Shiny app: A reproducible way to calculate individualized expected body weights for eating disorder screening and treatment -- osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/vw…
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📣Recruiting postdocs for @WUSTLmed T32 (to begin next summer or sooner)! I am mentor & there would be opportunities to work on my #eatingdisorders #mHealth research, in collab w/ industry, non-profit, & gov. partners. Pls reach out w/ interest & pls RT! healthyweightandwellness.wus…
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For those applying to clinical internship - I’ve put together a Google Drive that includes my essays, sample cover letters, hours in time2track, questions I was asked, and info I gave to letter writers. I’ve also included a tracking file. Happy to share just reach out!
We have some internship resources freely available to anyone interested at the link below. This includes a handbook on the entire process with application recommendations, as well as organizational materials, an interview guide, and example essays. psychlabs.colostate.edu/emer…
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🗣️Free Suicide Prevention Resources We have developed 4 modules, the first one is aimed at anyone with an interest in understanding suicide, the other three modules go into more depth into the psychology of understanding and preventing suicide #Science2PreventSuicide @darkdancer84
A Psychological Approach to Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention Module 1, An Overview of Suicide Risk learn.nes.nhs.scot/64773 fits within the informed level of the Mental Health Improvement & Suicide Prevention Framework - learn.nes.nhs.scot/17100 @suicideresearch
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Let’s clear up the debate: OLD studies asked whether social media screen time minutes predict poor mental health. They don’t. BUT recent studies show that specific features and content DO predict negative outcomes as detailed in @APA’s latest report. apa.org/topics/social-media-…
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ABCT student conference awards are due July 19th! Apply!
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Huge congratulations to @KendallPoovey who just got her NOA for her F31! She will be investigating the role of visceral sensitivity in the maintenance of restrictive eating disorders. We are so proud of her!
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If you're a former college athlete (NCAA Division I or Division III), and transitioned out of competitive sport within the last 1-4 years, please consider participating in this dissertation study! westernstates.qualtrics.com/…
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DEPTH Lab retweeted
New and SUPER important publication. Congratulations @RachButler3!!! Such important work!💕 Butler, R.M., Levinson, C.A. (in press). Addressing Body Dissatisfaction in Women in Larger Bodies Using Exposure-Based Interventions: A Case Report. Clinical Case Studies.
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I’m offering a FREE workshop May 3rd 10am ET through smart-workshops.com for grad students and ECR mentors that provides intro to NIH, fellowship grants (F31, F32), and recs for successful proposals! Sign up if relevant and please RT/share! smart-workshops.com/workshop…
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Very excited to share data from @maddy_palermo’s dissertation! Great work, Maddy!
🎉excited to share my first publication from my dissertation data onlinelibrary.wiley.com/shar… We assessed the relationship between compulsive exercise and eating disorder symptoms among 1st year college students. Importantly CE did not predict ED SX across the 1st year of college!
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