Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED
Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders
Department of Psychiatry, UNC School of Medicine
Professor of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Professor, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dr. Bulik, a licensed clinical psychologist, received her BA from the University of Notre Dame and her MA and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. She completed internships and post-doctoral fellowships at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Bulik has developed eating disorders programs in New Zealand, the United States, and Sweden and has active collaborations all over the world. She is author of several books including Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How to Stop, The Woman in the Mirror, Midlife Eating Disorders: Your Journey to Recovery, and Binge Control: A Compact Recovery Guide. She has developed, tested, and disseminated several evidence-based treatments for eating disorders and has trained clinicians around the world in providing evidence-based care. She has been the recipient of many awards for research, advocacy, and mentorship.
Disclosure: Dr. Bulik reports: Shire (past grant recipient, past Scientific Advisory Board member); Lundbeckfonden (grant recipient); Pearson (author, royalty recipient); Equip Health Inc. (Stakeholder Advisory Board).
Don Baucom, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Don Baucom received his BA and PhD in Clinical Psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill and completed his predoctoral clinical internship at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. A licensed clinical psychologist in North Carolina, he directs a couple therapy clinic at UNC and sees couples clinically himself. He is one of the developers of cognitive-behavioral couple therapy (CBCT) which has strong empirical support for improving relationship distress. For many decades, he has contributed to the theoretical, clinical, and empirical bases for these interventions, adapting them to address a wide range of circumstances that couples confront. A major emphasis in expanding these interventions involves how to employ the couple as a resource in therapy when one partner is struggling with psychological or medical distress. He is the co-author of several books that serve as fundamental references for applying CBCT in various contexts. He provides workshops to clinicians around the world, teaching them to apply these interventions in applied clinical settings. He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his research contributions, mentorship of doctoral students, undergraduate teaching, and clinical supervision.
Disclosure: Dr. Baucom has no conflicts of interest to report.
Jennifer Kirby, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor and Director of Clinic Operations and Training
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Jennifer S. Kirby received her MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill and completed her predoctoral clinical internship at Duke University Medical Center. A licensed clinical psychologist in North Carolina, she serves as the Director of Clinic Operations and Training for the UNC-Chapel Hill Psychology Clinic. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, and trains and supervises graduate students, psychiatric residents, and professionals in individual and couple therapy using these treatment approaches. She has participated in the development and evaluation of a number of relationship intervention programs from a cognitive-behavioral perspective. These have included working with couples who are experiencing eating disorders, emotion dysregulation, infidelity, health concerns such as breast cancer, and couples who are preparing for marriage. She also maintains an active private practice with individuals and couples.
Disclosure: Dr. Kirby has no conflicts of interest to report.
