Cynthia Bulik, Ph.D. Bio
William R. and Jeanne H. Jordan Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders
Professor of Nutrition, School of Public Health
Director, Eating Disorders Program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Dr. Cynthia Bulik is the William R. and Jeanne H. Jordan Distinguished Professor of Eating Disorders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she is also Professor of Nutrition in the School of Public Health and the Director of the UNC Eating Disorders Program.
- A clinical psychologist by training, Dr. Bulik has been conducting research and treating individuals with eating disorders for the past 24 years. She received her BA from the University of Notre Dame and her MA and PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in1988. She completed internships and post-doctoral fellowships at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, PA. She developed outpatient, day patient, and inpatient services for eating disorders both in New Zealand and in the United States.
- Her research has included treatment, laboratory, epidemiological, twin and molecular genetic studies of eating disorders and body weight regulation. More recently she has begun to explore innovativemeans of integrating technology into treatment for eating disorders and obesity. She has active research collaborations throughout the US as well as in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Holland, Italy, and Germany.
- Dr. Bulik has written over 280 scientific papers and chapters on eating disorders and is author of the books Eating Disorders: Detection and Treatment (Dunmore) and Runaway Eating (Rodale).
- She is a past president of the Academy for Eating Disorders, current Vice-President of the Eating Disorders Coalition, and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Eating Disorders. Her academic life is happily balanced by being an ice dancer and a mother of three.
Bonnie Griffin can assist with requests.
Tel: (919) 966-4410 or Bonnie_Griffin@med.unc.edu
