Jason Lavender PhD

Education

T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship [2011-2014]
Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research (formerly Neuropsychiatric Research Institute), Fargo, ND
Midwest Regional Postdoctoral Training Program in Eating Disorders Research

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology [2011]
University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY

Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology [2010-2011]
University of Mississippi Medical Center/Jackson VAMC Psychology Internship Training Consortium, Jackson, MS

M.A. in Clinical Psychology [2007]
University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY

B.S. in Psychology [2005]
Duke University, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Durham, NC

Biography

For information about the AWARE Study, please see the profile section below.

Dr. Jason Lavender, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and the Director of Behavioral Research for the Military Cardiovascular Outcomes Research (MiCOR) program with the Metis Foundation. At USU, Dr. Lavender's research focuses on eating and weight-related conditions, along with commonly co-occurring concerns (e.g., anxiety, depression, trauma) and overall psychosocial functioning, among members of the military family including active-duty Service members and dependents (offspring, spouses). His work also addresses transdiagnostic risk/maintenance factors for psychopathology, particularly emotion and emotion dysregulation, personality and temperament, and neurocognitive functioning. His interests further include assessment, measure development, psychometrics, and multi-method study designs, including integrating laboratory-based and real-world, real-time data collection methods (i.e., intensive longitudinal data collection, ecological momentary assessment). His research also addresses unique factors related to the manifestation and assessment of eating disorder symptoms among boys and men, including muscularity-oriented disordered eating.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

AWARE Study: Assessing the Wellbeing of Active-Duty Service Women (IRB #: 24-20672) --- Funded by the Center for Military Women's Health Research at USU, this investigation is recruiting a national sample of active-duty Service women to characterize the well-being and health of women in the military. For more information about the study, contact Dr. Lavender or send an email to AWAREstudy@metisfoundationusa.org.

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