Introducing Series Two of Big Ideas in Eating Disorders:
The Podcast
This series of podcasts accompanies the publication of Big Ideas in Eating Disorders: Accelerating Research to Transform Policy and Practice, which we co-edited. The book brings together many of the field’s boldest thinkers to imagine a better future for eating disorder research, prevention, treatment, and recovery. In this podcast, Kathy, as host, sits down with contributing authors to explore the ideas behind their chapter and the personal and professional journeys that inspired them.
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Ruth S. Weissman, PhD
Editor
Professor of Psychology and
Walter A. Crowell University
Professor of the Social Sciences, Emerita
Wesleyan University
Kathleen M. Pike, PhD
Editor
Professor of Psychology, Emerita
Columbia University
In the first series of this podcast, leaders in our field share discoveries and defining moments from their careers. Those conversations are centered on big ideas that capture the history of our field in stories, debates, and insights that rarely find their way into academic publications or conference presentations.
Series Two looks to the future. Guests elaborate on the bold ideas they contributed to our book. We explore not only the science behind each chapter, but also the questions that have driven our guests’ work, the experiences that shaped their thinking, and the breakthroughs they believe could fundamentally change the field. These conversations offer an insider’s view of how big ideas are born, tested, refined, and ultimately translated into better science, better policy, and better care.
Whether you are a researcher, clinician, policymaker, advocate, student, or someone with lived experience, we invite you to read the book, listen to the conversations, and imagine what is possible.
The future of eating disorders will not be transformed by incremental steps. It will be transformed by big ideas that are bold enough to challenge assumptions, accelerate discovery, and change lives.
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More Series Two conversations are on the way — check back next week for the next episode.
Phillipa Hay MD, DPhil, is Chair of Mental Health, Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith South, New South Wales and the Director of Mental Health Research at Southwestern Sydney Local Health District. Dr. Hay is an academic psychiatrist who is recognised internationally for her expertise in reducing the personal and public health burden of eating disorders and obesity.
Deborah Mitchison, PhD is Associate Professor in Psychology at the Graduate School of Health at the University of Technology Sydney. Professor Mitchison also holds adjunct appointments at Western Sydney University and Macquarie University.
Drs. Hay and Mitchison’s chapter in Big Ideas In Eating Disorders poses a big and provocative idea: What if we completely reimagined how the field classifies and diagnoses eating disorders? They argue that the current diagnostic frameworks are confusing and limited in practice, and they strongly advocate that the field will be better served by understanding the defining features of an individual’s eating disorder and the unique constellation of symptoms as experienced by the individual. In this podcast, Dr. Hay elaborates on these core ideas and what they would mean in real-world practice.
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Today we have the good fortune to hear from Dr. Kelly Klump whose contributions to the field of eating disorders are indeed invaluable. Inspired by one of her early mentors, Professor Gloria Leon, Dr. Klump has embarked on a journey of groundbreaking research that reshapes our understanding of the complex interplay between genetics, hormones, and environmental factors in the development of eating disorders. Dr. Klump’s exploration of gonadal hormones, including estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, is steadily uncovering the relationship of hormonal fluctuations, particularly during puberty, to the onset and expression of eating disorders. Translating these findings to clinical practice has the potential to inform more effective prevention strategies and personalized interventions for individuals at risk of developing eating disorders.
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