Delphine Rommel

Delphine Rommel is a Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology at the University of Nantes, affiliated with the UFR Psychology and the Psychology Laboratory of Pays de la Loire (UR 4638). Her academic career spans over 15 years with consistent contributions to the understanding of emotional processes in eating disorders and obesity.

Dr. Rommel's primary research focuses on emotional regulation processes in eating disorders, with special attention to awareness, differentiation, and regulation of emotional states. She investigates alexithymia and interoceptive awareness using experimental measurement tools, examining cognitive disorders involved in emotional state regulation. Her work also explores the involvement of the autonomic nervous system, particularly the parasympathetic nervous system, in emotional regulation processes. While she has developed several research projects on anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, her interests extend to emotional processes in compulsive eating and obesity.

Her publication record shows consistent output since 2007, with recent work examining cognitive restriction, emotional eating, dissociative experiences in obesity, and impulsivity related to food stimuli. Her research often employs psychophysiological measurements, particularly heart rate variability analysis, to assess autonomic nervous system functioning in relation to emotional regulation.

Dr. Rommel has received recognition for her work, including an award from G.R.O.S. (Groupe de Recherche sur l'Obésité et les Surpoids) in 2014 for her research on dissociative phenomena in obesity. Her collaborative work demonstrates engagement with both clinical and research communities across France and internationally.

In addition to her research, Dr. Rommel teaches Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology from undergraduate through master's levels. Her teaching likely integrates her research expertise on emotional processes in clinical conditions, providing students with insights into the psychological mechanisms underlying eating disorders and obesity.

Her research activities include numerous conference presentations and invited talks on emotional regulation in eating disorders, demonstrating her active engagement in knowledge dissemination within both academic and professional communities.