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Erica LaFata is an Assistant Research Professor at Drexel University's WELL Center within the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. She holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan, completed a postdoctoral fellowship at University of Pennsylvania's Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, and a clinical internship at Medical University of South Carolina.
Her research examines:
- Neurobehavioral mechanisms of ultra-processed food addiction
- Development of diagnostic tools for addictive-like eating
- Phenotypic characterization of food addiction
Recent work includes validating the Food Addiction Symptom Inventory (2024) and analyzing epidemiological patterns. Publications demonstrate consistent focus on measurement innovation (55% of works) and mechanistic exploration (35%), with translational emphasis on obesity interventions.
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