Rachel Kramer

Rachel Kramer, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. A licensed clinical psychologist, she completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of North Dakota (2018), followed by an APA-accredited internship at the University of Denver and a fellowship in eating disorders at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2020).

Education & Training

• BA Psychology, Montclair State University, 2011
• MA Psychology, American University, 2014
• PhD Clinical Psychology, University of North Dakota, 2018
• Internship, Clinical Psychology (Eating Disorders), University of Denver, 2018
• Fellowship, Eating Disorders, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2020

Research Interests

Dr. Kramer’s program of research centers on understanding and improving treatment for pediatric and adolescent eating disorders. Her work specifically targets:

• Weight stigma as a maintaining factor in anorexia nervosa and atypical anorexia nervosa.
• Disparities and clinical needs of transgender and gender-diverse youth with eating disorders.
• Caregiver burden and family-level predictors of treatment response in family-based treatment (FBT).
• Clinical characterization and medical management of youth with ARFID and those with premorbid overweight/obesity.

Across 15 peer-reviewed publications since 2021, her scholarship reveals a consistent emphasis on translating research into enhanced clinical protocols, with notable attention to vulnerable or marginalized youth.

Scientific Awards & Recognition

• (No specific awards listed in supplied text)

Collaborations & Networks

Dr. Kramer collaborates extensively within UCSF, co-authoring work with faculty such as Erin Accurso, Sasha Gorrell, Lisa Hail, and Daniel Le Grange. Her publications are widely discussed (Altmetric scores up to 302 readers on Mendeley), indicating broad scientific and public engagement.