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Professor Charles Swencionis is a Professor of Psychology at Yeshiva University's Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and holds joint appointments in Epidemiology/Population Health and Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He co-founded the Clinical Psychology (Health Emphasis) PhD program at Ferkauf and Einstein with Dr. Gilbert Levin. His roles include supervising the Obesity Treatment Service at the Parnes Clinic.
Education: PhD in Psychology (1978, Stanford University), postdoctoral fellowships at Langley-Porter Institute (UCSF) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Psychiatry Department. Undergraduate honors include Henry Rutgers Scholar and Phi Beta Kappa.
Research Focus: Obesity treatment mechanisms, including hunger/satiety perception, cardiovascular risk mitigation, and psychological outcomes of bariatric surgery. Key areas include disordered eating, self-efficacy in weight management, and cultural factors in health behaviors (e.g., Orthodox Jewish dietary practices).
Publications: Over 50 peer-reviewed articles on topics ranging from bariatric surgery patient selection to digital interventions for eating disorders. Recent work emphasizes neuroimaging correlates of binge eating and gender differences in compulsive exercise.
Awards: Recipient of the 2024 APA Division 38 Cynthia D. Belar Award for contributions to health psychology education. Previously honored with the Milton Rosenbaum Award (postdoctoral research), the American Medical Writers Association Book Award (1998), and the Master Teaching Paper of the Decade (1992).
Grants & Leadership: Served on APA committees for health psychology education and training. Participated in the Arden House conference on health psychology training. Active in designing evidence-based interventions for weight management in older adults.
Labs/Teams: Directs the Obesity Treatment Service at Ferkauf's Parnes Clinic, integrating clinical and research efforts in multidisciplinary weight management.
