Hedy Kober

Hedy Kober is a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with the Psychology department. Her work spans Clinical Science and Cognitive Neuroscience, focusing on addiction, emotion regulation, and mindfulness interventions.

• PhD in Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience, Columbia University
• Respecialization in Clinical Psychology, Fielding Graduate University
• Clinical Internship, Yale University School of Medicine

Research interests center on understanding craving mechanisms in substance use and eating disorders, developing neural and psychological treatments, and studying mindfulness meditation effects on emotion regulation. Recent publications highlight her work on:

• Craving neuromarkers using fMRI
• Randomized trials of craving regulation training
• Meta-analysis of craving predictors for relapse
• Computational models of addiction
• Stress reactivity in smoking cessation
• Cognitive strategies for food choice modification

Key methodological approaches include fMRI neuroimaging, RCTs, and computational modeling. Her work bridges clinical practice with neuroscientific discovery to develop innovative interventions.