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Jennifer Coelho is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. She serves as an investigator at BC Children's Hospital and leads the Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program for Children & Adolescents. Her work integrates clinical care with research to improve treatment outcomes for youth with eating disorders and their families.
- Current research focuses on family engagement, gender-specific pathology, and pandemic-related healthcare costs.
- Maintains collaborations across Canada and internationally through consortiums like CAN-ASC.
- Develops training hubs to expand clinician capacity in evidence-based eating disorder interventions.
Her publications span psychometric assessment tools, cognitive distortions, and clinical guidelines, with recurring themes in Thought-Shape Fusion, body checking, and family-based therapies. She has received CIHR funding to assess pandemic impacts on eating disorder care systems.
Dr. Coelho actively mobilizes knowledge through the BC Eating Disorders Research Excellence Cluster, advocating for equitable access to evidence-based treatments and preventive programs targeting adolescent body dissatisfaction. Her team includes research assistants, coordinators, and postdoctoral fellows working across multiple BCCHR initiatives.
