Lindsey Bruett

Lindsey Bruett, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she is affiliated with the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences within the School of Medicine. Her work focuses on clinical psychology with specializations in eating disorders and adolescent mental health.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Clinical Psychology from Temple University (2016)
• MA in Psychology from Temple University (2014)
• BA in Psychology and Visual Art from Bowdoin College (2009)
• Predoctoral Internship in Child Clinical Psychology at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford/Children's Health Council (2016)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Child Clinical Psychology at Stanford University (2017)
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training from UCSF (2018)

Dr. Bruett's research primarily centers on eating disorders, with particular emphasis on family-based treatment approaches, weight stigma, and the treatment of diverse populations. Her work explores how socioeconomic factors impact treatment access, how to adapt evidence-based treatments for different cultural contexts, and the role of family and caregiver support in therapeutic interventions. She has made significant contributions to understanding the application of diagnostic criteria for eating disorders in adolescent populations and has explored innovative approaches to treatment delivery, including adaptations necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Analysis of her publication trends reveals a strong focus on eating disorder treatment with increasing attention to health equity issues in recent years. Her work consistently addresses methodological and practical challenges in delivering evidence-based care to diverse adolescent populations, with a growing emphasis on social determinants of health and cultural adaptation of treatments.

Dr. Bruett collaborates extensively with researchers including Sarah Forsberg, Daniel Le Grange, Sasha Gorrell, Erin Accurso, and Lisa Hail, forming a core research team focused on advancing eating disorder treatment approaches. Her work appears in leading journals in psychiatry, psychology, and eating disorders research.