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Shannon O'Connor, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toledo, affiliated with the College of Arts and Letters. Her research investigates the interplay of genetic and environmental risk factors for disordered eating, including food insecurity, parental/peer influences, and developmental moderators like puberty. She leads the BeFed Lab, focusing on eating behavior epidemiology and prevention.
Research Interests:
- Risk factors for disordered eating and clinical eating disorders
- GxE (gene-environment) correlations in eating pathology
- Impact of childhood and current food security on appetite traits
- Pubertal development as a moderator of genetic risk
Publications span topics like measurement invariance in eating disorder tools, hormonal effects on binge eating, and socialization vs. selection in peer group dynamics. Her work appears in journals such as Eating Behaviors, Development and Psychopathology, and International Journal of Eating Disorders.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Psychology, Michigan State University, 2018
