Thomas Hildebrandt, PsyD Investigator, Professor of Psychiatry

Dr. Hildebrandt is a clinical psychologist specializing in treatment and biological basis of eating, weight, and addictive disorders.  His research interests include biological basis of anorexia nervosa and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, contributions of hormones and lipid signals (e.g., endocannabinoids) to eating and anxious behavior/reward learning, and sex differences in eating and addictive disorders. He uses a range of techniques including neuroimaging, laboratory feeding, and electrophysiology. He is a trained statistician with expertise in methods devised to study heterogeneity and novel clinical trial designs.  His current focus is on the development of a clinical biobank for eating disorders through the implementation of a living laboratory where patients, clinicians, and researchers work together to develop the next generation of clinical science for the field.