Kilpela, Lisa Smith PhDSchool of Medicine |
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7/2015 - Present | Assistant Professor | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Psychiatry, San Antonio, TX |
Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
2013 | PhD | Clinical Psychology | Emory University Atlanta , GA |
2008 | MA | Clinical Psychology | Emory University Atlanta , GA |
2004 | BA | Psychology (cum laude) | Trinity University San Antonio , TX |
Internship | Clinical Psychology | Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry Durham , NC |
Intervention Outcome Research- Particular interest in treatment-refractory populations, identification of moderating variables, mechanisms of change and treatment augmentation strategies |
Intervention effectiveness- Effectiveness and dissemination research with specific interest in dissemination of evidence-based practices, program evaluation, and mindfulness-based interventions. |
Transdiagnostic Interventions- Development and testing targeting underlying characteristics common across psychopathology (e.g. emotion dysregulation) and associated biological and psychological correlates and mechanisms. |
Date | Description | Institution | # Students |
9/2013 - Present | Undergraduate Student Supervision | Trinity University | |
Journal Article |
Becker CB, Kilpela LS, Verzijl C, Beyl R, Stewart T. Body image in adult women: Associations with health behaviors, quality of life and functional impairment Journal of Healthy Psychology 2017 Jan;. |
Becker, C.B., Perez, M., Kilpela, L.S., Diedrichs, P.C., Trujillo, E., & Stice, E. Engaging stakeholder communities as body image intervention partners: The Body Project as a case example Eating Behaviors: Special Issue on Universal Prevention 2016 Jan;. |
Stewart, T., Pollard, T., Hildebrandt, T., Beyl, R., Wesley, N., Kilpela, L. S., & Becker, C. B. The Female Athlete Body (FAB) study: Rationale, design and baseline characteristics Contemporary Clinical Trials 2016 Jan;. |
Kilpela LS, Blomquist KB, Wilfred SA, Verzijl C, Beyl R, Becker CB. The Body Project 4 All: A pilot randomized controlled trial of a mixed-gender dissonance-based body image program International Journal of Eating Disorders 2016 Jan;. |
Kilpela LS, Becker CB, Wesley N, Stewart T. Body Image in Adult Women: Moving Beyond the Younger Years Adv Eat Disord 2015 Jul;3(2):144-164. |
Other |
Kilpela LS, Becker CB. Avoiding the mistakes of the three blind men in dissemination and implementation of an evidence-based intervention: Did we find an elephant or a zebra? 2016 Jan;. |
Kilpela LS, Wilfred SA, Verzijl C, Beyl R, Stewart T, Becker CB. Assessment of self objectification theory in an ethnically-diverse sample: Body shame as a mediator in the pathway from objectification to eating disorders longitudinally 2016 Jan;. |
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Funding Agency | San Antonio Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center and the Institute for Integration o |
Title | San Antonio Claude D. Pepper Center RL5 Scholar in Clinical and Translational Science |
Status | Active |
Period | 5/2017 - 4/2019 |
Role | Principal Investigator |
Grant Detail | KL2/RL5 mentored career development award to investigate eating and weight-related disorders in older women. |