果冻传媒

Shannon Marie O'Connor, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Department of Psychology
University of Toledo
University Hall, Room 1600, Mail Stop 948
2801 W. Bancroft St.
Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390

E-mail: oconn184@gmail.com

Education

2012-2018听 听Ph.D., APA-Accredited Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Thesis: Elucidating factors underlying parent-offspring similarity in eating pathology in pre- and early puberty: Exploring the possibility of passive gene-environment correlation
Advisors: Kelly L. Klump, Ph.D. (Primary), S. Alexandra Burt, Ph.D., Alytia Levendosky, Ph.D., & Deborah Kashy, Ph.D.

2012-2014听 听M.A., Clinical Psychology
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Thesis: A co-twin control design examining socialization versus genetic selection effects in the association between body-conscious peer groups and disordered eating
Advisors: Kelly L. Klump, Ph.D. (Primary), C. Emily Durbin, Ph.D., & NiCole Buchanan, Ph.D.

2007-2011听 听B.S., Human Biology
Lyman Briggs College
B.S., Psychology
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Academic Positions

2024-Current听 听Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology
University of Toledo, Department of Psychology, Toledo, OH

听2020-2024听 听Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology
Montclair State University, Department of Psychology, Montclair, NJ

听2018- 2020 听 听Midwest T32 Postdoctoral Fellow in Eating Disorders Research
[T32 MH082761, PI: Scott J. Crow, M.D.] University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Primary Mentor: Jennifer Wildes, Ph.D.

2017-2018听 听APA-Accredited Predoctoral Psychology Intern
University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, San Diego, California

Honors, Awards and Fellowships

2024-2025听 听 Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) Institute Scholars Program, Sponsor: National Institute of Health

2024听 听Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) Summer Institute Fellowship, Sponsor: National Institute of Health

2021-2023听 听Community Engaged Teaching and Learning Fellowship ($2000). Sponsor: Montclair State University

2019听 听 Early Career Investigator Award, Sponsor: Eating Disorder Research Society

2019听 听 Top Rated Abstract, Sponsor: Eating Disorder Research Society

2019听 听 Career Advancement for Postdocs (CPS) Travel Award ($500). Sponsor: University of Chicago, Biological Sciences Division

2018-2020听 听 Trainee, Midwest T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Eating Disorder Research ($98,808)

2016听 听 John Hurley Endowed Fellowship Award for Best Clinical Psychology Dissertation Proposal ($2500). Sponsor: Michigan State University

2016听 听 Research Enhancement Award ($1350). Sponsor: Michigan State University

2015听 听 Student Travel Award ($375). Sponsor: Behavior Genetics Association

2014听 听 First Prize Poster ($500), Sponsor: Statistics in Application Symposium

2013听 听 Student Travel Award ($400). Sponsor: Behavior Genetics Association

2013听 听 International Travel Grant, ($350). Sponsor: Michigan State University

2012-2016听 听 Student Travel Grant (totaling $2650). Sponsor: Michigan State University

2009-2010听 听 Pamela Ann Merry Endowed Scholarship ($1000). Sponsor: Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University

Grants

Funded

Separately Budgeted Research ($5000)
Title: Exploring Accuracy of Perception of Peers鈥� Value for Weight/Shape/Appearance
PI: Shannon O鈥機onnor
Agency: Montclair State University
Timeframe: January 2022-June 2022
Status: Awarded

CHSS Interdisciplinary Groups Initiative ($2000)
Title: Development of an interdisciplinary food access work group
PI: Shannon O鈥機onnor: Co-PIs: Lauren Dinour, Elaine, Gerber, Neeraj Vedwan
Agency: Montclair State University
Timeframe: January 2022-June 2022
Status: Awarded听

Michigan State University Psychology Department Graduate Student Research Grant ($1200)
Title: Elucidating factors underlying parent-offspring similarity in eating pathology: The potential influence of genetic main effects, environmental main effects, and gene-environment interplay
PI: Shannon O鈥機onnor; Co-PI: Kelly L. Klump
Agency: Michigan State University, Department of Psychology
Timeframe: January 2017-June 2017
Status: Awarded

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Student Award Program Grant ($3000)
Title: Unraveling the Dynamic Interplay between Genetic and Environmental Risk for Eating Disorders
PI: Shannon O鈥機onnor; Co-PI: Kelly L. Klump
Agency: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Timeframe: July 2016- August 2017
Status: Awarded

Not Funded

Visionary Grant ($18,000)
Title: A longitudinal examination of the association between food insecurity and eating pathology: Exploring concordance and chronicity
PI: Shannon O鈥機onnor
Agency: American Psychological Foundation
Status: Not funded

听

Marian R. Stuart Grant ($18,000)
Title: Exploring the link between food insecurity and eating pathology: A longitudinal examination during COVID-19
PI: Shannon O鈥機onnor; Co-PI: Jennifer Wildes, Hana Zickgraf
Agency: American Psychological Foundation
Status: Not funded

Peer-Reviewed Publications (n=25 average impact factor= 4.93)

*Underlined are students I mentored

1. Ban, K. F., Hazzard, V., Zickgraf, H. & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (2024). Examining measurement invariance of appetitive trait measures by food security status. Appetite,听197, 107304.
2. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Zickgraf, H. F., Hazzard, V. M., Haller, L. L., & Wildes, J. E. (2023). Exploring differences in disordered eating and related appetitive traits among women based on childhood and current food security status. Eating Behaviors, 49, 101729.
3. Kosmas, J., Wildes, J., Graham, A. & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (2023). The role of stress in the association among food insecurity, eating disorder pathology, and binge eating-related appetitive traits. Eating Behavior, 49, 101709.
4. Mikhail, M. E., Carroll, S. L., Clark, D. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Culbert, K.M., Burt, S.A., & Klump, K. L. (2023). Disadvantage and disordered eating in boys: Examining phenotypic and genotype x environment associations across development. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 132(1), 51-62.
5. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Mikhail, M., Anaya, C., Haller, L., Burt, S. A., McGue, M., Iacono, W. G., & Klump, K. L. (2022). Exploring the possibility of parents' broad internalizing phenotype acting through passive gene-environment correlations on daughters' disordered eating. Development and Psychopathology, 34(5), 1744-1755.
6. Zickgraf, H. F., Hazzard, V., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (2022). Food insecurity is associated with eating disorders independent of depression and anxiety: Findings from the 2020-21 Healthy Minds Study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 55(3), 354-361.
7. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Hazzard, V. M., & Zickgraf, H. F. (2022). Exploring differential item functioning on eating disorder measures by food security status. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 27(4), 1449-1455.
8. Mikhail, M. E., Carroll, S. L., Clark, D. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (2021). Context matters: Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with increased disordered eating and earlier activation of genetic influences in girls. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 130(8), 875-885.
9. Klump, K. L., Kashy, D. A., Culbert, K.M., Sinclair, E.B., Hildebrandt, B. A., VanHuysse, J. L., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Fowler, N., Johnson, A., and Sisk, C. L. (2021). The effects of puberty and ovarian hormone removal on trajectories of palatable food and chow intake in female rats. Physiology and Behavior, 235(11), 113394.
10. Smith, K. E., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Mason, T. B., Wang, S., Dzubur, E., Crosby, R. D., Wonderlich, S. A., Salvy, S., & Roemmich, J. N. (2021). Associations between objective physical activity and emotional eating among adiposity-discordant siblings using ecological momentary assessment and accelerometers. 听Pediatric Obesity, 16(3), e12720.
11. Smith, K. E., Mason, T. B., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Wang, S., Dzubar, E., Crosby, R. D., Wonderlich, S. A., Salvy, S., Feda, D. M., & Roemmich, J. (2021). Bi-directional associations between real-time affect and physical activity in weight-discordant siblings. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46(4), 443-453.
12. Zickgraf, H. F., Hazzard, V. M., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Simone, M., Williams-Kerver, G. A., Anderson, L. M., & Lipson, S. K. (2020). Examining vegetarianism, weight motivations, and eating disorder psychopathology among college students. 听International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53, 1506-1514.
13. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Culbert, K. M., Mayhall, L. A., Burt, S. A. & Klump, K. L. (2020). Differences in genetic and environmental influences on shape and weight concerns across pubertal development in females. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 121, 39-46.
14. Klump, K. L., Sinclair, E.B., Hildebrandt, B. A., Kashy, D. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Mikhail, M., Culbert, K. M., Johnson, A., & Sisk, C. L. (2020). The disruptive effect of estrogen removal before puberty on risk for binge eating in female rats. Clinical Psychological Science, 8(5), 839-856.
15. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., McGue, M., Iacono, W. G, & Klump, K. L. (2019). Elucidating factors underlying parent-offspring similarity in eating pathology in pre- and early puberty: Exploring the possibility of passive gene-environment correlation. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 128(7), 658-670.
16. Schaefer, L. M., Anderson, L. M., Simone, M., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Zickgraf, H., Anderson, D. A., Rodgers, R. F., & Thompson, J. K. (2019). Gender-based differential item functioning in measures of eating pathology. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 52(9), 1047-1051.
17. Forney, K. J., Keel, P. K., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Sisk, C., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (2019). Interaction of hormonal and social environments in understanding body image concerns in adolescent girls. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 109, 178-184.
18. Klump, K. L., Culbert, K. M., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Fowler, N., & Burt, S. A. (2017). The significant effects of puberty on the genetic diathesis of binge eating in girls. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(8), 984-989.
19. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Beam, C. R., Luo, X., Cohen, L. A., VanHuysse, J. L., Emery, R. E., Turkheimer, E., Keel, P. K., Burt, S. A., Neale, M., Boker, S., Sisk, C. L., & Klump, K. L. (2017). Genetic and environmental associations between body dissatisfaction, weight preoccupation, and binge eating: Evidence for a common factor with differential loadings across symptom types. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(2), 157-161.
20. Klump, K. L., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Hildebrandt, B. A., Keel, P. K., Neale, M., Sisk, C. L., Boker, S., & Burt, S. A. (2016). Differential effects of estrogen and progesterone on genetic and environmental risk for emotional eating in women. Clinical Psychological Science, 4(5), 895-908.
21. O'Connor, S. M., Burt, S. A., VanHuysse, J. L., & Klump, K. L. (2016). What drives the association between body-conscious peer groups and disordered eating? Disentangling genetic and environmental selection from pure socialization effects.听Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 125(3), 356-368.
22. VanHuysse, J. L., Burt, S. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Thompson, J. K., & Klump, K. L. (2016). Socialization and selection effects in the association between weight conscious peer groups and thin-ideal internalization: A co-twin control study. Body Image, 17, 1-9.
23. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Klump, K. L., VanHuysse, J. L, McGue, M., & Iacono, W. G. (2015).听 Does parental divorce moderate heritability of body dissatisfaction?: A replication using figural rating scales. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 49(2), 186-190.
24. Klump, K. L., Hildebrandt, B. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Keel, P. K., Neale, M., Sisk, C. L., Boker, S., & Burt, S. A. (2015). Changes in genetic risk for emotional eating across the menstrual cycle: A longitudinal study. Psychological Medicine, 45(15), 3227-3237.
25. Suisman, J. L., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Sperry, S., Thompson, J. K., Keel, P. K., Burt, S. A., Neale, M., Boker, S., Sisk, C., & Klump, K. L. (2012). Genetic and environmental influences on thin-ideal internalization. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 45(8), 942-948.

Publications Under Review

*Underlined are students I mentored

1. Ferrer, E, Marhan, S., Haller, L. L., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (Under review). Intergenerational transmission of direct and indirect weight and shape communication.
2. Ban, K. F. & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (Revise & Resubmit).听 Do impulse control difficulties moderate intermittent fasting and disordered eating?

Edited Book Chapters

*Underlined are students I mentored

1. Anaya, C., Anam, S., Zickgraf, H. F., O鈥機onnor, S. M., & Wildes, J. E. (2020). Childhood Trauma in Eating Disorders. In: Spalletta G., Janiri D., Piras F., & Sani G. (Eds.), Childhood Trauma in Mental Disorders. New York: Springer Nature
2. O鈥機onnor, S. M., VanHuysse, J. L., & Klump, K. L. (2015). Gene-Environment Interaction. In Wade, T. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders. New York: Springer

Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations

Oral Presentations (n=21)

*Underlined are students I mentored.

1. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Zickgraf, H. F., Hazzard, V. M., Haller, L. L., & Wildes, J. E. (June 2023). Exploring differences in disordered eating and related appetitive traits among women based on childhood and current food security status. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Washington, DC.
2. Mikhail, M. E., Carroll, S. L., Clark, D. A., O'Connor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (2023, May). Genes and puberty in context: Disadvantage moderates genetic influences on disordered eating during puberty in girls. Paper presented at the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences annual meeting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
3. O'Connor, S. M., Mikhail, M. E., Anaya, C., Haller, L. L., Burt, S. A.,听McGue, M., Iacono, W. G., & Klump, K. L. (September 2022). Exploring the possibility of parents' broad internalizing phenotype acting through passive gene-environment correlations on daughters' disordered eating.听Paper presented at the Eating Disorder Research Society annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
4. Mikhail, M. E., Carroll, S. L., Clark, D. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Culbert, K. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (September 2022). Neighborhood and familial disadvantage are associated with earlier genetic influences and increased disordered eating in boys. Paper presented at the Eating Disorder Research Society annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA.听
5. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Smith, K., Wonderlich, S., Salvy, S., & Roemmich, J. (June 2021). Differential effects of family eating- and exercise-related messages on adolescent鈥檚 dietary intake and activity level by weight status: A discordant sibling analysis. Paper presented at the virtual International Conference on Eating Disorders.
6. O鈥機onnor, S. M & Zickgraf, H. F. (April 2021). Exploring the influence of food insecurity on family food environment and parent feeding style. Symposium presentation at the virtual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference.
7. Mikhail, M. E., Carroll, S. L., Clark, D. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (October 2020). Disordered eating in context: Socioeconomic disadvantage increases risk and impacts the etiology of disordered eating in youth. Paper presented at the Eating Disorders Research Society virtual meeting.
8. O'Connor, S. M., Culbert, K. M., Mayhall, L. A., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (June 2020). Exploring puberty as a moderator of genetic and environmental influences on body weight and shape concerns in females. Paper presented at the Behavior Genetics Association annual meeting in Los Angeles, CA.听(Rescheduled as a virtual conference due to COVID-19).
9. O鈥機onnor, S. M. & Zickgraf, H. (June 2020). Exploring environmental factors associated with food insecurity and eating pathology. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders in Sydney, Australia. (Rescheduled as virtual conference due to COVID-19).
10. O鈥機onnor, S. M. (April 2020). Exploring the influence of food insecurity on family food environment and parent feeding style. Symposium accepted for presentation at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference in Chicago, IL. (Conference canceled due to COVID-19).
11. O'Connor, S. M., Culbert, K. M., Mayhall, L.A., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (September 2019). Differences in genetic and environmental influences on body dissatisfaction and weight preoccupation across pubertal development in females. Paper presented at the Eating Disorder Research Society annual meeting in Chicago, IL.听(**Selected as 1 of 6 top abstracts**)
12. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (August 2019). Disentangling genetic and environmental influences underlying associations between weight conscious peer groups and disordered eating. Symposium presentation at the American Psychological Association convention in Chicago, IL.
13. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S.A., McGue, M., Iacono, W., & Klump, K. (June 2019). Understanding familial resemblance in eating pathology during pre-early puberty: Results from a Nuclear Twin Family Model. Paper presented at the Behavior Genetics Association annual meeting, Stockholm, Sweden.
14. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., McGue, M., Iacono, W., & Klump, K. (March 2019). Elucidating factors underlying parent-offspring similarity in eating pathology in pre- and early puberty: Exploring the possibility of passive gene-environment correlation. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, New York, New York.
15. Klump, K .L., Sinclair, E. B., Hildebrandt, B. A., Kashy, D. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Mikhail, M., Culbert, K.M., Johnson, A., & Sisk, C.L. (March 2019).听 The disruptive effects of estrogen removal during adolescence on risk for binge eating in female rats. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, New York, New York.
16. Hildebrandt, B. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (May 2016). Risk factors for binge eating in a high-risk sample of pre-adolescent and adolescent girls. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, San Francisco, California.听
17. Klump, K. L., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Hildebrandt, B. A., Keel, P. K., Neale, M., Sisk, C. L., & Boker, S., & Burt, S.A. (May 2016). Differential effects of estrogen and progesterone on genetic and environmental risk for emotional eating in women. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, San Francisco, California.
18. Klump, K. L., Hildebrandt, B. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Keel, P. K., Neale, M., Sisk, C. L., Boker, S. & Burt, S. A. (June 2015). Changes in genetic risk for emotional eating across the menstrual cycle: A longitudinal study. Paper presented at the Behavior Genetics Association annual meeting, San Diego, California.
19. Klump, K. L., Hildebrandt, B. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S.A., Keel, P. K., Neale, M., Sisk, C. L., & Boker, S. (April 2015). Ovarian hormones significantly enhance genetic risk for binge eating. Paper presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Boston, Massachusetts.
20. O'Connor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (February 2015). Disentangling genetic and environmental selection from pure socialization in the association between weight focused friend groups and disordered eating. Paper presented at Graduate Academic Conference, East Lansing, Michigan.
21. O'Connor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (September 2013). What drives the association between body-conscious peer groups and disordered eating? Disentangling genetic and environmental selection from pure socialization effects.听Paper presented at the Eating Disorders Research Society Meeting, Bethesda, Maryland.

Poster Presentations (n=32)

1. Ban, K. F., Hazzard, V., Zickgraf, H. & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (March 2024). Examining measurement invariance of appetitive trait measures by food security status. Poster will be presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, New York, New York.
2. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Ban, K., Hazzard, V. M., Zickgraf, H.F., & Bixter, M. T. (March 2024). Exploring daily affect and dieting as predictors of binge eating across food security status. Poster will be presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, New York, New York.
3. Hazzard, V.M., O鈥機onnor, S.M., Zickgraf, H.F., Crosby, R.D., Wonderlich, S.A., Engel, S.G., Neumark-Sztainer, D. (March 2024). Binge Eating and Guilt Trajectories in the Context of Food Insecurity Among Parents and Non-Parents. Poster will be presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders. New York, New York.
4. Haller, L. L., Klump, K. L., Burt, S. A., Zickgraf, H. F., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (August 2023).听Exploring the etiological structure of childhood picky eating in a population-based twin sample. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association鈥檚 Convention 2023, Washington, D.C.
5. Salotti, A. R., Ban, K., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (August 2023). Exploring Power of Food as a Moderator of Deficits in Emotional Regulation and Emotional Overeating. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association鈥檚 Convention 2023, Washington, D.C.
6. Ossai, C., Ban, K., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (August 2023). Exploring differences in adult disordered eating by reasons for childhood eating-related shame. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association鈥檚 Convention 2023, Washington, D.C.
7. Ferrer, E., Haller, L. L., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (June 2023). The Association Between Intermittent Fasting and Eating Disorder Symptomatology in a College Sample. Poster presented at Academy for Eating Disorders International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED) 2023, Washington, DC.
8. Dume, N., Salotti, A., Ban, K., Dinour, L., Gerber, E., Vedwan, N., & O'Connor. S. (April 2023). The importance of affordable food options on campus. Poster presented at the Montclair State University Student Research Symposium in Montclair, NJ.
9. Salotti, A. R., Ban, K., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (April 2023). Exploring Power of Food as a Moderator of Deficits in Emotional Regulation and Emotional Overeating. Poster presented at the Montclair State University Student Research Symposium in Montclair, NJ.
10. Ossai, C., Ban, K., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (April 2023). Exploring differences in adult disordered eating by reasons for childhood eating-related shame. Poster presented at the Montclair State University Student Research Symposium in Montclair, NJ.
11. Ferrer, E., Haller, L. L., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (April 2023). The Association Between Intermittent Fasting and Eating Disorder Symptomatology in a College Sample. Poster presented at the Montclair State University Student Research Symposium in Montclair, NJ.
12. Haller, L. L., Klump, K. L., Burt, S. A., Zickgraf, H. F., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (September 2022).听Heritability of Picky Eating in Young Children. Poster presented at the Eating Disorder Research Society annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
13. Kosmas, J., Wildes, J., Graham, A. & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (June 2022). The role of stress in the relationship between food insecurity and disordered eating. Poster presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders virtual conference. (**Selected as 1 of 20 Top Scoring Student/Trainee/Early Career Poster Abstracts**)
14. Marhan, S., Haller, L., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (March 2022). Differences in Parental Feeding Practices by Parent鈥檚 Childhood Weight Status. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association 2022 Spring Conference, New York, New York.
15. Marhan, S., Haller, L., & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (October 2021). Intergenerational transmission of direct and indirect eating, weight, and shape communication. Poster presented at the New Jersey Psychological Association鈥檚 2021 Virtual Fall Conference.
16. DeSimone, N. M. & O鈥機onnor, S. M. (October 2021). Childhood Food Insecurity: Is it associated with eating behaviors in adulthood? Poster presented at the New Jersey Psychological Association鈥檚 2021 Virtual Fall Conference.
17. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Hazzard, V. M., & Zickgraf, H. F. (September 2021). Exploring differential item functioning on eating disorder measures by food security status. Poster presented at the Eating Disorder Research Society virtual annual meeting.
18. Mikhail, M. E., Carroll, S. L., Clark, D. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (June 2020). Context matters: Socioeconomic disadvantage increases phenotypic risk and impacts the etiology of disordered eating in youth. Poster presented at the Behavior Genetics Association annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA. (Rescheduled as a virtual conference due to COVID-19).
19. Forney, K. J., Keel, P. K., O鈥機onnor, S., Sisk, C., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (April 2018). The interaction of hormonal and social environments in understanding body image concerns in adolescent girls. Poster presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Chicago, Illinois
20. Mayhall, L. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (November 2017). Parental teasing and adolescent disordered eating: Examining the relationship using multiple reporters.听 Poster presented at the Annual Renfrew Center Foundation Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
21. Mayhall, L. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Culbert, K. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (June 2017). Increased heritability of disordered eating across puberty: A replication in a developmentally diverse sample.听 Poster presented at the Behavioral Genetics Association annual meeting, Oslo, Norway.
22. Mazurek, C. E., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (May 2017). The relationship between parents鈥� marital satisfaction and adolescents鈥� disordered eating. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science annual meeting, Boston, Massachusetts.
23. Mayhall, L. A., O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (October 2016). The relationship between self-report of disordered eating and maternal report of parental teasing. Poster presented at the Eating Disorder Research Society annual meeting, New York, New York.
24. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (October 2016). Uncovering mechanisms driving associations between weight conscious peer groups and disordered eating. Poster presented at the Eating Disorder Research Society annual meeting, New York, New York.
25. Ortiz, A. L., O'Connor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (May 2016). Disordered eating in adolescent girls who participate in leanness sports compared to non-leanness sports. Poster presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, San Francisco, California.
26. O'Connor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (May 2016). Understanding the role of perfectionism in the association between weight-focused peer groups and disordered eating: Exploring a potential selection factor. Poster presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, San Francisco, California.
27. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (June 2015). Does perfectionism drive membership into weight-focused peer groups? A co-twin control design investigating potential selection effects. 听Poster presented at the Behavior Genetics Association annual meeting, San Diego, California.
28. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Klump, K. L., VanHuyssee, J. L., McGue, M. & Iacono, W. (April 2015). Does parental divorce enhance the heritability of body dissatisfaction? An attempted replication of a gene-environment interaction. Poster presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, Boston, Massachusetts.
29. O'Connor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (October 2014). A co-twin control design unraveling selection effects from pure socialization in the association between body conscious peer groups and disordered eating. Poster presented at Statistics in Applications Symposium, East Lansing, Michigan.
30. O'Connor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (March 2014). Unraveling the association between disordered eating and pubertal status: An investigation of changes in body-conscious peer group exposure across puberty. Poster presented at the International Conference on Eating Disorders, New York, New York.听
31. O'Connor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (June 2013). A co-twin control design examining socialization versus genetic selection effects in the association between body-conscious peer groups and disordered eating. Poster presented at the Behavior Genetics Association annual meeting, Marseille, France.
32. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Suisman, J. L., Klump, K. L., McGue, M., & Iacono, W. (October 2012). Does parental divorce moderate the heritability of body dissatisfaction? An attempted replication using figural rating scales. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Psychopathology annual meeting, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Invited Talks

1. O鈥機onnor, S. M. (April 2022). Food insecurity and student success. Talk presented at the 50th anniversary National Psi Chi Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Montclair, New Jersey.听
2. O鈥機onnor, S. M. (May 2018). Understanding genetic influence in the development of eating disorders. Talk presented at University of California San Diego Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research Seminar, La Jolla, California.
3. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (November 2016). Selection or socialization? Understanding the role of body-conscious peer groups in the development of disordered eating. 听Poster presented at the Renfrew Center Foundation Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.听
4. O鈥機onnor, S. M., Burt, S. A., & Klump, K. L. (March 2016). Selection or socialization? Understanding the role of body-conscious peer groups in the development of disordered eating. 听Poster presented at the International Workshop on Statistical Genetic Methods for Human Complex Traits, Boulder, Colorado.

Teaching/Mentoring Experience

Courses

Additional Teaching Activities

Guest Lecturer

Lecture Topic: Empathy: A Therapeutic Tool in Crisis Intervention

Research Mentoring Experience

Independent Research Projects

Michigan State University

Undergraduate students:
Anna Ortiz, 2015-2016 (Poster presented at ICED)
Callie Mazurek, 2016- 2017 (Poster presented at APS)
Master鈥檚 students
Laura Mayhall, 2016 (Poster presented at EDRS)

University of Chicago

Master鈥檚 students
Marbella Cervantes, 2019 (Provided mentorship on master鈥檚 thesis project)
Jackie Kosmas, 2020-2023 (Provided mentorship on master鈥檚 thesis project, Poster presented at ICED, First author paper published in Eating Behaviors)听

Montclair State University

Undergraduate students:听
Emily Ferrer, 2022-Current (Posters presented at ICED & MSU Research Symposium; Paper under review)
Nayeli Dume, 2023-Current (Poster presented at MSU Research Symposium)

Master鈥檚 students:

Nicole Desimone, 2020- 2021 (Poster presented at NJPA Conference)
Shannon Marhan, 2021- 2022 (Posters presented at NJPA & EPA Conferences)
Alexa Salotti, 2022- 2023 (Posters presented at APA & MSU Research Symposium)
Chinwe Ossai, 2022- Current (Posters presented at APA & MSU Research Symposium)

Doctoral students:

Leora Haller, 2020- Current (Posters presented at EDRS & APA)
Francois Ban, 2022- Current (Posters presented MSU Research Symposium, EDRS & ICED; Paper accepted at Appetite; Paper under review)

Service on Student Committees

Montclair State University

Comprehensive Exams:

Cody Weeks (Fall 2020): Case Report
Petty Tineo (Fall 2020): Integrative Literature Review
Brooke Stettler (Spring 2021): Integrative Literature Review
Tristin Faust (Fall 2021): Case Report
Kenny Gonzalez (Fall 2021): Case Report & Integrative Literature Review
Arielle Hershkovich (Fall 2022): Case Report
Ghowash Irshad (Fall 2022): Case Report
Jessica Wimmer (Fall 2022): Case Report
Avi Kalver (Spring 2023): Case Report
Rachel McDonald (Spring 2023): Case Report
Hannah Thomas (Fall 2023): Integrative Literature Review
Emily Judd (Fall 2023): Case Report
Mary Isaac Cargill (Fall 2023): Case Report
Nardin Yacoub (Spring 2024): Integrative Literature Review

Dissertation Committees:

Karly Weinreb (Fall 2022- Spring 2024)
Michelle Grazioli (Spring 2023-Current)
Leora Haller (Chair; Spring 2023-Current)
Emily Judd (Spring 2024- Current)

Clinical Supervsions

Michigan State University

Trained students (n=5) on the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV and DSM-5
Nicola Bernard, M.A.
Jeff Lin, M.A.
Natasha Fowler, B.S.
Laura Mayhall, B.S.
Chelsea Kneip, B.S.
Trained student (n=1) on the Eating Disorder Structured Interview:
Nicola Bernard, M.A.

Teaching Training and Workshops

Kimberly Tanner, PhD

Mentorship Training

Mentor Training Program for Postdocs (curriculum developed from the National Research Mentoring Network) University of Chicago, Fall 2018-Spring 2019

Seminars Included: (1) Maintaining Effective Communication, (2) Aligning Expectations, (3) Addressing Equity and Inclusion in Mentoring (4) Self-Efficacy and Ethical Behavior (5) Fostering Independence and Promoting Professional Development

Journal and Professional Experience

Professional Affiliations

Positions in Professional Organizations/Groups

Workshops Organized

Ad-Hoc Journal Reviews

Department Service

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Clinical Experience

2018- 2020 听 Postdoctoral Clinician

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Chicago Eating Disorders Program, University of Chicago Center for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity
Supervisor: Jennifer Wildes, Ph.D.

2017-2018 听 Pre-Doctoral Psychology Intern

University of California San Diego
UCSD Eating Disorders Center for Research and Treatment
Supervisors: Leslie Anderson, Ph.D. & Christina Wierenga, Ph.D.

Medical Behavioral Unit- Rady Children鈥檚 Hospital, San Diego, CA
Supervisor: Tamara Maginot, PhD

2014-2015 听 Pre-doctoral Clinician

Michigan State University Getting Back Up Again Program, East Lansing, MI
Supervisor: Natalie L. Moser, PhD.

2013-2016 听 Pre-doctoral Clinician

Michigan State University Psychological Clinic, East Lansing, MI
Therapy Supervisors: Christopher Hopwood, PhD; Rodney Howard, PhD; Kenneth Hoffman, PhD; Jonathan Blair, PhD
Assessment Supervisors: Natalie Moser, PhD; Timothy Goth-Owens, PhD, Keith Ostien, PhD 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听

2013-2014 听 听Pre-doctoral Clinician

End Violent Encounters (Eve): Family Focus Support Group, Lansing, MI
Supervisor: Stacie Dubay, MSW 听 听 听

2009-2012 听 Volunteer Crisis Counselor

The Listening Ear Crisis Intervention Center, Lansing, MI

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