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What's Happening in 2025...
Yohan gave a talk and Kaitlin presented her poster at the CFAS FIRE annual student research showcase. They were 🔥!​​​
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder and Psychiatric Comorbidities in College Students
How Do Types of Social Media Use Affect Disordered Eating Characteristics? Comparing Food Addiction and Binge Eating Through Body Dissatisfaction and Depression
Trinity represented the TTU Honors College and the CEDAR lab, presenting her honors thesis data at the National Collegiate Honors College Conference in San Diego.​​
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TTU Mortar Board Apple Polishing Ceremony
​​Trinity nominated Dr. Munn-Chernoff for a mentorship award! ​​
EDRS - Newport Beach
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Dr. Munn-Chernoff, Yohan, and Jen
soaked up some beach vibes and presented research
at the Eating Disorder Research Society Conference in Newport Beach.​​
Exploring Food Insecurity, Food Addiction, Disordered Eating, and Mental Health in University Students
How Does Social Media Use Affect Eating Behaviors? Comparing Food Addiction and Binge Eating Through Body Dissatisfaction and Depression
ADRS PhD candidate and collaborator, Michelle Strong,
presenting her research on
Collegiate Recovery Programs and Recovery Capital at ARHE 2025 and TTU CFAS student research showcase.
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Congratulations, Dr. Baiyu Qi!
Baiyu successfully completed her dissertation defense!​​
ARHE 2025 - New Orleans
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Trinity traveled to New Orleans with Dr. Munn-Chernoff to present at the Association of Recovery in Higher Education Conference.
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ICED 2025 - San Antonio
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Jennifer and Baiyu attended the International Conference on Eating Disorders with Dr. Melissa Munn-Chernoff.
There, they supported collaborator Alex Shrode, RD in her presentation on the prevalence of eating disorders in Collegiate Recovery Programs.
Community, Family, and Addiction Sciences (CFAS) Student Research Showcase
​CEDAR Lab graduate students Yohan and Baiyu presented their research at the CFAS Student Research Showcase. ​
McKenzie Lectureship Series:​
Addiction, Recovery, and Families
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The CEDAR Lab and many of our collaborators from the Addictive Disorders and Recovery Studies (ADRS) program ​and the Center for Students in Addiction Recovery presented research at the McKenzie Lectureship Series on April 3rd and 4th.
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CEDAR Lab members, Yohan Cho and Trinity Criner, presented their research.
Yohan presented his findings on family functioning, addictive behaviors, and food addiction.
Trinity's research explored disordered eating symptoms in Collegiate Recovery Programs.
Trinity's poster presentation earned her 2nd place!
Dr. Melissa Munn-Chernoff and collaborator Alex Shrode presented data on and discussed clinical implications of disordered eating, recovery, and mental health in Collegiate Recovery Programs.
Collaborator and ADRS PhD candidate, Alisha Campbell, presented her research titled "Parents' Readiness to Change Among Patients in Treatment for a Substance Use Disorder". She won first place for her presentation!
CEDAR Lab students Kaitlin Lutz and Trinity Criner presented at the Texas Tech University Undergraduate Research Conference.
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Undergraduate Research Conference 2025
Exciting things are happening for lab member, Trinity Criner. She has been hard at work!
Trinity was accepted to the Mortar Board - Forum Chapter at Texas Tech University. Mortar Board is a nationwide senior honors society, upholding the values of scholarship, leadership, and service. To be selected as a member is to be recognized as one of the top 0.2% of seniors at Texas Tech.
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​​​She will also be presenting her CEDAR lab project poster at the 2025 Texas Tech University Undergraduate Research Conference. Session: D - Wed. April 2, 1:00 PM, TTU Museum Sculpture Garden.
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Click the link for more info:
https://www.depts.ttu.edu/true/urc/2025/directory/abstract.php?id=D088088
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2024
We received the inaugural Sarah Kyle Anorexia Nervosa Research Foundation (SKANRF) grant to support our research on DNA methylation in anorexia nervosa!
Latest Update (December 2, 2024)
Teams from Texas Tech University (CEDAR Lab), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received the first-ever Phase 1 grant!
Check out the full story by clicking the link below.
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​SKANRF Announces Funding for Groundbreaking Anorexia Nervosa Research