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Alix Timko, PhD

@alixtimkophd.bsky.social
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Clinical Researcher and Psychologist. Passionate about eating disorder treatment and research.

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Alix Timko, PhD @alixtimkophd.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Collaborations with @healthbehaviorslab.bsky.social are one of the highlights of the work we do!
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Health Behaviors Lab @healthbehaviorslab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Congrats to HBL member @kaylacostello.bsky.social on her new publication in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Validation of the intolerance of uncertainty scale-12 in a sample of pregnant people - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) has been proposed as a transdiagnostic mechanism driving anxiety, depression, and eating disorder symptoms. Pregnancy is a time of significant uncertainty, y...
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Alix Timko, PhD @alixtimkophd.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
It is a good day when I see that amazing colleagues are highlighted and a spotlight put on the great work they are doing. Dr. Kuschner's BUFFET program is wonderful and so important. @chopresearch.bsky.social www.research.chop.edu/cornerstone-...
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Faculty Spotlight: Personalizing Autism Interventions with Emily Kuschner, PhD
Faculty Spotlight Emily Kuschner, PhD, takes a personalized approach to interventions for children with autism.
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Alix Timko, PhD @alixtimkophd.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
I love my team. I love my colleagues. So proud of the work we are doing in this space. Lead by @slturnerrn.bsky.social, EvolvED was funded by NEDA and the GFED Early Investigators Research Grant. @chopresearch.bsky.social policylab.chop.edu/blog/evolved...
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EvolvED: A New Way to Bring Eating Disorder Treatment to Primary Care
An estimated 9% of the U.S. population will meet criteria for an eating disorder in their lifetime, and with dire consequences: eating disorders are the direct cause of death for an American every 52 ...
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Alix Timko, PhD @alixtimkophd.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
So excited for our long-time research assistant, Heather Keyser, on her successful match to the APA accredited pre-doctoral internship at the Center for Anxiety, Brooklyn! Heather is amazing and they are so lucky to be getting her. We will miss you!
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Alix Timko, PhD @alixtimkophd.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
This morning, CHOP's EDRP's postdoctoral fellow @slturnerrn.bsky.social presented in the Early Career Research Spotlight for CHOP's @policylabchop.bsky.social. Her talk highlighted important inequities in pediatric eating disorder care and ways in which early intervention can bridge those gaps.
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Alix Timko, PhD @alixtimkophd.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
I will be shutting down my account on that other site and will try and be better about posting here. For those who follow my lab and our eating disorder program's research - we are on LinkedIn and hopefully will be here soon. www.linkedin.com/company/eati...
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Eating Disorder Research Program | LinkedIn
Eating Disorder Research Program | 119 followers on LinkedIn. A research program focused on understanding maintaining factors of eating disorders and improving treatment and outcome | The Eating Disor...
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Alix Timko, PhD @alixtimkophd.bsky.social · 26/01/2024
All the delays in peer review have resulted in a wild January in terms of publications and manuscript acceptances. The most recent examines presentation and treatment for youth with an ED. We compared those with/wo a comorbid autoimmune condition. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UMZRZ...
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Alix Timko, PhD @alixtimkophd.bsky.social · 19/01/2024
So happy to start posting about my lab here! We love our Buffet Challenge. It was feasible & acceptable and preliminary data adds to the literature indicating consumption of calorically dense foods is likely related to recovery.
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The buffet challenge: a behavioral assessment of eating behavior in adolescents with an eating disor...
Objective Eating disorders are characterized by disturbances in nutritional intake and abnormal mealtime behaviors. Laboratory eating paradigms offer a unique opportunity to accurately measure dietary...
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Alix Timko, PhD @alixtimkophd.bsky.social · 13/01/2024
My amazing team wrapped up our four part blog series exploring how we can utilize research, clinical experience, and policy levers to prevent and enhance treatment of EDs in youth. This one authored by our clinical post-doctoral fellow - Dr. Brooke Singer! policylab.chop.edu/blog/closing...
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Alix Timko, PhD @alixtimkophd.bsky.social · 12/11/2023
My team just published a new blog post! Not sure how things work here with tagging and such, so I am just going to leave the link. policylab.chop.edu/blog/address...
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