Don Williamson

PRESENT POSITIONS

John Stauffer McIlhenny Professorship in Nutrition
Deputy Chief of the Division of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome
Section Head for Behavioral Health in the Division of Health and Performance Enhancement
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Louisiana State University
6400 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone: 225-763-3122
Fax: 225-763-3045
Email: WilliaDA@pbrc.edu

Adjunct Professor
Department of Psychology
Louisiana State University

 

EDUCATION

Wofford College
Spartanburg, NC
Received B.S. – Psychology, 1973

Memphis State University
Memphis, TN
Received M.S. – Psychology, 1975
Received Ph.D. – Psychology, 1978

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interests include obesity and eating disorders. I also conduct some basic research with humans on eating behavior and attitudes about body size, health, and illness.

 

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

·Williamson, D.A., Stewart, T.M. (2005). Behavior and lifestyle: approaches to treatment of obesity. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society, 157(1), S50-55.

·Williamson, D.A., Gleaves, D.H., Stewart, T.M. (2005). Categorical versus dimensional models of eating disorders: an examination of the evidence. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 37(1), 1-10.

·Williamson, D.A., Ravussin, E., Wong, M., Wagner, A., DiPaoli, A., Caglayan, S., et al. (2005). Microanalysis of eating behavior in three leptin deficient adults treated with leptin therapy. Appetite, 45, 75-80.

·Williamson, D.A., White, M.A., York-Crowe, E., Stewart, T.M. (2004). Cognitive-behavioral theories of eating disorders. Behavior Modification, 28(6), 711-738.

 

CLINICAL INTERESTS

· Eating Disorders
· Obesity

 

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