Christine C Call, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Areas of Expertise

  • Eating Disorders
  • Women & Reproductive Health
Christine Call, PhD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Perinatal health behaviors & mental health; Food insecurity, disordered eating & body weight; Community-engaged research & health equity

Clinical Interests

Eating disorders; Health behavior change & weight management; Perinatal depression & anxiety

Education Interests

Equity & inclusivity in clinical psychology; Research mentorship; Clinical training & supervision

Selected Publications

  1. Call CC, Hawkins MS, Shah VK, Frank D, Niemi S, Jouppi RJ, Ferguson E, Conlon RPK, Levine MD. A longitudinal investigation of breastfeeding planning, initiation, and duration among individuals with pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity. Appetite. 2024 Jun; 197:107333.
  2. Call CC, Boness CL, Cargas S, Coakley KE. Measuring food security in university students: A comparison of the USDA 10-item and six-item food security survey modules. J Hunger Environ Nutr. 2024 Jan.
  3. Call CC, Magee K, Conlon RPK, Hipwell AE, Levine MD. Disordered eating during pregnancy among individuals participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Eat Behav. 2023 April;49: 101726.
  4. Call CC, DAdamo L, Crane NT, Hagerman CJ, Butryn, ML. The relation of grit to weight loss maintenance outcomes. J Contextual Behav Sci. 2022 Apr;24:60-64.
  5. Call CC, D'Adamo L, Butryn ML, Stice E. Examining weight suppression as a predictor and moderator of intervention outcomes in an eating disorder and obesity prevention trial: A replication and extension study. Behav Res Ther. 2021 Jun;141:103850.
  6. Call CC, Walsh BT, Attia E. Feeding and Eating Disorders. In: Sadock BJ, Sadock VA, Ruiz P, eds. Kaplan & Sadocks Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (11th ed.) Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2024.
  7. Willis HA, Gonzalez JC, Call CC, Quezada D, Scholars for Elevating Equity and Diversity (SEED), Galan, CA. Culturally responsive telepsychology & mhealth interventions for racial-ethnic minoritized youth: research gaps and future directions. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2022 Nov;51(6):1053-69.
  8. Butryn ML, Call CC, Remmert JE. Acceptance-based behavioral counseling. Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research. 2019; 4:70-74.
  9. Call CC, Walsh BT, Attia E. From DSM-IV to DSM-5: changes to eating disorder diagnoses. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2013 Nov;26(6):532-6.
  10. Call CC, Eckstrand K, Kasparek SW, Boness CL, Blatt L, Jamal-Orozco N, Novacek DM, Foti D, Scholars for Elevating Equity and Diversity (SEED). An ethics and social justice approach to collecting and utilizing demographic data for psychological researchers. Perspect Psychol Sci. 2023 Sept;18(5): 979-995.
  11. Galan CA, Bowdring MA, Tung I, Sequeria SL, Call CC, Savell S., Boness CL, Northrup J, Scholars for Elevating Equity and Diversity (SEED). Real change or performative anti-racism? Clinical psychology programs efforts to recruit and retain BIPOC scholars. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2023 May;52(3): 411-426.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
PhD, Clinical Psychology, Drexel University
Education
MS, Psychology, Drexel University
Internship
Clinical Psychology, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Postdoctoral
Clinical Research Training for Psychologists, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Association for Psychological Science
  • Member, The Society of Behavioral Medicine
  • Member, American Psychological Association, Division 38 (Health Psychology)

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Emerging Leader Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine Monika Baskin Diversity Institute

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