Dr. Kristin M. von Ranson
Positions
Professor
Affiliations
Full Member
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Full Member
Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education
Member
O'Brien Institute for Public Health
Child Health & Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Contact information
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Research partners
Prospective graduate students in clinical psychology with similar research interests.
Background
Educational Background
A.B. (honors) Psychology, Bryn Mawr College, 1988
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology/Clinical Science, University of Minnesota, 1998
Postdoctoral fellowship Pediatric Psychology/Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2000
Research
Areas of Research
I'm an expert in eating disorders and body image across the lifespan. I use a variety of research methods to examine risk and maintenance factors for eating disorders with the aim of reducing the burden of the spectrum of eating disturbances. My research involves child, adolescent, and adult patients and community members, as well as families. One of my primary research interests is helping to understand and bridge the gap between researchers' recommendations and practitioners' choice of psychotherapies. Another primary research interest is examining the relationship between eating disorders and behavioural addictions. I am also interested in associations of eating problems with comorbid psychopathology, such as substance misuse, anxiety, depression, and childhood externalizing disorders, as a means to identify shared aetiological and maintenance factors. Other research projects focus on topics including personality, attentional biases, and the efficacy and effectiveness of specific psychological treatments for eating disorders.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 501.23 SEC 01 S01 | Honours Topics Seminar Psych | Winter 2020 |
| PSYC 750.11 | Eating Disorders | Winter 2023 |
Awards
- Faculty of Graduate Studies My SupervisorSkills GREAT Supervisor Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary. 2016
- Feminist Mentoring Award, Section of Women and Psychology, Canadian Psychological Association. 2016
- Nominee, Supervisory Excellence Award, Graduate Students’ Association, University of Calgary. 2016
- Fellow, Academy for Eating Disorders. 2005
- Huffman-Capraro Award (best abstract), North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2000
- Conference Trainee Travel Award (best abstract), Eating Disorder Research Society. 1997
Publications
- Child and adolescent health service utilisation for eating disorders before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis. Madigan, S., Vaillancourt, T., Dimitropoulos, G., Premji, S., Kahlert, S., Zumwalt, K., Korczak, D., von Ranson, K. M., Pador, P., Ganshorn, H., & Neville, R.. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Online First. (2024)
- Trajectories and personality predictors of eating pathology development in girls from preadolescence to adulthood. Lacroix, E., Wilson, S., McGue, M., Iacono, W.G., & von Ranson, K. M.. Clinical Psychological Science. Online First. (2023)
- Binge-spectrum symptoms in their association with higher gestational weight gain. Bajaj, D., Markova, V., MacKinnon, A., Bell, R. C., von Ranson, K. M., Letourneau, N., Giesbrecht, G. F., & Tomfohr-Madsen, L.. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 1378-1390. (2023)
- Effects of the HEARTY randomized controlled trial on disordered eating behaviours in adolescents with obesity. Alberga, A. S., Edache, I. Y., Sigal, R. J., von Ranson, K. M., Russell-Mayhew, S., Kenny, G. P., Doucette, S., Prud’homme, D., Hadjiyannakis, S., Cameron, J., & Goldfield, G. S. . Obesity Science & Practice. 158-171. (2022)
- A systematic review of addiction substitution in recovery: Clinical lore or empirically-based? . Kim, H. S., Hodgins, D. C., Garcia, X., Ritchie, E. V., Musani, I., McGrath, D. S., & von Ranson, K. M.. Clinical Psychology Review. 102083. (2021)
- Normative body image development: A longitudinal meta-analysis of mean-level change. Lacroix, E., Smith, A. J., Husain, I. A., Orth, U., & von Ranson, K. M. . Body Image. 238-264. (2023)
- Two eating disorder preventive interventions reduce attentional biases in body-dissatisfied university women: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Tobin, L. N., Sears, C. R., & von Ranson, K. M.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 911–924. (2022)
In the News
- the Body Project. 660 News. (2018)
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