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Jennifer Shapiro, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist in California. She is one of the few clinicians that have expertise in the treatment of Eating Disorders AND Obesity. She treats patients with: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified, Body Image Concerns, Weight Management/Obesity, and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Shapiro provides individual and group therapy for adolescents and adults. She works well with various ethnicities. Prior to moving to San Diego, Dr. Shapiro was an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychiatry, Eating Disorders Program, where she held a caseload of patients, who struggled with various disordered eating issues, across all levels of care including inpatient, partial hospitalization (day patient), and outpatient programs. She has developed scientifically based group programs for Weight Management, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder and has trained graduate students and medical residents in the treatment of eating disorders and Obesity.

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In addition to her practice, Dr. Shapiro is the Scientific Director at Santech, Inc in San Diego, CA, in which she directs research studies on the use of mobile and wireless technologies (e.g., text messaging, building Internet treatments) to enhance treatment for health related conditions, mainly weight management. Dr. Shapiro is also Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychology at San Diego State University.

Dr. Shapiro has published numerous scientific papers on disordered eating and annually presents at international conferences including the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), Eating Disorders Research Society (EDRS), Society for Behavioral Medicine (SBM), and The Obesity Society. She is a member of those organizations and is also the founder and chair of the Information Technology for the Treatment of Eating Disorders Special Interest Group of AED. She is also an ad hoc reviewer for several scientific journals.

"As evidenced by my various roles, the use of science in my practice is very important. I only practice evidence-based treatment and use techniques and theories that have been well researched and shown to improve conditions of disordered eating."
 
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