Research Interests

  • Eating Disorders
  • Cultural Factors
  • Digital Health
  • Implementation Science
  • Community Partnerships

Biography

  • Pediatric Psychologist, Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child Psychology), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Katrina Obleada, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist for the Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences (child psychology) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Clinically, Dr. Obleada specializes in the treatment of eating disorders and co-morbid disorders, using evidence-based practices. Dr. Obleada’s research is focused on health disparities and psychosocial correlates in the development and maintenance of eating disorders. She is particularly focused on topics related to ethnic/racial identity and body image.

Education and Background

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital 2023
  • Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology, Medical College of Georgia/Charlie Norwood VAMC Consortium 2022
  • PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa 2022
  • MA, Psychology, Boston University 2013
  • BS, Psychology, University of Florida 2011

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