Alissa Haedt-Matt

Dr. Haedt-Matt is an Associate Professor and core faculty member of the Clinical Psychology Program, for which she teaches graduate courses and advises Clinical Psychology PhD students. She is also a member of the Undergraduate Program and teaches a variety of undergraduate courses and supervises capstone research projects. Dr. Haedt-Matt serves on the editorial board of three journals (Eating Behaviors, Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment & Prevention, International Journal of Eating Disorders) and is a member of the Eating Disorder Research Society and the Academy for Eating Disorders. She has numerous publications, has presented her research at national and international conferences, and has received grant funding for her work.

Dr. Haedt-Matt is the director of the Eating Behaviors Lab at Illinois Tech. One of the most commonly cited explanations for eating pathology is that increases in negative emotions trigger maladaptive eating behaviors and that those behaviors function to alleviate negative affect. Dr. Haedt-Matt’s primary line of research focuses on this intersection of affect dysregulation and eating pathology - body dissatisfaction, binge eating and related dysregulated eating behaviors, purging, and nonpurging compensatory behaviors. Her work has contributed to the literature by using diverse methods, including correlational, experimental, and longitudinal real-time assessments, to support the validity and generalizability of study findings. Additional lines of research have, 1) used ecological momentary assessment to test other models of the etiology and maintenance of eating pathology, including psychological, physiological, interpersonal, and environmental factors, 2) contributed to the classification of eating disorders, particularly Purging Disorder, and 3) enhanced our understanding of eating disorders and body image in a number of different populations (e.g., sexual minorities, gender minorities, Black women, Latina women, male collegiate athletes, and female veterans). Current projects extend her research program to investigate the real-time social and behavioral processes associated with eating disorders and their treatment through social media data analytics.

Education

Ph.D., University of Iowa, Clinical Psychology (2012)

Predoctoral clinical internship, University of Chicago Medicine, Eating and Weight Disorders Track (2011-2012)

M.A., University of Iowa, Psychology (2007)

B.S. with Distinction and Honors, University of Iowa, Psychology (2003)

Research Interests

Intersection of affect dysregulation and eating pathology

Ecological momentary assessment

Classification of eating pathology

Purging Disorder

Body image and social media

Eating pathology and body image in underrepresented groups

Etiology and maintenance of disordered eating behaviors

Publications

(*graduate student trainee, aundergraduate student trainee)

*Dougherty, E. N., *Johnson, N. K., *Badillo, K., & Haedt-Matt, A. A. (2021). Sleep reactivity is associated with social anxiety and disordered eating. Journal of American College Health. doi:10.1080/07448481.2021.1967359

*Murray, M. F., Cox, S. A., Henretty, J. R., & Haedt-Matt, A. A. (2021). Women of diverse sexual identities admit to eating disorder treatment with differential symptom severity but achieve similar clinical outcomes. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 54, 1652-1662. doi:10.1002/eat.23576

*Schwartz, N., *Hecht, L., & Haedt-Matt, A. (2021). Nutrition knowledge moderates the association between concern over mistakes and shape/weight concerns. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. doi:10.1038/s41430-021-00866-w

*Hecht, L., *Schwartz, N., Miller-Matero, L.R., Braciszewski, J.M., & Haedt-Matt, A. (2020). Eating pathology and depressive symptoms as predictors of excessive weight gain during pregnancy. Journal of Health Psychology. doi:10.1177/1359105320913934

*Dougherty, E., *Badillo, K., *Johnson, N., & Haedt-Matt, A. A. (2020). Threat appraisal mediates the relation between neuroticism and bulimic symptoms. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention, 28, 566-580.doi:10.1080/10640266.2019.1632590

*Dougherty, E. N., Murphy, J., aHamlett, S., aGeorge, R., *Badillo, K., *Johnson, N. K., & Haedt-Matt, A. A. (2020). Emotion regulation flexibility and disordered eating. Eating Behaviors, 39, 101428.doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2020.101428

Egbert, A. H., Haedt-Matt, A., Smith, K., Culbert, K., Engel, S., & Goldschmidt, A. (2020). Pubertal stage interacts with dimensions of positive affect to predict dysregulated eating in youth with overweight/obesity. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53, 1667-1677. doi:10.1002/eat.23342

Goldschmidt, A. B., Evans, E. W., Saletin, J. M., O’Sullivan, K., Koren, D., Engel, S. G., & Haedt-Matt, A. (2020). Naturalistic, multimethod exploratory study of sleep duration and quality as predictors of dysregulated eating in youth with overweight and obesity. Appetite, 146, 104521. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2019.104521

*Hecht, L., Haedt-Matt, A., *Schwartz, N., & Goldschmidt, A. B. (2020). Clinical relevance of overvaluation of shape and weight among bariatric surgery candidates. Obesity Surgery, 30, 1163-1167. doi:10.1007/s11695-019-04372-8

Smith, K. E., Haedt-Matt, A., *Dougherty, E. N., *Ivins-Lukse, M., & Goldschmidt, A. B. (2020). The interactive effects of parental self-efficacy and child eating styles in relation to naturalistically-assessed craving, overeating, and loss of control eating. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53, 1450-1459. doi:10.1002/eat.23296

Smith, K., Haedt-Matt, A., Mason, T.B., Wang, S., Yang, C-H., Unick, J.L., Bond, D., & Goldschmidt, A.B. (2020). Associations between naturalistically assessed physical activity patterns, affect, and eating in youth with overweight and obesity. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 916-931. doi:10.1007/s10865-020-00152-3 

Goldschmidt, A. B., Smith, K. E., Lavender, J. M., Engel, S. G., & Haedt-Matt, A. (2019). Trait-level facets of impulsivity and momentary, naturalistic eating behavior in children and adolescents with overweight/obesity. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 110, 24-30. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.12.018

Goldschmidt, A. B., Smith, K. E., Crosby, R. D., Boyd, H., *Dougherty, E., Engel, S. G., & Haedt-Matt, A. (2018). Ecological momentary assessment of maladaptive eating in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 51, 549-557. doi:10.1002/eat.22864

*Perelman, H., Buscemi, H., *Dougherty, E., & Haedt-Matt, A. (2018). Body dissatisfaction in collegiate athletes: Differences between sex, sport type, and division level. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 12, 718-731. doi:10.1123/jcsp.2018-0018

Keel, P. K., Haedt-Matt, A. A., Hildebrandt, B., Bodell, L., Wolfe, B., & Jimerson, D. (2018). Satiation deficits and binge eating: Probing differences between bulimia nervosa and purging disorder using an ad lib test meal. Appetite, 127,119-125. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2018.04.009

Keel, P. K., Eckel, L. A., Hildebrandt, B. A., Haedt-Matt, A. A., Appelbaum, J., & Jimerson, D. C. (2018). Disturbance of gut satiety peptide in purging disorder. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 51, 53-61. doi:10.1002/eat.22806

Keel, P. K., Bodell, L. P., Haedt-Matt, A. A., Williams, D. L., & Appelbaum, J. (2017). Weight suppression and bulimic syndrome maintenance: Preliminary findings for the mediating role of leptin. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50, 1432-1436. doi:10.1002/eat.22788

Forney, K. J., Bodell, L. P., Haedt-Matt, A. A., & Keel, P. K. (2016). Incremental validity of the episode size criterion for binge eating: An examination in women with purging syndromes. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 49, 651-662. doi:10.1002/eat.22508

Haedt-Matt, A. A., & Keel, P. K. (2015). Affect regulation and purging: An ecological momentary assessment study in purging disorder. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 124, 399-411. doi:10.1037/a0038815

Haedt-Matt, A. A., Keel, P. K., Racine, S. A., Burt, A., Hu, J., Boker, S., Neale, M., & Klump, K. (2014). Do emotional eating urges regulate affect? Concurrent and prospective associations and implications for risk models of binge eating. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 47, 874-877. doi:10.1002/eat.22247

Forney, K. J., Haedt-Matt, A. A., & Keel, P. K. (2014). The role of loss of control eating in purging disorder. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 47, 244-251. doi:10.1002/eat.22212

Keel, P. K., Crosby, R. D., Hildebrandt, T. B., Haedt-Matt, A. A., & Gravener, J. A. (2013). Evaluating new severity dimensions in the DSM-5 for bulimic syndromes using mixture modeling. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 46, 108-118. doi:10.1002/eat.22050

Haedt-Matt, A. A., Zalta, A. K., Forbush, K. T., & Keel, P. K. (2012). Experimental evidence that changes in mood cause changes in body dissatisfaction among undergraduate women. Body Image, 9, 216-220. doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2011.11.004

Brown, T. A., Haedt-Matt, A. A., & Keel, P. K. (2011). Personality pathology in purging disorder and bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 44, 735-740. doi:10.1002/eat.20904

Haedt-Matt, A. A., & Keel, P. K. (2011). Hunger and binge eating: A meta-analysis of studies using ecological momentary assessment. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 44, 573-578. doi:10.1002/eat.20868

Haedt-Matt, A. A., & Keel, P. K. (2011). Revisiting the affect regulation model of binge eating: A meta-analysis of studies using ecological momentary assessment. Psychological Bulletin, 137, 660-681. doi:10.1037/a0023660

Haedt, A. A., & Keel, P. K. (2010). Comparing definitions of purging disorder on point prevalence and associations with external validators. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 43, 433-439. doi:10.1002/eat.20712

Keel, P. K., Gravener, J. A., Joiner, T. E., & Haedt, A. A. (2010). Twenty-year follow-up of bulimia nervosa and related eating disorders not otherwise specified. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 43, 492-497. doi:10.1002/eat.20743

Gravener, J. A., Haedt, A. A., Heatherton, T. F., & Keel, P. K. (2008). Gender and age differences in associations between peer dieting and drive for thinness. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 41, 57-63. doi:10.1002/eat.20438

Keel, P. K., & Haedt, A. (2008). Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for eating problems and eating disorders. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37, 39-61. doi:10.1080/15374410701817832

Edler, C., Haedt, A., & Keel, P. K. (2007). The use of multiple purging methods as an indicator of eating disorder severity. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 40, 525-520. doi:10.1002/eat.20416

Haedt, A. A., & Keel, P. K. (2007). Maternal attachment, depression, and body dissatisfaction in pregnant women. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 25, 285-295. doi:10.1080/02646830701691327

Haedt, A., Edler, C., Heatherton, T. F., & Keel, P. K. (2006). Importance of multiple purging methods in the classification of eating disorder subtypes. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 39, 648-654. doi:10.1002/eat.20335

Keel, P. K., Haedt, A., & Edler, C. (2005). Purging disorder: An ominous variant of bulimia nervosa? International Journal of Eating Disorders, 38, 191-199. doi:10.1002/eat.20179