Find our lab @phablab-pitt.bsky.social at #SBM2026 in Chicago later this week! We’d love to connect with you about all things related to perinatal eating, food insecurity, and cardiovascular health! @sbm.org

Advances in Perinatal Eating Disorders Research Three papers published in Current Psychiatry Reports and Appetite by Christine Call, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), and colleagues in the Perinatal Health and Behaviors (PHAB) Lab, highlight...

Dr. Call and colleagues are working to further our knowledge of eating disorders in the perinatal period!

In the interview below, Dr. Call discusses the importance of studying eating disorders during this period and the development of the PEA-Q.

Link: www.psychiatry.pitt.edu/advances-per...

Congratulations to our PHABulous lab members on all of their recognitions, awards, and presentations at the Society of Behavioral Medicine's 2026 conference in Chicago! @sbm.org

Poster title for Research Study: Rest Isn't Equal - Sleep and Black Pregnancy Experiences Research Study. A collaborative team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and community partners are studying how Black mothers relate to their bodies and how they sleep during pregnancy. What will I have to do? Answer questions about your sleep and connection to your body twice a day for 14 days Meet with the researcher for a Zoom interview about your experiences. Who is eligible? Black women who are currently pregnant, Access to a smartphone and internet Qualifying participants can be paid up to $200 for completing the study Learn more about sleep and health during pregnancy. You can participate by filling out our screening survey and we will contact you: https://redcap.link/PRISMStudy We will share more info on the study and all participation is voluntary. Questions? Want to know more? Contact Us! email: kinkelramss@upmc.edu

We are currently recruiting for a research study on Black mothers’ experiences of sleep and bodily awareness during pregnancy. If you are currently pregnant, identify as Black, and live in the Pittsburgh area, consider filling out our screener to see if you qualify! 

redcap.link/PRISMStudy

A Systematic Scoping Review of Factors Contributing to Loss of Control Eating During Pregnancy Objective Evidence suggests loss of control eating (LOC) during pregnancy is prevalent and linked to adverse health consequences for birthing individuals and their offspring; however, factors underl...

Very, very excited to announce that the project I conducted for my comps milestone — a systematic scoping review of factors contributing to loss of control eating during pregnancy — has been published: doi.org/10.1002/erv.... 🤩

One of the @phablab-pitt.bsky.social’s recently devolped measures can be used to assess change in pregnancy-specific eating/weight attitudes across the prenatal period! If this *PEA-Q*s your interest, check out our amazing team’s newly available open access article: doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

You may be eligible for a research study conducted at the University of Pittsburgh! Are you less than 17 weeks pregnant? Have you ever worried that your food will run out? Participants will receive up to $225 for completing confidential surveys and interviews about food access, eating, and wellbeing in pregnancy and postpartum. Us the QR code to see if you are eligible, or reach out to sphere@upmc.edu or text 412-302-6684 for more details.

If you are less than 17 weeks pregnant and live in the Pittsburgh, PA area, you may be eligible for this study!

Scan the QR code or click the link to complete a 5-minute screening survey to see if you are eligible to participate!

redcap.link/SPHEREscreener

Hey folks! I'll be teaching two workshops in May on Structural Equation Modeling!

One course is introductory (May 7-9): smart-workshops.com/intro-sem-info

The other is on longitudinal models (May 14-16): smart-workshops.com/long-sem-info

🙏Please RT and share! 🙏

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Want to assess eating & weight attitudes in pregnancy? Check out the @phablab-pitt.bsky.social’s PEA-Q! Big shoutout to my amazing co-first author @rileyjouppi.bsky.social and our mentor @michelevine.bsky.social who led the initial development of this measure!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

If you are less than 37 weeks pregnant, this study may be right for you!

Scan the QR code or follow the link to complete a 5-minute screening survey to see if you are eligible to participate! redcap.link/amplifyround2

If you are less than 17 weeks pregnant and live in the Pittsburgh, PA area this study might be right for you!

Scan the QR code or follow the link to complete a 5-minute screening survey to see if you are eligible to participate! redcap.link/SPHEREscreener

Interested? Follow the link to complete a 5-minute screening survey and see if you're eligible to participate! redcap.link/ephectstudy