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Allison A Holgerson, PhD, ABPP

Clinical Health Psychologist

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Research at a glance

Top areas of exploration

  • Feeding and Eating Disorders , 4 publications
  • Bariatric Surgery , 3 publications
  • Weight Loss , 3 publications
  • Feeding Behavior , 3 publications

Research activity

15 publications

170 citations

Why is this important?

Focus

Dr. Holgerson's research involvement can be categorized into three main areas: (1) psychological factors affecting bariatric surgery candidacy and outcomes, (2) eating patterns, and (3) clinical interventions for obesity prevention and treatment of binge eating disorder.

Dr. Holgerson has investigated psychological factors and the potential impact on bariatric surgery readiness and outcome, execution and evaluation of large clinical trials for childhood obesity prevention and treatment of binge eating disorder, weight stigma, the impact of cultural factors on attitudes surrounding eating and food, and the potential connections between stress, impulsivity, and weight

My publications

15 publications

2023

Variation by race/ethnicity in the utilization and weight loss following metabolic bariatric surgery

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Publisher's site

2021

Symptoms of bipolar disorder are associated with lower bariatric surgery completion rates and higher food addiction.

Eating behaviors

PubMed Publisher's site

2018

Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Food Addiction to Bariatric Surgery Completion and Weight Loss Outcome.

Obesity surgery

PubMed Publisher's site

2017

A Pilot Intervention Targeting Dietary Intake in School Cafeterias.

Health behavior and policy review

PubMed Publisher's site

2017

Guiding Patients Toward the Appropriate Surgical Treatment for Obesity: Should Presurgery Psychological Correlates Influence Choice Between Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy?

Obesity surgery

PubMed Publisher's site