Skip to main content

Allison A Holgerson, PhD, ABPP

Clinical Health Psychologist

Photo of Allison A Holgerson

Research at a glance

Top areas of exploration

  • Obesity, Morbid , 4 publications
  • Bariatric Surgery , 4 publications
  • Weight Loss , 4 publications
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders , 4 publications

Research activity

14 publications

204 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

14 publications

2023

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

Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery

PubMed 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