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Kerri Boutelle is a Clinical Psychologist with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology. With over 17 years of experience, she has worked extensively with youth and young adults facing weight and eating-related issues. Dr. Boutelle completed her internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and a postdoctoral fellowship in Behavioral Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota. Her current research focuses on parenting strategies to help children reduce weight and skills for parents and children aimed at reducing binge eating. She is also investigating the neurobiological correlates of weight loss in children and is currently conducting a NIH-funded study comparing parent-only and parent-child group treatments for childhood obesity. Dr. Boutelle has been actively involved in the domains of Maternal and Child Health and Food Nutrition.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).