Center for Biobehavioral Research

Eating Behavior Studies

Reinforcement and Alcohol After Bariatric Surgery

• Purpose: Examine relationship between alcohol use and experiences related to alcohol after bariatric surgery.
• May be eligible: Age 21-65 years old and had bariatric surgery approximately one year ago.
  
  

Microbiome, Stress Response and Eating Behaviors

• Purpose: Examine relationships between gut microbiota, stress reactivity, food reward value, and stress-related eating.
• May be eligible: Age 18-50 years old and BMI of 25 and above.

Self-Harm and Eating Disorders (SHED)

• Purpose: identify thoughts, feelings, and circumstances that lead to repeated engagement in unhealthy behaviors like self-harm and eating disorder behaviors
• May be eligible: Age 18-65, binge eat once per week and/or “purge” at least once per week (e.g., self-induced vomiting, misusing laxatives to control weight), and have engaged in self-harm recently (in the past few months) OR have never engaged in self-harm.

Professional Services and Resources

• Behavioral Health Bridge
• Biomedical Statistics Core
• Clinical Research Training Program Events
  • Colloquium Series
  • Seminar Series
• ND Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
• Pilot Project Funding Opportunities
• Human Subjects Core
• Research Assessment Services Core
  • ReTAINE 
• The Midwest Regional Postdoctoral Training Grant in Eating Disorders Research T32 funded by the NIMH
• Treatment Collaborative for Traumatized Youth

Internship Opportunities

The Center for Biobehavioral Research offers a small number of unpaid, in-person, training experiences for undergraduate / graduate students each semester.  Eligible students must be enrolled at an affiliated college or university and have a dedicated faculty sponsor from their institution.  Internship requests are to be initiated by the student’s faculty sponsor and should be addressed to our Director of Education and Training, Lauren Schaefer, Ph.D., LP.

Past Projects

Past Projects

• Sanford Mental Health Trauma Training for Residential Treatment Programs in North Dakota
• Telehealth Outreach Program for Traumatic Stress
• Sanford Reach for Resilience
• Sanford Tele-Behavioral Health in the Schools

For more information about past projects, check out our CBR Portfolio.