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Primary Research Focus

Research at the Wonderlich Lab focuses on assessment, diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders and the long-term follow-up of bariatric surgery.

Primary Research Group

Behavioral Science

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About the Wonderlich Lab

About Stephen Wonderlich

Dr. Wonderlich serves as Vice-President and Chief of Behavioral Health Research at Sanford Research and is the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences.

He has worked both clinically and scientifically in behavioral health for nearly 40 years. He has published widely in the literature. He currently sits on the Editorial Board for several professional journals, is a Past-President of the Academy for Eating Disorders and was a member of the Eating Disorder Workgroup for DSM-5. He has taught a variety of courses for psychiatric residents and graduate students. He helped to establish the Sanford Eating Disorder and Weight Management Center clinic and hospital programs, as well as the Sanford Treatment Collaborative for Traumatized Youth. He serves as the site PI for the Midwest Regional Post-Doctoral Training Program in Eating Disorders Research (T32). He also serves as the Principal Investigator for the NIH Supported Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Eating Disorders (P20) at Sanford Health.

Academic Affiliations and Training

Education:

  • Undergraduate: B.A. Psychology Concordia College, 1974-1978
  • Graduate: M.A. Clinical Psychology University of Missouri, 1979-1983 Ph.D. Clinical Psychology University of Missouri, 1983-1985 
  • Internship: University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry, 1984-1985 Fellowship: University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry, 1985-1987

Academic Appointments/Affiliations:

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota, Department of Psychology
  • Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of North Dakota

Professional Affiliations:

  • North Dakota Psychological Association
  • Eating Disorder Research Society
  • Academy for Eating Disorders
  • National Eating Disorder Association
  • Treatment Collaborative for Traumatized Youth

Licensures:

  • State of North Dakota Psychologist

Publications

Goeden, A. V., Schaefer, L. M., Crosby, R. D., Peterson, C. B., Engel, S. G., Le Grange, D., Crow, S. J., & Wonderlich, S. A. Examining the momentary relationships between body checking and eating disorder symptoms in women with anorexia nervosa. Eating behaviors, 2023 May 20; 50, 101751. Advance online publication.

Forester, G., Schaefer, L. M., Johnson, J. S., Amponsah, T., Dvorak, R. D., & Wonderlich, S. A. (2024). Neurocognitive Reward Processes Measured via Event-Related Potentials are Associated with Binge-Eating Disorder Diagnosis and Ecologically-Assessed Behavior.