Marlene Schwartz
Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D., is Director of Research and School Programs for the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, where she oversees the scientific activities of a large group of research personnel. Since 1996, she has been Co-Director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders. As a clinician, she provides individual and group therapy for individuals with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and obesity. As a researcher, her work bridges the fields of eating disorders and obesity. Dr. Schwartz has published papers on the assessment and specific psychopathology of binge eating disorder, and documenting and understanding the stigma of obesity. Her current research focuses on how the environment and parenting strategies affect childhood eating behaviors. She has worked with the Connecticut Department of Education on a large-scale research project to examine the impact of removing unhealthy beverages and foods from school cafeterias and vending machines.
