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Stephen A. Wonderlich is affiliated with the University of North Dakota in the United States and has a significant body of research primarily in the field of psychology, with a particular focus on clinical psychology.

Their research extensively addresses topics related to eating disorders and behaviors, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, behavioral health and interventions, mental health research, obesity, physical activity, diet, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, and child nutrition and feeding issues.

Wonderlich has contributed notably to several high-impact publications. Some recent papers include:

  • The role of affect in the maintenance of binge-eating disorder: Evidence from an ecological momentary assessment study. (2020, Journal of Abnormal Psychology)
  • Severe and enduring anorexia nervosa: Update and observations about the current clinical reality. (2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders)
  • Comparing integrative cognitive-affective therapy and guided self-help cognitive-behavioral therapy to treat binge-eating disorder using standard and naturalistic momentary outcome measures: A randomized controlled trial. (2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders)
  • The momentary interplay of affect, attention bias, and expectancies as predictors of binge eating in the natural environment. (2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders)
  • Ecological momentary assessment in eating disorders research: recent findings and promising new directions. (2020, Current Opinion in Psychiatry)

The International Journal of Eating Disorders stands out as the most frequent publication venue for Wonderlich, with eighteen publications, followed by UNC Libraries with ten, Appetite and European Eating Disorders Review each with five, and Eating Behaviors with four publications.

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Wonderlich's career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ross D. Crosby
  • Carol B. Peterson
  • Scott G. Engel
  • Scott J. Crow
  • Lauren M. Schaefer

Their work reflects a strong interdisciplinary approach, engaging with both experimental and cognitive psychology, applied psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and psychiatry and mental health, with clinical psychology as the dominant subfield.

Best Publications

  • Perfectionism and eating disorders: current status and future directions.

    Anna M. Bardone-Cone;Stephen A. Wonderlich;Randy O. Frost;Cynthia M. Bulik

  • A revision of the bulimia test : the BULIT-R

    Mark H. Thelen;Janet Farmer;Stephen Wonderlich;Marcia Smith

  • Daily and momentary mood and stress are associated with binge eating and vomiting in bulimia nervosa patients in the natural environment.

    Joshua M. Smyth;Stephen A. Wonderlich;Kristin E. Heron;Martin J. Sliwinski

  • The integrity of independent variables in behavior analysis.

    Lizette Peterson;Andrew L. Homer;Stephen A. Wonderlich

  • Dimensions of emotion dysregulation in anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: A conceptual review of the empirical literature.

    Jason M. Lavender;Stephen A. Wonderlich;Scott G. Engel;Kathryn H. Gordon

  • Eating disorders and personality: A methodological and empirical review

    Lisa R.R. Lilenfeld;Stephen Wonderlich;Lawrence P. Riso;Ross Crosby

  • Psychometric properties of the eating disorder examination-questionnaire: factor structure and internal consistency.

    Carol B. Peterson;Ross D. Crosby;Stephen A. Wonderlich;Thomas Joiner

  • Long-term Follow-up of Patients' Status after Gastric Bypass

    James E Mitchell;Kathryn L Lancaster;Melissa A Burgard;L Michael Howell

  • The validity and clinical utility of binge eating disorder

    Stephen A. Wonderlich;Kathryn H. Gordon;James E. Mitchell;Ross D. Crosby

  • Prevalence and risk factors for childhood sexual abuse in women: national survey findings.

    N. D. Vogeltanz;Sharon C. Wilsnack;T. R. Harris;R. W. Wilsnack

  • Direct and retrospective assessment of factors contributing to compulsive buying.

    Raymond G. Miltenberger;Jennifer Redlin;Ross Crosby;Marcella Stickney

  • Eating disturbance and sexual trauma in childhood and adulthood

    Stephen A. Wonderlich;Ross D. Crosby;James E. Mitchell;Kevin M. Thompson

  • A randomized controlled comparison of integrative cognitive-affective therapy (ICAT) and enhanced cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT-E) for bulimia nervosa

    S. A. Wonderlich;C. B. Peterson;R. D. Crosby;T. L. Smith

  • Emotional states preceding and following acts of non-suicidal self-injury in bulimia nervosa patients.

    Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp;Scott G. Engel;Andrea Wadeson;Ross D. Crosby

  • The role of affect in the maintenance of anorexia nervosa: evidence from a naturalistic assessment of momentary behaviors and emotion.

    Scott G. Engel;Stephen A. Wonderlich;Ross D. Crosby;James E. Mitchell

  • Facets of negative affect prior to and following binge-only, purge-only, and binge/purge events in women with bulimia nervosa.

    Kelly C. Berg;Ross D. Crosby;Li Cao;Carol B. Peterson

  • Prevalence, Type, Disclosure, and Severity of Adverse Life Events in College Students.

    Joshua M. Smyth;Jill R. Hockemeyer;Kristin E. Heron;Stephen A. Wonderlich

  • A randomized trial comparing the efficacy of cognitive–behavioral therapy for bulimia nervosa delivered via telemedicine versus face-to-face

    James E. Mitchell;Ross D. Crosby;Stephen A. Wonderlich;Scott Crow

  • Personality Traits after Recovery from Eating Disorders: Do Subtypes Differ?

    Angela Wagner;Nicole C. Barbarich-Marsteller;Guido K. Frank;Guido K. Frank;Ursula F. Bailer;Ursula F. Bailer

  • Development and psychometric validation of an eating disorder-specific health-related quality of life instrument

    Scott G. Engel;David A. Wittrock;Ross D. Crosby;Stephen A. Wonderlich

  • Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders (revision). American Psychiatric Association Work Group on Eating Disorders.

    C Bell;C Bulik;P Clayton;S Crow

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol B. Peterson
Carol B. Peterson University of Minnesota
Scott G. Engel
Scott G. Engel University of North Dakota
Daniel Le Grange
Daniel Le Grange University of California, San Francisco
Jason M. Lavender
Jason M. Lavender Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Tyler B. Mason
Tyler B. Mason University of Southern California
Marjorie H. Klein
Marjorie H. Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Thomas E. Joiner
Thomas E. Joiner Florida State University
Anna M. Bardone-Cone
Anna M. Bardone-Cone University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joshua M. Smyth
Joshua M. Smyth Pennsylvania State University
Andrea B. Goldschmidt
Andrea B. Goldschmidt University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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