Faculty

Britny A Hildebrandt, PhD

Britny A Hildebrandt, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical Psychology, Michigan State University
Clinical Psychology, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Training for Transformative Discovery in Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Selected Honors & Awards

Hamilton Family Award for Basic Neuroscience Research,

Research Interests

Eating disorders; Binge eating
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Hildebrandt BA, Fisher H, LaPalombara Z, Young ME & Ahmari SE. (2023). Corticostriatal dynamics underlying components of binge-like consumption of palatable food in mice. Appetite, 183, 106462.
  2. Hildebrandt BA, Fisher H & Ahmari SE. (2023). Examination of onset trajectories and persistence of binge-like eating behavior in mice after intermittent palatable food exposure. Behavioral Neuroscience, 137(3), 170177.
  3. Hildebrandt BA & Ahmari SE. (2021). Breaking it down: Investigation of binge eating components in animal models to enhance translation. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 728535.
  4. Hildebrandt BA, Sinclair EB, Sisk CL & Klump KL. (2018). Exploring reward system responsivity in the nucleus accumbens across chronicity of binge eating in female rats. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 51, 989-993.

Clinical Interests

Eating disorders

Psychiatry Residents Present Robust Research at the 7th Annual Psychiatry Research Pathway Symposium

PRP Residents and Mentors

The Psychiatry Research Pathway (PRP) Symposium provides UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital residents engaged in research the opportunity to present their work to fellow residents, faculty mentors, T32 postdoctoral research program directors, and interested members of our academic community. This year, the PRP Symposium began with a panel discussion focused on interventional psychiatry, moderated by Katherine Lyman...

Pitt Psychiatry’s 2024 Research Day, Part I: A Research and Networking Bonanza

Research Day 2024

The 22nd annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day, held on June 13, 2024, was the most highly attended Research Day ever, with 544 faculty members, trainees, and staff gathering at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Lunchtime Roundtables More than 260 individuals participated in or facilitated one of 19 roundtable discussion groups focused on topics including...

The 2024 Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting in Austin, TX

Collage of Photos from 2024 SOBP Meeting

The 2024 Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) Annual Meeting was held in Austin, TX. Pitt Psychiatry faculty and trainees gathered for a program that explored whether the translational medicine approach is living up to its promise in psychiatry. The conference additionally presented the opportunity to network and meet up with Pitt Psychiatry friends and alums! Gold Medal Award Mary Phillips, MD, MD (Cantab)...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Promotes Britny Hildebrandt, PhD, to Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Britny Hildebrandt, PhD, Promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychiatry  

We are pleased to announce that Britny Hildebrandt, PhD, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Psychiatry by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hildebrandt earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Michigan State University, having completed her clinical internship at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH). She then conducted postdoctoral research training as part of the National Institute...

New Research in Eating Disorders: Neural Activity Underlying Components of Binge-Like Eating

Britny Hildebrandt, PhD

Binge eating is a repetitive eating behavior frequently observed in individuals with eating disorder diagnoses, but its underlying neural mechanisms remain largely unknown. Other repetitive behavior disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, are associated with corticostriatal circuitry dysfunction. However, to date, scientists working in the field of eating disorders have not investigated the in vivo neural...