Faculty

Andrea B Goldschmidt, PhD

Andrea B Goldschmidt, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Clinical Psychology, University of Missouri Counseling Center
Eating Disorders Research, The University of Chicago

Professional Affiliations

Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Eating Disorders
Member, Editorial Board, Eating Behaviors
Fellow, Academy for Eating Disorders

Selected Honors & Awards

Rising Star Award, Association for Psychological Science
Scientific Contribution Award, Assessment and Diagnosis Special Interest Group, Academy for Eating Disorders

Research Interests

Onset/maintenance of loss of control eating; Pediatric weight regulation; Evidence-based treatments for eating disorders
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Goldschmidt AB, Khoury J, Jenkins TM, Bond DS, Thomas JG, Utzinger LM, Zeller M, Inge TH, Mitchell JE. Adolescent loss-of-control eating and weight loss maintenance after bariatric surgery. Pediatrics. 2018;141(1):e20171695. PMCID: 5744387
  2. Goldschmidt AB, Conceio EM, Thomas JG, Mitchell JE, Raynor HA, & Bond DS. (2016). Conceptualizing and studying binge and loss of control eating in bariatric surgery patients: Time for a paradigm shift? Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 12(8): 1622-1625. PMCID: 5459325
  3. Goldschmidt AB. Are loss of control while eating and overeating valid constructs? A critical review of the literature. Obesity Reviews. 2018;18(4):412-449. PMCID: 5502406
  4. Goldschmidt AB, OBrien S, Lavender JM, Pearson CM, Le Grange D, Hunter SJ. Executive functioning in a racially diverse sample of children who are overweight and at risk for eating disorders. Appetite. 2018;123:43-49. PMCID: 5603351
  5. Goldschmidt AB, Smith KE, Crosby RD, Engel SG, Haedt-Matt A. Ecological momentary assessment of maladaptive eating in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2018;51(6):549-557. PMCID: 6002915.

Education Interests

Mentorship of interns and post-doctoral fellows

University of Pittsburgh Awards Tenure to Andrea Goldschmidt, PhD

Dr. Goldschmidt

We are delighted to announce that Andrea Goldschmidt, PhD, has received conferral of tenure at the rank of associate professor by the University of Pittsburgh. An expert in eating disorders and obesity research, Dr. Goldschmidt focuses on understanding eating behaviors that predict adverse weight-related outcomes, particularly in children and adolescents with elevated weight status. Among Dr. Goldschmidt’s key...

Carmen Andreescu, MD, and Andrea Goldschmidt, PhD, Elected to Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Scientific Council

Drs. Carmen Andreescu and Andrea Goldschmidt

We are pleased to announce that Carmen Andreescu, MD (Professor of Psychiatry), and Andrea Goldschmidt, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), have been elected to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Scientific Council. The BBRF is the top non-governmental funder of mental health research grants. The Scientific Council reviews and selects the most promising research proposals with the greatest...

Real-Time Versus Retrospective Self-Report Assessment of Loss-of-Control Eating in Adults Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Dr. Andrea Goldschmidt

Loss of control while eating refers to a sense of being unable to control what or how much one is eating. Objectively large loss-of-control eating indicates that the loss of control is coupled with the consumption of an unambiguously large quantity of food (overeating). Conversely, subjectively large loss-of-control eating is not accompanied by overeating. Loss-of-control eating, regardless of episode size, is...

The Department of Psychiatry Welcomes New Faculty Members

Pitt Psychiatry Welcomes New Faculty

The Department of Psychiatry extends a warm welcome to four new faculty members: Tiffany Clark, MD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) Dr. Clark earned her medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine. Following psychiatry residency at Temple University, she completed her consultation-liaison fellowship at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital (WPH). At the Temple University Hospital Health System, Dr...