Susan Carnell, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Susan Carnell received her BA in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oxford and her PhD in Health Psychology at University College London, and completed post-doctoral training at University College London and Columbia University. She is currently Associate Professor in the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she heads the Appetite Lab. A central question motivating her research is, "Why do some people develop obesity while others don't?” Her research program investigates the model that individuals differ in appetite-related biobehavioral traits (e.g. food cue responsiveness, satiety sensitivity) that manifest early in life, show genetic influence, and interact with environmental factors to predict food intake and weight trajectories. To probe this model she employs a range of methods including behavioral tests, psychometric questionnaires, genotyping, hormonal assays, and neuroimaging techniques (fMRI, MRI, PET). Ongoing research projects include investigations of appetite and body weight in infants, children, adolescents, and adults, including studies of bariatric surgery and eating disorders.

Presentation(s):

• Maternal, Perinatal and Pediatric Nutrition GEM Forum - Nature Through Nurture: Prenatal and Postnatal Contributors to Childhood Obesity Development

  Thursday, June 16, 2022
  4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.