| Debra L. Franko, PhD.
Associate Director of the Harris Center for Education and Advocacy in
Eating Disorders at the Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-author of "Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders" Biography
Dr. Franko is a Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. She is an engaging and experienced speaker and an expert in the field of eating disorders.
Dr. Franko has been a trusted resource for the media, having provided interviews and articles to many national publications including The Boston Globe, Fitness, Marie Claire, and American Baby. She was guest editor for the eating disorders issue of Odyssey magazine and was interviewed for the PBS Nova documentary Dying to be Thin.
Speaking Topics
- Multimedia approaches to decrease risk and prevent eating disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults
- Increasing healthy eating behaviors and physical activity, and decreasing body image concerns in university students
- Eating disorders and depression in adolescent girls
- Eating disorders across racial and ethnic groups
- Pregnant women and eating disorders
- Brief treatment approaches for eating disorders
- Eating disorders and drug and alcohol abuse
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The Next Step
Contact Roxanne Black-Weisheit for further information at
(732) 418-1811 ext. 211
or Download The Speaker Request form and E-Mail to:
rblack@friendshealthconnection.org
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