Welcome!

We are a research lab in the Clinical Science area of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech. We take a multi-method approach to studying eating disorders and their overlap with other forms of psychopathology, among various populations and subpopulations. 

Our Mission:

The SEED lab seeks to conduct research that advances the understanding of eating and related psychopathology, with a particular focus on sociocultural and emotion-based factors. We prioritize the study of groups that are at disproportionate risk for eating disorders, but historically underrepresented in the research, such as, but not limited to, individuals experiencing food insecurity.