About:
Blaine Washington is a postbaccalaureate research assistant for an ongoing adolescent anorexia nervosa study and also serves as the Primary Coordinator for clinical services in the Eating Disorders Program.  Previously, Blaine earned her B.A. at The Ohio State University. She first became involved in scientific research while attending OSU, where she served as an undergraduate research trainee at the OSU Wexner Institute of Research, Children's Hospital of Columbus.  Under the supervision of distinguished research scientist Dr. Natarajan Muthusamy, Blaine's work focused primarily on immunology and genetics. At present, she is the research assistant for the Treatment Study for Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa. Her research interests include: family based treatment for eating disorders, cultural dynamics in treatment, variables that influence the development of anorexia nervosa, and neuropsychological and psychodynamic approaches to treatment.  Ms. Washington plans to pursue graduate-level studies within clinical psychology in 2009.