About:
Tanja Gazibara is a Research Coordinator for a NIMH-funded binge-eating disorder treatment study for adult women at the University of Chicago. In addition, she coordinates a bulimia nervosa and depression treatment study for adult women. She earned her B.A., magna cum laude, in psychology from DePauw University. As an undergraduate, she completed a semester long internship at Drexel University's Anxiety Treatment and Research Program in Philadelphia, where she contributed to psychotherapy outcome research on Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adults with social anxiety. Prior to coming to the Eating Disorders Program at University of Chicago, she worked at La Rabida Children's Hospital as a Program/Research Assistant for FitMatters, a childhood and adolescent long-term multidisciplinary weight management program and for the Chicago Child Trauma Center (CCTC). Her research interests include psychotherapy outcomes, emotion regulation, co-morbidity, and acceptance-based approaches to treatment. Her future endeavors include pursuing a doctoral degree in clinical psychology.