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                   Are you interested in working with The Living F.R.E.E. Lab?

  • We are looking for undergraduate and graduate research assistants to assist in the Living F.R.E.E. Lab. If you are passionate about eating disorder and/or obesity research, and are enrolled as a current undergraduate or graduate student, please fill out the Undergraduate_Research Trainee app_LFL, and email it to rwgoode@email.unc.edu to apply. 
  • Dr. Goode will be accepting graduate students in the School of Social Work for Fall 2021. For students interested in working with Dr. Goode, feel free to contact her directly at: rwgoode@email.unc.edu
 
  • Postdoctoral Training (beginning July 2022): We are accepting applicants to work with our lab through this UNC resource: Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity

                    To learn more about the UNC School of Social Work, please click here: ssw.unc.edu

Current Research Studies

 

Do you feel out of control around food? Have you been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes? 

If so, the HONOR study may interest you! 

Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill are conducting a research study where participants will be interviewed about their eating concerns, and their interest in using technology in future treatment programs to manage their type 2 diabetes. If you are eligible, it will require you to participate in a 60–90-minute interview about the factors that influence your eating behaviors and patterns. 

You may be eligible if you identify as the following:

  • African American
  • Between the ages of 18-75
  • Have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Participants will be compensated $40 for their participation.  

Are you interested?  

  • To learn more about this study, please visit studies.unc.edu/21-2910 or contact the research coordinator at LFLstudies@unc.edu or (919) 962-6429.  
  • To determine your eligibility, complete the eligibility screener by visiting https://bit.ly/bescreener 

This research study has been reviewed by the UNC IRB #21-2910 and determined to be exempt from federal human subjects research regulations. You may contact the Institutional Review Board at 919-966-3113 or by email to IRB_subjects@unc.edu.

Refining a smartphone app to reduce binge eating in Black women

The purpose of this study is to design and beta test a smartphone application to improve self-monitoring of biological signals of hunger and fullness.

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