Dr. Binford Hopf received her doctoral degree in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. She completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral training at The University of Chicago. At The University of Chicago, she was a psychotherapist on two NIMH-sponsored psychotherapy outcome studies comparing family-based treatment to individual psychotherapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa and adolescent bulimia nervosa.

Dr. Binford Hopf has published numerous journal articles and book chapters addressing the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders and has taught at the University of Minnesota, Macalester College, University of St. Thomas, and The University of Chicago. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and maintains an affiliation with the Eating Disorders Program at The University of Chicago.

She is the recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt research fellowship, which allows her to carry out this study.

Mussell, M. P., Mitchell, J. E., & Binford, R. B. (2001). Anorexia nervosa. In J. E. Mitchell (Ed.), The treatment of eating disorders: A guide for dieticians, therapists and physicians. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.

Binford, R. B., Mussell, M. P., Rogers, L., Johnson-Lind, J. L., & Miller, K. B. (2003). Eating disorders: Prevention and intervention strategies with children and adolescents. In P. Allen-Meares & M. W. Fraser (Eds.), Intervention with children and adolescents: An interdisciplinary perspective. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Binford, R. B., Mussell, M. P., Peterson, C. B., Crow, S. J., & Mitchell, J. E. (2004). Relation of binge eating age of onset to functional aspects of binge eating in binge eating disorder. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 35, 286-292.

Binford, R. B., Le Grange, D., & Jellar, C. C. (2005). EDE versus EDE-Q in full and partial-syndrome bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa adolescents. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 37, 44-49.

Le Grange, D., Binford, R. B., & Loeb, K. L. (2005). Manualized family-based treatment for anorexia nervosa: A case series. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 44, 41-46.

Binford, R. B., & Le Grange, D. (2005). Adolescents with bulimia nervosa and eating disorder not otherwise specified-purging only. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 38, 157-161.

Binford, R. B., Mussell, M. P., Crosby, R. D., Peterson, C. B., Crow, S. J., & Mitchell, J. E. (2005). Coping strategies in bulimia nervosa treatment: Impact on outcome in group cognitive-behavioral therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 1089-1096.

Le Grange, D., Binford, R. B., Peterson, C. B., Crow, S. J., Crosby, R. D., Klein, M. H., Bardone-Cone, A. M., Joiner, T. E., Mitchell, J. E., & Wonderlich, S. A. (2006). DSM-IV threshold versus subthreshold bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 39, 462-467.