Dr Mariana Lopes
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Research interests
- Psychiatry
Contact details
Biography
Mariana Lopes is a post-doctoral research associate at the Centre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders (CREW) since 2022. She is a dietitian specialised in eating disorders, with a keen interest in evidence-based approaches and novel interventions to assess and improve eating behaviours in people with eating disorders, overweight, and obesity. During her PhD at the University of Sao Paulo (2021) she assessed body composition and bone health of women with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Research Interests
- Eating and weight disorders
- Illness and recovery trajectories
- Remote measurement technology
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
Research Groups
Centre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders (CREW)
Expertise and Public Engagment
Co-developed the resources “Bone Health: a guide for people with eating disorders” and “Emerging Adulthood” in collaboration with young people and staff from FREED - First Episode Rapid Early Intervention for Eating Disorders https://freedfromed.co.uk/guides/23/bone-healthhttps://freedfromed.co.uk/img/guides/FREED%20Emerging%20Adulthood.pdf
Co-curated public exhibitions from the EDIFY programme, including“Challenges Perspectives – a visual exploration of diverse experiences of eating disorder recovery” and “Stories in Shape & Sound”
Research
Centre for Research in Eating And Weight Disorders (CREW)
The Centre for Research in Eating And Weight Disorders aims to find out more about the neurobiological, genetic and psychological causes and consequences of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders, and to use that knowledge to develop new and better treatments.
EDIFY
EDIFY is a four-year programme of research focused on how we understand and treat eating disorders in young people.
Project status: Ongoing
Events
Stories in Shape & Sound
Artistic Translations of Eating Disorder Experience and Research.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Ten ways we are shaping a better future for young people with eating disorders – insights from the EDIFY Conference
The EDIFY programme (Eating Disorders: Delineating Illness and Recovery Trajectories to Inform Personalised Prevention and Early Intervention in Young People)...
Research
Centre for Research in Eating And Weight Disorders (CREW)
The Centre for Research in Eating And Weight Disorders aims to find out more about the neurobiological, genetic and psychological causes and consequences of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders, and to use that knowledge to develop new and better treatments.
EDIFY
EDIFY is a four-year programme of research focused on how we understand and treat eating disorders in young people.
Project status: Ongoing
Events
Stories in Shape & Sound
Artistic Translations of Eating Disorder Experience and Research.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Ten ways we are shaping a better future for young people with eating disorders – insights from the EDIFY Conference
The EDIFY programme (Eating Disorders: Delineating Illness and Recovery Trajectories to Inform Personalised Prevention and Early Intervention in Young People)...