I’m the clinical director of Melrose Center, HealthPartners’ specialized center for the treatment of eating disorders. For more than a decade, I have devoted my career to serving patients who have weight and eating problems. I’m passionate about preventing eating disorders through education and helping people get appropriate treatment when problems occur. Eating disorders affect a wide range of people, and there is no typical patient. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge-eating disorder and other concerning conditions do not only affect young white women and girls. It’s also important to be aware of how mass media and social messages affect our attitudes about body image and weight.

Before joining Melrose Center, I served five years in the United States Navy as an active- duty psychologist. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my husband and two children, traveling, cooking and doing photography.