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Allison, David Bradley was born on February 2, 1963 in New York City. Son of Ronald L. and Bernice C. (Goldschlager) Allison.
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A thoroughly up-to-date reference for researchers who specialize in obesity and clinicians who specialize in working with clients with problem eating behaviors, Handbook of Assessment Methods for Eating Disorders and Weight-Related Problems, Second Edition, offers the field's most comprehensive collection of measures and assessment tools related to eating behaviors. In addition to obesity (an issue that has reached epidemic proportions in the United States), the Handbook deals with problem eating behaviors, eating disorders, and the associated psychological issues that underlie these problems. This Second Edition provides the latest research and theory, along with empirically validated assessment tools for measuring attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors with regard to food, including: • General personality assessment and psychopathology of persons with eating and weight-related concerns • Quality of life assessments • Measuring attitudes and beliefs about obese people • Assessment of body image • Measures of restrained eating • Measures of physical activity • Measuring food intake • Binge eating and purging • Eating and weight-related problems with children • Identification of psychological problems of patients with eating disorders New and Continuing Features: • No other resource offers such a comprehensive collection of assessment methods for eating disorders and weight-related problems in one volume. • Contributions from highly regarded scholars and researchers in the field offer up-to-date, academically rigorous, and research-based information. • The volume's Introduction emphasizes the importance of research in this area and highlights the changes in the field over the past decade.
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Allison, David Bradley was born on February 2, 1963 in New York City. Son of Ronald L. and Bernice C. (Goldschlager) Allison.
Bachelor in Psychology, Vassar College, 1985. Master of Arts in Clinical and School Psychology, Hofstra University, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical and School Psychology, Hofstra University, 1990.
Behavior therapist, Physician's Weight Loss Center, Hicksville, New York, 1985-1986;
child care worker, Blueberry Treatment Center, Brooklyn, 1985-1986;
psychiatric assistant, St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York, 1986-1987;
mental health assistant, Mercy Hospital Community Residence, Wantagh, New York, 1987-1988;
intern psychologist, Farmingdale (New York) School District, 1987-1988;
intern psychologist, Astor Child guidance Center, Bronx, New York, 1988-1989;
applied behavior specialist, Plus Group Homes, Westbury, New York, 1988-1990;
postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, 1990-1991;
psychologist Obesity Research Center,, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, 1991-1994;
assistant professor clinical psychology in psychiatry, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, since 1994;
associate research science New York Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's and Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City, since 1994. Member adjunct faculty St. John's U., Queens, New York, 1990, 92-, Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York, 1990, Hofstra U., Hempstead, New York, 1990. Member Obesity & Health Task Force on Weight Loss Abuse.
Member of advisory board Betty Jane Rehabilitation Center Ohio. Consultant to National Institutes of Health grant, Knoll Pharmaceuticals, Corning HTA, Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, Crossroads School Child Development, since 1995, Food and Drug Administration, since 1996, Research Testing laboratories, Inc., 1996. Statistical consultant for doctoral students Hofstra U., Johns Hopkins University, Albert Einstein College Medicine, International Life Sciences Institute and United States Department of Agriculture, unites states department Justice, and numerousgrants.
Member selection committee for television entries for American Association for the Advancement of Science-Westinghouse Science Journalism 1990 awards. Member nutritional advisory board Nabisco.
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Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association (member division 38, division 5), American Psychological Society, American Association Applied and Preventive Psychology, Society Behavioral Medicine (Merit Citation 1992), North America Association for Study Obesity (member council since 1995, nominations committee since 1996, publications committee since 1996, chair organization committee 1996-1997), European Association for Study Obesity, Society for Study Ingestive Behavior, Association for Advancement Behavior Therapy, American Statistical Association (member executive board New York chapter since 1995), The Biometric Society, Institute of Mathematics Statistics, Classification Society North America, American Association Human Genetics, Mathematics Association American, American Diabetes Association, Association for Measurement and Evaluation in Couseling and Development, New York Academy of Sciences.