Kyle De Young, Ph.D.

Professor

Eating and related behaviors, particularly as they are relevant to eating disorders

Clinical Psychology

Clinical Internship: Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh PA (2010-2011)
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University at Albany (2011)
M.A. in Psychology, University at Albany (2008)
B.S. in Psychology, University of Iowa (2004)
B.A. in Philosophy, University of Iowa (2004)

kyle.deyoung@uwyo.edu - Bio Sciences Bldg 109 - (307) 314-2233

Academic Positions:

2024-present   Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming
2020-2024      Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming
2016-2020      Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming
2013-2016      Adjunct Scientist, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute
2011-2016      Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of North Dakota

Service Positions:

2020-2023     Member at Large. Coalition for the Advancement and Application of Psychological Science
                      (CAAPS) Executive Committee
2020-2023     Member. Academy for Eating Disorders Nominations Committee
2019-present     Associate Editor. Eating Behaviors
2019-2020         Immediate Past-President. Academy for Eating Disorders
2018-2019         President. Academy for Eating Disorders
2017-2018         President-Elect. Academy for Eating Disorders
2014-2017         Director for Communication. Academy for Eating Disorders
2011-2014         Co-Chair. Academy for Eating Disorders Electronic Media Committee
2009-2011         Member. Academy for Eating Disorders Electronic Media Committee

Research Interests:

Eating Behaviors Laboratory

I have broad interests in eating and related behaviors insofar as they inform understanding of eating disorders. In my lab, we generally take a biobehavioral approach to formulating research questions, though we often employ cognitive theories as well. We recruit and conduct studies with general and student populations in addition to specific clinical populations, often working with our valued collaborators to access the latter. My personal active line of research concerns manipulating the circadian expression of stress regulation systems to reduce binge eating, but work in my lab is always much more varied. I have secondary interests in psychometrics and research design, particularly single-case experimental designs and time series data analysis. Please see samples of recent publications to get a sense of the breadth of the research in my lab.

Teaching:

PSYC 3250 Health Psychology
PSYC 4860 Eating Disorders
PSYC 5380 Theories and Techniques of Psychotherapy
PSYC 5450/5460 Clinical Practicum/Advanced Clinical Practicum
PSYC 5520 Advanced Research Methods

Recent and Representative Publications:

*Student mentees indicates with asterisks*

*Kambanis, P. K., *Mancuso, C. J., Becker, K. R., Eddy, K. T., Thomas, J. J., & De Young, K. P. (in press). Course of avoidance/restrictive food intake disorder: Emergence of overvaluation of shape/weight. Journal of Eating Disorders.

*Bedard, S. P. Gray, M. J., & De Young, K. P. (in press). Ethical challenges in the provision of stepped care for eating disorders in the United States: Current status and a guiding framework for clinician implementation. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000574

De Young, K. P. & Rettler, L. (in press). Causal connections between anorexia nervosa and delusional beliefs. Review of Philosophy and Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13164-023-00703-y

*Kambanis, P. E., *Bottera, A. R., & De Young, K. P. (2023). Responses to bright light exposure in individuals with binge-spectrum disorders characterized by high dietary restraint and negative affect. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 56,2250-2259. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24054

*Bottera, A. R., & De Young, K. P. (2023). Loss of control eating exhibits an evening diurnal shift among women with bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. European Eating Disorders Review, 32,56-65. http://doi.org/10.1002/erv.3021

*Bottera, A. R., & De Young, K. P. (2023). Characterizing naturalistic meal timing, energy intake, and macronutrient intake among individuals with loss of control eating. Appetite, 184, 106524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106524

*Kambanis, P. E., *Bottera, A. R., *Mancuso, C. J., Cass, K., Lohse, K., Benabe, J., Oakes, J., Watters, A., Johnson, C., Mehler, P., & De Young, K. P. (2023). Delusionality of beliefs among 50 adult females with severe and extreme anorexia nervosa upon admission to an acute medical stabilization facility. Eating Disorder: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 31(4), 353-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2022.2135982

*Thiel, A. M., *Spoor, S. P., McGinnis, B. L., & De Young, K. P. (2023). Examining the association of eating psychopathology with suicidality: Comparing cross-sectional and longitudinal tests of interpersonal-psychological mediators. Eating Disorder: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 31(4), 320-336. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2022.2135719

*Mancuso, C. J., *Spoor, S. P., *Kambanis, P. E., & De Young, K. P. (2022). Conditional effects of state fear of negative evaluation on restrictive eating behaviors. Eating Behaviors, 47, 101676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2022.101676

*Kambanis, P. E., *Bottera, A. R., *Mancuso, C. J., *Spoor, S. P., Anderson, L. M., Burke, N. L., Eddy, K. T., Forbush, K. T., Keith, J. F., Lavender, J. M., Mensinger, J. L., Mujica, C., Nagata, J. M., Perez, M., & De Young, K. P. (2022). Eating Disorder Examination – Questionnaire and Clinical Impairment Assessment norms for intersectional identities using an MTurk sample. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 55, 1690-1707. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23799

De Young, K. P., *Kambanis, P. E., *Bottera, A. R., & *Mancuso, C. J. (2022). Development and validation of a scale for the tendency to exercise in response to mood, eating, and body image cues: The Reactive Exercise Scale (RES). Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01462-y

De Young, K. P., & *Bottera, A. R. (2022). A biobehavioral circadian model of restrictive eating and binge eating. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 55, 1291-1295. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23758

De Young, K. P., *Bottera, A. R., & *Kambanis, P. E. (2022). Sleep/waketime preference and delayed diurnal eating rhythms are associated through light exposure timing and modified by sleep efficiency. Appetite, 170, 105904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105904

De Young, K. P., & *Kambanis, P. K. (2022). Practice makes perfect: Commentary on Burnette et al. (2021). International Journal of Eating Disorders, 55(2), 273-275. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23657

De Young, K. P., *Bottera, A., *Kambanis, P., *Mancuso, C., Cass, K., Lohse, K., Benabe, J., Oakes, J., Watters, A., Johnson, C., & Mehler, P. (2022). Delusional intensity as a prognostic indicator among individuals with severe to extreme anorexia nervosa hospitalized at an acute medical stabilization program. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 55(2), 215-222. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23641

*Bottera, A. R., *Kambanis, P. E., & De Young, K. P. (2021). Persistence: A key factor in understanding the circumstances under which dietary restraint predicts restriction of caloric intake. Eating Behaviors, 43, 101563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101563

*Kambanis, P. E., *Bottera, A. R., & De Young, K. P. (2021). Eating disorder prevalence among Amazon MTurk workers assessed using a rigorous online, self-report anthropometric assessment. Eating Behaviors, 41, 101481.

*Bottera, A. R., *Mancuso, C. J., *Kambanis, P. E., & De Young, K. P. (2021). Examining heart rate variability as an indicator of top-down inhibitory control over emotions and eating behaviors among individuals with and without binge eating. Appetite, 159, 105071.

*Kambanis, P. E., *Bottera, A. R., & De Young, K. P. (2020). Development and validation of a questionnaire assessing weighing tendencies: The Approach/Avoidance of Weighing Questionnaire (AAWQ). Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention.

*Kambanis, P. E., *Bottera, A. R., *Mancuso, C. J., & De Young, K. P. (2020). Motivation to change predicts naturalistic changes in binge eating and purging, but not fasting or driven exercise, among individuals with eating disorders. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. 

*Bottera, A. R., *Kambanis, P. K., & De Young, K. P. (2020). The differential associations of shame and guilt with eating disorder behaviors. Eating Behaviors, 39, 1-6.

De Young, K. P., *Kambanis, P. E., *Bottera, A. R., *Mancuso, C. M., Thomas, J. J., Franko, D. L., Herzog, D. B., Walker, D. C., Anderson, D. A. & Eddy, K. T. (2020). Identifying duration criteria for eating-disorder remission and recovery through intensive modeling of longitudinal data. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53, 1224-1233.

*Thiel, A. M., Kilwein, T. M., De Young, K. P., & Looby, A. R. (2019). Differentiating motives for nonmedical prescription stimulant use by personality characteristics. Addictive Behaviors, 88, 187-193.

De Young, K. P., *Zander, M., *Towne, T., *Della Longa, N. M., *Hovrud, L., & *Murtha-Berg, E. (2019). The relation of dietary restraint and affect with food choice and the experience of guilt after eating. Current Psychology, 38, 92-99.

*Bottera, A. R., *Thiel, A. M., & De Young, K. P. (2018). Negative affect and past-month binge eating may drive perceptions of loss of control. Appetite, 128, 116-119.

*Della Longa, N. M., & De Young, K. P. (2018). Experiential avoidance, eating expectancies, and binge eating: A preliminary test of an adaptation of the acquired preparedness model of eating disorder risk. Appetite, 120, 423-430.

De Young, K. P., & *Bottera, A. R. (2018). A summary of reporting guidelines and evaluation domains for using single-case experimental designs and recommendations for the study of eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 51, 617-628.

*Towne, T. L. & De Young, K. P., & Anderson, D. A. (2017). Trends in professionals’ use of eating disorder assessment instruments. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 48, 243-250.

De Young, K. P., *Thiel, A., *Goodman, E. L., *Murtha-Berg, E., & *Johnson, N. K. (2016). A preliminary mechanistic test of the effects of light therapy in bulimia nervosa. Advances in Eating Disorders: Theory, Research and Practice, 4, 237-249.

Kilwein, T. M., *Goodman, E. L., Looby, A., & De Young, K. P. (2016). Nonmedical prescription stimulant use for suppressing appetite and controlling body weight is uniquely associated with more severe eating disorder symptomatology. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 49, 813-816.