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J. Kevin Thompson, Ph.D., received his doctorate
in clinical psychology from the University of Georgia
in 1982. He has been on the faculty of the
University of South
Florida since 1985, and was promoted to Full
Professor in 1995. He has published three books
on eating disorders, body image and obesity, including
"Exacting
beauty: Theory, assessment and treatment of body
image disturbance" (1999, American Psychological
Association, with co-authors Leslie J. Heinberg,
Madeline Altabe, and Stacey Tantleff-Dunn). He is
co-editor (with Linda Smolak) of the forthcoming
(2000) "Body image, eating disorders and obesity
in adolescence and childhood." He has also published
over 60 journal articles and 10 chapters on body
image, eating disorders, and obesity.
His current research interests revolve around
the measurement of risk for body image problems
and eating disturbances with a focus on sociocultural
factors and interpersonal experiences (primarily
teasing). He recently received a $139,000 grant
from the National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development
to develop a measure of media-related influences
on body image.
He is married and the father of two children
(a 3 ½ year old boy and a 10 month old girl). He
is an avid runner and part-time weightlifter, but
luckily his own body image is distorted and he "sees"
his pecs and triceps as essentially unchanged from
his days as a high school fullback and defensive
end.
J. Kevin Thompson
Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
University of South Florida, Tampa
Articles by J. Kevin Thompson
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