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Renee D. Rienecke, PhD, FAED

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Renee D. Rienecke, PhD, FAED, is a licensed clinical psychologist, Research Director for Eating Recovery Center/Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Centers, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University.

After earning her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Michigan, Dr. Rienecke received her PhD from Northwestern University and completed her clinical psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago. Dr. Rienecke has over 25 years of experience in the field of eating disorders, and has extensive experience building and directing eating disorder treatment programs.

Dr. Rienecke has published over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles, book chapters, and books. She is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, a member of the Eating Disorders Research Society, a faculty member of the Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders, where she provides consultation to therapists interested in becoming certified to conduct family-based treatment for adolescent eating disorders, and is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment & Prevention. Her research interests include the role of expressed emotion in treatment outcome for adolescent anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.