Department of Psychiatry

Selected Publications

Tronieri JS, Allison KC, DeRouen K, Amaro A, Collins KG, Roy A, Watts S, Ananna T, Wadden TA.: Short- and long-term effects of semaglutide 2.4 mg on energy intake, appetite, and food reward: a 60-week, double-blind randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 124(2): 101403, 2026.

Vizthum D, Cash H, Earthman C, Melough M, Patterson F, Allison K, Pacanowski C.: Four-week time restricted eating intervention is associated with improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors and dysregulated eating among emerging adult women: a single-armed trial. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity 31(1): 71, 2026.

Allotey J, Coomar D, Ensor J, Ogwulu CO, Calvo GR, Monahan M, Kabeya V, McNeill R, Boath A, Mahmoud G, Harrison C, Khomami MB, Teede H, Heslehurst N, Hitman GA, Simpson SA, Nirantharakumar K, Dodds J, Allison KC, Shen G, Petrella E, Facchinetti F, Vinter C, Pelaez M, Jensen DM, Motahari-Tabari NS, Kinnunen TI, Ruiz JR, Bogaerts A, Renault KM, Kothari A, Cecatti JG, McAuliffe FM, Phelan S, Poston L, Betrán AP, Moss N, Iliodromiti S, Austin F, de la Torre NG, Pascual ALC, Zamora J, Roberts T, Riley RD, Thangaratinam S; International Weight Management in Pregnancy (i-WIP) Collaborative Group. : Effects of physical activity and diet in pregnancy to prevent gestational diabetes: an individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis on the differential effects of interventions with economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment 30(39): 1-252, 2026.

Choi W, Nho Y-H, Qiu L, Chang A, Campos G, Seilheimer R, Wilent W, Bakalov D, Firdous N, Kerr M, Joshi D, Maze G, Topalovic U, Batista D, Suthana N, Amaro A, Hayes M, Cajigas I, Cristancho M, Allison K, Pesaran B, Scangos K, Gold J, Wadden T, Halpern C.: Brain activity associated with breakthrough food preoccupation in an individual on tirzepatide. Nature Medicine 31(12): 4038-4043, 2025.

LaFata EM, Worwag K, Derrigo K, Hessler C, Allison KC, Juarascio AS, Gearhardt AN.: Development of the Food Addiction Symptom Inventory: The first clinical interview to assess ultra-processed food addiction. Psychological Assessment 36(11): 654-664, 2024.

Tajeu GS, Wu J, Tewksbury C, Spitzer JC, Rubin DJ, Gadegbeku CA, Soans R, Allison KC, Sarwer DB. : Association of psychiatric history with hypertension among adults who present for metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity Related Diseases 11: S1550-7289(24)00845-1, 2024.

Allison KC, McCuen-Wurst C, Raevsky A, Holmes N, Goldbach M, Guerra CE, Rendle KA, Cadet TJ, Krouse RS, Tchou J.: The Group-basEd Telehealth behavioral WEight Loss Program among breast cancer survivors: a pilot and feasibility study. Obesity Science and Practice 10(6): e70023, 2024.

Liu Y, De Jesus E, Goldbach M, Krouse RS, Guerra CE, Rendle KA, Cadet TJ, Allison KC, Tchou J. : Perceptions, facilitators, and barriers of participation for a behavioral weight loss group-based telehealth program for breast cancer survivors: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer 32(12): 808, 2024.

Saumoy M, Kochman M, Allison K, Pickett-Blakely O, Cronholm P. : Patient perception of endoscopic and medical therapies for weight loss. Techniques and Innovations in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 26(2): 201-204, 2024.

Sarwer D, Wadden T, Ashare R, Spitzer JC, McCuen-Wurst C, LaGrotte C, Williams N, Soans R, Tewksbury C, Wu J, Tajeu G, Allison KC.: Psychopathology, disordered eating, and impulsivity as predictors of weight loss twenty-four months after metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 20(7): 634-642, 2024.