Lisa Ranzenhofer, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is featured for her research during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Highlighting the need for improved screening for eating disorders across clinical and community settings.
The piece underscores her research on early identification—particularly in children, adolescents, and patients seen in general mental health or weight‑management care—and highlights how conditions such as atypical anorexia nervosa can go undetected even when weight appears “normal,” emphasizing the importance of symptom‑based assessment across all care settings.
Read the full article to learn more about her research and recommendations for improving detection and care: https://www.buffalo.edu/news/tipsheets/2026/UB-Expert-Eating-Disorders.html