Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, Ph.D.

Marian Tanofsky-Kraff

Phone: 295-1482
E mail: mtanofsky@usuhs.mil
Associate Professor of Medical & Clinical Psychology
Education: B.A. (1987) in English, University of Rochester; M.A. (2000) and Ph.D. (2003) in Clinical Psychology, Catholic University of America
 
Curriculum Vitae
 
Research and Teaching
Recent Publications
Awards
Professional Activities

Tanofsky-Kraff Lab

Research and Teaching

Research Topics: Dr. Tanofsky-Kraff studies eating disorders and obesity in children and adolescents. Her research addresses the risks, protective factors, maintenance, and consequences of childhood eating disturbance and overweight, with a particular focus on binge eating and the prevention of excessive weight gain. Currently, she is studying binge eating behaviors in children and adolescents. In addition, she is piloting a psychotherapeutic program to prevent excessive weight in adolescent girls who are at high risk for adult obesity.
 
Dr. Tanofsky-Kraff working with students Methods and Approach: psychotherapy trials, field and laboratory studies (human); interviews, qualitative assessment, and laboratory measures of behaviors, cognitions, and biological responses.
 
Current Grant Support: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH: 1R01DK080906-01A1 M. Tanofsky-Kraff, PI, 08/08 – 07/12, Preventing excessive weight gain in adolescent girls at high-risk for adult obesity.
 
Medical Student Teaching: lectures on eating disorders and childhood obesity.
 
Graduate Student Teaching: Graduate courses in Developmental Psychology.
 
students and faculty in action Mentoring: Dr. Tanofsky-Kraff supervises Clinical Psychology graduate students in research and in clinical work. She currently is training one student in her laboratory and several students in clinical settings. She also advises Clinical Psychology graduate students about clinical practicum experiences.

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Selected Recent Publications

Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Shomaker, L. B., Roza, C. A., Wolkoff, L. E., Columbo, K. M., Racite, G., Zocca, J. M., Wilfley, D. E., Yanovski, S. Z., & Yanovski, J. A. (In press). A Prospective Study of Pediatric Loss of Control Eating and Psychological Outcomes. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Wilfley, D. E., Young, J. F., Mufson, L., Yanovski, S. Z., Glasofer, D. R., Salaita, C., & Schvey, N. A. (In press). A pilot study of interpersonal psychotherapy for preventing excess weight gain in adolescent girls at-risk for obesity. International Journal of Eating Disorders.
 
Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Han, J. C. (co-first authors), Anandalingam, K., Shomaker, L. B., Columbo, K. M., Wolkoff, L. E., Kozlosky, M. S., Elliott, C., Ranzenhofer, L. M., Roza, C. A., Yanovski, S. Z., & Yanovski, J. A. (2009). The FTO gene rs9939609 obesity risk allele and loss of control over eating. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 90, 1483-8.
 
Tanofsky-Kraff, M., McDuffie, J. R., Yanovski, S. Z., Kozlosky, M., Schvey, N. A., Shomaker, L. B., Salaita, C., & Yanovski, J. A. (2009). Laboratory assessment of the food intake of children and adolescents with loss of control eating. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 89, 738-745.
 
Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Yanovski, S. Z., Schvey, N. A., Olsen, C. H., Gustafson, J. & Yanovski, J. A. (2009). A prospective study of loss of control (LOC) eating for body weight gain in children at high-risk for adult obesity. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 42, 26-30.
 
Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Marcus, M. D., Yanovski, S. Z., & Yanovski, J. A. (2008). Loss of control eating disorder in children age 12y and younger: Proposed research criteria. Eating Behaviors, 9, 360-365.
 
Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Ranzenhofer, L. M., Yanovski, S. Z., Schvey, N. A., Faith, M., Gustafson, J. & Yanovski, J. A. (2008). Psychometric properties of a new questionnaire to assess eating in the absence of hunger in children and adolescents. Appetite, 51, 148-155.
 
Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Goossens, L., Eddy, K. T., Ringham, R., Goldschmidt, A.S., Yanovski, S.Z., Braet, C., Marcus, M.D., Wilfley, D. E., Olsen, C. & Yanovski, J.A. (2007). A multi-site investigation of binge eating behaviors in children and adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75, 901-913.
 
Eddy, K. T., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Thompson-Brenner, H., Herzog, D. B., Brown, T. A., & Ludwig, D. S. (2007). Eating disorder pathology among overweight treatment-seeking youth: Clinical correlates and cross-sectional risk models. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45, 2360-2371.
 
Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Wilfley, D.E., Young, J.F., Mufson, L., Yanovski, S.Z., Glasofer, D.R., & Salaita, C.G. (2007). Preventing excessive weight gain in adolescents: Interpersonal psychotherapy for binge eating. Obesity, 15, 1345-1355.
 
Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Theim, K. R., Yanovski S. Z., Bassett, A. M., Burns, N. P., Ranzenhofer, L. M., Glasofer, D. R., & Yanovski, J. A. (2007). Validation of the Emotional Eating Scale adapted for use in children and adolescents (EES-C). International Journal of Eating Disorders, 40, 232-240.
 
Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Haynos, A. F. (co-first authors), Kotler, L. A., Yanovski, S. Z., Yanovski, J. A. (2007). Laboratory-based studies of eating among children and adolescents. Current Nutrition and Food Sciences, 3, 55-74.
 
Glasofer, D. R., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Eddy, K., Yanovski, S. Z, Theim, K., Mirch, M., Ghorbani, S., Ranzenhofer, L. M, Haaga, D., & Yanovski, J. A. (2007). Binge eating in overweight treatment-seeking adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 32, 95-105.
 
Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Cohen, M. L., Yanovski, S. Z., Cox, C., Theim, K. R., Keil, M., Reynolds, J. C., & Yanovski, J. A. (2006). A prospective study of psychological predictors for body fat gain in children at high risk for adult obesity. Pediatrics, 117, 1203-1209.
 
Elliott, C., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Shomaker, L. B., Columbo, K. M., Wolkoff, L. E., Ranzenhofer, L. M., & Yanovski, J. A. (In press). An Examination of the Interpersonal Model of Loss of Control Eating in Children and Adolescents. Behaviour Research and Therapy.
 
Elliott, C., Ranzenhofer, L. M., & Tanofsky-Kraff, M. Binge eating in adolescents. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Springer Publishers.
 
Ranzenhofer, L. M., Lewis, E. L., & Tanofsky-Kraff, M. (In press). Eating disorders. In J. E. South-Paul, S. C. Matheny, and E. L. Lewis (Eds.). Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Family Medicine, Third Edition. McGraw Hill.
 
Ranzenhofer, L. M., Tanofsky-Kraff, M., Shomaker, L. B., Wolkoff, L., Columbo, K., Elliott, C., Yanovski, S. Z., & Yanovski, J. A. (October, 2009). Pre-meal state negative affect predicts increased intake of snack and dessert-type foods in youth with loss of control eating. Paper presented at The Obesity Society Annual Meeting.

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Awards

Lisa M. Ranzenhofer, MA, Junior Scholar Travel Fellow, Academy of Eating Disorders/National Institute of Mental Health, 2010

Camden Elliott, MA, Junior Scholar Travel Fellow , Academy of Eating Disorders/National Institute of Mental Health, 2010

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Selected Professional Activities

Selected Professional Activities: Dr. Tanofsky-Kraff is a member of the American Psychological Association, Eating Disorders Research Society, Academy for Eating Disorders, and the North American Association for the Study of Obesity.
 
Selected Awards and Honors: Early Career Investigator Best Paper Award, International Journal of Eating Disorders (2006); Fellows Award for Research Excellence, NICHD, National Institutes of Health (2005); Uniformed Services University Leonard Award for Excellence in Clinical Research for 2010.

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Contact Information

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799


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