Under Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA, USA

THE STUDY OF EATING: MIND AND BODY
Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology in the Ph.D. training program in clinical psychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia.  The Program in Eating Disorders and Obesity Research was developed by Dr. Lowe in 1989.  The domains of research reflected in this program include restrained eating and dieting, nutritionally-focused interventions for obesity, the role of weight suppression and current dieting in eating disorders, the investigation of  “hedonic hunger” and a new tool (the Power of Food Scale) to measure it, and the use of various neuroimaging methods to better understand normal and disordered eating.  Dr. Lowe’s research lab consists of post-doctoral fellows, several doctoral and masters students, research coordinators and undergraduate co-op students and volunteers.  He also collaborates with Drs. Meghan Butryn and Evan Forman, Drexel psychology faculty, on studies of obesity and eating disorders. 

MICHAEL LOWE
Professor and Lab Director

Vita: file

Website: Research Description

Email: lowe@lowelabs.com

Education:
1978, Boston College - PhD (Clinical Psychology - Behavioral Therapy)
1973, Boston University - BA (Psychology)

Research Interests: The relationship between dieting, overeating, and weight control. Obesity and the prevention of weight gain and weight regain. Eating disorders research. Integrating biological and psychological influences on eating and weight regulation.

Favorite Food: My wife's brownies