In Session 11 of The Behavioral Observations Podcast, I chat with a my good friend Dr. Erin Rasmussen from Idaho State University about her upcoming grant funded study on food insecurity and obesity.
Dr. Erin Rasmussen
In our discussion we talk about animal models of obesity, behavioral economics and delay discounting, mindful eating, common sense practices for weight loss, and more! There are so many links that go along with this episode that I have decided to put them in a list (apologies to the various teachers who have attempted to teach me how to write).
Erin’s Health Decision-Making Laboratory website, which discusses her research program
The movie Harry that Erin referenced
The iPromptU app
The Morrison et al. (2014) study on ACT and delay discounting
The bSci21.org article on Delay Discounting
The evening news clip that discusses Erin’s project (Yay dissemination!)
Sandra Aamodt's website, author of Why Diets Make us Fat
This is not only a fascinating program of study, it's a great lesson in dissemination, where animal models of behavior lead to potential treatment applications. I can’t wait for this study’s results!