Dorian's main research interests are in the areas of eating disorders, suicidality, and non-suicidal self-injury. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Miami University in 2020 (predoctoral internship: University at Buffalo Student Counseling Services). Dorian then moved to Fargo, ND to complete a two-year, NIMH funded postdoctoral fellowship at the Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research (the Fargo site of the Midwest Regional Eating Disorders Research T32 training grant). In 2022 Dorian obtained clinical licensure and then obtained a 50/50 faculty position within Sanford as an Assistant Scientist with Sanford Research, and as a psychologist on Sanford's eating disorder unit. She also holds an appointment as clinical faculty at the University of North Dakota medical school and serves as a faculty member for the Fargo site of the T32 postdoctoral training program.
Lauren Forrest, PhD
Lauren earned her clinical psychology PhD from Miami University in 2020. She completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University. She was an assistant professor at Penn State College of Medicine from 2021-2024, and is now an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Oregon. Lauren’s lab researches risk factors for eating disorders and suicide, particularly among sexual minorities and other minoritized groups.
Lisa Velkhoff, Ph.D.
Lisa graduated from the REDS lab at Miami University in 2021. Her research interests are in eating disorders, non-suicidal self-injury, and suicidal behavior, with a particular focus on identifying proximal indicators of risk. After her time in the REDS Lab, Lisa completed her predoctoral internship at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, a postdoctoral fellowship at the UCSD Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Program, and served as adjunct professor of Psychology at Lewis & Clark College. She is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center) at Drexel University and Visiting Assistant Professor at Reed College.
Shelby Ortiz, Ph.D. she/her/hers
Shelby received her doctorate from Miami University's Clinical Psychology PhD program in 2023. Her research interests include exploring the factors affecting the development and maintenance of eating disorders and studying the effectiveness of treatments. Shelby completed her predoctoral internship and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at University of North Carolina School of Medicine conducting suicide and eating disorder prevention research.
Natalie Perkins, Ph.D. she/her/hers
Natalie graduated from Miami University's Clinical Psychology PhD program in 2024. She is broadly interested in eating disorders, nonsuicidal self-injury, and suicide, with a particular interest in the comorbidity of eating disorders and NSSI and how these conditions translate to increased suicide risk. She completed her predoctoral internship at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake, Utah and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at VA Western Colorado Healthcare System at the Grand Junction VA Medical Center.