Dr. Beauchamp is accepting students for the upcoming academic year.

Roles and Interests

Clinical and Research Interests

Dr. Beauchamp's research interests broadly focus on improving the conceptualization and treatment of eating disorders, advancing precision medicine for eating disorders, and targeting the interaction of health behaviors related to eating, sleep, and circadian rhythm. He is also interested in scale development and assessment for body image and body dissatisfaction, bariatric surgery outcomes, family-based pediatric weight management, and training in consultation-liaison psychology.

Education

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stony Brook University Consortium, 2020-2021
• PhD, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2020, Clinical Psychology (Health Emphasis)
• Predoctoral Internship (APA accredited), Stony Brook University Consortium, 2019-2020
• MS, Missouri State University, 2015, Clinical Psychology
• BA, University of Kansas, 2013, Psychology

Professional Membership

• National Register of Health Service Psychologists (#66321)
• Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Division 38 - Society for Health Psychology
• Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
  • Eating Disorders and Eating Behaviors Special Interest Group

Instructor

• Advanced Statistics in Psychology I & II
• Integrative Seminar in Psychology Research

Selected Recent Publications (*denotes student author)

Brown, C.E., Bernardin, C.J., Beauchamp, M.T., Kanne, S.M., & Nowell, K.P. (2024). More similar than different: Characterizing special interests in autistic boys and girls based on caregiver report. Autism Research, 17(11), 2333-2345, https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3216

Brown, C.E., Beauchamp, M.T., Nowell, K.P., Bernardin, C.J., & Kanne, S.M. (2023). The network structure of the special interests survey. Autism Research, 16(2), 379-393, https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2862

Black, W.R., Borner, K.B., Beauchamp, M.T., Davis, A.M., Dreyer Gillette, M.L., Sweeney, B., & Hampl, S.E. (2021) Health-related quality of life across pediatric obesity classes: Analyses by recent classification recommendations. Children, 8(4), 303, https://doi.org/10.3390/children8040303

Beauchamp, M.T., Lundgren, J.D. & Allison, K.C. (2021). The nature of night eating syndrome: Using network analysis to understand unique symptomological relationships. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 54(5), 733-744, https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23497

Garcia, A., Beauchamp, M.T., Edwards, S., Dreyer-Gillette, M., Patton, S., & Davis, A. (2020). Mealtime behavior problems in children who are tube fed and preparing to transition to oral eating: A comparison to other pediatric populations. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(4), 1014-1020, https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320982034

Carlson, J.A., Steel, C., Bejarano, C.M., Beauchamp, M.T., Davis, A.M., Sallis, J.F., Kerner, J., Brownson, R., & Zimmerman, S. (2020). Walking school bus programs: Implementation factors, implementation outcomes, and student outcomes, 2017-2018. Preventing Chronic Disease, 17, E127, https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.200061

Beauchamp, M.T., Regier, B., Nzuki, A., Swinburne-Romine, R., Sweeney, B., Liu, M., & Davis, A. (2020). Weight gain before and after adenotonsillectomy in children: An analysis based upon pre-surgery body mass category. Clinical Otolaryngology, 45(5), 739-745, https://doi.org/10.1111/coa.13568

Bennett, B.L., Whisenhunt, B.L., Hudson, D.L., Wagner, A.F., Latner, J.D., Stefano, E.S., & Beauchamp, M.T. (2019). Examining the impact of social media on mood and body dissatisfaction using ecological momentary assessment. Journal of American College Health, 68(5), 502-508, https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2019.1583236   

Valentine, K.D., Buchanan, E.M., Scofield, J.E., & Beauchamp, M.T. (2019). Beyond p-values: Utilizing multiple estimates to evaluate evidence. Behaviormetrika, 46(1), 121-144, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41237-019-00078-4

Eickman, L., Betts, J.L., Pollack, L., Bozsik, F., Beauchamp, M.T., & Lundgren, J.D. (2018). A randomized controlled trial of REbeL: A peer education program to promote positive body image, healthy eating behavior, and empowerment in teens. Eating Disorders, 26(2), 127-142, https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2017.1349005  

Beauchamp, M.T., & Lundgren, J.D. (2016). A systematic review of bright light therapy for eating disorders. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 18(5), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.4088/PCC.16r02008  

Beauchamp, M.T., Mitchell, T.B., & Steele, R.G. (2016). Effects of weight cue reactivity on self-report measures of body dissatisfaction. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 38(3), 485-492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-015-9532-8