Welcome to the TREAT Lab!
Welcome to the Translational Research on Affect and Eating Lab, or TREAT, Lab! Our lab, directed by Dr. Kelsey Hagan, studies risky and reward-related decision-making in individuals with eating pathology.
You can meet our team here, and if you are interested in joining us, you can learn more here!
We are currently recruiting for our ongoing research! If you are interested in participating in a study, you can learn more by clicking here.
Lab News
December, 2025
New Grant!
Congratulations to Dr. Jean Wu, PGY-2, on receiving the Syed Mahtab Ahmed Resident Research Award for her project, 'Dyslipidemia as a Trait Marker for Eating Disorders'!
December, 2025
Graduation Celebration!
Congratulations to Demah Almesbah for graduating from VCU with her B.S. in Biology in December 2025!
October, 2025
New Publication!
PhD Student and TREAT Lab Member, Kristina Kumpf, had her recent publication on the cover of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
(Read it here!)
August, 2025
New Publication!
Dr. Hagan and colleagues published a new paper on the neural mechanisms of eating disorders.
(Read it here!)
