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 pathologies.
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!)
January, 2026
New Framework!
Congratulations to Dr. Jean Wu, PGY-2, on being recognized by the American Psychological Assosiation for creating a pneumonic for eating disorder screening!
(Read it here!)
April, 2026
New Publication!
Dr. Hagan and Brooke Moorman published a new article in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience alongside other members of the Adolescent Brain Cognitve Development (ABCD) Study Mental Health Work Group!
(Read it here!)
February, 2026
Tabling Event!
TREAT Lab hosts tabling event on VCU campus to raise awareness and debunk myths during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week!
April, 2026
Top Docs!
Congratulations to Dr. Hagan, named by Richmond Magazine as one of Richmond’s “Top Docs” of 2026!
(Read more here!)
