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2025
  • Forbush, K. T., Chen, Y., Joo, S., Hagan, K. E., Richson, B. N., Chapa, D. A. N., Johnson-Munguia, S., Christensen Pacella, K. A., Bottera, A. R., Thomeczek, M. L., Bohrer, B. K., Perko, V., Negi, S., Sharma, A. R., Like, E. E., Morgan, R. W., Vanzhula, I. A., Tregarthen, J., Palacios, J., & Gould, S. R. (in press). Preliminary development and validation of the Eating Pathology Clinical Outcomes Tracker (EPCOT). Psychological Assessment. PDF

  • Hagan, K. E., Lloyd, E. C., & Gorrell, S. (accepted). Annual research review on the neural mechanisms of eating disorders in youth: From current theory and findings to future directions. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology. PDF

  • DeJong Lempke, A. F., Smulligan, K. L., Desai, G. A., Hagan, K. E., Oldham, J. R., Islam, L. Z., & Whitney, K. E. (accepted). Impaired neuromusculoskeletal response to training associated with Low Energy Availability: A systematic review. British Journal of Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110096 PDF

  • Shevlin, B. R. K., Gianini, L., Steinglass, J. E., Foerde, K., Lloyd, E. C., Hagan, K. E., & Berner, L. A. (accepted). Negative affect influences the computations underlying food choice in bulimia nervosa. eLife. PDF

  • Hagan, K. E.*, Leenaerts, N.*, Walsh, B. T., & Ranzenhofer, L. (in press). Integrating ecological momentary assessment and machine learning to identify adolescent-specific predictors of loss-of-control eating. Appetite. *Shared first authorship PDF
2024
  • Pines, J. R., Hagan, K. E., Lloyd, E. C., Raffanello, E., Hong, S., Posner, J., Walsh, B. T., & Steinglass, J. E. (2024).Anticipatory and consummatory responses across reward domains in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. International Journal for Eating Disorders, 57(11), 2269-2277.PDF

  • Hagan, K. E. & Christensen Pacella, K. A. (2024). Balancing objective markers and subjective experience in eating disorder diagnoses: Commentary on Dang et al. (2024). International Journal for Eating Disorders, 57(10), 2049-2052. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24268 PDF

  • Vanzhula, I., Hagan, K. E., Duck, S. A., Pan, I., Wang, E., Steinglass, J., Attia, E., Wildes, J., Guarda, A. S., & Schreyer, C. (2024). Eating disorder symptom non-endorsers in hospitalized patients with anorexia nervosa: Who are they? European Eating Disorders Review, 32(4), 795-808.PDF

  • Christensen, K. A., Wossen, L., & Hagan, K. E. (2024). Low overlap and high heterogeneity across common measures of eating pathology: A content analysis. Assessment, 32(1), 48-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911241238084 PDF

  • Hagan, K. E., Aimufua, I., Haynos, A. F., & Walsh, B. T. (2024). The explore/exploit trade-off: An ecologically valid and translational framework that can advance mechanistic understanding of eating disorders. International Journal for Eating Disorders, 57(5), 1102-1108.https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24512 PDF

  • Hagan, K. E., Johnson, A., Venables, K., Makara, A., the Spit for Science Working Group, & Haynos, A. F. (2024). Naturalistic symptom trajectories of atypical anorexia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa in a prospective cohort study of United States college students. International Journal for Eating Disorders, 57(4), 924-936. PDF
2023
  • Hagan, K. E. (2023). Unlocking the potential of effective connectivity as a neuroimaging biomarker: A path toward personalized depression treatment in youth. Biological Psychiatry, 94(12), 910-912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.09.010 PDF

  • Forbush, K. T., Chen, P. Y., Bohrer, B. K., Hagan, K. E., Chapa, D. A. N., Christensen, K. A., Perko, V., Richson, B., Johnson-Munguia, S. N., Thomeczek, M. L., Nelson, S., V., Christian, K., Swanson, T. J., & Wildes, J. E. (2023). Integrating “lumpers” versus “splitters” perspectives: Toward a hierarchical dimensional taxonomy of eating disorders from clinician ratings. Clinical Psychological Science, 12(4), 625-643. https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026231186803 PDF

  • Sala, M., Kressel, M., Hagan, K., Breithaupt, L., & Levinson, C.A. (2023). The study of eating disorders from a network perspective: A scoping systematic review. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 31(3), 296-322. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000173 PDF

  • Richson, B. N., Hazzard, V. M., Christensen, K. A., & Hagan, K. E. (2023). Do the SCOFF items function differently by food-security status in U.S. college students?: Statistically, but not practically, significant differences. Eating Behaviors, 49, 101743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101743 PDF

  • Tiego, J., Martin, E., DeYoung, C. G., Hagan, K. E., Cooper, S. E., Pasion, R., Satchell, L., Fornito, A., Shackman, A., Bellgrove, M., Fornito, A., & the HiTOP Neurobiological Foundations Working Group. (2023). Precision behavioral phenotyping as a strategy for uncovering the biological correlates of psychopathology. Nature Mental Health, 1(5), 304-315. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-023-00057-5 PDF

  • Hagan, K. E., Datta, N., Stern, M., & Bohon, C. (2023). Aberrant reward-related neural activation: Dimensional correlate of binge-eating severity or categorical marker of binge eating? Journal of Psychiatric Research, 161, 54-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.03.004 PDF

  • Walsh, B. T., Hagan, K. E., & Lockwood, C. (2023). A systematic review comparing atypical anorexia nervosa and anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 56(4), 798-820. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23856 PDF

  • Wang, A. R., Kuijper, F. M., Barbosa, D. A. N, Hagan, K. E., Lee, E., Tong, E., Choi, E. Y., McNab, J.A., Bohon, C.*, & Halpern, C. H.* (2023). Human habit circuitry may be perturbed in eating disorders.Science Translational Medicine, 15(689). https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abo4919 *Shared senior authorship PDF

  • Hagan, K. E.*, Datta, N.*, Bohon, C., Stern, M., Kim, B., Matheson, B. E., Gorrell, S., Le Grange, D., & Lock, J. (2023). Predictors of family-based treatment for adolescent eating disorders: Do family or diagnostic factors matter?International Journal of Eating Disorders, 56(2), 384-393. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23867 *Shared first authorship PDF

  • Haynos, A. F., Koithan, E., & Hagan, K. E. (2023). Learned industriousness as a translational mechanism of anorexia nervosa. Nature Reviews Psychology, 2, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-022-00134-z PDF

  • Hagan, K. E., Matheson, B. E., Datta, N., L’Insalata, A., Onopiede, Z. A., Modal, S., Gorrel, S., Bohon, C., Le Grange, D., & Lock, J. (2023). Understanding outcomes in family-based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa: A network approach. Psychological Medicine, 53(2), 396-407. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721001604 PDF
2022
  • Forbush, K. T., Swanson, T., Siew, C. S. Q., Hagan, K. E., Chapa, D. A. N., Tregarthen, J., Wildes, J. E., & Christensen, K. A. (2022). Generalized network psychometrics of eating disorder psychopathology. International Journal for Eating Disorders, 55(11), 1603-1613. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23801 PDF

  • Fischer, A. S., Holt-Gosselin, B., Hagan, K. E., Fleming, S. L., Nimarko, A. F., Gotlib, I. H., & Singh, M. K. (2022). Intrinsic connectivity and family function: Striato-limbic markers of risk and resilience in youth at familial risk for mood disorders. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 7(9), 855-866. PDF

  • Christensen, K. A., Hazzard, V. M., Richson, B. N., & Hagan, K. E. (2022). A call for increased psychometric validation of measures used with populations with food insecurity. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, S2212-2672(22), 00311-2. PDF

  • *Christensen, K. A., *Hagan, K. E., & Forbush, K. T. (2022). Clinical science can address rising eating disorder pathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: Comment on Gruber et al. 2020. American Psychologist, 77(1), 140-142. *Shared first authorship PDF
2021
  • Hagan, K. E., Jarmolowicz, D. P., & Forbush, K. T. (2021). Reconsidering delay discounting in women with bulimia nervosa. Eating Behaviors, 41, 101506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101506 PDF

  • Hagan, K. E. & Forbush, K. T. (2021). Reward learning in unmedicated women with bulimia nervosa: A pilot investigation. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 136, 63-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.046 PDF

  • Hagan, K. E. & Walsh, B. T. (2021). State of the art: The therapies for bulimia nervosa. Clinical Therapeutics, 43(1), 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2020.10.012 PDF

  • Hagan, K. E. & Bohon, C. (2021). Subcortical brain volume and cortical thickness in adolescent girls and women with binge eating. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 54(8), 1527-1536. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23563 PDF

  • *Fischer, A. S., *Hagan, K. E., & Gotlib, I. H. (2021). Functional neuroimaging biomarkers of resilience in major depressive disorder. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 34(1), 22-28. https://doi.org/10.1097/yco.0000000000000662 *Shared first authorship PDF

  • Nimarko, A. F., Fischer, A. S., Hagan, K. E., Gorelik, A. J., Lu, Y., Young, C. J., & Singh, M. K. (2021). Neural correlates of positive emotion processing that distinguish healthy youth at familial risk for bipolar versus major depressive disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 60(7), 887-901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.07.890 PDF
2020
  • Chapa, D. A. N., Hagan, K. E., Forbush, K. T., Clark, K. E., Tregarthen, J. P., & Argue, S. (2020). Longitudinal trajectories of behavior change in a national sample of patients seeking eating disorder treatment. International Journal for Eating Disorders, 53(6), 917-925. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23272 PDF

  • Christensen, K. A. & Hagan, K. E. (2020). Taking a bite out of eating disorders: Facts and myths. Frontiers for Young Minds, 8, 545034. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2020.545034 PDF

  • Forbush, K. T., Bohrer, B. K., Hagan, K. E., Chapa, D. A. N., Perko, V., Richson, B., Christian, K., Christensen, K. A., & Wildes, J. E. (2020). Development and initial validation of the Eating Pathology Symptoms Inventory–Clinician-Rated Version (EPSI-CRV). Psychological Assessment, 32(10), 943–955. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000820 PDF

  • Hagan, K. E., Christensen, K. A., & Forbush, K. T. (2020). A preliminary systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials of cognitive remediation therapy for anorexia nervosa. Eating Behaviors, 37, 101391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2020.101391 PDF

  • Hagan, K. E., Alasmar, A. Y., Exum, A. C., Chinn, B. J., & Forbush, K. T. (2020). A systematic review and meta-analysis of attentional bias toward food in individuals with obesity and overweight. Appetite, 151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.104710 PDF
2019 and Older
  • Ingram, R. E., Balderas, J., Hagan, K. E., & Kohnle, K. C. (2019). Parental bonding and hostility: Examining the links between sex differences, hostility, anger, and aggression. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 38(7), 568-584. https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2019.38.7.568 PDF

  • Racine, S. E., Hagan, K. E., & Schell, S. E. (2019). Is all nonhomeostatic eating the same? Examining the latent structure of nonhomeostatic eating processes in women and men. Psychological Assessment, 31(10), 1220–1233. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000749 PDF

  • Chapa, D. A. N., Hagan, K. E., Forbush, K. T., Perko, V. L., Sorokina, D. A., Alasmar, A., Becker, C. B., Sherman, R. T., Thompson, R. A., Farrell, J. G., & Stewart, T. M. (2018). The Athletes’ Relationships with Training Scale (ART): A self-report measure of unhealthy training behaviors associated with eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 51(9), 1080-1089. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22960 PDF

  • Forbush, K. T., Chen, P.-Y., Hagan, K. E., Chapa, D. A. N., Gould, S. R., Eaton, N. R., & Krueger, R. F. (2018). A new approach to eating-disorder classification: Using empirical classification methods to delineate diagnosis and inform care. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 51(7), 710-721. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22891 PDF

  • Bender, A., Hagan, K. E., & Kingston, N. (2017). The association of folate and depression: A meta-analysis. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 95, 9-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.07.019 PDF

  • Forbush, K. T., Hagan, K. E., Salk, R. H., & Wildes, J. E. (2017). Concurrent and prognostic utility of subtyping anorexia nervosa along dietary and negative affect dimensions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85(3), 228-237. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000164 PDF

  • Forbush, K. T., Gould, S. R., Chapa, D., Bohrer, B. K., Hagan, K. E., Clark, K. E., Perko, V. L., & Sorokina, D. A. (2017). New horizons in measurement: A review of novel and innovative approaches to eating-disorder assessment. Current Psychiatry Reports, 19(10), 76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-017-0826-2 PDF

  • Forbush, K. T., Hagan, K. E., Kite, B. A., Chapa, D. A. N., Bohrer, B. K., & Gould, S. R. (2017). Understanding eating disorders within internalizing psychopathology: A novel trans-diagnostic, hierarchical-dimensional model. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 79, 40-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.06.009 PDF

  • Hagan, K. E., Clark, K. E., & Forbush, K. T. (2017). Incremental validity of weight suppression in predicting clinical impairment in bulimic syndromes. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(6), 672-678. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22673 PDF

  • Hagan, K. E., Forbush, K. T., & Chen, P.-Y. (2017). Is dietary restraint a unitary or multi-faceted construct? Psychological Assessment, 29(10), 1249-1260. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000429 PDF

  • Hunt, T. K., Forbush, K. T., Hagan, K. E., & Chapa, D. A. N. (2017). Do emotion regulation difficulties when upset influence the association between dietary restraint and weight gain among college students? Appetite, 114, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.03.029 PDF

  • Wildes, J. E., Forbush, K. T., Hagan, K. E., Marcus, M. D., Attia, E., Gianini, L. M., & Wu, W. (2017). Characterizing severe and enduring anorexia nervosa: An empirical approach. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(4), 389-397. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22651 PDF

  • Racine, S. E., Forbush, K. T., Wildes, J. E., Hagan, K. E., Pollack, L. O., & May, C. (2016). Voluntary emotion regulation in anorexia nervosa: A preliminary emotion-modulated startle investigation. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 77, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.02.014 PDF

  • Williams, C. L., Harfmann, E. J., Ingram, R. E., Hagan, K. E., & Kramer, N. M. (2015). Specificity of parental bonding and rumination in depressive and anxious emotional distress. Personality and Individual Differences, 79, 157-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.01.055 PDF