Dr. Angeline Bottera


Dr. Angeline Bottera
  • CARE Associate Director
  • Assistant Research Professor, Life Span Institute
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Biography

Dr. Angeline Bottera completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Trinity University, where she worked with Dr. Carolyn Becker. She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Wyoming under the mentorship of Dr. Kyle De Young. She completed her internship/residency training at West Virginia University School of Medicine/Charleston Area Medical Center under the supervision and mentorship of Dr. Jessica Luzier. Prior to joining the CARE team, Dr. Bottera completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the Midwest T32 Eating Disorders Program at the University of Chicago under the supervision and mentorship of Drs. Jennifer Wildes and Carol Peterson. Dr. Bottera has experience treating individuals with eating disorders at varying levels of care, including outpatient and partial hospitalization. She also has experience working with individuals with sleep-wake disorders (e.g., insomnia), mood, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In her spare time, Dr. Bottera enjoys spending time with her husband and friends/family, playing with her dog (Meli), hiking, playing board games, attending KU sporting events, and baking. 

Education

Clinical Psychology Residency, Charleston Area Medical Center/WVU School of Medicine
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Wyoming
M.S. in Clinical Psychology , University of Wyoming
B.A. in Psychology , Trinity University

Research

Dr. Bottera’s research focuses on the interplay between circadian and diurnal rhythm disruptions (e.g., sleep, appetite, mood) and their impact on eating disorder behaviors (e.g., binge eating, restriction). She is interested in the development of novel treatments for individuals with eating disorders that target common circadian and diurnal rhythm disruptions, such as irregular sleep-wake and meal timing. Specifically, her research focuses on developing accessible interventions for individuals with co-occurring sleep disturbances and eating disorders that are disseminated via mobile health (mHeath) platforms. She also partners with healthcare providers to increase access and availability of treatments within non-specialty settings (e.g., university counseling centers and community health centers). Overall, Dr. Bottera aims to improve eating disorder and related mental-health treatment outcomes and access to these evidence-based treatments by harnessing mHealth technology and implementation science techniques within clinical trials.

Selected Publications

Bottera, A. R., & Luzier, J. L. (2023). Eating Disorder Treatment Dropout: What Factors Influence Access to Specialty Care in an Underresourced Appalachian Region?. Rural mental health47(2), 123–128. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000230

Bottera, A. R., & De Young, K. P. (2023). Loss of control eating exhibits an evening diurnal shift among females with bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association, 10.1002/erv.3021. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.3021

Bottera, A. R., & De Young, K. P. (2023). Characterizing naturalistic meal timing, energy intake, and macronutrient intake among individuals with loss of control eating. Appetite184, 106524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106524

Dougherty, E. N., Bottera, A. R., Haedt-Matt, A. A., & Wildes, J. E. (2023). Reconceptualizing emotion regulation and coping strategy usage in eating disorders research: The utility of a regulatory flexibility framework. The International journal of eating disorders56(10), 1835–1841. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24027

Kambanis, P. E., Bottera, A. R., & De Young, K. P. (2023). Responses to bright light exposure in individuals with binge-spectrum eating disorders characterized by high dietary restraint and negative affect. The International journal of eating disorders, 10.1002/eat.24054. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24054

De Young, K. P., Kambanis, P. E., Bottera, A. R., & Mancuso, C. J. (2022). Development and validation of a scale for the tendency to exercise in response to mood, eating, and body image cues: the Reactive Exercise Scale (RES). Eating and weight disorders : EWD27(8), 3317–3330. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01462-y

De Young, K. P., Bottera, A. R., & Kambanis, P. E. (2022). Sleep/waketime preference and delayed diurnal eating rhythms are associated through light exposure timing and modified by sleep efficiency. Appetite170, 105904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105904

Kambanis, P. E., Bottera, A. R., & De Young, K. P. (2022). Development and validation of a questionnaire assessing weighing tendencies: the Approach/Avoidance of Weighing Questionnaire (AAWQ). Eating disorders30(3), 302–322. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2020.1833620

Kambanis, P. E., Bottera, A. R., Mancuso, C. J., & De Young, K. P. (2022). Motivation to change predicts naturalistic changes in binge eating and purging, but not fasting or driven exercise among individuals with eating disorders. Eating disorders30(3), 279–301. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2020.1823174

Kambanis, P. E., Bottera, A. R., Mancuso, C. J., Spoor, S. P., Anderson, L. M., Burke, N. L., Eddy, K. T., Forbush, K. T., Keith, J. F., Lavender, J. M., Mensinger, J. L., Mujica, C., Nagata, J. M., Perez, M., & De Young, K. P. (2022). Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire and Clinical Impairment Assessment norms for intersectional identities using an MTurk sample. The International journal of eating disorders55(12), 1690–1707. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23799

De Young, K. P., & Bottera, A. R. (2022). A biobehavioral circadian model of restrictive eating and binge eating. The International journal of eating disorders55(10), 1291–1295. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23758De Young, K. P., & Bottera, A. R. (2022). A biobehavioral circadian model of restrictive eating and binge eating. The International journal of eating disorders55(10), 1291–1295. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23758

Bottera, A. R., Mancuso, C. J., Kambanis, P. E., & De Young, K. P. (2021). Examining heart rate variability as an indicator of top-down inhibitory control over emotions and eating behaviors among individuals with and without binge eating. Appetite159, 105071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2020.105071

Bottera, A. R., Kambanis, P. E., & De Young, K. P. (2021). Persistence: A key factor in understanding the circumstances under which dietary restraint predicts restriction of caloric intake. Eating behaviors43, 101563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101563

Bottera, A. R., Kambanis, P. E., & De Young, K. P. (2020). The differential associations of shame and guilt with eating disorder behaviors. Eating behaviors39, 101427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2020.101427

De Young, K. P., Kambanis, P. E., Bottera, A. R., Mancuso, C., Thomas, J. J., Franko, D. L., Herzog, D. B., Walker, D. C., Anderson, D., & Eddy, K. T. (2020). Identifying duration criteria for eating-disorder remission and recovery through intensive modeling of longitudinal data. The International journal of eating disorders53(8), 1224–1233. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23249

Bottera, A. R., Thiel, A. M., & De Young, K. P. (2018). Negative affect and past month binge eating may drive perceptions of loss of control. Appetite128, 116–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2018.06.008