Dr. Angeline Bottera
- CARE Associate Director
- Assistant Research Professor, Life Span Institute
Contact Info
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 —
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 —
Christensen Pacella, K.A., Bottera, A.R., & Wilkerson, A.K. (2025). Considering the impact and treatment of sleep and sleep disorders in eating disorder interventions. Psychiatry Clinics.
Ayres, J., Forbush, K.T., Bottera, A.R., Chen, Y., & Christensen Pacella, K.A (2025). Ecological momentary assessment of between- and within-person sleep quality as a predictor of disordered eating behaviors among young women with disordered eating. Appetite.
Irish, L., Bottera, A. R., Manasse, S., Christensen Pacella, K., & Schaefer, L. M. (2024). The integration of sleep research into eating disorders research: Recommendations and best practices. International Journal of Eating Disorders.
Bottera, A. R., Dougherty, E. N., Todorov, S., & Wildes, J. E. (2024). Fear of negative evaluation and intolerance of uncertainty: Assessing potential internalizing correlates of eating disorder-related clinical impairment and differences between diagnostic presentations. Eating Behaviors.
Bottera, A. R., Dougherty, E. N., Forester, G., Peterson, C., Crosby, R., Engel, S., Crow, S., Wildes, J. E., & Wonderlich, S. (2024). Changes in evening-shifted loss of control eating severity following treatment for binge-eating disorder. Psychological Medicine.
Bottera, A. R., & De Young, K. P. (2024). Loss of control eating exhibits an evening diurnal shift among women with bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. European Eating Disorders Review, 32(1),56-65.
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. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 56(12), 2250-2259.