Emily Like
- Graduate Student
- Graduate Research Assistant
Contact Info
Biography —
Emily is a first-year graduate student in the Clinical Child Psychology Program. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Florida State University in 2022. Outside the center, Emily enjoys hiking, spending time with her cat, and working on various art projects.
Education —
Research —
Emily’s research interests are rooted in advancing the classification, assessment, and treatment of eating disorders. As such, she is interested in research that improves the accessibility and feasibility of treatment modalities. More recently, Emily has also found a deep interest in research surrounding body image, weight inclusivity, and weight stigma.
Selected Publications —
Forbush, K. T., S. Negi, M. L. Thomeczek, A. R. Bottera, and E. E. Like. 2025. “ From Consensus to Innovation: Advancing the Science of Eating-Disorder Measurement.” International Journal of Eating Disorders 58, no. 9: 1697–1700. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24482.
Thomeczek, M. L., Forbush, K. T., Doan, A., Munguia, S. J.-, Negi, S., Like, E. E., & Bilyeu, S. (2025). Unjust treatment, unfamiliar body, and unrealistic body standards: A qualitative investigation of body image, racism, and eating during pregnancy and postpartum among Black, African American, and Afro-Caribbean individuals. Body Image, 55, 101956. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101956
Forbush, K. T., Chen, Y., Joo, S., Chapa, D. A. N., Hagan, K. E., Richson, B. 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. (2025). Preliminary development and validation of the Eating Pathology Clinical Outcomes Tracker. Psychological Assessment, 37(8), 331–346. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001388
Johnson-Munguia, S., Bottera, A., Vanzhula, I., Forbush, K., Gould, S., Negi, S., Thomeczek, M., L’Insalata, A., Like, E., Sharma, A., Morgan, R.W., & Rasheed, S. (2024). Understanding community provider practices in diagnosing and treating atypical anorexia: A mixed methods study. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 57, 892-902. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24125
Thomeczek, M., Forbush, K., Chen, Y., Negi, S., Johnson-Munguia, S., L’Insalata, A., Rasheed, S., Like, E., & McDonald, J. (2024). Associations between weight discrimination, eating-disorder-related impairment, and eating-disorder treatment interest across the weight spectrum. International Journal of Eating Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.24277