Ingrid Worth

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  • Graduate Student
  • Graduate Research Assistant

Contact Info

Biography —

Ingrid is a first-year graduate student in the Clinical Child Psychology program. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Michigan in 2023 before working as a lab manager for the Food and Addiction Science and Treatment Lab for three years. In her free time, Ingrid enjoys spending time with her cat, triathlon training, and reading.

Education —

B.A. in Psychology, University of Michigan, 2023

Research —

Ingrid's research focus lies in integrating insights from the food addiction and eating disorder fields to better understand maladaptive eating behaviors and inform more effective, personalized treatment approaches. Ingrid is particularly interested in digital interventions to increase access to eating disorder care and ease transitions from higher levels of care.

Selected Publications —

Worth, I.A.*, Furman, C.R.*, Sonneville, K.R., Lee, J.M., & Gearhardt, A.N. (2026). Examining the effects of two dietary intervention approaches on disordered eating related thoughts and behaviors in adults with moderate to moderately severe depression symptoms. Journal of Eating Disorders, 14, 171. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-026-01640-8

Worth, I.A., Fazzino, T.L., & Gearhardt, A.N. (2026). Proportion of Hyperpalatable Foods in Binge Eating Episodes. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-026-10024-x

Worth, I.A., Fazzino, T.L., Sonneville, K.R., Klump, K.L., & Gearhardt, A.N. (2026). Highly Processed Foods in Binge-Eating Episodes: The Importance of Improving Food Reporting. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 59(6), 1259-1277. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.70069

Furman, C. R., Worth, I.A., Zhang, J.D., Hendrons, J.B., Pokowitz, E.L., Sonneville, K.R., Lee, JM., & Gearhardt, A.N. (2026). Meals that heal: a randomized controlled trial testing the feasibility of commercial meal delivery as a convenient dietary intervention for depression. Scientific Reports, 16, 19696. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45991-3

Furman, C.R.*, Pokowitz, E.L.*, Peddireddy, S., Bylinsky, I., Zhang, J.D., Worth, I.A., Sonneville, K.R., & Gearhardt, A.N. (2026). Increasing minimally processed food intake in depression via commercial meal delivery: qualitative accounts of participant experiences. Nutrients, 18(12), 1852. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18121852