Sierra Bilyeu
- Project Coordinator
Contact Info
Biography —
Sierra is a project coordinator in the CARE and COPE lab who oversees the STAR App study, the BRITER study, and the EPSI-ChAT study. She received her Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Neuroscience and Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology from the University of Kansas in the spring of 2025. She hopes to attend graduate school for Clinical Psychology in the future. In her free time, she enjoys baking and reading.
Education —
Research —
Sierra is interested in how eating disorders intersect with other anxiety disorders, such as OCD. She is also interested in how these disorders can be treated when they are comorbid.
Selected Publications —
Thomeczek, M. L., Forbush, K. T., Doan, A., Johnson-Munguia, S., 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/10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101956