{"id":3096,"date":"2024-12-03T17:36:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T22:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/eatingdisorders\/?page_id=3096"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:59:03","slug":"research-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/eatingdisorders\/about-the-program\/meet-the-team\/research-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3164\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1034px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3164 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/eatingdisorders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/821\/2026\/02\/Psychiatry-Laboratory-99-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/eatingdisorders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/821\/2026\/02\/Psychiatry-Laboratory-99-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/eatingdisorders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/821\/2026\/02\/Psychiatry-Laboratory-99-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/eatingdisorders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/821\/2026\/02\/Psychiatry-Laboratory-99-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/eatingdisorders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/821\/2026\/02\/Psychiatry-Laboratory-99-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/eatingdisorders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/821\/2026\/02\/Psychiatry-Laboratory-99-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/eatingdisorders\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/821\/2026\/02\/Psychiatry-Laboratory-99-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Casey MacDermod, Global Deputy Director; 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