Dr. Jennifer Coelho

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Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Psychiatry


Dr. Jennifer Coelho is a psychologist in the Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program for Children and Adolescents at BC Children’s Hospital; investigator at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute; and clinical associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on predictors of treatment outcomes in children and youth with eating disorders, and evaluating the impact of clinician training and consultation in evidence-based treatments for eating disorders. Dr. Coelho strives to integrate and apply her research findings to improve clinical care for youth, their families, and the clinicians who provide care for eating disorders. When she is not working, Jennifer loves to travel – both within beautiful British Columbia and further afield.

 

 

 


  • 7th Biennial Conference of the Eating Disorders Association of Canada (EDAC-ATAC 2024)

    October 22-24, 2024

  • The 7th Biennial Conference of the Eating Disorders Association of Canada met in-person at UBC, October 22-24, 2024. The conference theme was “Creativity and Connection” and aimed to re-connect like-minded academics to share new ideas, and discuss innovations in care and research in the field of eating disorders.

     

     

     


Publications


  • Coelho JS, Obeid N, Wallace, A, Lam PY, Spettigue W, Gertler M, Lavallée N., Melkis J., Isserlin L, Spector N, Quon E, Bouchard C, Bain T, Williams KD, & Norris ML (2025). Early intervention for caregivers of youth with restrictive eating disorders (CARE Skills Group): feasibility, outcomes and opportunities for spread and scale.
    2025
  • Coelho, Jennifer & Pardiwala, Tanya & Marshall, Sheila & Lam, Pei-Yoong & Grewal, Seena & Virani, Alice & Olmos Perez, Alexandra & Geller, Josie. (2024). Clinical care for severe and persistent eating disorders in pediatric populations: Perspectives of health professionals. Journal of Eating Disorders.
    2024
  • Obeid, N., Coelho, J. S., Booij, L., Dimitropoulos, G., Silva-Roy, P., Bartram, M., … & Katzman, D. K. (2024). Estimating additional health and social costs in eating disorder care for young people during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for surveillance and system transformation. Journal of Eating Disorders, 12(1), 52.
    2024