Claire M. Aarnio-Peterson, PhD

About Me

Biography

Claire M. Aarnio-Peterson, PhD, is an assistant professor in Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center within the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. She is currently a clinical psychologist within the multi-disciplinary eating disorders team. She specializes in the assessment and evidence-based treatment of eating disorders including family-based therapy (FBT) for anorexia nervosa. She is also trained in DBT and has recently piloted a DBT skills group. Her research interests include personality traits, self-harm, and eating disorders, the treatment of eating disorders within the context of chronic illness (e.g., type 1 diabetes), eating disorders within the transgender population, and evaluating treatment interventions to improve outcomes in adolescents with eating disorders.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric eating disorders; dialectical behavioral therapy; LGBTQ population

Academic Affiliation

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Departments

Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Adolescent Medicine