Emily Pisetsky, PhD, LP
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Contact Info
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Eating Disorders, University of Minnesota (2016)
PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2013)
MA, Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
BA, Wesleyan University Middletown, CT
Internship, Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine (2013)
Summary
I received a BA in Psychology from Wesleyan University CT prior to completing my MA and my PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC. I completed my clinical internship at West Virginia University School of Medicine in Charleston, WV prior to completing my postdoctoral fellowship in eating disorders research here at the University of Minnesota. I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and an Adjunct in the Department of Psychology. I am a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Minnesota. My work focuses on eating disorders and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. My research is focused on the psychological and momentary mechanisms associated with suicide risk in individuals with eating disorders, as well as developing, implementing, and testing innovative psychological treatments for eating disorders. I have over 35 publications and an h-index of 17. I provide direct patient care in the Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic, where I co-direct the Women’s Wellbeing Program. I am a certified Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy provider. I am actively involved in education, including clinical supervision at the Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic and the Behavioral Health Clinic for Families. I am on the Training Committee for the APA Accredited Psychology Internship program and supervise psychology and psychiatry trainees. I teach the graduate level course Foundations in Therapeutic Intervention in the Department of Psychology. Within the department, I am co-chair of the Grand Rounds Committee, and am the clinical lead for the Discovery Program Project. I am also a member of the UMN Medical Reserve Corp.
Expertise
- Behavioral interventions
- Psychotherapy
- Psychopathology assessment/diagnostic measures (e.g., SCID) for psychiatric disorders
- Eating disorders (e.g., EDE)
Awards & Recognition
Professional Associations
Research
Research Summary/Interests
Research Funding Grants
Dr. Pisetsky's research has been funded by the Minnesota Obesity Center, the UMN Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Publications
Pisetsky, EM, Schaefer, LM, Wonderlich, SA, Peterson, CB. Emerging Psychological Treatments in Eating Disorders. Psychiatric Clinics of North America (2019). Emerging Psychological Treatments in Eating Disorders. Psychiatric Clinics, 42(2), 219-229.
Pisetsky EM, Peterson CB, Mitchell JE, Wonderlich SA, Crosby RD, Le Grange D, Hill L, Powers P, Crow SJ. A comparison of the frequency of familial suicide attempts across eating disorder diagnoses. Int J Eat Disord. 2017;50(6):707-10. Epub 2017/02/16. doi: 10.1002/eat.22694. PubMed PMID: 28199032; PMCID: PMC5459656.
Pisetsky EM, Haynos AF, Lavender JM, Crow SJ, Peterson CB. Associations between emotion regulation difficulties, eating disorder symptoms, non-suicidal self-injury, and suicide attempts in a heterogeneous eating disorder sample. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 2017;73(Supplement C):143-50. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.11.012.
Pisetsky EM, Crow SJ, Peterson CB. An empirical test of the interpersonal theory of suicide in a heterogeneous eating disorder sample. Int J Eat Disord. 2017;50(2):162-5. Epub 2016/11/20. doi: 10.1002/eat.22645. PubMed PMID: 27859487; PMCID: PMC5291819.
Pisetsky EM, Crosby RD, Cao L, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Mitchell JE, Engel SG, Wonderlich SA, Peterson CB. An examination of affect prior to and following episodes of getting drunk in women with bulimia nervosa. Psychiatry Res. 2016;240:202-8. Epub 2016/04/26. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.044. PubMed PMID: 27111214; PMCID: PMC4939267.
Pisetsky EM, Wonderlich SA, Crosby RD, Peterson CB, Mitchell JE, Engel SG, Joiner TE, Bardone-Cone A, Le Grange D, Klein MH, Crow SJ. Depression and Personality Traits Associated With Emotion Dysregulation: Correlates of Suicide Attempts in Women with Bulimia Nervosa. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2015;23(6):537-44. Epub 2015/09/01. doi: 10.1002/erv.2401. PubMed PMID: 26315489; PMCID: PMC4868334.
Pisetsky EM, Thornton LM, Lichtenstein P, Pedersen NL, Bulik CM. Suicide attempts in women with eating disorders. J Abnorm Psychol. 2013;122(4):1042-56. Epub 2013/12/25. doi: 10.1037/a0034902. PubMed PMID: 24364606.
Full publication list available at: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=MFEDa-QAAAAJ&hl=en
Teaching
Teaching Areas
Dr. Pisetsky trains and supervises clinical psychology graduate students and interns as well as psychiatry fellows. She is also a member of the training faculty for the University of Minnesota Medical School APA-accredited psychology internship.
Courses
Psyc 8621: Foundations in Therapeutic Intervention
Clinical
Clinical Interests
Eating Disorders; Body Image; Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders; Mood Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Stress and Adjustment.
Clinical Experience Statement
Media
In The News
‘Disorders of disconnect’: How the pandemic affects students with eating disorders
- The Minnesota Daily, 02/14/2021