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Marissa A. Gowey, PhD

Marissa A. Gowey, PhD

Gastroenterologist/Hepatology/Nutrition

Locations

Medical Office

1600 7th Ave. S.
McWane Bldg., Suite 5604 Dearth Tower
Birmingham, AL 35233

Medical Office

1600 7th Avenue South, McWane Bldg., Suite 5604, Dearth Tower
Birmingham, AL 35233

About Me

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychologist, Weight Management

Education

Internship:
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

UnderGraduate:
University of Minnesota

Graduate:
University of Florida

Board Certifications

Clinical Psychology, (1970)

Honors and Awards

2005 – 2008 Dean’s List, University of Minnesota; 2007 Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology; 2008 Phi Kappa Phi, All-Discipline Academic Honor Society; 2008 Phi Beta Kappa, Liberal Arts and Sciences Honor Society; 2008 High Distinction, B.A. in Psychology, University of Minnesota; 2011 University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions Outstanding Research Award; 2011,12,13 University of Florida Center for Pediatric Psychology and Family Studies Research Grant Award; 2013,14 University of Florida Office of Research Travel Grant; 2013,14 University of Florida Graduate Student Council Travel Award; 2014 Society of Pediatric Psychology Outstanding Student Poster Award; 2015 Society of Pediatric Psychology Outstanding Student Poster Award; 2016 University of Alabama at Birmingham Postdoctoral Research Day Best Oral Presentation Award, Second Place ; 2016 University of Alabama at Birmingham Nutrition Obesity Research Center’s Creativity is a Decision Award, Postdoctoral Award Recipient ; 2017 University of Alabama at Birmingham Postdoctoral Research Day Best Oral Presentation Award, Second Place ; 2017 – 2018 University of Alabama at Birmingham Nutrition Obesity Research Center’s Named New Investigator

Interests

Pediatric weight management, pediatric psychology

Professional Organizations

American Psychological Association (APA); Society for Pediatric Psychology (SPP); The Obesity Society (TOS); Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)

Publications

1. Gowey, M.A., Lim, C.S., Dutton, G.R., Silverstein, J., Dumont-Driscoll, M., & Janicke, D.M. Executive function and dysregulated eating behaviors in pediatric obesity. (2017). Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 1-12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsx091 2. Utzinger, L., Gowey, M.A., Zeller, M., Jenkins, T., Engel, S., Rofey, D., Inge, T., & Mitchell, J. on behalf of the Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) Consortium. (2016). Loss of control eating and eating disorders in adolescents before bariatric surgery. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 49(10), 947-952. 3. Gowey, M.A., Reiter-Purtill, J., Becnel, J., Peugh, J., Mitchell, J., & Zeller, M. for the TeenView Study Group. (2016). Weight-related correlates of dysregulation in adolescent and young adult (AYA) females with severe obesity. Appetite, 99, 211-218. DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2016.01.020 4. Gowey, M.A., Lim, C.S., Clifford, L.M., & Janicke, D.M. (2014). Disordered eating and health-related quality of life in overweight and obese children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 39(5), 552-561. 5. Gowey, M. A., & Chandler-Laney, P. C. (2018). Children's food and satiety responsiveness in association with post-prandial glucose following a standardized liquid meal. Clinical obesity, 8(1), 39-42.