Marie-Laure Firebaugh, LMSW completed her Master of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis and is now a Clinical Research Specialist at Washington University School of Medicine. In this role, she serves as the Director Missouri Eating Disorders Council’s initiatives: Body U and 360 Eating Disorders Training program. Body U is a state-wide initiative to screen treat and prevent eating disorder in adults and adolescents founded in 2013. Body U offers online eating disorder screening and a suite of tailored online/mobile interventions aimed at promoting healthy behaviors and addressing eating disorders to all Missourians. In her work with the 360 Eating Disorders program, Ms. Firebaugh organizes workshops across the state to train clinicians in evidence-based practices for EDs and has co-created an eating disorders training curriculum with Dr. Jenny Copeland. Ms. Firebaugh is very passionate about this work and she has harnessed this passion to fuel her work to promote eating disorders awareness, prevention, and evidence-based in Missouri through presentations and workshops to raise awareness of eating disorders and educate Missourians on ways to improve body image.
Presentation(s)
Filtered Realities: Addressing the Impact of Social Media on Body Image and Eating Disorders