Melinda Karth, PhD

Melinda brings fifteen years of interdisciplinary research experience in neuroscience, media, and psychology to Children and Screens. Most recently, she received her Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Purdue University, where she studied the development of eating and anxiety disorders during adolescence. She also holds master’s degrees in media and experimental psychology from The University of Leeds in England and Villanova University. Outside of academia, she has written a blog for Psychology Today called The Neuroscience of Eating Disorders, has guested on several eating disorder-related podcasts to discuss eating disorder development, and has volunteered with the nonprofits BEAT and The Human Health Project. In her free time, Melinda enjoys exploring outside, doing anything music-related, and creative projects.