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Jennifer Jacqueline Pells

Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology
Box 3159 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27705
407 Crutchfield Street, Duke Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, Durham, NC 27704

Presentations, Performances & Exhibitions


Identification and Intervention of Disordered Eating after Bariatric Surgery - Annual Integrated Health Workshop · July 2018 Invited Talk Bariatric Society of the Carolinas, Myrtle Beach, SC
Improving the health of women veterans: Effective clinical tools for eating and weight conerns - Veterans Affairs national Women's Mental Health Teleconference Series · November 2017 Invited Talk Durham VAMC, Teleconference/Webinar
Tools for treating binge and emotional overeating - Continuing Education · February 2017 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium Origins Behavioral Healthcare, West Palm Beach, FL
Clinical Skills for Health Behavior Change Counseling - Regional meeting · September 2016 Invited Talk North Carolina Dietetic Association, Raleigh, NC
Can behavioral obesity treatment outcomes be enhanced with a 'booster model'? - International Obesity and Weight Management conference · December 2015 International Meeting or Conference OMICS Group International, Atlanta, GA
Binge Eating Disorder Panel Discussion - IAEDP Local Chapter Meeting · July 2015 Other International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Weighty Matters in Primary Care: Effective Counseling and Interventions - Family Practice Medicine Residency Program · January 2013 Lecture Cone Health Hospital System, Greensboro, NC

Leadership & Clinical Positions


Licensed Psychologist, Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery

Clinical Summary


Diagnostic and Psychosocial Assessment for presurgical bariatric patients
Postoperative behavioral health consultation and psychotherapeutic intervention
Group therapy and psychoeducation