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Josie Geller

ResearcherUniversity of British Columbia

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Josie Geller

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (1 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Burnout Capacity Building Clinicians Eating Disorders Pediatric Well-Being

Latest papers

Implementing Canadian practice guidelines for children and adolescents with eating disorders: a qualitative study on barriers, facilitating factors and implementation strategies
Journal of Eating Disorders · 2026
Caregivers' perceived importance of topics for managing pediatric obesity and their expectations and preferences regarding family navigation: a convergent mixed-methods study
Journal of Pediatric Nursing · 2026
Self-compassion promotes positive mental health in women with anorexia nervosa: A two-week daily diary study.
Eating disorders · 2025 · senior author

All 51 publications

Latest funding

Capacity Building in the Pediatric Eating Disorders Workforce: System Transformation to Improve the Continuum of Care
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$666,667
Understanding social support in the eating disorders: client, friend and family factors that contribute to social support satisfaction
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$112,324

All 2 grants and awards

51 publications.

Implementing Canadian practice guidelines for children and adolescents with eating disorders: a qualitative study on barriers, facilitating factors and implementation strategies

Couturier J, Nicula M, Nella E, Yanover T, Kimber M, Coelho J, Dimitropoulos G, Kurji A, Boman J, Isserlin L

Journal of Eating Disorders2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-026-01645-3

Caregivers' perceived importance of topics for managing pediatric obesity and their expectations and preferences regarding family navigation: a convergent mixed-methods study

Hamzavizarghani N, Ho J, Zenlea I, O'Neill MG, Alberga AS, Azar R, Geller J, Holt NL, Lebel T, Rosychuk RJ

Journal of Pediatric Nursing2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2026.08.050

Self-compassion promotes positive mental health in women with anorexia nervosa: A two-week daily diary study.

Katan A, Kelly AC, Geller J

Eating disorders2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2024.2346373 PMID: 38679956

Disordered eating behaviours, self-compassion, and psychological distress in Canadian general surgery residents.

McLellan N, Lie JJ, Geller J, Stuart H

American journal of surgery2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116295 PMID: 40112480

Transitions for youth and young adults with eating disorders and/or other mental health conditions: a Canadian guideline

Dimitropoulos G, Nicula M, Krishnapillai A, Austin A, Singh M, Lee J, Webb C, Scott S, de Almeida ACV, Bergmann C

Journal of Eating Disorders202511 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-025-01343-6

Clinical care for severe and persistent eating disorders in pediatric populations: Perspectives of health professionals.

Coelho JS, Pardiwala T, Marshall SK, Lam PY, Grewal S, Virani A, Olmos Pérez A, Geller J

Journal of eating disorders2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-024-01044-6 PMID: 38886837

A study protocol for implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Treating Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders

Couturier JL, Kimber M, Ford C, Coelho JS, Dimitropoulos G, Kurji A, Boman J, Isserlin L, Bond J, Soroka C

Implementation Science Communications2024Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s43058-023-00538-9 PMID: W4390614284

Collaborative care in eating disorders treatment: exploring the role of clinician distress, self-compassion, and compassion for others.

Geller J, Fernandes A, Kelly AC, Samson L, Srikameswaran S

Journal of eating disorders2023First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-023-00741-y PMID: 37024928

A multi-center, randomized, 12-month, parallel-group, feasibility study to assess the acceptability and preliminary impact of family navigation plus usual care versus usual care on attrition in managing pediatric obesity: a study protocol

Ball GDC, O’Neill MG, Noor R, Alberga A, Azar R, Buchholz A, Enright M, Geller J, Ho J, Holt NL

Pilot and Feasibility Studies20233 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s40814-023-01246-w PMID: W4317727970

Self-compassion and its barriers: predicting outcomes from inpatient and residential eating disorders treatment.

Geller J, Samson L, Maiolino N, Iyar MM, Kelly AC, Srikameswaran S

Journal of eating disorders2022First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00640-8 PMID: 35933458

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Josie Geller

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Implementing Canadian practice guidelines for children and adolescents with eating disorders: a qualitative study on barriers, facilitating factors and implementation strategies

Caregivers' perceived importance of topics for managing pediatric obesity and their expectations and preferences regarding family navigation: a convergent mixed-methods study

Self-compassion promotes positive mental health in women with anorexia nervosa: A two-week daily diary study.

Disordered eating behaviours, self-compassion, and psychological distress in Canadian general surgery residents.

Transitions for youth and young adults with eating disorders and/or other mental health conditions: a Canadian guideline

Clinical care for severe and persistent eating disorders in pediatric populations: Perspectives of health professionals.

A study protocol for implementing Canadian Practice Guidelines for Treating Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders

Collaborative care in eating disorders treatment: exploring the role of clinician distress, self-compassion, and compassion for others.

A multi-center, randomized, 12-month, parallel-group, feasibility study to assess the acceptability and preliminary impact of family navigation plus usual care versus usual care on attrition in managing pediatric obesity: a study protocol

Self-compassion and its barriers: predicting outcomes from inpatient and residential eating disorders treatment.

Capacity Building in the Pediatric Eating Disorders Workforce: System Transformation to Improve the Continuum of Care

Understanding social support in the eating disorders: client, friend and family factors that contribute to social support satisfaction

Frequent collaborators

Mark Norris

Gail McVey

Gina Dimitropoulos

Jennifer Couturier

Melissa Brouwers

Wendy Spettigue

Cheryl Lynn Webb

Sheri Findlay

Melissa Kimber

Neera Bhatnagar

Natasha Johnson

Nicole Obeid

Ian Zenlea

Emilie Lacroix

Jennifer Coelho

Jean-Eric Tarride

Rima Azar

Mariana Brussoni

Howard Steiger

Constadina Panagiotopoulos

Brooke Allemang

Karleigh Darnay

Heather Stuart

Shaleen Jones

Aaron Keshen

Christopher Mushquash

Megan Patton

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