Dr. Beauchamp is accepting PhD students for admission in the upcoming (2027/2028) academic year.
Research Interests
Dr. Beauchamp's research interests broadly focus on improving the conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of eating disorders, advancing precision medicine for eating disorders, and targeting the interaction of health behaviors related to eating, sleep, and circadian rhythm. He is also interested in body image/body dissatisfaction, pediatric weight management/bariatric surgery outcomes, and training in consultation-liaison psychology. Lastly, he collaborates with other investigators (colleagues and students) to apply advanced/novel quantitative methodology to clinically meaningful questions.
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stony Brook University Consortium, 2020-2021
- PhD, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2020, Clinical Psychology (Health Emphasis)
- Predoctoral Internship (APA accredited), Stony Brook University Consortium, 2019-2020
- MS, Missouri State University, 2015, Clinical Psychology
- BA, University of Kansas, 2013, Psychology
Professional Membership
- National Register of Health Service Psychologists (#66321)
- Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Division 38 - Society for Health Psychology
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
- Eating Disorders and Eating Behaviors Special Interest Group
Instructor
- Advanced Statistics in Psychology I & II
- Integrative Seminar in Psychology Research
Selected Recent Publications (*denotes student author)
*Ramsey, T.E., Brown, C.E., & Beauchamp, M.T. (2026). Gastrointestinal symptoms in autistic children: Relations to age, sex, and functional impact. Research in Autism. Advance online publication.
Brown, C.E., Bernardin, C.J., Beauchamp, M.T., Kanne, S.M., & Nowell, K.P. (2024). More similar than different: Characterizing special interests in autistic boys and girls based on caregiver report. Autism Research, 17(11), 2333-2345,
Brown, C.E., Beauchamp, M.T., Nowell, K.P., Bernardin, C.J., & Kanne, S.M. (2023). The network structure of the special interests survey. Autism Research, 16(2), 379-393,
Garcia, A., Beauchamp, M.T., Edwards, S., Dreyer-Gillette, M., Patton, S., & Davis, A. (2022). Mealtime behavior problems in children who are tube fed and preparing to transition to oral eating: A comparison to other pediatric populations. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(4), 1014-1020,
Black, W.R., Borner, K.B., Beauchamp, M.T., Davis, A.M., Dreyer Gillette, M.L., Sweeney, B., & Hampl, S.E. (2021) Health-related quality of life across pediatric obesity classes: Analyses by recent classification recommendations. Children, 8(4), 303,
Beauchamp, M.T., Lundgren, J.D. & Allison, K.C. (2021). The nature of night eating syndrome: Using network analysis to understand unique symptomological relationships. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 54(5), 733-744,
Carlson, J.A., Steel, C., Bejarano, C.M., Beauchamp, M.T., Davis, A.M., Sallis, J.F., Kerner, J., Brownson, R., & Zimmerman, S. (2020). Walking school bus programs: Implementation factors, implementation outcomes, and student outcomes, 2017-2018. Preventing Chronic Disease, 17, E127,
Beauchamp, M.T., Regier, B., Nzuki, A., Swinburne-Romine, R., Sweeney, B., Liu, M., & Davis, A. (2020). Weight gain before and after adenotonsillectomy in children: An analysis based upon pre-surgery body mass category. Clinical Otolaryngology, 45(5), 739-745,
Bennett, B.L., Whisenhunt, B.L., Hudson, D.L., Wagner, A.F., Latner, J.D., Stefano, E.S., & Beauchamp, M.T. (2019). Examining the impact of social media on mood and body dissatisfaction using ecological momentary assessment. Journal of American College Health, 68(5), 502-508,
Valentine, K.D., Buchanan, E.M., Scofield, J.E., & Beauchamp, M.T. (2019). Beyond p-values: Utilizing multiple estimates to evaluate evidence. Behaviormetrika, 46(1), 121-144,
Eickman, L., Betts, J.L., Pollack, L., Bozsik, F., Beauchamp, M.T., & Lundgren, J.D. (2018). A randomized controlled trial of REbeL: A peer education program to promote positive body image, healthy eating behavior, and empowerment in teens. Eating Disorders, 26(2), 127-142,
Beauchamp, M.T., & Lundgren, J.D. (2016). A systematic review of bright light therapy for eating disorders. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 18(5), 1-10.
Beauchamp, M.T., Mitchell, T.B., & Steele, R.G. (2016). Effects of weight cue reactivity on self-report measures of body dissatisfaction. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 38(3), 485-492.