Jillian Lampert

Dr. Jillian Lampert (she/her) is the Senior Vice President of Strategy and Public Affairs for The Emily Program with enterprise-level leadership that shapes, protects, and elevates our reputation, story, and stakeholder experience, ensuring alignment between organizational priorities, operational delivery, and how the organization is understood and experienced by clients, alumni, employees, partners, and the broader public.  Jillian serves as the organization’s primary spokesperson and senior strategist for public affairs and executive communications. She also serves as Executive Director for The Emily Program Foundation, overseeing staff, volunteers, fundraising, financial management, development and implementation of strategic plans, and represents the organization to the public and stakeholders.

Dr. Lampert is Co-Founder and President of the REDC, the national consortium representing eating disorders care focused on treatment standards, best practices, access to care, and collaborative research. She is also Board Member and past Treasurer of the Eating Disorders Coalition, a DC-based national organization for eating disorders policy and advocacy. She holds an adjunct graduate faculty position in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Lampert completed her doctorate degree in Nutrition and Epidemiology and Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Minnesota. She earned a Master of Science degree in Nutrition at the University of Vermont and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. She has an expansive range of policy, clinical, research, education, teaching, and program development experience in the area of eating disorders.

Dr. Lampert has served on the Board of Directors of the Academy for Eating Disorders as the Electronic Media Portfolio Director and co-chair of the Academy for Eating Disorders Nutrition Special Interest Group. She is a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders (FAED) and a member of the Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics, and BHN (Behavioral Health Nutrition) dietetic practice group. Dr. Lampert is the author of numerous book chapters and articles addressing the nutritional treatment of eating disorders, body image, sports participation, adolescent health, and disordered eating and she regularly speaks regionally and nationally on numerous eating disorder-related topics.

As someone with a personal experience with an eating disorder, Jillian strives to bring more care to more people and help people recover from an eating disorder. One of her primary goals in life is to have the kids and adults in her house (and everywhere!) have confident, loving relationships with their bodies and themselves.