Kianna Zucker (she/her/hers) graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, MO in 2023 with a B.A. in Cognitive Neuroscience. As an undergraduate, Kianna served as a research assistant with the Center for Healthy Weight and Wellness at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. She researched the effectiveness of a mobile intervention in improving clinical outcomes for patients with anorexia. With the UCSF Eating Disorders Program, Kianna will be assisting with an NIMH-funded K23-awarded project on understanding the neural correlates of reinforcement learning for individuals with the compulsive exercise subtype of anorexia, and another NIMH-funded K23-awarded project exploring how reinforcement learning predicts response to family-based treatment. She will also be assisting as a study coordinator for an R34-funded study examining the feasibility of a web-based training for private practice clinicians. Kianna hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and continue her interests in eating disorder research and using novel interventions to promote equitable eating disorder treatment.

In her free time, Kianna enjoys going for hikes, exploring the city, and generally spending time outdoors in the sun. She also loves to draw, watercolor, and read, preferably in one of the Bay Area's many green spaces.