The Health Lab at Williams College conducts research and provides high-quality, evidence-based weight loss treatment and techniques to adults ages 18-65 with overweight or obesity.
ONGOING NO-COST TREATMENT PROGRAMS
Project FIT for adults (ages 18-65) with overweight or obesity
Do you want to lose weight and create a healthy lifestyle? You may be eligible for this no-cost 12-week weight loss study. In the study, you will be provided a free FitBit and a MyFitnessPal Premium subscription, and you will engage in a workshop on healthy eating and physical exercise. As a part of your participation, you will be asked to complete surveys, complete interviews, and wear your FitBit. To find out more, complete this Interest Survey.
PUBLICATIONS
Sala, M., Taylor, A., Crochiere, R. J., Zhang, F. & Forman, E.M. (2022). Application of machine learning to discover interactions predictive of dietary lapses. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being.
Chwyl, C., Crochiere, R. J., & Forman, E. M. (2022). The Role of Everyday Activities on Likelihood of Dietary Lapse: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
Cummings, C., Crochiere, R. J., Lansing, A. H., *Patel, R., & Stanger, C. (2022). A Digital Health Program Targeting Physical Activity among Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity: Open Trial. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting.
Crochiere, R. J., Abber, S. R., Taylor, L., Sala, M., Schumacher, L. M., Goldstein, S. P., & Forman, E. M. (2021). Momentary predictors of dietary lapse from a mobile health weight loss intervention. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
Sala, M., Roos, C.R., Crochiere, R. J., Butryn, M.L., Juarascio, A.S., Manasse, S.M., & Forman, E.M. (2021). Real-time fluctuations in mindful awareness, willingness, and values clarity, and their associations with craving and dietary lapse among those seeking weight loss. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 22, 87-92.
Lampe, E. W., Crochiere R. J., Trainor, C., & Juarascio, A.S. (2021). Be ACTive! Acceptance-based interventions for physical activity engagement in adolescents. Translational Behavioral Medicine.
Crochiere, R. J., Zhang, F., Juarascio, A. S., Goldstein, S. P., Thomas, J. G. & Forman, E. M. (2021). Comparing ecological momentary assessment to sensor-based approaches in predicting dietary lapse. Translational Behavioral Medicine.
*Mangubat, C., Crochiere, R. J., & Forman, E. M. (2021). The relationship between implicit preference for high-calorie foods and types of dietary lapse in a behavioral weight loss program. Journal of Young Investigators, 39(3).
Everett, V. S., Crochiere, R. J., Dallal, D. H., Martin, G. J., Manasse, S. M., & Forman, E. M. (2020). Self-report versus clinical interview: Discordance among measures of binge eating in a weight-loss seeking sample. Eating and Weight Disorders, 26(4), 1259-1263.
Forman, E. M., Manasse, S. M., Dallal, D. H., Crochiere, R. J., Berry, M. P., Butryn, M. L., & Juarascio, A. J. (2020). Gender differences in the effect of gamification on weight loss during a daily, neurocognitive training program. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 11(4), 1015-1022.
Crochiere, R. J., Lansing, A. H., Carracher, A., Vaid, E., & Stanger, C. (2020). Attentional bias to diabetes cues mediates disease management improvements in a pilot randomized controlled trial for adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Health Psychology, 1-12.
Juarascio, A. S., Crochiere, R. J., Tapera. T., Lagacey, M., & Zhang, F. (2020). Momentary changes in heart rate variability can detect risk for experiencing emotional eating episodes. Appetite, 152, 104698.
Crochiere, R. J., Kerrigan, S. G., Manasse, S. M., Lampe, E. W., Crosby, R. D., Butryn, M. L., & Forman, E. M. (2020). Is physical activity a risk or protective factor for subsequent dietary lapses among behavioral weight loss participants? Health Psychology, 39(3), 240-244.
Forman, E. M., Goldstein, S. P., Crochiere, R. J., Butryn, M. L., Juarascio, A. S., Zhang, F. & Foster, G. D. (2019). Randomized controlled trial of OnTrack, a just-in-time adaptive intervention designed to enhance weight loss. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 9(6), 989-1001.
Crochiere, R. J., *Mangubat, C. J., Manasse, S. M., & Forman, E. M. (2019). Does executive function moderate the relation between momentary affective and physical states and subsequent dietary lapse? An EMA investigation. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 42(6), 1148-1152.
Forman, E. M., Manasse, S. M., Dallal, D. H., Crochiere, R. J., Loyka, C. M., Butryn, M. L., Juarascio, A. S., & Houben, K. (2019). Computerized neurocognitive training for improving dietary health and facilitating weight loss. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 42(6), 1029-1040.
Forman, E. M., Manasse, S. M., Butryn, M. L., Crosby, R. D., Dallal, D. H., & Crochiere, R. J. (2019). Long-term follow-up of the Mind Your Health project: Acceptance-based versus standard behavioral treatment for obesity. Obesity, 27(4), 565-571.
Crochiere, R. J., Lansing, A. H., Carracher, A., & Stanger, C. (2018). Executive function and somatic problems in adolescents with above target glycemic control. Pediatric Diabetes, 20(1), 119-126.
Crochiere, R. J. & Lansing, A. H. (2018). Behavioral health and diabetes: Increasing treatment adherence. In M. Duckworth & W. O’Donahue (Eds.), Behavioral medicine and integrated care: Efficient delivery of the most effective treatments. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
Forman, E. M., Kerrigan, S. G., Butryn, M. L., Juarascio, A. S., Manasse, S.M., Ontañón, S., Dallal, D. H., Crochiere, R. J., & Moskow, D. (2018). Can the artificial intelligence technique of reinforcement learning use continuously-monitored digital data to optimize treatment for weight loss? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 42(2), 276-290.
Manasse, S. M., Crochiere, R. J., Dallal, D. H., Lieber, E. W., Schumacher, L. M., Crosby, R. D., Butryn, M. L., & Forman, E. M. (2018). A multimodal examination of impulsivity as a moderator of the relation between momentary elevations in negative internal states and subsequent dietary lapses. Appetite, 127, 52-58.
Lansing, A. H., Crochiere, R. J., Cueto, C., Wiebe, D. J., & Berg, C. A. (2017). Associations of mother, father, and adolescent self-control with adherence in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Family Psychology, 31(4), 495 -503.
Lansing, A. H., Stanger, C., Crochiere, R. J., Carracher, A., & Budney, A. (2017). Delay discounting and parental monitoring in adolescents with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 40(6), 864-874.