Joseph S. Bellitti
- Graduate Student
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Advisor: Tera Fazzino, PhD
Research Lab: Health Behavior and Technology Lab
Joseph Bellitti is a doctoral candidate in KU's Clinical Psychology program and a student of Dr. Tera Fazzino in the Health Behavior and Technology Lab. His research has focused on addiction and bridging the gap between substance use and eating behaviors by applying constructs validated within substance use disorders to hyper-palatable foods (HPF), which may have addictive qualities. His clinical interests are in neuropsychological assessment.
Selected Publications —
Bellitti, J.S., & Fazzino, T.L. (2023). Discounting of Hyper-Palatable Food and Money: Associations with Food Addiction Symptoms. Nutrients, 15(18), 4008.
Bellitti, J.S., Rohde, K., & Fazzino, T.L. (2023). Motives and food craving: Associations with frequency of hyper-palatable food intake among college students. Eating Behaviors, 51, 101814.
Exum, A.C., Sutton, C.A., Bellitti, J.S., Yi, R., & Fazzino, T.L. (2023). Delay discounting and substance use treatment outcomes: A systematic review focused on treatment outcomes and discounting methodology. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 209037.
Fazzino, T.L., Kunkel, A., Bellitti, J.S., Romine, R., Yi, R., McDaniel, C., & Lejuez, C. (2022). Engagement with Activity Monitoring During a Behavioral Activation Intervention: A Randomized Test of Monitoring Format and Qualitative Evaluation of Participant Experiences. Behaviour Change, 1-14.
Pollastri, A.R., Forchelli, G., Vuijk, P.J., Stoll, S.J., Capawana, M.R., Bellitti, J.S., Braaten, E.B., Doyle, A.E. (2022). Behavior ratings of executive functions index multiple domains of psychopathology and school functioning in child psychiatric outpatients. Applied Neuropsychology: Child.
Awards & Honors —
Clinical and Professional Skills Award
KU Clinical Assessment Award
Hawks4Hope Award