Dr. Geller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Director of Research in the Eating Disorders Program at St. Paul's Hospital, and the recipient of a Michael Smith Research Scholar award and a Senior Scholar award from the British Columbia Health Research Foundation (MSFHR). Over the past five years, her clinical and research interests have focused on applications of readiness and motivation models to the assessment and treatment of eating disorders, and she is expanding her work to other populations, including individuals living with HIV. She is currently supported by grants from the Canadian Institute for Health Research, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the British Columbia Medical Services Foundation, the St. Paul's Hospital Foundation, the Hospital for Sick Children Foundation, and the Norwegian Science Council. She has published extensively and is a renowned speaker in her field.

Zaitsoff, S. L., Geller, J., K., & Srikameswaran, S. (2002). Silencing the self and suppressed anger: Relationship to eating disorder symptoms in adolescent females. European Eating Disorders Review, 10, 51-60.

Geller, J. (2002). Estimating readiness for change in anorexia nervosa: Comparing clients, clinicians, and research assessors. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 31, 251-260.

Geller, J., Zaitsoff, S., & Srikameswaran, S. (2002). Beyond shape and weight: Exploring the relationship between non-body determinants of self-esteem and eating disorder symptoms in adolescent females.

Cockell, S. J., Geller, J., & Linden, W. (2002). The development of a decisional balance scale for anorexia nervosa. European Eating Disorders Review, 10, 359-375.

Geller, J., Srikameswaran, S., Zaitsoff, S. L., Cockell, S. J., & Poole, G. D. (2003). Mother, father, and adolescent daughter perceptions regarding shape, weight, and body esteem: Are they accurate? Journal fo Youth and Adolescence, 32, 81-87.

Cockell, S. J., Geller, J., & Linden, W (2003). Decisional balance in anorexia nervosa: Capitalizing on ambivalence. European Eating Disorders Review, 11, 75-89.

Geller, J., Brown, K. E., Zaitsoff, S. L., Goodrich, S., & Hastings, F. (2003). Collaborative versus directive interventions in the treatment of eating disorders: Implications for care providers. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 34, 406-413.

Gelller, J., Drab-Hudson, D., Whisenhunt, B., & Srikameswaran, S. (2004). Readiness to change dietary restriction predicts outcomes in the eating disorders. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 12, 219-224.

Cockell, S., Zaitsoff, S., & Geller, J. (2004). Maintaining Change Following Eating Disorder Treatment. Professional Psychology Research and Practice, 35, 527-534.

Birmingham, C.L., Hlynsky, J., Whiteside, L., & Geller, J. (2005). Caloric requirement for refeeding inpatients with anorexia nervosa: The contribution of anxiety exercise, and cigarette smoking (2005). Eating and Weight Disorders, 10, e6-e9.

Geller, J. Zaitsoff, S., & Srikameswaran, S. (2005). Tracking readiness and motivation for change in individuals with eating disorders over the course of treatment. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 29, 611-625.

Brown, K.E. & Geller, J. (2005). Supporting individuals with eating disorders: Applying readiness and motivation models to friends and family. Eating Disorders Today, 3, 1, 12.

Dunn, E. & Geller, J. (2005). How widespread are eating disorders? Misconceptions and realities. Visions: Canadian Mental Health Association, 2, 16-17.

Geller, J., Brown, K.E., & Srikameswaran, S. (2005). Eating disorders: Motivating change. The Canadian Journal of Diagnosis, 22, 81-83.

Geller, J., Jones, M.I., Brown, K.E., Srikameswaran, S., & Dunn, E.C. (2006). International spotlight: Treatment of eating disorders in B.C., Canada: The integration of research and clinical practice at St. Paul’s Hospital. Academy for Eating Disorders Forum, 14, 2, 7.

Brown, K.E., & Geller, J. (2006). Supporting friends and family members with eating disorders: Discrepancies between intentions and reality. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 14, 1-14.

Geller, J. (2006). Mechanisms of action in the process of change: Helping eating disorder clients make meaningful shifts in their lives. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 11, 2, 225-237.

Geller, J. & Srikameswaran, S. (2006). Treatment non-negotiables in the eating disorders: Why we need them and how to make them work. European eating Disorders Review, 14, 212-217.

Alfonso, V., Bermbach, N., Geller, J. Montaner, J. (in press). Individual variability in barriers affecting people's decision to take HAART: A qualitative study identifying barriers to being on HAART. AIDS Patient Care STDs, 20, 848-857.

Adair, C.E. Marcoux, G.C., Cram, B.S., Ewashen, C.J., Chafe, J., Cassin, S.E., Pinzon, J., Gusella, J. L., Geller, J., Scattolon, Y., Fergusson, P., Styles, L., & Brown, K. E. (2007). Development and multi-site validation of a new condition-specific quality of life measure for eating disorders. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 5, 23.

Geller, J., Brown, K. E., & Srikameswaran, S. (2007). Use of Motivational approaches in assessing and treating women with eating disorders and substance use problems. In Poole, N. & Greaves, L. (Eds.) Highs and Lows: Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use (pp. 349-354). Toronto: Centre for Addictions and Mental Health.

Lima, V.D., Geller, J., Bangsberg, D.R., Patterson, T.L., Daniel, M., Kerr, T., Montaner, J.S.G., Hogg, R.S. (2007). The effect of adherence of the association between depressive symptoms and mortality among HIV infected individuals first initiating HAART. AIDS, 21, 1175-1183.

Geller, J., Brown, K. E., Zaitsoff, S.L., Menna, R., Bates, M. E., & Dunn, E.C. (2008). Assessing readiness for change in adolescents with eating disorders. Psychological Assessment, 20, 63-69.

Alfonso, V., Geller, J., Bermbach, N., Drummond, A., Montaner, J. (in press). Clinical success in HIV: Exploring the challenges. AIDS Care.

Nordbo, R.H.S., Gulliksen, K.S., Espeset, E.M.S., Skarderud, F., Geller, J., & Holte, A. (in press). Explaining the concept of motivation to change: The content of patient's wish ato recover from anorexia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Geller, J., Cassin, S.E., Brown, K. E., & Srikameswaran, S. (in press). Factors associated with improvements in readiness for change: Low vs. normal BMI eating disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Geller, J., & Srikameswaran, S. (in press). Silencing the Self and Suppressed Anger in the Eating Disorders. To appear in D. Jack & A. Ali. (Eds.) Exploring women's psychological distress and depression: Silencing the self across cultures and contexts.