Name: Kayla Queen (she/her)
Kayla graduated from Chapman University with a B.A. degree in psychology and a minor in integrated educational studies. Kayla is extremely passionate about working with adolescents with eating disorders in a clinical setting and can't wait to turn her passion into a career! A few things Kayla loves are her family and friends, small fluffy dogs, the beach, sunshine, and dark chocolate!
Name of Doctoral Project: Treatment of Eating Disorders in Primary Care and the Role of the Psychologist
Date of Defense: April 10th 2026
Clinical Interests: Eating disorders, body image concerns, adolescent mental health disorders in residential and/or hospital settings
Research Interests: Eating disorders and body image concerns
Clinical Placements (past to current):
Loma Linda Pediatric Neurology Clinic
Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Eating Disorders Track
Posters:
Queen, K. & Van Dyk, T.R. (2026, November 12-15). Addressing Under Detection of Eating Disorders in Primary Care Through Compassion-Focused Integrated Behavioral Health. Poster submitted to The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Baltimore, Maryland.
Queen, K., Cole, J., & Van Dyk, T.R. (2026, August 6-8). Eating, Emotion, and Behavior in Young Children with Sleep Disturbance. The American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Washington D.C.
Queen, K., Moeller, M., Martin, J., & Van Dyk, T.R. (2026, April 30-May 2). Impact of Body Dissatisfaction on Health Behaviors Among Sleep Disordered Teens. The Western Psychological Association Annual Conference, Takoma, Washington.
Sweeney, M., Cole, J., Queen, K., Moeller, M., & Van Dyk, T.R. (2026, April 30-May 2). Supporting Parents of Youth with Chronic Pain: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Supportive Educational Intervention. The Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Moeller, M., Cole, J., Sweeney, M., Queen, K., Martin, J., Neece, C., & Van Dyk, T.R. (2026, April 30-May 2). Parent Stress is Associated with Child Externalizing Symptoms in Youth with Autism. The Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cole, J., Sweeney, M., Moeller, M., Queen, K., & Van Dyk, T.R. (2026, April 30-May 2). Exploring Gratitude as a Moderator of the Anxiety and Depression- Pain Relationships in Adolescents with Sleep Disorders. The Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Martin, J., Cole., J., Moeller, M., Queen, K., Moeller, M., & Van Dyk, T.R. (2026, April 30-May 2). Anxiety and Depression Symptoms as Mediators Between Adolescent Sleep and Parent Communication. The Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Queen, K., & Frederick, D. (2024). Associations Among Childhood Emotional Abuse, Dietary Restraint, and Body Image Concerns. The Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, California, United States.
Queen, K., Frederick, D., & Crevecoeur-MacPhail, D. (2024). Effects of Childhood Emotional Abuse on Eating Behaviors and Body Image: The Role of Self-Discipline. Chapman Student Scholar Symposium, Orange, California, United States.
Queen, K., Louge, D., & Frederick, D. (2023). Perceived Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Stress Eating: Associations with Mental Health and Body Image. The Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Lists of Publications:
Queen, K. & Van Dyk, T.R. (In Preparation). Treatment of Eating Disorders in Primary Care and the Role of the Psychologist.
Queen, K., Sweeney, M., & Frederick, D. (In Preparation). Exploring the Connections of Childhood Emotional Abuse to Body Image and Dietary Restraint.
