Lindsey Bocchieri Ricciardi, PhD
Dr. Ricciardi is the Director of Behavioral Health Services at Creative Health Solutions in Las Vegas, NV. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Eating and Weight Disorders Program at University of Chicago Hospitals. She obtained her PhD in Clinical Psychology at UNLV in 2005. Dr. Ricciardi is responsible for the design and implementation of a multidisciplinary weight management program (MindBody Weight Managment). She also provides general psychotherapy services and has ongoing research in the areas of group therapy for obese binge-eaters and the psychosocial impact of gastric bypass surgery.

Marta Meana, PhD
Dr. Meana is an Associate Professor of Psychology at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Professor Meana came to UNLV after completing a post-doctoral fellowship in Women's Health at the University of Toronto. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from McGill University in Montreal in 1996. Professor Meana's research interests lie primarily in the area of sexuality, with an emphasis on women's sexual health and the sexual pain disorders. She is currently working on a number of studies investigating the determinants of female sexual desire and behavior. Of secondary interest are issues related to dramatic weight loss and gastric bypass surgery. (from the UNLV Psychology Website)

GENERAL INFORMATION
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