Caitlin Lloyd is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center. Her PhD research focused on establishing whether there is robust evidence to support a causal influence of anxiety on the development of anorexia nervosa. She has a wider interest in the neurobiological and psychological underpinnings of psychiatric disorders, and hopes to contribute to an improved understanding of these disorders that may inform prevention and treatment efforts. Caitlin completed her Bsc in Psychology at the University of Leciester, and a Master in Research degree at the University of Bristol.