Due to sudden and unforeseen circumstances, the University of Utah Health (Bariatric) Psychology Fellowship is no longer accepting a fellow in 2025. Please contact our fellowship coordinator with any questions or concerns.
University of Utah Health (Bariatric) Psychology Fellowship Program
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Welcome to the University of Utah Health (Bariatric) Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program! We are excited to have you join our team and for us to be involved in your continued development as a psychologist, researcher, and professional. We strongly believe that professional practice in clinical health psychology benefits from supervised postdoctoral training providing both foundational and functional competencies expected of a specialist. The University of Utah Health (Bariatric) Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program involves clinical and research training at the University of Utah Medical Center, Sugarhouse Health Center (Comprehensive Weight Management Program), Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, and the School of Medicine. The primary patient populations served include those seeking both surgical and non-surgical weight loss. Additional information can be found in our Fellowship Handbook.
The values and goals of the University of Utah Bariatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program fall under the mission of the University of Utah Hospital and Health Care System.
Training Director
Hannah Farnsworth, PsyD is the director of the of the Bariatric and Weight Management Postdoctoral Fellowship. As director she supervises trainees in performing presurgical psychological bariatric evaluations and also provides services for individuals struggling to adjust to the significant behavioral, emotional, and interpersonal changes that can occur post-surgically.
Our Goal
To train clinical health psychologists to be equipped to provide competent assessment, treatment, consultation, and research in bariatric and weight management psychology specialty practice while providing opportunities for additional specialized training in closely allied fields of rehabilitation psychology and primary care psychology.
Associated areas of training include
- Assessment
- Intervention
- Consultation
- Research and scholarly inquiry
- Administration and management
- Professionalism
Our Mission
The University of Utah Health Sciences Center serves the people of Utah and beyond by continually improving individual and community health and quality of life. This is achieved through excellence in patient care, education, and research; each is vital to our mission and each makes the others stronger.
- We provide compassionate care without compromise
- We educate scientists and health care professionals for the future
- We engage in research to advance knowledge and well-being
Past and Current Fellows
Elena Henderson, Ph.D.
Internship: VA Caribbean Healthcare System
Health (Bariatric) Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow: 2022-2023
Anna Cariello, Ph.D.
Internship: Medical College of Wisconsin-Milwaukee & Froedtert Hospital
Health (Bariatric) Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow: 2021-2022
Eliza Gordon, Ph.D.
Internship: Geisinger Medical Center
Health (Bariatric) Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow: 2020-2021
Contact Us
Program Coordinator
Andi Giardina
Email: andi.giardina@hsc.utah.edu
Phone: (801) 581-6228
Mailing Address:
85 N Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84132