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Health Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Welcome to the

University of Utah Health (Bariatric) Psychology Fellowship Program

Notable Dates:

Application Opens: September 29, 2023

Applications Due: February 16, 2024

Interviews: Virtually, January & February 2024

Following Common Hold Date Guidelines

Anticipated Start Date: September 3, 2024

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.

Hannah Farnsworth, PsyD

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.

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

Past Fellow

Elena Henderson, Ph.D.

Internship: VA Caribbean Healthcare System

Health (Bariatric) Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow: 2022-2023

Elena Henderson, Ph.D.
Past Fellow

Anna Cariello, Ph.D.

Internship: Medical College of Wisconsin-Milwaukee & Froedtert Hospital

Health (Bariatric) Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow: 2021-2022

Anna Cariello, Ph.D.
Past Fellow

Eliza Gordon, Ph.D.

Internship: Geisinger Medical Center

Health (Bariatric) Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow: 2020-2021

Eliza Gordon, Ph.D.

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