Speaker
Professor Howard Steiger
Professor, Psychiatry Department, McGill University
Biography
Professor Howard Steiger is well-known for clinical, research and advocacy work in the eating disorders. For over 30 years, he directed Quebec’s only large-scale, specialized eating-disorders program—the Douglas Institute Eating Disorders Continuum (EDC). The EDC offers a full range of Inpatient, Day Treatment and Outpatient services for adolescents and adults affected by EDs and their families. He is Professor in Psychiatry and Associate Member in Psychology at McGill University. An active clinician, researcher, and teacher, Steiger has published numerous articles and chapters on the eating disorders. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of EDs, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, and has been Associate Editor of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, President of the ED Research Society, and Co-President of the Quebec Charter for a Healthy and Diversified Body Image.