Lori A Schur, PhD

About

Stabilization​ ​Program​ ​for​ ​Patients​ ​with​ ​Eating​ ​Disorders​ ​in​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​Clinical​ ​Training​ ​Director

Dr. Schur is a licensed psychologist and registered nurse.  She has over 25 years experience in the assessment and treatment of adolescents and adults in inpatient and outpatient medical, psychiatric and mental health care settings. She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders.  Dr. Schur is on the medical staff at Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrance California and is the Clinical Training Director for the Eating Disorders Medical Stabilization Program. She has trained dozens of clinicians and worked intensely with a multidisciplinary staff team to build competencies in treating a broad spectrum of psychiatric and psychological disorders.  She developed and implemented an APPIC-approved pre-doctoral internship program at The Bella Vita, Eating Disorders Treatment Program. The comprehensive curriculum she created encompassed key competency areas spanning intrapersonal, systemic, and medical aspects of psychiatric and psychological disorders.

University of Southern California:Dissertation: Dieting Behaviors in a Community Sample: Associations with Depression, Drug Use, Health and Personality Revealed through Latent Variable Methods.   

Education

University of Southern California, Department of Educational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA

Dissertation: Dieting Behaviors in a Community Sample: Associations with Depression, Drug Use, Health and Personality Revealed through Latent Variable Methods

Committee Chair: Michael Newcomb, PhD

 Doctorate of Counseling Psychology (APA accredited program)                                                       1993

University of Southern California, Department of Educational Psychology, Los Angeles, CA

Master’s Degree in Education (Counseling Psychology)                                                              1989

Thesis: Family Dynamics in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa  Supervisor: Michael, Newcomb, PhD

College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing                                                                                                          1981

Expertise

Treatment of Eating Disorders and Medical Stabilization of Eating Disorders, Mood Disorders in Adolescents and Adults, Psychopharmacology, APA Substance Use Disorders Certification

Publications

Dissertation: Dieting Behaviors in a Community Sample: Associations with Depression, Drug Use, Health and Personality Revealed through Latent Variable Methods.   

Zimmer-Schur, L. A., & Newcomb, M. D. (1994, August).  Dieting and exercise behaviors:  Subscale development, gender differences, and depression. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Schur, L. (2018, May 17). Adolescents at risk for eating disorders. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Children’s Nursing Symposium, Torrance, CA.

Informal lectures given throughout southern California:                                                                 

▪       “Medical Complications of Eating Disorders” (The Bella Vita, 2015, 2016) 

▪       “Eating Disorders” (Chamanade High School, 2014)

▪       Participant in Eating Disorder Forum (Santa Monica Community College, 2005)

▪       “Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents” (Manhattan Beach Unified School District, 2003 & 2001; Chadwick School, 2001 & 1999; Palos Verdes Unified School District, 2004; Torrance Unified School District, 2002)

▪       “Nursing Care of the Eating Disordered Patient in the Medical Inpatient Setting” (Torrance Memorial Medical Center, 2001; Daniel Freeman Hospital, 1997)

▪       “The Impact of Eating Disorders on Adolescent Development” (Del Amo Psychiatric Hospital Continuing Education Seminar, 1998; Chadwick School, 1998 & 2003)

Featured interviewee in:

▪       Castaneda, R. (2018, February 20). How eating disorders can affect young athletes. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved from https://health.usnews.com/wellness/articles/2018-02-20/how-eating-disorders-can-affect-young-athletes

▪       Castaneda, R. (2018, March 15). 12 potential signs of an eating disorder (Slide 4). U.S. News & World Report. https://health.usnews.com/wellness/slideshows/12-potential-signs-of-an-eating-disorder?slide=4

▪       Eating disorders and freshman year of college. (2017, December 11). Torrance Memorial News Center. https://www.torrancememorial.org/News_Center/2017/December /Eating_Disorders_and_Freshman_Year_of_College.aspx