About Amelia
Amelia is in her final year of school as a Ph.D. student in Social Psychology & Health at the University of Houston. She went to graduate school after falling in love with statistics as an undergraduate at Texas A&M University, and expected to graduate with her doctorate ready to work as an academic—but life had other plans.
After a year of intensive study on resilience, she boxed up her papers and moved on to other topics of research, not knowing that what she'd learned about resilience would one day hold the keys to her very survival. Now, she combines her study of resilience with a remarkable story of triumph to bring that same hope and courage to others.
Amelia speaks to groups—small and large—of students, community members, and mental health professionals, and is passionate about sharing how resilience is more than just “bouncing back” and why those closest to us are often least supportive of our growth. She also feels honored to share her own story of recovery from an eating disorder with others who have come to believe, as she once did, that recovery is out of reach, and has taken this message of hope to patients of all ages in eating disorders programs as well as their family and loved ones.
Amelia serves on the Academy for Eating Disorders’ Social Media Committee, the Program Committee for the Contemporary Relationships Conference, and the Advisory Board for Q Marriage Mentors, in addition to other professional memberships. She is also a contributor for The Mighty, Recovery Warriors, Eating Disorder Hope, and the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders, and has been featured on FOX news.
She loves animals, the ocean, and learning about other cultures and languages.
After a year of intensive study on resilience, she boxed up her papers and moved on to other topics of research, not knowing that what she'd learned about resilience would one day hold the keys to her very survival. Now, she combines her study of resilience with a remarkable story of triumph to bring that same hope and courage to others.
Amelia speaks to groups—small and large—of students, community members, and mental health professionals, and is passionate about sharing how resilience is more than just “bouncing back” and why those closest to us are often least supportive of our growth. She also feels honored to share her own story of recovery from an eating disorder with others who have come to believe, as she once did, that recovery is out of reach, and has taken this message of hope to patients of all ages in eating disorders programs as well as their family and loved ones.
Amelia serves on the Academy for Eating Disorders’ Social Media Committee, the Program Committee for the Contemporary Relationships Conference, and the Advisory Board for Q Marriage Mentors, in addition to other professional memberships. She is also a contributor for The Mighty, Recovery Warriors, Eating Disorder Hope, and the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders, and has been featured on FOX news.
She loves animals, the ocean, and learning about other cultures and languages.