Our Faculty
Experts in their fields
Nicole M. Avena PhD.
World-renowned neuroscientist, expert in diet, nutrition, and pioneer in the field of food addiction.
Esther Helga Gudmundsdottir MSc.
Founder and Director of INFACT School, Founder and Director of the MFM Center; Treatment Center for Food Addiction
Philip Werdell, M.A.
Director, ACORN Food Addiction Professional Training Program
Karla Osborne
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, INFACT Certified Food Addiction Professional, Certified Trauma Professional
Dr. Guttorm Toverud
Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education; Addictions, Masters; Agency Counseling
Mary Foushi
Co-founder and Executive Director, ACORN Food Dependency Recovery Services, USA
Marty Lerner
Founder and CEO of the Milestones in Recovery’s Eating Disorder Program
H. Theresa Wright, MS, RD, LDN
Founder and Director of Renaissance Nutrition Center, Inc.
Dr Vera Tarman, MD, M.Sc. FCFP, ABAM
Medical Director, Renascent substance abuse treatment
Robert H. Lustig M.D.
Director, Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health Program at UCSF Center for Obesity Assessment, Study, and Treatment
Agnes Thora Gudmundsdottir
Founder and member of the board, Matarheill, a rights movement for food addicts in Iceland.
Susan Peirce Thompson PhD
President of the Institute for Sustainable Weight Loss and the Founder and CEO of Bright Line Eating Solutions
