Prof. Elena Tomba is an Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at the Department of Psychology, University of Bologna. She received her BS and MS (in Clinical and Community Psychology) in 1992–1998, her PsyD in Health Psychology in 2001–2005 from the University of Bologna, and PhD in Psychiatry from the University of Turin in 2005–2008. She earned the Psychosomatic Specialist (certificated by The International College of Psychosomatic Medicine) in 2009. She is a member of the Società Italiana per lo Studio del Comportamento Alimentare (SIDCA), of which she is also a regional executive elected member. She is head of the EATeam research group focused on the multidisciplinary assessment, prevention, and treatment of eating disorders and has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals, international presentations, and book chapters.