Christian Lemmon

Professor

Christian Lemmon

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior

Bio

Dr. Lemmon is a Professor and Director of the Eating Disorders Program within the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at Wellstar MCG Health. He completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Mississippi and his internship at the Medical College of Georgia/Charlie Norwood-Augusta VAMC. His career has primarily focused on eating disorders and he has worked as a clinician, researcher, teacher and supervisor in this and the broader field of behavioral medicine for 33 years. He has been married for 34 years and has two married sons and a grandson.

  • (706) 721-6716
  • (706) 721-3593
  • EG 2027

Education

  • Ph.D., Clinical Psychology University of Mississippi, 1991

  • MA, Experimental Psychology University of Texas - El Paso, 1984

  • BA, Psychology, General Washington College, 1982

Certifications

  • PSYC GA Secretary of State, 1993

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • MEDI 6220

    Cardiopulmonary/Heme
  • MEDI 6000

    Care of the Chronic & Term Pat
  • PSRY 5007

    Eating Disorders Externship
  • MEDI 6240

    GI/GU/Endocrine
  • RPSY 5000

    Psychiatry
  • MEDI 6320

    Brain, Behavior, & Movement
  • MEDI 6120

    Foundations of Medicine
  • MEDI 6330

    Healthcare Across the Lifespan
  • MEDI 6130

    Musculoskeletal/Skin
  • BMNT 5101

    Nutrition and Community Health

Teaching Interests

Eating disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa), patients being considered for bariatric surgery, obesity, and patients who are struggling with other kinds of feeding issues. He also teaches medical students about Hospice & Palliative Care, Motivational Interviewing, general communication skills for doctors and case-based learning.

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Correlates of adherence to a physical activity program in young African-American girls, 2007
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Ten months of exercise improves general and visceral adiposity, bone, and fitness in black girls, 2007
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Evaluation of internal medicine residents as exercise role models and associations with self-reported counseling behavior, confidence, and perceived success, 2006
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Relations of black mothers’ and daughters’ body fatness, physical activity beliefs and behavior, 2006
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • A physician fitness program: Enhancing the physician as an "exercise" role model for patients, 2005
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Eating disorders (Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa), patients being considered for bariatric surgery, and patients who are struggling with other kinds of feeding issues.