She received her PhD from the University of Mississippi and completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Duke before joining the faculty in 2008. Dr. Merwin has expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and specializes in the treatment of disordered eating and body image, generally and specifically in the context of diabetes. Her research on mechanisms of eating disorder development among individuals with type 1 diabetes is supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.