Her clinical specialties include eating disorders, anxiety and trauma and her scholarly interests include research on binge eating disorder, borderline personality disorder, military PTSD and altruism. In addition, she is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. A native of Chicago, Dr. Schmuldt now lives in Wilmington, North Carolina, with her German Shorthair Pointer, Wilma.