Carolyn Coker Ross

Ph.D.

CEO of The Anchor Program Co-Founder and Principal of The Institute for Antiracism and Equity

https://www.carolynrossmd.com

Carolyn Coker Ross is a physician, speaker and consultant on addictions, eating disorders, trauma and intergenerational trauma, and a co-founder of InclusiveMinds Consulting – a group that offers trainings to organisations on creating trauma-informed, inclusive and equitable workplaces.

Expert Bio

Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH, CEDS is an African American author, speaker, expert in the treatment of substance use disorders, eating disorders and trauma.  She is the former CEO of The Anchor Program™, a non-diet online (telemedicine) programme for individuals with binge eating disorder, emotional eating and food addiction founded in 2016.   Dr. Ross is a graduate of The University of Michigan Medical School.  She completed a residency in Preventive Medicine and a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) at Loma Linda University and a fellowship in Integrative Medicine with Dr. Andrew Weil’s Programme in Integrative Medicine at The University of Arizona.  For the past 4 years, Dr. Ross has been an international speaker and consultant on issues of cultural competence, antiracism and diversity in mental health.   Dr. Ross presented a <a class="ProsemirrorEditor-link" href="https://youtu.be/ljdFLCc3RtM">TEDxPleasantGrove</a> talk on “Historical and Intergenerational Trauma in January 2020.  She was the co-chair of the AAEDP-BIPOC (African American Eating Disorder Professionals – Black Indigenous People of Colour) subcommittee of International Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp.com).  Dr. Ross is a certified eating disorder specialist – supervisor (CEDS-C) through iaedp.  She is the author of 3 books on eating disorders, the most recent is “The Food Addiction Recovery Workbook.”  She is a contributing author to the recently released book: “Treating Black Women with Eating Disorders: A Clinician’s Guide.”  She is the founder of Inclusive Minds Consulting that works with addiction and mental health treatment centres to make culturally competent mental and behavioural health care more available, equitable and accessible to Black, indigenous people of colour.  She received an award for Outstanding Service in Addiction Medicine in 2022 from Friendly House Los Angeles and the Dr. Peter Hayden Diversity, Inclusivity and Racial Equity Award from the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) in 2023. She is a co-editor of the book “Antiblackness and the Storeys of Authentic Allies: Lived Experiences in the Fight Against Institutionalised Racism.” (Oxford University Press).