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Overview

Jayne A. Fulkerson is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has contributed extensively to research within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their work spans multiple subfields including General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Epidemiology.

Their research primarily addresses issues related to obesity, physical activity, and diet. They have also contributed to topics involving food security and health in diverse populations, child nutrition and feeding issues, physical activity and health, children's physical and motor development, obesity and health practices, and eating disorders and behaviors.

Fulkerson's recent publications demonstrate involvement in studies targeting childhood obesity prevention, physical activity, and related health behaviors. Notable recent papers include:

  • Sleep is Inversely Associated with Sedentary Time among Youth with Obesity (2020) - American Journal of Health Behavior
  • The Association between Parents and Children Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines (2020) - Journal of Pediatric Nursing
  • Universal childhood obesity prevention in a rural community: Study design, methods and baseline participant characteristics of the NU-HOME randomized controlled trial (2020) - Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • Weight outcomes of NU-HOME: a randomized controlled trial to prevent obesity among rural children (2022) - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Service learning within community-engaged research: Facilitating nursing student learning outcomes (2020) - Journal of Professional Nursing

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jayne A. Fulkerson include:

  • Sarah Friend
  • Melissa L. Horning
  • Daheia J. Barr-Anderson
  • Jiwoo Lee
  • Julian Wolfson

Publications have appeared consistently in venues such as:

  • Appetite
  • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
  • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Best Publications

  • Fast food restaurant use among adolescents: Associations with nutrient intake, food choices and behavioral and psychosocial variables

    Simone A French;M. Story;Dianne R Neumark-Sztainer;Jayne Fulkerson

  • Family Dinner Meal Frequency and Adolescent Development: Relationships with Developmental Assets and High-Risk Behaviors.

    Jayne Fulkerson;Mary T Story;Alison Mellin;Nancy Leffert

  • Toward the development of an adolescent gambling problem severity scale

    Ken C. Winters;Randy D. Stinchfield;Jayne Fulkerson

  • Personality and behavioral vulnerabilities associated with risk status for eating disorders in adolescent girls.

    Gloria R. Leon;Jayne A. Fulkerson;Cheryl L. Perry;Robert Cudeck

  • Prospective analysis of personality and behavioral vulnerabilities and gender influences in the later development of disordered eating

    Gloria R. Leon;Jayne A. Fulkerson;Cheryl L. Perry;Mary B. Early-Zald

  • Multiple substance use among adolescent physical and sexual abuse victims

    Patricia A. Harrison;Jayne A. Fulkerson;Timothy J. Beebe

  • Fast food for family meals: relationships with parent and adolescent food intake, home food availability and weight status.

    Kerri N Boutelle;Jayne A Fulkerson;Dianne Neumark-Sztainer;Mary Story

  • Are family meal patterns associated with disordered eating behaviors among adolescents

    Dianne Neumark-Sztainer;Melanie Wall;Mary Story;Jayne A. Fulkerson

  • Weight concerns, dieting behavior, and smoking initiation among adolescents: a prospective study.

    Simone A French;C. L. Perry;G. R. Leon;Jayne Fulkerson

  • School lunch and snacking patterns among high school students: associations with school food environment and policies.

    Dianne Neumark-Sztainer;Simone A French;Peter J Hannan;Mary Story

  • Disordered Eating Precursors in Pre- and Early Adolescent Girls and Boys

    Pamela K. Keel;Jayne A. Fulkerson;Gloria R. Leon

  • Patterns and characteristics of adolescent gambling

    Ken C. Winters;Randy Stinchfield;Jayne Fulkerson

  • Adolescent and Parent Views of Family Meals

    Jayne A. Fulkerson;Dianne Neumark-Sztainer;Mary Story

  • Family meals and adolescents: what have we learned from Project EAT (Eating Among Teens)?

    Dianne Neumark-Sztainer;Nicole I Larson;Jayne A Fulkerson;Marla E Eisenberg

  • Food Environment in Secondary Schools: À La Carte, Vending Machines, and Food Policies and Practices

    Simone A. French;Mary Story;Jayne A. Fulkerson;Anne Faricy Gerlach

  • A Review of Associations Between Family or Shared Meal Frequency and Dietary and Weight Status Outcomes Across the Lifespan

    Jayne A. Fulkerson;Nicole Larson;Melissa Horning;Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

  • Depressive symptoms and adolescent eating and health behaviors: a multifaceted view in a population-based sample.

    Jayne A Fulkerson;Nancy E Sherwood;Cheryl L Perry;Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

  • Family Meals and Disordered Eating in Adolescents: Longitudinal Findings From Project EAT

    Dianne R Neumark-Sztainer;Marla E Eisenberg;Jayne Fulkerson;Mary T Story

  • Three to four year prospective evaluation of personality and behavioral risk factors for later disordered eating in adolescent girls and boys

    Gloria R. Leon;Jayne A. Fulkerson;Cheryl L. Perry;Pamela K. Keel

  • the Iowa Women's Health Study

    Lisa J. Harnack;Jayne A. Fulkerson;Kim Robien

Frequent Co-Authors

Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer University of Minnesota
Mary Story
Mary Story Duke University
Marla E. Eisenberg
Marla E. Eisenberg University of Minnesota
Gloria R. Leon
Gloria R. Leon University of Minnesota
Cheryl L. Perry
Cheryl L. Perry The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Jerica M. Berge
Jerica M. Berge University of Minnesota
Katie A. Loth
Katie A. Loth University of Minnesota
Keryn E. Pasch
Keryn E. Pasch The University of Texas at Austin
John R. Sirard
John R. Sirard University of Massachusetts Amherst
Kerri N. Boutelle
Kerri N. Boutelle University of California, San Diego

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