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Overview

Julie C. Lumeng is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, contributing extensively to these areas with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Education, and Pharmacy.

Their main research topics include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Infant Health and Development

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Julie C. Lumeng are:

  • Global chemical effects of the microbiome include new bile-acid conjugations, 2020, Nature
  • Neighborhood poverty predicts altered neural and behavioral response inhibition, 2020, NeuroImage
  • Trajectories of Picky Eating in Low-Income US Children, 2020, PEDIATRICS
  • Neonatal Lead (Pb) Exposure and DNA Methylation Profiles in Dried Bloodspots, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Rural-urban differences in body mass index and obesity-related behaviors among low-income preschoolers, 2020, Journal of Public Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with them include:

  • Alison L. Miller
  • Niko Kaciroti
  • Ashley N. Gearhardt
  • Katherine L. Rosenblum
  • Julie Sturza

Their work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Appetite
  • PEDIATRICS
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Developmental Psychobiology
  • Academic Pediatrics

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea

    Julie C. Lumeng;Ronald D. Chervin

  • Parenting styles and overweight status in first grade.

    Kyung E. Rhee;Julie C. Lumeng;Danielle P. Appugliese;Niko Kaciroti

  • Global chemical effects of the microbiome include new bile-acid conjugations

    Robert A. Quinn;Robert A. Quinn;Alexey V. Melnik;Alison Vrbanac;Ting Fu

  • Weight Status in Young Girls and the Onset of Puberty

    Joyce M. Lee;Danielle Appugliese;Niko Kaciroti;Robert F. Corwyn

  • Weight Status as a Predictor of Being Bullied in Third Through Sixth Grades

    Julie C. Lumeng;Patrick Forrest;Danielle Pierce Appugliese;Niko Kaciroti

  • Maternal mobile device use during a structured parent-child interaction task.

    Jenny Radesky;Alison L. Miller;Katherine L. Rosenblum;Danielle Appugliese

  • Shorter sleep duration is associated with increased risk for being overweight at ages 9 to 12 years

    Julie C. Lumeng;Deepak Somashekar;Danielle Appugliese;Niko Kaciroti

  • Sleep patterns and obesity in childhood.

    Alison L. Miller;Julie C. Lumeng;Monique K. LeBourgeois

  • Ability to Delay Gratification at Age 4 Years and Risk of Overweight at Age 11 Years

    Desiree M. Seeyave;Sharon Coleman;Danielle Appugliese;Robert F. Corwyn

  • Neighborhood Safety and Overweight Status in Children

    Julie C. Lumeng;Danielle Pierce Appugliese;Howard J. Cabral;Robert H. Bradley

  • Association between clinically meaningful behavior problems and overweight in children.

    Julie C. Lumeng;Kate Gannon;Howard J. Cabral;Deborah A. Frank

  • Body Mass Index and Timing of Pubertal Initiation in Boys

    Joyce M. Lee;Niko Kaciroti;Danielle Appugliese;Robert F. Corwyn

  • Television Exposure and Overweight Risk in Preschoolers

    Julie C. Lumeng;Sahand Rahnama;Danielle Appugliese;Niko Kaciroti

  • Development and validation of the Problematic Media Use Measure: A parent report measure of screen media “addiction” in children.

    Sarah E. Domoff;Kristen Harrison;Ashley N. Gearhardt;Douglas A. Gentile

  • Obesity-Associated Biomarkers and Executive Function in Children

    Alison L. Miller;Hannah J. Lee;Julie C. Lumeng

  • Prevention of obesity in infancy and early childhood: a National Institutes of Health workshop.

    Julie C. Lumeng;Elsie M. Taveras;Leann Birch;Susan Z. Yanovski

  • Longitudinal Associations Between Poverty and Obesity From Birth Through Adolescence

    Hedwig Lee;Megan Andrew;Achamyeleh Gebremariam;Julie C. Lumeng

  • Eating in larger groups increases food consumption

    Julie C Lumeng;Katherine H Hillman

  • Validation of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a low-income preschool-aged sample in the United States

    Sarah E. Domoff;Alison L. Miller;Niko Kaciroti;Julie C. Lumeng

  • Preschool child care and risk of overweight in 6- to 12-year-old children.

    J C Lumeng;K Gannon;D Appugliese;H J Cabral

  • Maternal feeding practices become more controlling after and not before excessive rates of weight gain.

    Kyung E. Rhee;Sharon M. Coleman;Danielle P. Appugliese;Niko A. Kaciroti

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison L. Miller
Alison L. Miller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Katherine L. Rosenblum
Katherine L. Rosenblum University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert H. Bradley
Robert H. Bradley Arizona State University
Robert F. Corwyn
Robert F. Corwyn University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Ashley N. Gearhardt
Ashley N. Gearhardt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Susan A. Gelman
Susan A. Gelman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tracy L. Tylka
Tracy L. Tylka The Ohio State University
Sheryl O. Hughes
Sheryl O. Hughes Baylor College of Medicine
Kristen Harrison
Kristen Harrison University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas G. Power
Thomas G. Power Washington State University

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