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Overview

Susan Carnell is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a strong focus on Medicine and Psychology, particularly in the subfields of Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The main research topics explored by Carnell include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

Their published work shows significant contributions to several prominent journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Appetite
  • Obesity
  • Nutrients
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Physiology & Behavior

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Carnell include:

  • The association between childhood adiposity and appetite assessed using the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire and Baby Eating Behavior Questionnaire: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021) in Obesity Reviews
  • Parental stress, food parenting practices and child snack intake during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021) in Appetite
  • Caregiver Influences on Eating Behaviors in Young Children (2020) in Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Taste-related reward is associated with weight loss following bariatric surgery (2020) in Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Changes in BMI During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022) in PEDIATRICS

Susan Carnell frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Elena Jansen, Gita Thapaliya, Afroditi Papantoni, Kimberly Smith, and Sean Deoni. These collaborations often produce work related to appetite regulation, obesity, and child nutrition.

Best Publications

  • Genetics of Food Intake Self-Regulation in Childhood: Literature Review and Research Opportunities

    Myles S. Faith;Susan Carnell;Tanja V.E. Kral

  • Evidence for a strong genetic influence on childhood adiposity despite the force of the obesogenic environment

    Jane Wardle;Susan Carnell;Claire M. A. Haworth;Robert Plomin

  • Measuring behavioural susceptibility to obesity: Validation of the child eating behaviour questionnaire

    Susan Carnell;Jane Wardle

  • Obesity Associated Genetic Variation in FTO Is Associated with Diminished Satiety

    Jane Wardle;Susan Carnell;Claire M A Haworth;I Sadaf Farooqi

  • Parental control over feeding and children’s fruit and vegetable intake: How are they related?

    Jane Wardle;Susan Carnell;Lucy Cooke

  • Neuroimaging and obesity: current knowledge and future directions.

    S. Carnell;C. Gibson;L. Benson;C. N. Ochner

  • Continuity and stability of eating behaviour traits in children.

    J Ashcroft;C Semmler;S Carnell;C H M van Jaarsveld

  • Appetite and adiposity in children: evidence for a behavioral susceptibility theory of obesity

    Susan Carnell;Jane Wardle

  • Parental perceptions of overweight in 3-5 y olds.

    S Carnell;C Edwards;H Croker;D Boniface

  • Food neophobia and mealtime food consumption in 4–5 year old children

    Lucy Cooke;Susan Carnell;Jane Wardle

  • Associations between child weight and maternal feeding styles are mediated by maternal perceptions and concerns

    Laura Webber;Claire Hill;Lucy Cooke;Susan Carnell

  • Selective Reduction in Neural Responses to High Calorie Foods Following Gastric Bypass Surgery

    Christopher N. Ochner;Yolande Kwok;Eva Conceição;Spiro P. Pantazatos

  • Development and factor structure of the Baby Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in the Gemini birth cohort

    Clare H. Llewellyn;Cornelia H.M. van Jaarsveld;Laura Johnson;Laura Johnson;Susan Carnell;Susan Carnell

  • Nature and nurture in infant appetite: analysis of the Gemini twin birth cohort

    Clare H Llewellyn;Cornelia H M van Jaarsveld;Laura Johnson;Susan Carnell

  • Genetic influence on appetite in children

    S. Carnell;Claire M. A. Haworth;Robert Plomin;J. Wardle

  • Eating rate is a heritable phenotype related to weight in children

    Clare H Llewellyn;Cornelia H M van Jaarsveld;David Boniface;Susan Carnell

  • Increasing Heritability of BMI and Stronger Associations With the FTO Gene Over Childhood

    Claire M.A. Haworth;Susan Carnell;Emma L. Meaburn;Oliver S.P. Davis

  • Associations between multiple measures of parental feeding and children's adiposity in United Kingdom preschoolers.

    Susan Carnell;Jane Wardle

  • Telling Parents Their Child's Weight Status: Psychological Impact of a Weight-Screening Program

    Chloe Grimmett;Helen Croker;Susan Carnell;Jane Wardle

  • Parental feeding practices and children's weight.

    Jane Wardle;Susan Carnell

  • The association between childhood adiposity and appetite assessed using the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire and Baby Eating Behavior Questionnaire: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Alice Kininmonth;Andrea Smith;Susan Carnell;Silje Steinsbekk

  • Development of Overweight in Children in Relation to Parental Weight and Socioeconomic Status

    Claudia Semmler;Jo Ashcroft;Jo Ashcroft;Cornelia H.M. van Jaarsveld;Susan Carnell;Susan Carnell

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane Wardle
Jane Wardle University College London
Robert Plomin
Robert Plomin King's College London
Claire M. A. Haworth
Claire M. A. Haworth University of Bristol
Katharine R. Parkes
Katharine R. Parkes University of Oxford
Joy Hirsch
Joy Hirsch Yale University
Lynne E. Wagenknecht
Lynne E. Wagenknecht Wake Forest University
Ravindranath Duggirala
Ravindranath Duggirala Texas A&M University – San Antonio
Thomas D. Dyer
Thomas D. Dyer The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Laura Almasy
Laura Almasy University of Pennsylvania
John Blangero
John Blangero The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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