Julie C Lumeng, MD

 Julie Lumeng
Associate Vice President for Research-Clinical and Human Subjects Research
Office of the Vice President for Research
Thomas P Borders Family Research Professor of Child Behavior and Development
Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Dean for Research, Medical School
Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Office:
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Pediatrics
2800 Plymouth Road, Building 520
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Email:
[email protected]
Available to mentor
Julie C Lumeng, MD
Julie Lumeng
Associate Dean
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    • About

    Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at the University of Michigan studying children's eating behaviors and obesity risk.

    Qualifications
    • Fellow, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
      Boston University, Boston, United States
      2000 - 2003
    • House Officer, Pediatrics
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United States
      1997 - 2000
    • MD
      University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
      1993 - 1997
    • BA
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
      1991 - 1993
    • No degree
      University of Toledo, Toledo, United States
      1990 - 1991

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute

    Research Overview

    Eating behavior in early chlidhood; parental feeding beliefs, styles, and practices; psychosocial stress as a contributor to eating behavior and obesity risk; emotional and behavioral self-regulation and obesity risk in childhood

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      A home-based progressive-ratio task for assessing food reinforcement in infancy: Developmental sensitivity at 9 and 12 months
      Crandall AK, Dennis CV, Gearhardt AN, Miller AL, Kaciroti N, Lumeng JC. Appetite, 2027 Jan 1; 228: DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2026.108753
      PMID: 42567364
    • Journal Article
      Patients’ Interests and Barriers to Research Partnerships Within an Academic Health System
      Whibley D, Larkin K, Merritt G, Nowak AR, Piechowski P, Lumeng JC, Williams DA, Haymart MR. JAMA Network Open, 2026 Aug 7; 9 (8): DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.27988
      PMID: 42566218
    • Journal Article
      Primarily Null Associations Between the Nursing Child Assessment Feeding Scale and Maternal Feeding Behaviors, Infant Eating Behaviors, Diet, and Growth: A Prospective Cohort Study
      Tan CC, Sturza J, Ventura AK, Miller AL, Gearhardt AN, Kaciroti N, Lumeng JC. Nutrients, 2026 Aug 4; 18 (15): 2532 - 2532. DOI:10.3390/nu18152532
    • Journal Article
      Identifying eating behaviour phenotype cut-off scores for childhood obesity: an individual participant data meta-analysis using the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ)
      Kudlek L, Smith AD, Ruggiero CF, Pennells L, Kininmonth AR, Steinsbekk S, Jansen PW, Ahern AL, McCarthy EK, Gross A, Viana V, van Deutekom AW, Spence JC, Fisher JO, Hayes J, Haycraft E, Hardman CA, Silveira PP, Emond JA, Eloranta A-M, dos Passos Gomes DR, Lumeng JC, Cross MB, Carnell S, Fildes A, Llewellyn C. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2026 Jul 26; DOI:10.1186/s12966-026-01951-8
    • Journal Article
      Observed Mealtime Interactions, Meal Healthfulness, and Childhood Obesity among Low-Income Families
      O. Riley H, Peterson K, Bauer K, Choe A, Sturza J, Rosenblum K, Kaciroti N, Lumeng J, Miller A. Pediatric obesity, 2025 Aug 1;
    • Journal Article
      The Association of Human Milk Appetite-Regulating Hormones with Infant Growth and Eating Behaviors to Age Six Months
      Bruder A, Ellsworth L, Sturza J, Gregg B, Miller AL, Lumeng JC. Nutrients, 2026 Apr 12; 18 (8): 1203 DOI:10.3390/nu18081203
    • Journal Article
      Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Weight Perception and Cardiometabolic Health Among Adolescents Followed Into Emerging Adulthood
      Djekovic M, Alani A, Blair Burnette C, Nelson RK, Lumeng JC, Hahn SL. Preventing Chronic Disease, 2026 Jan 1; 23: DOI:10.5888/pcd23.250386
      PMID: 42349849
    • Journal Article
      The Regulation of Energy Intake in Infancy: A Narrative Review
      Crandall AK, Loch L, Gearhardt AN, Lumeng JC. Current Obesity Reports, 2025 Dec 1; 14 (1): DOI:10.1007/s13679-025-00653-9