Julie C Lumeng

Julie C Lumeng is a Professor of Pediatrics and the Thomas P. Borders Family Research Professor of Child Behavior and Development at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Her work focuses on the interplay between biology, stress, and parenting in shaping children's eating behavior, particularly during infancy and early childhood.

Education

• MD, University of Michigan Medical School, 1997
• BA, University of Michigan, 1993

Research Interests

• Development of eating behavior in early childhood and infancy
• Parenting and responsive feeding practices
• Child development and obesity prevention
• Biobehavioral markers of stress
• Integrating nutrition with child behavior
• Developmental origins of cardiometabolic risk

Scientific Awards

• Thomas P. Borders Family Research Professorship of Child Behavior and Development

Additional Expertise

Dr. Lumeng collaborates with experts in nutrition, developmental psychology, biostatistics, nursing, and human development. Her research includes randomized controlled trials, qualitative approaches, and novel behavioral coding schemes like BABES, with a focus on policy interventions for healthy eating and active living.