Jayne Fulkerson

Jayne A. Fulkerson, PhD Associate Professor Director, Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research Co-Director, Evaluation and Monitoring, CTSI Telephone Number: 612-624-4823 FAX Number: 612-625-7091 E-mail Address: fulke001@umn.edu Office Location: 6-107 Weaver-Densford Hall

Mailing Address:
School of Nursing
University of Minnesota
5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Educational Background:

B. A., 1984, Child Psychology, University of Minnesota
M. A., 1988, Psychology, San Diego State University
Ph.D., 1997, Psychology (Personality Research), University of Minnesota

Research Interests:

Family meals; obesity prevention; risk and protective factors in the development of eating disorders and mental health among children and adolescents; family-based health promotion; research methods, psychometrics and instrument development. (Recent grants and selected publications are listed below.)

Current Research Grants:

Families and Eating and Activity in Teens (Project F-EAT)
Funding Agency: NIH/NHLBI
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: D. Neumark-Sztainer)
Project Dates: 08/15/2009-08/14/2012

The Effects of Federal Food Assistance Programs on Food Insecurity and the Healthy Development of Young Children Under Age 5
Funding Agency: Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: J Temple)
Project Dates: 01/01/2009-12/31/2010

Bright Start: Obesity Prevention in American Indian Children
Funding Agency: NIH/NHLBI
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: M Story)                           
Project Dates: 01/06/2005–12/31/2010

Etiology of Childhood Obesity (ECHO)
Funding Agency: NIH/NHLBI
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: L Lytle)                             
Project Dates: 07/01/2006-06/30/2011

Assessing the Home Food Environment of Somali and Hispanic Immigrant Families with Preschool-Aged Children
Funding Agency: Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center
Role: Co-Investigator, senior mentor (PI: M Heast)
Project Dates: 07/01/2010-06/30/2011

Improving Young Adult Meal Patterns: Development of a Peer-Led Social Network Intervention
Funding Agency: Minnesota Medical Foundation
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: MN Laska)
Project Dates: 09/01/2010-8/31/2011

Center for Adolescent Nursing
Funding Agency: HRSA/MCHB
Role: Co-Investigator/Faculty (PI: L Bearinger)
Project Dates: 07/01/2008-06/30/2013

Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training
Funding Agency: NIH/NIDDK
Role: Co-Investigator/Mentor (PI: R Jeffery)
Project Dates: 2010-2015

Title of Project: Observational Ratings of Child Feeding Practices Among Preschoolers
Funding Agency: Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 12/1/08-10/31/11

Title of Project: Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME)
Funding Agency: NIH/NIDDK
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 3/15/06-8/31/08

Selected Publications:

Fulkerson JA, Pasch KE, Stigler M, Farbakhsh K, Perry CL, Komro K. (2010). Longitudinal associations between parental presence at meals and parent-child communication among racially-diverse urban youth. Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 261-270.

Boutelle K, Hannan P, Fulkerson JA, Crow SJ, Stice E. (2010). Obesity as a predictor of depression in adolescent females. Health Psychology, 29, 293-298.

Neumark-Sztainer D, Larson NI, Fulkerson JA, Eisenberg ME, Story M. (2010). Family meals and adolescents: A review of what have we learned and a perspective on future directions for research and practice. Public Health Nutrition, 10, 1-9.

Fulkerson JA, Rydell S, Kubik MY, Lytle L, Boutelle K, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Dudovitz B, Garwick A. (2010). Healthy Home Offerings via the Mealtime Environment (HOME): Feasibility, acceptability, and outcomes of a pilot study. Obesity (special issue), 18, S69-S74.

Monsen KA, Fulkerson JA, Lytton AB, Taft LL, Schwichtenberg LL, Martin KS. (2009). Comparing maternal and child health problems and outcomes across public health nursing agencies. Maternal Child Health Journal (E-journal ahead of print).

Hearst MO, Pasch K, Fulkerson JA, Lytle LA. (2009). Does weight status influence weight-related beliefs and the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages and fast food purchases in adolescents? Health Education, 68, 284-294.

Fulkerson JA, Kubik MY, Story M, Lytle L, Arcan C. (2009). Are there nutritional and other benefits associated with family meals among at-risk youth? Journal of Adolescent Health, 45, 389-395.

Arcan C, Kubik MY, Fulkerson JA, Story M. (2009). Sociodemographic differences in selected eating practices among alternative high school students. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 109, 823-829.

Kubik MY, Davey C, Fulkerson J, Sirard J, Story M, Arcan C. (2009). Alternative high school students: Prevalence and correlates of overweight. American Journal of Health Behavior. 33, 600-609.

Lindeke L, Fulkerson J, Chesney M, Johnson L, Savik K. (2009). Children’s perceptions of healthcare survey. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 33, 26-31.

Kenyon DB, Fulkerson JA, Kaur H. (2009). Food hiding and weight control behaviors among ethnically-diverse, overweight adolescents: Associations with parental restriction, monitoring, and dissatisfaction with adolescent body shape. Appetite, 52, 266-272.

Fulkerson JA, Nelson MC, Lytle L, Moe S, Heitzler C, Pasch KE. (2008). The validation of a home food inventory. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Nov 4; 5:55. PMCID: PMC2587472.

Sirard JR, Kubik MY, Fulkerson JA, Arcan C. (2008). Objectively measured physical activity in alternative high school students. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 40, 2088-2095. PMCID: PMC2872077.

Fulkerson JA, Neumark-Sztainer D, Hannan PJ, Story M. (2008). Family meal frequency and weight status among adolescents: five-year longitudinal associations. Obesity, 16, 2529-2934.

Lueth N, Anderson KE, Harnack LJ, Fulkerson JA, Robien K. (2008). Coffee and caffeine intake and the risk of ovarian cancer: The Iowa Women’s Health Study. Cancer, Causes & Control, 19, 1365-1372. PMCID: PMC2581636.

Eisenberg ME, Neumark-Sztainer D, Fulkerson JA, Story M. (2008). Family meals and substance use: Is there a long-term protective association? Journal of Adolescent Health, 43, 151-156.

Fulkerson JA, Pasch KE, Komro K, Perry CL. (2008). Relationships between alcohol-related informal social control, parental monitoring and adolescent problem behaviors among racially diverse urban youth. Journal of Community Health, 33, 425-433. PMCID: PMC2603288.

Leonard BJ, Fulkerson JA, Rose D, Christy A. (2008). Pediatric nurse educator shortage: Implications for the nursing care of children. Journal of Professional Nursing, 24, 184-91.

Fulkerson JA, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Rydell S. (2008). Family meals: Perceptions of the benefits and challenges among parents of 8-10 year old children. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108, 706-709.

Neumark-Sztainer D, Eisenberg ME, Fulkerson JA, Story M, Larson NI (2008). Family meals and disordered eating in adolescents: Longitudinal findings from Project EAT. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 162, 17-22.

Ackard DM, Fulkerson JA, Neumark-Sztainer D. (2007). The prevalence and utility of DMS-IV diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder among a population-based sample of high school youth. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 40, 409-417.

Hearst MO, Fulkerson JA, Maldonado-Molina MM, Perry CL, Komro KA. (2007). Who needs liquor stores when parents will do? The importance of social sources of alcohol among young urban teens. Preventive Medicine, 44, 471-476. PMCID: PMC1987716.

Fulkerson JA, Strauss J, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, Boutelle KN. (2007). Correlates of psychosocial well-being among overweight adolescents: The role of the family. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 75, 181-186.

Boutelle KN, Fulkerson JA, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, French SA. (2007). Fast food family meals: Relationships with parent and adolescent food intake, home food environment, and weight status. Public Health Nutrition, 10, 16-23.

Center Memberships:

Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research, Co-Director
Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center, Member
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Member
Deborah E. Powell Center for Women's Health, Research Committee Member