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Dr. Berge’s research expertise includes: (1) identifying multi-level determinants of whole-person health equity; (2) developing and testing innovative mixed-methods for measuring and intervening on home environment factors of importance to child and adolescent health and wellbeing (e.g., ecological momentary assessment (EMA)/intervention (EMI), direct video-recorded observations); and (3) testing family-based and culturally tailored interventions to reduce cardiovascular disease risk disparities by race/ethnicity delivered through primary care settings. Dr. Berge has received several NIH-funded grants (i.e., R03, R13, R21, R56, R01) to utilize her multidisciplinary expertise and innovative mixed methods in both observational and intervention studies. She has published over 200 articles in high impact journals on these topics. Many of her published findings have also received considerable media attention, allowing for the general public to be informed of her research findings. Dr. Berge is also a behavioral health clinician at the family medicine/primary care residency clinics in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. She is a core faculty member who trains both medical residents and behavioral health interns in integrated care to provide more holistic care for patients. The clinical research she conducts is translational so that results can be immediately useful for patient care.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External Positions
Co-Director; Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH)
Oct 1 2020 → …
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota
Director, Center for Women in Medicine and Science, University of Minnesota
Director, Women's Health Research Program, University of Minnesota
Director, Healthy Eating and Activity across the Lifespan, University of Minnesota
Research Interest Keywords
- Childhood and adolescent obesity prevention
- Women's Health
- Integrated clinical care
- Mixed-methods
- Food insecurity
- Ecological momentary assessment
- Stress and trauma
- Weight and weight-related behaviors
- Direct observational methods
- Health disparities
- Childhood obesity
- Health equity
- Community-engaged research
- Weight Stigma/Teasing
- Social determinants of health
- Parenting
- Food Parenting Practices
- Family
- Family Meals
- Mental Health
- Behavioral Medicine
- Behavioral Health
- Siblings
- Parenting style
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Stressful Life Events
- Stress
- Dietary Intake
- Physical Activity
- Intergenerational transmission
- Life course
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Minnesota Precision Medicine CKD & Resilient Diabetes Recruiting Site: Engagement, Enrollment & Ethics
Nachman, P., Adeyi, O., Berge, J. M., Bu, L., Caramori, L., Drawz, P. E., Flanagan, S. M., Harindhanavudhi, T., Ma, S., Rosenberg, M., Safadi, S. & Wolf, S. M.
NIH Natl Inst of Diabetes/Dig/Kidney Dis
9/15/22 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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University of MN Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health
Berge, J. M., Allen, S. S. & Thyagarajan, B.
NIH NAT'L INST OF CHILD HEALTH/HUMAN DEV
6/15/22 → 4/30/27
Project: Research project
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Associations Between Weight Talk and Biopsychosocial Outcomes in Children from Racially/Ethnically Diverse Households
Trofholz, A. C., Tate, A., Telke, S., Loth, K. A., Buchanan, G. J. & Berge, J. M., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 32, 1, p. 31-43 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A three-arm randomized controlled trial using ecological momentary intervention, community health workers, and video feedback at family meals to improve child cardiovascular health: the Family Matters study design
Berge, J. M., Trofholz, A. C., Aqeel, M., Norderud, K., Tate, A., Fertig, A., Loth, K., Mendenhall, T. & Neumark-Sztainer, D., Dec 2023, In: BMC public health. 23, 1, 708.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can Family and Parenting Factors Modify the Impact of Weight Stigma on Disordered Eating in Young People? A Population-Based Longitudinal Study
Hooper, L., Puhl, R. M., Eisenberg, M. E., Berge, J. M. & Neumark-Sztainer, D., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Adolescent Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can We Talk? An Exploratory Examination of Communication Patterns Between Emerging Adults and their Parents
Berge, J. M., Simone, M., Eisenberg, M. E., Loth, K., Sherwood, N. E. & Neumark-Sztainer, D., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Child and Family Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploration of parent-reported family meal dinner characteristics to inform a definition of family meals
Daragan, C., Tate, A. D., Trofholz, A. C. & Berge, J. M., May 1 2023, In: Appetite. 184, 106480.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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6 Things Parents Say that May Trigger Disordered Eating in Kids
Dianne R Neumark-Sztainer & Jerica M Berge
11/12/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview