Jerica Berge, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Research & North Memorial Family Medicine Residency

Expertise

Behavioral medicine, adolescent obesity, community-based participatory
action research

Education

PhD, MPH, University of Minnesota

Bio

Berge is a behavioral medicine provider at the University of Minnesota North Memorial Family Medicine Residency and a clinical family researcher. Her primary research interest is understanding familial influences on childhood and adolescent obesity. She also serves as an associate director of the University’s Citizen Professional Center, which conducts and promotes community-based participatory research on problems of concern to communities and professionals.

Contact Information

717 Delaware St SE, Ste 454
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-626-3693
mohl0009@umn.edu

Current Grants

2012-14, NIH, PI, “Risk and Protective Factors for Childhood Obesity in the Home Food Environment”

2010-17, NIH, co-investigator, "Linking Primary Care Communities and Families to Prevent Obesity among Preschool Children: Networks"

2011-12, UCare, PI, "Paha Sapa Play it Forward"

2011-12, UMN Clinical and Translational Science Institute, "Standing Together for Healthy Kids"

Recent Publications

Berge JM, Arikian A, Doherty WJ, Neumark-Sztainer D. Healthful eating and physical activity in the home environment: Results from multifamily focus groups. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2012;44(2):123-31.

Berge JM, Everts JC. Family-based interventions targeting childhood obesity: A meta-analysis. Childhood Obesity. 2011;7(2):110-21.

Berge JM, Larson N, Bauer KW, Neumark-Sztainer D. Are parents of young children practicing healthy nutrition and physical activity behaviors? Pediatrics. 2011;127(5):881-7. 

Eisenberg ME, Berge JM, Fulerson JA, Neumark-Sztainer D. Weight comments by family and significant others in young adulthood. Body Image. 2011;8:12-9.

Mendenhall T, Berge JM, Harper P, Greencrow B, Littlewalker N, Whiteeagle S, Brownowl S. The Family Education Diabetes Series (FEDS): Community-based participatory research with a midwestern American Indian community. Nursing Inquiry. 2010;17(4):359-72.