Marla Eisenberg, Sc.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor
Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine
717 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414-2959
Phone: (612) 626-2942
eisen012@umn.edu

Dr. Eisenberg is an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine. She received her baccalaureate degree from the University of Wisconsin and her Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health. Dr. Eisenberg earned her Doctor of Science degree from Harvard University School of Public Health and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Adolescent Health at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Eisenberg teaches research methodology seminars in the interdisciplinary fellowship programs in the Division and provides individual mentoring for fellows on their research projects. She conducts adolescent health research with the Healthy Youth Development Prevention Research Center, and her research focus is social influences on health behaviors of adolescents.

Honors and Awards

• Pediatric Loan Repayment Program, National Institutes of Health, 2005 - 2007
• New Investigator Award, Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2003
• Harvard Education Program in Cancer Prevention Pre-doctoral Fellowship (T32), National Cancer Institute, 1998-2001

Research Interests

• Influences on adolescent sexual behaviors
• Health issues of gay, lesbian and bisexual youth
• Body image and weight control behaviors
• Teasing and bullying

Selected Recent Publications

Paxton S. Eisenberg ME , Neumark-Sztainer D. Prospective predictors of body dissatisfaction in adolescent girls and boys: A five year longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, in press.

Crow S, Eisenberg ME, Story M. Neumark-Sztainer D. Weight, weight control behaviors, body dissatisfaction, and suicidal behavior in adolescents. International Journal of Eating Disorders, in press.

Sieving RE, Eisenberg ME. Pettingell S. Skay C. Friends' Influence on Adolescents' First Sexual Intercourse. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, in press.

Neumark-Sztainer D. Wall MM. Guo J, Story M, Haines J, Eisenberg ME. Obesity, disordered eating, and eating disorders in a longitudinal study of adolescents: How do dieters fare five years later? Journal of American Dietetic Association, 106:559-568, 2006.

Eisenberg ME, Resnick MD. Suicidality among gay, lesbian and bisexual youth:  the role of protective factors. Journal of Adolescent Health 39:662–668, 2006.

Eisenberg ME, Neumark-Sztainer D, Paxton SJ. Five-year change in body satisfaction among adolescents. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 61(4):521-527, 2006.

Eisenberg  ME , Neumark-Sztainer D. Haines J. Wall MM. Weight-teasing and emotional well-being in adolescents: Longitudinal findings from Project EAT. Journal of Adolescent Health, 38(6):675-683, 2006.

Eisenberg ME, Bearinger LH, Sieving RE, Swain C, Resnick MD. Parents' communication with adolescents about sexual behavior: a missed opportunity for prevention? Journal of Youth and Adolescence, DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9093-y, 2006.

Keery H, Eisenberg ME, Boutelle KN, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M. Relationships between maternal and adolescent weight-related behaviors and concerns: The role of perception. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 61:105-111, 2006.

Larson N, Story M, Eisenberg ME, Neumark-Sztainer D. Food preparation and purchasing roles in adolescence: Associations with sociodemographic characteristics and diet quality. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 106(2):106:211-218, 2006.

Haines J, Neumark-Sztainer D, Eisenberg ME, Hannan PJ. Weight-teasing and disordered eating behaviors in adolescents: Longitudinal findings from Project EAT (Eating Among Teens). Pediatrics, 117:e209-e215, 2006.

Crow S, Eisenberg ME, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Psychosocial Correlates of Dieting among Overweight and Non-overweight Teens. Journal of Adolescent Health, 38(5):569-574, 2006.

Kelly AM, Wall M, Eisenberg ME, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D. Adolescent girls with high body satisfaction: Who are they and what can they teach us? Journal of Adolescent Health, 37(5):391-6, 2005.

Eisenberg ME, Neumark-Sztainer D, Lust KD. Weight-related issues and high-risk sexual behaviors among college students, Journal of American College Health, 54(2):95-101, 2005.

Eisenberg ME, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, Perry C. The role of social norms and friends' influences on unhealthy weight-control behaviors among adolescent girls, Social Science and Medicine, 60:1165-1173, 2005.

Eisenberg ME, Swain C, Sieving R, Bearinger LH, Resnick MD. Parental Notification Laws for Minors' Access to Contraception - What Do Parents Say? Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 159:120-125, 2005. (Abstracted in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 37(2):100-101, 2005.)

Eisenberg ME, Aalsma MC. Bullying and peer victimization: A position paper for the Society for Adolescent Medicine, Journal of Adolescent Health, 36:88-91, 2005.

Eisenberg ME, Olson RE, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, Bearinger LH. Correlations between family meals and psychosocial well-being among adolescents, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 158:792-796, 2004.

Eisenberg ME, Bearinger LH, Sieving R, Swain C, Resnick MD. Parents' beliefs about condoms and oral contraceptives: are they medically accurate? Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 36(2):50-57, 2004.

Eisenberg ME, Neumark-Sztainer D, Perry C. Peer harassment, school connectedness and school success, Journal of School Health, 73(8):311-316, 2003.

Eisenberg ME, Wechsler H. Social influences on substance-use behaviors of college students with same-sex experience: Findings from a national study. Social Science and Medicine, 57(10):1913-23, 2003.

Eisenberg ME, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M. Weight-based teasing and associations with emotional well-being among adolescents. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 157:733-738, 2003. (Abstracted in Journal of the American Medical Association, 290(20):2643, 2003)

Eisenberg M, Wechsler H. Substance Use Behaviors among College Students with Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Experiences: Results from a National Survey. Addictive Behaviors, 28(5):899-913, 2003.

Eisenberg ME, Forster JL. Adolescent smoking behavior: measures of social norms. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 25(2), 122-128, 2003.

Fagan P, Eisenberg ME, Frazier L, Stoddard A, Avurnin J, Sorensen G. Employed Adolescents and Beliefs about Self-Efficacy to Avoid Tobacco Use. Addictive Behaviors, 28:613-626, 2003.

Eisenberg ME. The association of campus resources for gay, lesbian, and bisexual students with college students' condom use.  Journal of American College Health, 51(3):109-116, 2002.

Eisenberg ME. Differences in Sexual Risk Behaviors between College Students with Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Experiences:  Results from a National Survey. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 30(6):575-589, 2001.