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Allison Kiefner Burmeister, Ph.D.

Allison Kiefner Burmeister, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology
Year started at UF: 2014
Contact Information
Office Location: 200 Howard St Room A
Telephone: 419-434-4523
Credentials
B.S., Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University, 2009
M.A., Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 2011
Ph.D., Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 2014

  • ​Academic Credentials:

    Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Bowling Green State University
    Master of Arts in Psychology, Bowling Green State University

    Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University

  • ​For Activities, Research, and Publications, please visit my website: www.allison-kiefnerburmeister.com

    Peer-Reviewed Publications​

    1. Kiefner Burmeister, A., & Heilman, C. (2023). A century of influences on child feeding in America. Current Nutrition Reports, 12(4), 594–602.

    2. Kiefner Burmeister, A., Domoff, S., Waltz, H., Schlosser, A., Ramirez, C., & Heilman, C. (2023). “Spilling the Tea” on Generation Z social media use and body image. Social Development.

    3. Domoff, S. E., Kiefner Burmeister, A., Ruiz, Y., & Snyder, F. (2023). Measuring problematic media use among children and young adolescents. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

    4. Kiefner Burmeister, A., & Burmeister, J. M. (2021). Deceptively unhealthy foods targeting parents and children. Journal of Health Psychology, 26(12), 2213–2219.

    5. Kiefner Burmeister, A., Domoff, S., & Radesky, J. (2020). Feeding in the digital age. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), 6077.

    6. Kiefner Burmeister, A., & Hinman, N. (2020). Parenting style and child diet. Current Nutrition Reports, 9(1), 14–30.

    7. Marx, J. M., Kiefner Burmeister, A., Roberts, L. T., & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2019). Weight bias in children's ratings. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13(5), 435–439.

    8. Kiefner Burmeister, A., & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2018). Media literacy in girls. Mass Communication and Society, 21(5), 1–26.

    9. Cross, N., Kiefner Burmeister, A., et al. (2016). Facial attractiveness and stigma. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 11(4), 377–388.

    10. Kiefner Burmeister, A., Hoffmann, D., et al. (2016). Parental feeding and parenting style. Public Health Nutrition, 19(13), 1–5.

    11. Hoffmann, D. A., Marx, J. M., Kiefner Burmeister, A., et al. (2016). Maternal feeding goals. Appetite, 107, 21–27.

    12. Burmeister, J. M., Taylor, M. B., Kiefner Burmeister, A., et al. (2016). Reducing obesity stigma via film. Stigma and Health, 2(1), 43–52.

    13. Carels, R. A., Rossi, J., Kiefner Burmeister, A., et al. (2015). Bias in questionnaire anchors. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 9(5), 448–457.

    14. Domoff, S. E., Kiefner Burmeister, A., et al. (2015). Maternal feeding and restaurant choices. Childhood Obesity, 11(4), 484–488.

    15. Carels, R. A., Rossi, J., Kiefner Burmeister, A., et al. (2015). Weight bias and employability. Obesity Surgery, 25(3), 568–570.

    16. Hinman, N. G., Burmeister, J. M., Kiefner, A. E., et al. (2015). Implicit bias and obesity. Body Image, 12, 32–35.

    17. Chen, Y., Wang, J., Kirk, R. M., Pethtel, O. L., & Kiefner, A. E. (2014). Age and decision making. Educational Gerontology, 40(11), 825–833.

    18. Kiefner Burmeister, A. E., Hoffmann, D. A., et al. (2014). Parental feeding goals and children’s eating. Appetite, 74, 6–11.

    19. Musher-Eizenman, D. R., & Kiefner, A. E. (2013). Food parenting: A selective review. Childhood Obesity, 9, 32–39.

    20. Burmeister, J. M., Kiefner, A. E., et al. (2013). Weight bias in admissions. Obesity, 21(5), 918–920.

    21. Gore, J. S., Kiefner, A. E., & Combs, K. M. (2012). Traits predicting academic citizenship. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 42, 2433–2456.

    Presentations

    2024 – Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, Canada

    • Kiefner Burmeister, A., et al. Schema development for deceptive food marketing comprehension in children (ages 3–9).

    • Burmeister, J. M., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. Grounded by gardening: Mindfulness in meaningful hobbies.

    2023 – Society for Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT

    • Kiefner Burmeister, A. Too good to be valid: Fraudulent participants on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.

    • Heilman, C., et al. "Spilling the tea" on Gen Z social media and body image.

    2021 – Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL

    (All presented with undergraduate students)

    • Schlosser, A., et al. Eating habits before and after COVID-19 isolation.

    • Moening, L., et al. Anxiety and self-esteem during the pandemic.

    • Burk, L., et al. Depression and the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • Ramirez, C., et al. Normalization of youth social media use.

    • Watkins, V., et al. Pressures on youth self-image.

    • Waltz, H., et al. Youth susceptibility to social media.

    • Vedda, M., et al. Body image changes post-isolation.

    • Clune, O., et al. Objectified body consciousness and COVID-19.

    2020 – Society of Behavioral Medicine

    • Studer, E., Kiefner Burmeister, A., & Kim, J. College students, rape myth acceptance, and feminism.

    • Monnin, E., et al. Children’s perceptions of food from nature to shelf.

    • Snell, J., et al. Social media’s impact on school-aged children.​