Childhood obesity research in West Michigan

U-M developmental psychologist Alison Miller has devoted much of her professional life to investigating health risks in young children and educating parents on how to circumvent and overcome long-lasting health and behavioral issues.

Her work has led to several long-standing partnerships with early childhood educators in Grand Rapids, Kent County and elsewhere across the state.

As an associate professor in the School of Public Health, Miller’s main areas of focus are childhood mental health, childhood poverty and stress, eating behaviors and obesity.

Miller and colleagues studied childhood obesity among Head Start preschoolers in Kent County and 12 other Head Start agencies across Michigan.

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