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

    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: Validation of the problematic media use 

            measure self-report. 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: An 

            observational analysis of mobile device use during family meals at fast food  

            restaurants in Italy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public  

            Health, 17(17), 6077. 

    6. Kiefner Burmeister, A. & Hinman, N. (2020). The role of general parenting style in child diet and  

             obesity risk. Current Nutrition Reports. 9(1), 14-30. 

    7. Marx, J. M.,  Kiefner Burmeister, A., Roberts, L. T. & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2019). Nothing alien 

              about it: A comparison of weight bias in preschool-aged children’s ratings of non-human cartoons 

              and human figures. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 13(5), 435-439.  

    8. Kiefner Burmeister, A., & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2018). The benefits and trajectory of digital 

              editing-based media literacy among girls. Mass Communication and Society, 21(5), 1-26. 

    9. Cross, N., Kiefner Burmeister, A., Rossi, J., Borushok, J., Hinman, N., Burmeister, J., & Carels, R. A. 

    (2016). Facial attractiveness, weight status, and personality trait attribution: The role of attractiveness in weight stigma. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 11(4), 377-388. 

    10. Kiefner Burmeister, A., Hoffmann, D., Zbur, S., & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2016). Implementation of  

    parental feeding practices: does parenting style matter? Public health nutrition, 19(13), 1-5. 

    11. Hoffmann, D. A., Marx, J. M., Kiefner Burmeister, A., & Musher-Eizenman, D. R. (2016). Influence    

             of maternal feeding goals and practices on children's eating behaviors. Appetite, 107, 21-27. 

    12. Burmeister, J. M., Taylor, M. B., Rossi, J., Kiefner Burmeister, A., Borushok, J., & Carels, R. A. 

             (2016). Reducing obesity stigma via a brief documentary film: A randomized trial. Stigma and  

             Health, 2(1), 43-52. 

    13. Carels, R. A., Rossi, J., Taylor, M., Borushok, J., Kiefner Burmeister, A., Cross, N., ... & Burmeister, 

    J. M. (2015). Influencing weight bias: The impact of biased questionnaire anchors on stereotype beliefs and judgments. Obesity research & clinical practice, 9(5), 448-457. 

    14. Domoff, S. E., Kiefner Burmeister, A., Hoffmann, D. A., & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2015). Maternal 

    feeding goals and restaurant menu choices for young children. Childhood Obesity, 11(4), 484-488. 

    15. Carels, R. A., Rossi, J., Borushok, J., Taylor, M. B., Kiefner Burmeister, A., Cross, N., ... & 

    Burmeister, J. M. (2015). Changes in weight bias and perceived employability following weight loss and gain. Obesity Surgery, 25(3), 568-570. 

    16. Hinman, N. G., Burmeister, J. M., Kiefner, A. E., Borushok, J., & Carels, R. A. (2015). Stereotypical  

    portrayals of obesity and the expression of implicit weight bias. Body Image, 12, 32-35. 

    17. Chen, Y., Wang, J., Kirk, R. M., Pethtel, O. L., & Kiefner, A. E. (2014). Age differences in adaptive 

    decision making: the role of numeracy. Educational Gerontology, 40(11), 825-833. 

    18. Kiefner Burmeister, A. E., Hoffmann, D. A., Meers, M. A., Koball, A. M., & Musher-Eizenman, D. 

              R. (2014). Food consumption by young children: A function of parental feeding goals and practices. 

             Appetite, 74, 6-11. 

    19.  Musher-Eizenman, D. R. & Kiefner, A.E. (2013). Food parenting: A selective review of current 

    measurement and an empirical examination to inform future measurement. Childhood Obesity, 9, 32-39.  

    20. Burmeister, J. M., Kiefner, A. E., Carels, R. A., & Musher-Eizenman, D. R. (2013). Weight bias in 

    graduate school admissions. Obesity, 21(5), 918-920. 

    21. Gore, J. S., Kiefner, A. E., & Combs, K. M. (2012). Personality traits that predict academic citizenship 

    behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 42, 2433-2456.  

     

    PRESENTATIONS (Updated 2024) 

    * Presented with undergraduate students 

     

    1. *Kiefner Burmeister, A. Burmeister, J.M., Vennekotter, B., Frazier, K., Heilman, C., Garcia, S., and Mahaffey, L. (2024). Schema development for deceptive food marketing comprehension in 3-9 year old children. Jean Piaget Society, June 2024, Toronto, Canada. 
    1. Burmeister, J.M., and Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2024). Grounded by gardening: Mindfulness in meaningful hobbies. Jean Piaget Society, June 2024, Toronto, Canada. 
    1. Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2023). Too good to be valid: Fraudulent participants on Amazon’s  

    Mechanical Turk. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT.  

    1. *Heilman, C., Harris, N., Domoff, S., Burmeister, J., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2023). "Spilling the 

     tea" on Gen Z Social Media use and Body Image. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT.  

    1. *Schlosser, A., Moening, L., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2021). Eating habits before and 

      after COVID-19 isolation. Poster presented for the Midwestern Psychological Association 

      conference, Chicago, IL.  

    1. *Moening, L., Vedda, M., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2021). Anxiety and self-esteem  

               before and during a global pandemic. Poster presented for the Midwestern Psychological 

              Association conference, Chicago, IL.  

    1. *Burk, L., Clune, O., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2021). Depression before and after the 

              COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented for the Midwestern Psychological Association 

              conference, Chicago, IL.  

    1. *Ramirez, C., Watkins, V., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2021). Normalization of children and     

               adolescents using social media in their daily lives. Poster presented for the Midwestern 

               Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL. 

    1. *Watkins, V., Waltz, H., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2021). Pressures on the self-image of 

               Children and adolescents. Poster presented for the Midwestern Psychological Association 

               conference, Chicago, IL. 

    1. *Waltz, H., Ramirez, C., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2021). Adolescent and child  

               Susceptibility to social media influence. Poster presented for the Midwestern 

               Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL. 

    1. *Vedda, M., Burk, L., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2021).  Body image before and after  

               COVID-19 isolation. Poster presented for the Midwestern Psychological Association  

               conference, Chicago, IL. 

    1. *Clune, O., Schlosser, A., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2021).  Objectified Body  

               Consciousness before and after COVID-19. Poster presented for the Midwestern  
               Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL. 

    9. *Studer, E., Kiefner Burmeister, A., & Kim, J. (2020). College student’s belief of rape myth 

    acceptance and attitudes toward feminism influencing rape trauma interventions.  

    Accepted for poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 

    10.*Monnin, E., Kiefner Burmeister, A., Studer, E., Bradley, E., Oakley, A., Snell, J., &  

    Schloemer, M. (2020). Children’s perceptions of food from its natural form to the store 

    shelf. Accepted for poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine.  

    11. *Snell, J., Oakley, A., Bradley, E., Monnin, E., Studer, E., Schloemer, M., Burk, L. & 

                Kiefner Burmeister, A., (2020). Social media’s impact for school-aged children.  

                Accepted for poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine.  

    12. *Stallings, M., Burg, J., Studer, S., Schloemer, M., Monnin, E., Snell, J., & Kiefner   

               Burmeister, A. (2019). Challenges in a Preteen Sugar Reduction Intervention. Paper talk  

               delivered to Society for Research on Child Development, Baltimore, MD. 

    13. *Studer, S., Snell, J., Stallings, M., Schloemer, M., Monnin, E., & Kiefner   

               Burmeister, A. (2019). Body Image Pressures on Athletes: A Function of sex and  

               Sport Participation. Poster presented to Society for Research on Child Development, 

               Baltimore, MD. 

    14. *Stallings, M., Lesher, A., Burg, J. & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2018). Parents in the battle of kids vs. soda. Poster to be presented to Society for Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA. 

    15. Kiefner Burmeister, A., Domoff, S., & Radesky, J. (2017). An International Perspective on  

             Caregiver Mobile Device Use during Fast Food Meals. Paper talk delivered to Society for 

             Research on Child Development, Austin, TX. 

    16. *Murphy, C., Schroeder, M., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2017). Parent versus Child 

             Perceptions of Feeding Control Mechanisms. Poster presented to Society for Behavioral Medicine, 

             San Diego, CA.  

    17. *Kiefner Burmeister, A., Schroeder, M., Murphy, C. (2017). Deceptively Unhealthy Foods: A 

             Hidden Culprit in Parental Feeding. Poster presented to Society for Research on Child Development, 

             Austin, TX. 

    18. *Lesher, A., Burg, J., Murphy, C., Schroeder, M., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2017).  

            TheAdonisin Your Living Room: Body-image and the Olympics. Poster presented to the 

            Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Il.  

    19. *Murphy, C., Schroeder, M., Ludinich, S., Lawrence, M., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2016) 

               Psychosocial Health in College Students: Influence of Gender and Weight Status. Poster presented 

               to Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.  

    20. *Schroeder, M., Murphy, C., Lawrence, M., Ludinich, S., & Kiefner Burmeister, A. (2016) 

              Deceptively Unhealthy Foods. Poster presented to Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago.  

    21. Kiefner Burmeister, A., Hinman, N., & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2016). Body Mass Index and Well- 

    Being: The Psychological Protection of Perceived Attractiveness. Poster presented to the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C. 

    22. Kiefner Burmeister, A. & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2015). The Benefits and Trajectory of Airbrushing Based Media Literacy Among Girls. Poster Presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA. 

    23. Kiefner Burmeister, A. & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2015). Media Literacy Interventions for a Tech-Savvy Adolescent Generation. Poster Presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA. 

    24. Hoffmann, D., Kiefner Burmeister, A., Zbur, S., & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2015). Associations between Parenting Styles and Parental Feeding Practices in School-age Children. Paper Presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA. 

    25. Kiefner Burmeister, A., Hinman, N., & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2014). Food Addiction: Psychosocial Correlates During Older Adolescence. Paper presented to the Society for Research in Adolescence, Austin TX. 

    26. Kiefner Burmeister, A., Hinman, N., & Musher-Eizenman, D. (2014). Food addiction: 

         Psychological correlates during older adolescence. Paper presented to the Society for Research on 

         Adolescence, Austin, TX.  

    27. Kiefner, A. E., Hoffmann, D. A., Meers, M. A., Koball, A. M., & Musher-Eizenman, D. R. (2013). Food Consumption by young children: A function of parental feeding attitudes and habits. Paper presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA. 

    28. Domoff, S. A., Kiefner, A. E., Hoffmann, D. A., & Musher-Eizenman, D. R. (2013) 

    Predicting Mothers’ Food Choices for their Children with Menu Labeling. Paper presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA. 

    29. Kiefner, A. E. & Musher-Eizenman, D. R. (2011). Media Exposure and Body Image: The Role of Perceived Realism and Internalization of Media. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Montréal, QC. 

    30. Chen, Y., Kirk, R., Pethtel, O., Kiefner, A. E., & Wang D. (2011). Age Differences in Adaptive Decision Making: Gains vs. Losses. Paper presented to The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA. 

    31. Kiefner, A. E. & Musher-Eizenman, D. R. (2011). Using Social Consensus Information to  

    Reduce Weight Bias in Young Children. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Montréal, CA. 

    32. Wagner Oehlof, M., Meers, M. R., Koball, A. M., Musher-Eizenman, D. R., Kiefner, A. E.

    Laurene, K. R., Young, K. M., & Domoff, S. E. (2011). A comparison of line-drawn and photo figure arrays in the assessment of anti-fat biases in preschoolers. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Montréal, CA. 

    33. Kiefner, A. E. & Gore, J. S. (2009). Personality Predictors of Academic Organizational 

    Citizenship Behaviors. Poster presented to the South Eastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA and to the Kentucky Psychological Association, Frankfort, KY. 

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