Jessica T. Markowitz, Ph.D.

Dr. Markowitz is a research fellow in the Section of Genetics and Epidemiology at Joslin Diabetes Center. She is involved in number of projects focusing on improving care , outcomes, and quality of life in youth with diabetes.

Publications

Research Investigations

Lowe MR, Annunziato RA, Markowitz JT, Maille C, Didie E, Bellace DL, Riddell L, McKinney S, Stice E. Multiple types of dieting prospectively predict weight gain during the freshman year of college. Appetite 2006; 83-90.

Markowitz JT, Butryn ML, Lowe MR. Perceived deprivation, restrained eating, and susceptibility to weight gain. Appetite 2008; 51: 720-722.

Markowitz JT, Lowe MR, Volkening LK, Laffel LMB. Self-reported history of overweight and its relationship to disordered eating in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine 2009; 26: 1165-1171.

Markowitz JT, Butler DA, Volkening LK, Antisdel JE, Anderson BJ, Laffel LMB. D. Brief screening tool for disordered eating in diabetes: internal consistency and external validity in a contemporary sample of pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes.                     Diabetes Care 2010; 33: 495-500

Markowitz JT, Laffel LMB, Volkening LK, Anderson BJ, Nansel TR, Weissberg-Benchell J, Wysocki T. Validations of an abbreviated adherence measure for young people with type 1 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine 2011; in press.

Other peer-reviewed publications

Sarwer DB, Allison KC, Gibbons LM, Markowitz JT, Nelson DB. Pregnancy and Obesity: A Review and Agenda for Future Research. Journal of Women's Health 2006; 15: 720-733.