Michele D. Levine, Ph.D.

  • Professor, Psychiatry, Psychology and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Current graduate students:

  • Riley Jouppi
  • Lydia Brewer Brown

Education & Training

  • PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Research Interest Summary

Health behavior change during and after pregnancy, Perinatal mental health; Eating behavior; Perinatal health equity

Research Interests

Representative Publications

  1. Loss of control eating during pregnancy is associated with excessive gestational weight gain among individuals with overweight and obesity. MD Levine, RLE Tavernier, RPK Conlon, JL Grace, GM Sweeny, B Wang, & Yu Cheng. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 23 (1), 340
  2. Associations between prenatal loss of control eating and cardiovascular health during pregnancy. RJ Jouppi, SD Donofry, CC Call, Y Cheng, RPK Conlon, S Niemi, MD Levine. Health Psychology
  3. Improvements in Maternal Cardiovascular Health Over the Perinatal Period Longitudinally Predict Lower Postpartum Psychological Distress Among Individuals Who Began Their Pregnancies With Overweight or Obesity. SD Donofry, RJ Jouppi, CC Call, RP Kolko Conlon, MD Levine. Journal of the American Heart Association 13 (12), e034153
  4. Disordered eating during pregnancy among individuals participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). CC Call, K Magee, RPK Conlon, AE Hipwell, MD Levine. Eating behaviors 49, 101726
  5. Trial design and methodology for a non-restricted sequential multiple assignment randomized trial to evaluate combinations of perinatal interventions to optimize women's health. LJ Germeroth, MT Benno, RPK Conlon, RL Emery, Y Cheng, J Grace, RH Salk , MD Levine. Contemporary clinical trials 79, 111-121

Accepting Graduate Students

No

Program(s)

CV