Erica C Jansen

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John G Searle Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Research Assistant Professor, Neurology, Medical School
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Erica C Jansen
White labcoat with the University of Michigan Health logo.
Assistant Professor
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    • About

    I am a nutritional epidemiologist with a primary focus on sleep and diet in relation to cardiometabolic health. I completed my doctoral and postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, with an additional postdoctoral fellowship at the Division of Sleep Medicine at Michigan Medicine.

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Center for Global Health Equity
    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute

    Research Overview

    I have several lines of research, including the examination of: 1) how early nutritional environments affect childhood obesity and timing of puberty; 2) how various aspects of sleep- including duration, timing, and quality- affect development of cardiometabolic risk; 3) the bidirectional associations between sleep and diet; and 4) epigenetic markers or mediators that underlie relationships between sleep and cardiometabolic health

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Diet and sleep among college student populations: a systematic review
      Almahasneh N, Halabicky O, Guzman O, Dunietz GL, Jansen EC. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2026 Oct 1; 89: DOI:10.1016/j.smrv.2026.102306
      PMID: 42217283
    • Journal Article
      Epigenetic age acceleration in adolescence: cross-sectional associations with dietary intake and prospective associations with cardiometabolic risk indicators in a Mexico City cohort
      Lee JT, Goodrich JM, Dolinoy DC, Peterson KE, Téllez-Rojo MM, Cantoral A, Torres-Olascoaga LA, Tolentino M, Ruiz-Narváez EA, Jansen EC. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 2026 Jun 1; 36 (6): DOI:10.1016/j.numecd.2026.104574
      PMID: 41765714
    • Journal Article
      Circadian gene expression in adolescents: Associations with concurrent circadian disruption and subsequent changes in cardiometabolic risk measures
      Su D, Goodrich JM, Lee JT, Dolinoy DC, Peterson KE, Chervin RD, Burgess HJ, Téllez-Rojo MM, Cantoral A, Torres-Olascoaga L, Tolentino M, Song PXK, O'Brien LM, Jansen EC. Sleep Medicine, 2026 May 1; 141: DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2026.108819
      PMID: 41666816
    • Journal Article
      Sleep Duration Modifies the Association of the Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score With Metabolic Syndrome in Midlife Women in Mexico
      Bou Ghanem H, Kofas MM, Peterson KE, Cantoral A, Aljahdali A, Torres-Olascoaga L, Tellez-Rojo MM, Jansen EC. Journal of Nutrition, 2025 Nov 1; 155 (11): 3967 - 3973. DOI:10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.08.023
      PMID: 40886950
    • Journal Article
      The Impact of the Double School Shift System on Lifestyle Behaviors Among Mexican Adolescents
      Peng Y, Arboleda-Merino L, Arrona-Palacios A, Cantoral A, Tellez Rojo MM, Peterson KE, Torres-Olascoaga L, Jansen EC. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2024 Jun 1; 74 (6): 1164 - 1174. DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.01.026
      PMID: 38483375
    • Journal Article
      Associations between exposure to phthalates, phenols, and parabens with objective and subjective measures of sleep health among Mexican women in midlife: a cross-sectional and retrospective analysis
      Zamora AN, Peterson KE, Goodrich JM, Téllez-Rojo MM, Song PXK, Meeker JD, Dolinoy DC, A.Torres-Olascoaga L, Cantoral A, Jansen EC. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 May 1; 30 (24): 65544 - 65557. DOI:10.1007/s11356-023-26833-5
      PMID: 37086320
    • Journal Article
      Urinary phthalates, phenols, and parabens in relation to sleep health markers among a cohort of Mexican adolescents
      Zamora AN, Peterson KE, Téllez-Rojo MM, Song PXK, Meeker JD, Cantoral A, Goodrich JM, Dolinoy DC, Jansen EC. Science of the Total Environment, 2023 Feb 25; 861: DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160651
      PMID: 36473659
    • Journal Article
      Duration, timing, and consistency of sleep in relation to inflammatory cytokines in Mexican adolescents
      Zhang KP, Buxton M, Rodríguez-Carmona Y, Peterson KE, Liu Y, Burgess HJ, Cantoral A, Tellez-Rojo MM, Torres-Olascoaga LA, Arboleda-Merino L, Jansen EC. Sleep Medicine, 2022 Dec 1; 100: 103 - 111. DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2022.08.007
      PMID: 36041378

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