Lynn Brann

Education

• Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, Area of Emphasis: Advisor: Jean Skinner, PhD, RD
• M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, . Major: Nutrition Science Area of Emphasis: Advisor: Jean Skinner, PhD, RD
• B.S., University of Maine, Orono, ME, . Major: Human Nutrition

Specialization

• Child nutrition; Dietary Assessment; Nutrition Education

Teaching

Currently Teaching

• NSD 654 - Nutrition Research Methods

Active Research

Sponsored Research

• Maryam Yuhas (PD/PI) Bernard Appiah (Co-Investigator) Lynn Brann (Co-Investigator) Katie Kidwell (Co-Investigator) Jianxuan Liu (Co-Investigator) , SweetTexts: A parenting intervention to reduce free sugar intake in low-income preschool children - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS - Federal Agencies Grant. End Date: 2028-06-30
• Joon Young Kim (PD/PI) Lynn Brann (Co-Investigator) Brooks Gump (Co-Investigator) , Synergistic Effects of HIIT and TRE on Type 2 Diabetes Risk Reduction in Youth with Obesity - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS - Federal Agencies Grant. End Date: 2028-06-30
• Willie Reddic (SubProject PI) Michael Speaks (SubProject PI) George Theoharis (SubProject PI) Michiko Ueda-Ballmer (SubProject PI) Beth PatinPeter Blanck (PD/PI) Iman Fayyad (PD/PI) Marcelle Haddix (PD/PI) Kendall Phillips (PD/PI) Akanksha Patnaik (Co-PD/PI) Xiafei Wang (Co-Investigator) Susan Albring (Senior/Key Personnel) Leela George (Senior/Key Personnel) Erasmo Giambona (Senior/Key Personnel) Nanette Goodman (Senior/Key Personnel) Kelvin King (Senior/Key Personnel) Seyeon Lee (Senior/Key Personnel) Ricardo Lopez A. (Senior/Key Personnel) Courtney Mauldin-Jones (Senior/Key Personnel) Rosalinda Maury (Senior/Key Personnel) Lee McKnight (Senior/Key Personnel) Rachel Razza (Senior/Key Personnel) Kira Reed (Senior/Key Personnel) Jonnell Robinson (Senior/Key Personnel) Rochele Royster (Senior/Key Personnel) Naomi Shanguhyia (Senior/Key Personnel) Danielle Smith (Senior/Key Personnel) Jasmina Tacheva (Senior/Key Personnel) Austin Zwick (Senior/Key Personnel) Karca Aral (SubProject PI) Lynn Brann (SubProject PI) LaVerne Gray (SubProject PI) Leonard Lopoo (SubProject PI) Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern (SubProject PI) Miriam Mutambudzi (SubProject PI) Arielle Newman (SubProject PI) Hannibal Newsom (SubProject PI) Brice Nordquist (SubProject PI) , Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Thought Leadership Partnership with Syracuse University's Lender Center - MetLife Foundation - Not for Profit/Foundation Grant. End Date: 2026-09-15

Published Scholarship

Publications

• Davis, K. et al., 2026. Integrating Mindful Feeding into Responsive Feeding Guidance: A Perspective. Maternal & Child Nutrition.
• Yuhas, M., Kidwell, K.M., Hua, X. and Brann, L.S., 2026. Low‐Income Preschool Children’s Free Sugar Consumption and Its Association With the Home Environment. Obesity Science & Practice, [online] 12(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.70161.
• Yuhas, M., Kidwell, K.M., Hua, X., Smith, G.M. and Brann, L.S., 2026. Parenting Style, Caregiver Stress, and Energy-Dense Feeding Episodes in Low-Income Preschoolers: A Pilot Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Nutrients, [online] 18(9), p.1356. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18091356.
• Voss, M.A., Pilkay, S.R., Hill, D.T., Brann, L.S., Bendinskas, K., Parsons, P.J., Palmer, C.D. and Gump, B.B., 2026. Epigenetic Regulation of the BDNF Gene by Molybdenum in 9 to 11‐Year‐Old Children: A Targeted Gene DNA Methylation Study. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, [online] 70(5). https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.70426.
• Hill, D.T., Petroni, M., Jandev, V., Bendinskas, K., Brann, L.S., MacKenzie, J.A., Palmer, C.D., Parsons, P.J., Collins, M.B. and Gump, B.B., 2025. Linking soil-metal concentrations with children’s blood and urine biomarkers in Syracuse, NY. Environmental Research, [online] 279, p.121816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121816.
• Razza, R. and Brann, L., 2025. Integrating Social Emotional Learning, mindfulness, and nutrition education into curricula to promote self-regulation and healthy eating behaviors among preschoolers. Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy, [online] 5, p.100081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sel.2025.100081.
• Brann, L.S., 2023. Dr. Yum’s Preschool Food Adventure. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, [online] 55(9), p.690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2023.05.251.
• Gump, B.B., Hill, D.T., Robinson, M., Kannan, K., Heffernan, K., Atallah-Yunes, N.H., Brann, L., Parsons, P.J., Palmer, C.D., MacKenzie, J.A., Goodrich, J.M. and Bendinskas, K., 2023. Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lead (Pb) as “cardiovascular disruptors” in 9–11-year-old children living in Syracuse, New York, United States. Environmental Research, [online] 236, p.116758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116758.
• Gump, B.B., Hruska, B., Heffernan, K., Brann, L.S., Voss, M., Labrie-Cleary, C., Cheng, H., MacKenzie, J.A., Woolf-King, S., Maisto, S. and Bendinskas, K., 2023. Race, cortisol, and subclinical cardiovascular disease in 9- to 11-year-old children. Health Psychology, [online] 42(9), pp.657–667. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001300.
• Gump, B.B., Heffernan, K., Brann, L.S., Hill, D.T., Labrie-Cleary, C., Jandev, V., MacKenzie, J.A., Atallah-Yunes, N.H., Parsons, P.J., Palmer, C.D., Roberts, A.A. and Bendinskas, K., 2023. Exposure to Arsenic and Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in 9- to 11-Year-Old Children, Syracuse, New York. JAMA Network Open, [online] 6(6), p.e2321379. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21379.

Presentations

• Brann, L. et al., 2026. Centering parent voices: Using serial focus groups to adapt a mindful eating curriculum for low-income families.. In Society for Prevention Research.
• Razza, R., Davis, K. & Brann, L., 2026. Listening to learn: Using participatory methods to adapt a mindful eating curriculum for immigrant families.. In Society for Prevention Research.
• Brann, L. et al., 2025. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Parent-Inclusive Mindful Eating Program. In Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Razza, R. et al., 2025. Nourishing Families: Parents as Partners in a Mindful Eating Intervention for Preschool Children. In Mindfulness Pre-conference at the Society for Research in Child Development.
• Davis, K., Razza, R. & Brann, L., 2025. Associations of mindful feeding beliefs and practices and child diet and weight among WIC participants.
• Hill, D. et al., 2024. Linking soil metal concentrations with children’s blood and urine biomarkers in Syracuse NY. In Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS 2024) Low Carbon Virtual Conference.
• Brann, L., 2024. Faculty to Faculty: Managing Up. In Women in Science and Engineering at SU.
• Brann, L., Razza, R. & Davis, K., 2024. Cultivating self-regulation and healthy food intake: A novel mindful eating intervention for children and their caregivers. In International Congress of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Brann, L. & Razza, R., 2023. Mindfully Growing: Engaging young children, childcare providers, and parents in healthy eating behaviors and holistic feeding practices. In National Association for the Educators of Young Children.
• Razza, R. & Brann, L., 2023. Parent and teacher assessment of a mindful eating intervention for preschoolers. In Mindfulness, Self-compassion and Family Well-being Conference.

Active Service

Professional Service

• Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Selected for the position of mentored editor for the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. This position leads to the opportunity to serve as an Associate Editor.. (active since: 2024)
• Editorial Review Board Member, Nutrition Research in Practice Journal (active since: 2023)
• Reviewer/Referee, Journal of Child and Family Studies (active since: 2020)
• Reviewer/Referee, Nutrients (active since: 2019)
• Reviewer/Referee, JAMA Pediatrics (active since: 2012)
• Reviewer/Referee, Appetite (active since: 2011)
• Reviewer/Referee, Maternal and Child Nutrition Journal (active since: 2011)
• Reviewer/Referee, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (active since: 2010)
• Reviewer/Referee, Maternal and Child Health Journal (active since: 2009)
• Reviewer/Referee, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (active since: 2005)

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

• ACC Academic Network Leadership Fellow (received: 2024)
• Falk College Faculty of the Year Award for Excellence in Service, Syracuse University/Falk College
• Syracuse inaugural University Women in Leadership Cohort Group, Syracuse University (received: 2022)
• 2021 Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award, Syracuse University (received: 2021)
• Excellence in Graduate Education Faculty Recognition Award, Syracuse University
• Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Chancellor’s Award for Public Service (received: 2010)
• Innovative Summer Program Development Fund, University College, Syracuse University
• Chancellor’s Award for Public Service, Nutrition Educators at Diabetes Camp (received: 2008)

Memberships

• Association for Nutrition Departments and Programs affiliated with American Society for Nutrition
• National Association of Educators of Young Children
• Dietetic Educators of Practitioners Dietetic Practice Group
• New York State Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
• Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• American Society for Nutrition
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)

Licensures and Certifications

• Training in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management, American Dietetic Association Commission on Dietetic Registration. (since: 2004)
• Registered Dietitian, Commission on Dietetic Registration. (since: 1999)

Recent Media Mentions:

• Anon, 2025. Whole Milk vs. Low-Fat Milk: Which Is Healthier?.
• Targeting Food Dyes Ignores the Real Crisis in Childhood Nutrition — Let's instead focus on food insecurity and poverty (10 June 2025)
• Mindfulness and Mindful Eating (30 September 2024)