June Tester, MD, MPH

Title(s)Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address744 52nd Street
Oakland CA
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    Harvard University, Cambridge, MAAB06/1996Biology
    UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CAMD06/2002Medicine
    UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, CAMPH6/2001Interdisciplinary

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    The ADELANTE Trial: Testing a multi-level approach for improving household food insecurity and glycemic control among Latinos with diabetes
    NIH R01MD016738Aug 4, 2021 - Apr 30, 2026
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    The impact of concurrent food insecurity and obesity in children
    NIH K23HD075852Dec 16, 2013 - Nov 30, 2018
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Greater Improvement in Obesity Among Children With Prediabetes in a Clinical Weight Management Program. Child Obes. 2023 Jun 21. Tester JM, Xiao L, Chau CA, Tinajero-Deck L, Srinivasan S, Rosas LG. PMID: 37347933.
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    2. Addressing food insecurity and chronic conditions in community health centres: protocol of a quasi-experimental evaluation of Recipe4Health. BMJ Open. 2023 04 06; 13(4):e068585. Rosas LG, Chen S, Xiao L, Emmert-Aronson BO, Chen WT, Ng E, Martinez E, Baiocchi M, Thompson-Lastad A, Markle EA, Tester J. PMID: 37024257; PMCID: PMC10083738.
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    3. Food Insecurity Influences Weight Trajectory in Children with Obesity. Child Obes. 2022 Oct; 18(7):437-444. Tester JM, Xiao L, Tinajero-Deck L, Juarez L, Rosas LG. PMID: 35171045; PMCID: PMC9634962.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Fiber-rich foods delivered to Low-Income Households: A feasibility study of children with prediabetes and spillover effect on their caregivers. Prev Med Rep. 2021 Dec; 24:101511. Tester JM, Leak TM. PMID: 34458078; PMCID: PMC8379487.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3  
    5. Facilitators and barriers to preparing and offering whole grains to children diagnosed with prediabetes: qualitative interviews with low-income caregivers. BMC Public Health. 2021 05 17; 21(1):931. Leak TM, Gangrade N, Tester J. PMID: 34001074; PMCID: PMC8127312.
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    6. Perceptions of SNAP and Stocking Standards: A Qualitative Study of California Small Food Store Owners and Managers. Nutrients. 2021 Feb 26; 13(3). Meza A, Tester JM, Yen IH, Laraia BA, Wolfson JA, Leung CW. PMID: 33652765; PMCID: PMC7996805.
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    7. Whole Grain Intake and Impaired Fasting Glucose in Adolescents, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2014. Prev Chronic Dis. 2020 10 22; 17:E130. Tester JM, Stiers KB, Garber A, Leung CW. PMID: 33092687; PMCID: PMC7587298.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Food Insecurity and Pediatric Obesity: a Double Whammy in the Era of COVID-19. Curr Obes Rep. 2020 Dec; 9(4):442-450. Tester JM, Rosas LG, Leung CW. PMID: 33064269; PMCID: PMC7562757.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 48     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. The Association between Food Insecurity and Diet Quality Varies by Race/Ethnicity: An Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2014 Results. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2019 10; 119(10):1676-1686. Leung CW, Tester JM. PMID: 30579633; PMCID: PMC6584552.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 44     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. A Narrative Review of Medical and Genetic Risk Factors among Children Age 5 and Younger with Severe Obesity. Child Obes. 2018 10; 14(7):443-452. Mirza N, Phan TL, Tester J, Fals A, Fernandez C, Datto G, Estrada E, Eneli I. PMID: 29791184; PMCID: PMC6157342.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity. Pediatrics. 2018 03; 141(3). Tester JM, Phan TT, Tucker JM, Leung CW, Dreyer Gillette ML, Sweeney BR, Kirk S, Tindall A, Olivo-Marston SE, Eneli IU. PMID: 29487163; PMCID: PMC5847086.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Recent Uptrend in Whole-Grain Intake Is Absent for Low-Income Adolescents, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2012. Prev Chronic Dis. 2017 07 06; 14:E55. Tester JM, Leung CW, Leak TM, Laraia BA. PMID: 28682743; PMCID: PMC5510329.
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    13. Household Food Insecurity and Ideal Cardiovascular Health Factors in US Adults. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 05 01; 177(5):730-732. Leung C, Tester J, Laraia B. PMID: 28319225; PMCID: PMC5540641.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Biobehavioral Factors That Shape Nutrition in Low-Income Populations: A Narrative Review. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Feb; 52(2S2):S118-S126. Laraia BA, Leak TM, Tester JM, Leung CW. PMID: 28109413; PMCID: PMC10281773.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 49     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. SNAP Participation and Diet-Sensitive Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Feb; 52(2S2):S127-S137. Leung CW, Tester JM, Rimm EB, Willett WC. PMID: 28109414; PMCID: PMC5264513.
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    16. Revised WIC Food Package and Children's Diet Quality. Pediatrics. 2016 05; 137(5). Tester JM, Leung CW, Crawford PB. PMID: 27244804; PMCID: PMC4845874.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 55     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    17. Dyslipidemia and Food Security in Low-Income US Adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2010. Prev Chronic Dis. 2016 Feb 11; 13:E22. Tester JM, Laraia BA, Leung CW, Mietus-Snyder ML. PMID: 26866948; PMCID: PMC4752514.
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    18. Disordered eating behaviours and food insecurity: A qualitative study about children with obesity in low-income households. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2016 Sep - Oct; 10(5):544-552. Tester JM, Lang TC, Laraia BA. PMID: 26689335; PMCID: PMC4903957.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 31     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    19. Gender differences in prediabetes and insulin resistance among 1356 obese children in Northern California. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2013 Jul-Sep; 7(3):161-5. Tester J, Sharma S, Jasik CB, Mietus-Snyder M, Tinajero-Deck L. PMID: 23953182.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    20. Small retailer perspectives of the 2009 Women, Infants and Children Program food package changes. Am J Health Behav. 2012 Sep; 36(5):655-65. Gittelsohn J, Laska MN, Andreyeva T, Foster G, Rose D, Tester J, Lee SH, Zenk SN, Odoms-Young A, McCoy T, Ayala GX. PMID: 22584093; PMCID: PMC4703098.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Using mobile fruit vendors to increase access to fresh fruit and vegetables for schoolchildren. Prev Chronic Dis. 2012; 9:E102. Tester JM, Yen IH, Laraia B. PMID: 22632739; PMCID: PMC3457766.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    22. Stocking characteristics and perceived increases in sales among small food store managers/owners associated with the introduction of new food products approved by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Public Health Nutr. 2012 Sep; 15(9):1771-9. Ayala GX, Laska MN, Zenk SN, Tester J, Rose D, Odoms-Young A, McCoy T, Gittelsohn J, Foster GD, Andreyeva T. PMID: 22583675.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 23     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    23. Healthy food availability and participation in WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) in food stores around lower- and higher-income elementary schools. Public Health Nutr. 2011 Jun; 14(6):960-4. Tester JM, Yen IH, Pallis LC, Laraia BA. PMID: 21205402; PMCID: PMC4577276.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. An analysis of public health policy and legal issues relevant to mobile food vending. Am J Public Health. 2010 Nov; 100(11):2038-46. Tester JM, Stevens SA, Yen IH, Laraia BL. PMID: 20864711; PMCID: PMC2951932.
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    25. Childhood obesity and the built environment. Pediatr Ann. 2010 Mar; 39(3):133-9. Razani N, Tester J. PMID: 20302244.
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    26. Mobile food vending and the after-school food environment. Am J Prev Med. 2010 Jan; 38(1):70-3. Tester JM, Yen IH, Laraia B. PMID: 20117559; PMCID: PMC4577277.
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    27. Healthy food availability in small urban food stores: a comparison of four US cities. Public Health Nutr. 2010 Jul; 13(7):1031-5. Laska MN, Borradaile KE, Tester J, Foster GD, Gittelsohn J. PMID: 19968901; PMCID: PMC3077559.
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    28. The built environment: designing communities to promote physical activity in children. Pediatrics. 2009 Jun; 123(6):1591-8. Committee on Environmental Health, Tester JM. PMID: 19482771.
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    29. Making the playfields even: evaluating the impact of an environmental intervention on park use and physical activity. Prev Med. 2009 Apr; 48(4):316-20. Tester J, Baker R. PMID: 19463491.
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    30. Environment shapes health, including children's mental health. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008 Feb; 47(2):129-131. Jackson RJJ, Tester J. PMID: 18216714.
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    31. A matched case-control study evaluating the effectiveness of speed humps in reducing child pedestrian injuries. Am J Public Health. 2004 Apr; 94(4):646-50. Tester JM, Rutherford GW, Wald Z, Rutherford MW. PMID: 15054019; PMCID: PMC1448312.
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