Jenna Marx

Dr. Jenna M. Marx (she/her/hers) teaches courses in Psychology and the General Education curriculum that develop lifelong learners, informed and critical consumers of information, and engaged community members. Her teaching philosophy centers around active engagement, perspective-taking, and consideration of diversity, ethical, and contextual issues. She serves as the director of the department’s undergraduate internship program.

Dr. Marx’s research interests include interdisciplinary research in health promotion and disease prevention, inequities in and social determinants of health, and sports and performance psychology. She has a consistent record of academic conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications, many of which include student co-authors. Dr. Marx has served on multiple Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging committees and is a member of the Global Education Committee. She is involved in the American Psychological Association’s Disability Mentoring Program and Ignite Worldwide, an organization that promotes STEM careers for girls and non-binary students. Dr. Marx is a licensed clinical psychologist in Pennsylvania.

Publications

• Marx, J.M. & Miller, A. (2025). The behavioral economics of smoking and vaping: The relationship between smoking perceptions, stage of change, and health literacy on hypothetical willingness to pay to avoid graphic warning labels. Addiction Research & Theory, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2025.2567269
• Marx, J.M. & Lauritsen, A.J. (2025). The Most Boringest Thing. Boring Press. ISBN: 979-8-218-72304-0.
• Marx, J.M. & Hannaford, E.E. (2024, October 30). Apology and Accessibility are Not Synonyms. Disabled World. https://www.disabled-world.com/news/snynonyms.php
• Marx., J.M. & Miller, A. (2023). Evaluating the accessibility of mindfulness and meditation information online: A content analysis using the Federal Plain Language Guidelines. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-023-00341-2
• Miller, T., Marx, J.M., & Portzer, L. (2023) The Impact of a Physical Activity Education Program on the Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Performance of Women Experiencing Homelessness: A Pilot Study. Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness. https://doi.org/10.1080/10530789.2023.2187523
• Marx, J.M. & Musher-Eizenman, D.R. (2022). Food culture in youth athletics: Exploration of the beliefs of USA stakeholders. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276211068413
• Marx, J.M., Miller, A., Windsor, A., Locke, J., & Frazier, E. (2021) Perceptions of cigarettes and e-cigarettes: Does health literacy matter? The American Journal of College Health, Oct., 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1979008
• Marx, J.M., Kiefner-Burmeister, A.E., Roberts, L. & Musher-Eizenman, D.R. (2019). Nothing alien about it: A comparison of weight bias in preschool-aged children’s ratings of non-human cartoons and human figures. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, 435-439. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2019.09.002  
• O’Dell, S. M., Marx, J. M., & Parikh, M. (2018). Chapter 11: Externalizing Disorders. In S. G. Forman & J. D. Shahidullah (Eds.), Handbook of Pediatric Behavioral Healthcare: An Interdisciplinary Collaborative Approach (pp. 139-153). Switzerland, AG: Springer. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00791-1
• Musher-Eizenman, D.R., Goodman, L., Roberts, L., Marx, J., Taylor, M., & Hoffmann, D. (2018). An examination of food parenting practices: Structure, control, and autonomy promotion. Public Health Nutrition, 22(5), 814-826. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980018003312
• Hoffmann, D. A., Marx, J.M., Burmeister, J. M., & Musher-Eizenman, D. R. (2018). Friday night is pizza night: A comparison of children’s eating behaviors on weekdays and weekends. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, E720. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040720
• Roberts, L., Marx, J. M., & Musher-Eizenman, D. R. (2018). Using food as a reward: An examination of parental reward practices. Appetite, 120, 318-326. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.09.024
• Hoffmann, D.A., Marx, J. M., Kiefner-Burmeister, A.E., & Musher-Eizenman, D.R. (2016). Influence of maternal feeding goals and practices on children’s eating behaviors. Appetite, 107, 21-27. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.07.014
• Marx, J. M., Hoffmann, D.A. & Musher-Eizenman, D. R. (2016). Meals and snacks: Children’s characterizations of food and eating cues. Appetite, 97, 1-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2015.11.010
• Musher-Eizenman, D. R., Marx, J. M., & Taylor, M. B. (2015). It’s always snack time: An investigation of event scripts in the preschool mind. Appetite, 85, 66-69. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2014.11.013
• Carels, R. A., Borushok, J. E., Taylor, M. B., Rossi, J. J., Hoffmann, D. A., Burmeister, J. M., Hinman, N. G., & Marx, J. M. (2015). A randomized trial comparing two approaches to weight loss. Journal of Health Psychology, 22, 7, 943-950. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315619690
• Carels, R. A., Hinman, N. G., Hoffmann, D. A., Burmeister, J. M., Borushok, J. E., Marx, J. M., & Ashrafioun, L. (2014). Implicit bias about weight and weight loss treatment outcomes. Eating Behaviors, 14(5), 648-653. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2014.08.026

Presentations

• Ziemba, K.M. & Marx, J.M. (2025, March 6). Mental Health in Active-Duty Military Personnel. Oral presentation of poster presented at the Society for Military Psychology’s (American Psychological Association Division 19) Annual Summit, Washington, DC.

• Health Psychology (Psy 148)
• Sport Psychology (Psy 149)
• Abnormal Behavior & Experience (Psy 265)
• Analytical Seminar: Clinical Treatment (Psy 351)
• Internship (Psy 400)
• Homelessness and Affordable Housing in Our Community (IME 216)
• Honors Book Lab (IDS 281H)