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Heather A. Eicher‐Miller

Health Professions · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2007

Publications

185

Citations

3,485

Est. group size

~18

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

20

Publishing since 2007

Research summary
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Heather A. Eicher-Miller studies food insecurity, nutrition security, and diet quality, with particular focus on how household food access relates to nutrient intake across populations including adolescents, veterans, and families with young children. Her work also examines nutrition education programs, community food assistance settings like emergency food systems and community cafés, and more recently explores how large language models might support nutrition-related expert tasks. Much of her research uses national survey data (such as NHANES) and scoping reviews to inform measurement and policy around nutrition security.

Food insecurity and nutrition securityDiet quality and nutrient adequacyNutrition education programsCommunity food assistance (food banks, cafés)Applications of AI/LLMs in nutrition research

Publication output has been steady over the past decade, fluctuating between roughly 13-28 papers per year without a clear long-term increase or decline.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 13.8/year recently
2017: 15 publications172018: 13 publications182019: 14 publications192020: 28 publications28202021: 17 publications212022: 14 publications222023: 21 publications232024: 17 publications242025: 16 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Current Developments in Nutrition×25
  • Nutrients×24
  • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior×18
  • Journal of Nutrition×12
  • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics×9
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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