Jennifer Nelson
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2025
Examining longitudinal associations between early environmental deprivation and unpredictability and dietary quality and eating behaviors a decade later
Goldberg E, Brock R, Yaroch A, Hill J, Mason W, Nelson J, Espy K, Nelson T. Examining longitudinal associations between early environmental deprivation and unpredictability and dietary quality and eating behaviors a decade later. Appetite 2025, 216: 108277. PMID: 40882821, DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2025.108277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDietary qualityEating behaviorsCaloric intakeLongitudinal associationsMeasures of dietary qualityEmotional eatingAssociated with lower caloric intakeDietary assessment toolsCaregiver self-reportAssociated with higher caloric intakeLow caloric intakeHigh caloric intakeEarly deprivationDietary recallsSocioeconomic statusMaternal educationTFEQ-R18Prevention effortsSelf-ReportAssessment toolAssociated with eatingDimensions of early adversityStudy entryR-18EatingCash Transfers and Their Effect on Maternal and Young Children’s Health
Duncan G, Magnuson K, Kunin-Batson A, Yoshikawa H, Fox N, Halpern-Meekin S, Ainsworth N, Black S, Nelson J, Nelson T, Georgieff M, Karhson D, Gennetian L, Noble K. Cash Transfers and Their Effect on Maternal and Young Children’s Health. JAMA Pediatrics 2025, 179: 867-875. PMID: 40522644, PMCID: PMC12171960, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.1612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMonthly unconditional cash transfersBody mass indexHealth of mothersChild healthPhysical healthBMI percentileMental healthMother-infant dyadsUnconditional cash transfersLow-incomeChild body mass indexMental health of mothersMaternal reportPhysical health of mothersChild BMI percentileMaternal mental healthMaternal depressive symptomsChild's fourth birthdayDetect group differencesCash transfersGroup differencesPostpartum wardMother-child dyadsChildren's HealthMinneapolis/St PaulReligious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022–2023
Williams J, Kurlandsky K, Breslin K, Cruz H, Stein A, Shoup J, Reifler L, Daley M, Lewin B, Goddard K, Henninger M, Nelson J, Vazquez-Benitez G, Hanson K, Fuller C, Hambidge S. Religious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022–2023. AJPM Focus 2025, 4: 100404. PMID: 40977997, PMCID: PMC12446675, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2025.100404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReligious service attendanceCenters for Disease Control and PreventionDisease Control and PreventionService attendanceControl and PreventionIntersection of religionCOVID-19 public health emergencyMultivariate logistic regressionPublic health emergencyCommunity partnershipsVaccine attitudesDisease preventionMember surveyCOVID-19Logistic regressionReport associationsAttendancePublic healthMethodological limitationsHealth emergencyCOVID-19 vaccine informationVaccine informationVaccination statusCOVID-19 pandemicPregnancy statusRisk of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Recurrence Following Second Measles-Containing Vaccine Dose.
Zerbo O, Modaressi S, Fireman B, Ross P, Goddard K, Nelson J, Glanz J, Irving S, Lewin B, DeSilva M, Hambidge S, Sundaram M, Klein N. Risk of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Recurrence Following Second Measles-Containing Vaccine Dose. 2025, 156 PMID: 40701566, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2025-070931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLongitudinal Associations between Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Use and Eating Behaviors
Sarwar S, Mason W, Nelson J, Espy K, Nelson T. Longitudinal Associations between Adolescent Electronic Cigarette Use and Eating Behaviors. Substance Use & Misuse 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-10. PMID: 40691872, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2534491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProblematic eating behaviorsE-cigarette useAdolescent e-cigarette useEating behaviorsDietary intakeEmotional eatingLongitudinal associationsE-cigarettesSelf-report measuresDietary behaviorsCigarette useProblematic eatingCombustible cigarette useCognitive restraintLongitudinal designElectronic cigarette useDietary recallsEatingFood restrictionHealth behaviorsIntakeEating practicesPhone interviewsPotential mechanismsMultiple regression modelAccuracy of COVID-19 vaccination Self-report compared with data from VSD electronic health Records for Pregnant Women and non-pregnant Adults, 2021-2022
Stein A, Williams J, Hurley L, Breslin K, Kurlandsky K, Hambidge S, Nelson J, Fuller C, Crane B, Hanson K, Glenn S, Jazwa A, Reifler L. Accuracy of COVID-19 vaccination Self-report compared with data from VSD electronic health Records for Pregnant Women and non-pregnant Adults, 2021-2022. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2025, kwaf112. PMID: 40445214, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaf112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health record dataElectronic health recordsSelf-ReportHealth recordsVaccine Safety DatalinkAccuracy of electronic health recordsPregnant womenNon-pregnant adultsNon-Hispanic blacksSpanish-speaking respondentsVaccination statusEstimate vaccination ratesNon-pregnant peopleCross-sectional studySelf-reported vaccination statusSelf-reported dataSelf-report measuresAdult respondentsPrevention effortsVaccination ratesEstimates of sensitivityVaccination dataCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicVaccination coverageCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Spontaneous Abortion
Sheth S, Vazquez-Benitez G, DeSilva M, Zhu J, Seburg E, Denoble A, Daley M, Getahun D, Klein N, Vesco K, Irving S, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, Donahue J, Lipkind H, Kharbanda E. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Spontaneous Abortion. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2025, 146: 129-137. PMID: 40311142, PMCID: PMC12169859, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous abortionVaccine Safety Datalink sitesLive birthsCase groupGestational ageCOVID-19 vaccineDose numberContinuous health plan enrollmentPregnancy start dateControl groupCase-control studyHealth plan enrollmentSafety of COVID-19 vaccinesConditional logistic regressionSingleton pregnanciesFetal deathPregnancy outcomesPrenatal visitEarly pregnancyMaternal agePregnancyVaccine exposureOutcome datePatientsPlan enrollmentAttitudes and beliefs regarding COVID-19 and COVID-19 Omicron booster vaccine among adults in the vaccine safety datalink, 2022–2023
Hurley L, Kurlandsky K, Breslin K, Stein A, Hambidge S, Shoup J, Reifler L, Daley M, Lewin B, Goddard K, Henninger M, Nelson J, Vazquez-Benitez G, Hanson K, Fuller C, Williams J. Attitudes and beliefs regarding COVID-19 and COVID-19 Omicron booster vaccine among adults in the vaccine safety datalink, 2022–2023. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2025, 21: 2467548. PMID: 40179339, PMCID: PMC11980469, DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2467548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNote on targeted learning with an undersmoothed Lasso propensity score model for large-scale covariate adjustment in health care database studies
Wyss R, van der Laan M, Gruber S, Shi X, Lee H, Dutcher S, Nelson J, Toh S, Russo M, Wang S, Desai R, Lin K. Note on targeted learning with an undersmoothed Lasso propensity score model for large-scale covariate adjustment in health care database studies. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2025, 194: 1470-1472. PMID: 40036894, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaf024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent health behavior profiles and associations with mental health in a longitudinal study
Kidwell K, Brock R, Tomaso C, Phillips E, James T, Yaroch A, Hill J, Nelson J, Huang T, Mason W, Espy K, Nelson T. Adolescent health behavior profiles and associations with mental health in a longitudinal study. Journal Of Health Psychology 2025, 30: 2232-2249. PMID: 39887976, DOI: 10.1177/13591053251314328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with mental healthHealth behavior profilesMental healthBehavioral profileSubstance useLow fruit/vegetable intakeHealth behavior patternsMental health symptomsMinimal substance useAdolescent health behaviorsFruit/vegetable intakePhysical activityHealthy behaviorsHealth behaviorsParental psychopathologyHealth symptomsHigh-risk groupAverage sleepE-cigarettesAssessment pointsIntervention effortsSleep durationHealthLongitudinal studyProfile 2