Jennifer Nelson
About
Education & Training
- MSN
- Sacred Heart University, Family Nurse Practitioner (2005)
- BS
- Villanova University, Nursing (1989)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Jennifer Nelson's published research.
Annalies Denoble, MD, MSc
Heather Lipkind, MD
Laura Forastiere, PhD
Nicholas Christakis, MD, MPH, PhD
Sangini S. Sheth, MD, MPH, FACOG
Publications
2024
Associations Between Adolescent Food Environments and Dietary Intake
Sarwar S, Hill J, Yaroch A, Nelson J, Espy K, Nelson T. Associations Between Adolescent Food Environments and Dietary Intake. Journal Of Nutrition Education And Behavior 2024, 56: 869-880. PMID: 39645399, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2024.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNeighborhood food environmentHome food environmentFood environmentAdolescent dietHealthy Eating Index scoreFast food intakeDietary outcome variablesNutrient-poor foodsSugary beverage consumptionAdolescents’ food environments.Less-healthful foodSugary food intakeIn-person auditsModifiable intervention targetsRates of adolescent obesityVegetable intakeHome fruitFood consumptionVegetable availabilityAdolescent obesityBeverage consumptionIn-personDietary intakeFamily lifeEnergy-denseChildren’s arithmetic strategy use trajectories: Exploring the roles of executive functions and sociodemographic characteristics
Akhavein K, Clark C, Nelson J, Espy K, Finch J. Children’s arithmetic strategy use trajectories: Exploring the roles of executive functions and sociodemographic characteristics. Journal Of Experimental Child Psychology 2024, 249: 106109. PMID: 39471728, DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's math achievementExecutive functionPreschoolers' executive functionMath achievementArithmetic problemsChildren's executive functionEarly elementary schoolTargeted early interventionYears of educationSubtraction problemsDocumented gender differencesStrategy useChildren's strategiesCounting strategiesLongitudinal associationsGender differencesEarly interventionYoung childrenPreschoolYears 3 monthsStrategy selectionChildrenElementary schoolMaternal educationRetrievalThe Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Medical Records Abstraction Project: A Resource for Research on Biological, Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors on the Aging Brain and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Gatto N, Renz A, Tom S, Lyons M, Macuiba J, Dodd T, Lind B, Gray S, Meyers K, Larson E, Nelson J, McEvoy L, Sankaran S, Key D, Litondo J, Crane P. The Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Medical Records Abstraction Project: A Resource for Research on Biological, Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors on the Aging Brain and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Brain Sciences 2024, 14: 1075. PMID: 39595838, PMCID: PMC11592130, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14111075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult ChangesMembers of Kaiser Permanente WashingtonKaiser Permanente WashingtonAbstracted medical recordsMedical recordsOlder adult membersProspective cohort studyWomen's healthRelated dementiaEpidemiological researchPharmacy dataLongitudinal clinical dataCohort studyAbstracted dataMedical conditionsBehavioral factorsAlzheimer's diseasePhysical injuryDementiaParticipantsBrain autopsyBlood pressureEpidemiological investigationsPsychosocialAct dataSafety of the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in 2 Successive Pregnancies
Getahun D, Liu I, Sy L, Glanz J, Zerbo O, Vazquez-Benitez G, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, McLean H, Irving S, Weintraub E, Qian L. Safety of the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in 2 Successive Pregnancies. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2434857. PMID: 39298167, PMCID: PMC11413712, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.34857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAdverse perinatal outcomesPreterm premature rupture of membranesPremature rupture of membranesPreterm premature ruptureRupture of membranesRisk of preeclampsiaSeasonal influenza vaccineInfluenza vaccineAssociated with increased riskInterpregnancy intervalPerinatal outcomesVaccine typesPlacental abruptionPreterm birthInfluenza seasonAssociated with increased risk of preeclampsiaCohort studyRisk of adverse perinatal outcomesAssociated with increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomesSingleton live birth pregnanciesRelative riskLive-birth pregnanciesGestational age birthsRetrospective cohort studyAdjusted relative risksTinnitus after COVID-19 vaccination: Findings from the vaccine adverse event reporting system and the vaccine safety datalink
Yih W, Duffy J, Su J, Bazel S, Fireman B, Hurley L, Maro J, Marquez P, Moro P, Nair N, Nelson J, Smith N, Sundaram M, Vasquez-Benitez G, Weintraub E, Xu S, Shimabukuro T. Tinnitus after COVID-19 vaccination: Findings from the vaccine adverse event reporting system and the vaccine safety datalink. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2024, 45: 104448. PMID: 39096568, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsVaccine Adverse Event Reporting SystemVaccine Safety DatalinkReports of tinnitusInfluenza vaccineAdverse Event Reporting SystemEvent Reporting SystemCOVID-19 vaccineIncreased risk of tinnitusIncidence rateRisk of tinnitusVaccine safety surveillance systemOccurrence of tinnitusEmpirical Bayesian data miningCOVID-19 vaccine dosesDay 1Increased riskTinnitusVaccine doseInfluenzaConfounding factorsDisproportionate reportingSafety surveillance systemMedical visitsVaccineAge groupsChildhood executive control and adolescent substance use: Mediation via parent–child relationship quality
Patwardhan I, Guo Y, Fleming C, James T, Nelson J, Espy K, Nelson T, Mason W. Childhood executive control and adolescent substance use: Mediation via parent–child relationship quality. Family Relations 2024, 73: 3513-3529. DOI: 10.1111/fare.13061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent substance usePreschool ECExecutive controlHarsh disciplineSubstance useContribution of child characteristicsLongitudinal cohort-sequential studyParent-child relationship qualityFamily history of substance usePreschool executive controlStatistically significant indirect effectCohort-sequential studyAffecting qualityHistory of substance useSignificant indirect effectSubstance use initiationE-cigarettesFamily socioeconomic statusMethod ParticipantsParenting behaviorsMediation analysisRelationship qualityAdolescent assessmentIndirect associationsChild characteristicsAdolescent Sleep as a Transdiagnostic Factor: Associations Between Actigraphy-Derived Night-to-Night Sleep Metrics and Adolescent Psychopathology
Phillips E, Goldberg E, Brock R, Hamburger E, Nelson J, Mason W, Espy K, Nelson T. Adolescent Sleep as a Transdiagnostic Factor: Associations Between Actigraphy-Derived Night-to-Night Sleep Metrics and Adolescent Psychopathology. JAACAP Open 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilevel structural equation modelingBifactor S-1 modelIntraindividual variabilityModels of psychopathologySleep metricsSleep durationTransdiagnostic factorAdolescent psychopathologyEmotion dysregulationPsychopathologyStructural equation modelingGeneral factorPsychiatric problemsLatent meansAdolescent sleepNight sleep durationSocioeconomic riskResults ResultsEquation modelingAdolescentsSociodemographic variablesSleepPositive associationDysregulationBifactorEarly childhood executive control modulates negative affectivity's role in increasing adolescent body mass index trajectories
Tomaso C, James T, Brock R, Yaroch A, Hill J, Huang T, Nelson J, Mason W, Espy K, Nelson T. Early childhood executive control modulates negative affectivity's role in increasing adolescent body mass index trajectories. Pediatric Obesity 2024, 19: e13144. PMID: 38926799, DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.13144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsExecutive control abilitiesExecutive controlNegative affectExecutive control tasksChild Behavior QuestionnaireControl abilityEarly risk factorsEarly temperamentAssess temperamentBehavior QuestionnaireTemperamentControl taskLongitudinal studyAffectAssociated with pediatric obesityBMI growthRisk factorsTargeted assessmentWeight outcomesAffective rolesPrevention effortsChildrenChildhood obesity prevention effortsObesity prevention effortsBody mass index trajectoriesMaternal and child health intervention to promote behaviour change: a population-level cluster-randomised controlled trial in Honduras
Oles W, Alexander M, Negron R, Nelson J, Iriarte E, Airoldi E, Christakis N, Forastiere L. Maternal and child health intervention to promote behaviour change: a population-level cluster-randomised controlled trial in Honduras. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e060784. PMID: 38858139, PMCID: PMC11168147, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCluster randomised controlled trialPrimary outcomeCounseling interventionChild health interventionsCommunity health workersProfessional care seekingBreast-feedingPromote behavior changeSecondary outcome measuresFacility birthsUmbilical cord careCare-seekingNewborn healthNewborn careHealth workersHealth facilitiesEndline surveyHealth interventionsEducational interventionChild healthCord careHome settingCaring behaviorsSecondary outcomesSustained educational interventionsCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Denoble A, Vazquez-Benitez G, Sheth S, Ackerman-Banks C, DeSilva M, Zhu J, Daley M, Getahun D, Klein N, Vesco K, Irving S, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, Donahue J, Weintraub E, Kharbanda E, Lipkind H. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 144: 215-222. PMID: 38843526, PMCID: PMC11250101, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsVaccine Safety DatalinkAntepartum stillbirthVaccine Safety Datalink sitesLive birthsCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine dosePregnancy start dateRisk of severe morbidityRisk of stillbirthConditional logistic regressionCase-control studyVaccine manufacturersSingleton pregnanciesGestational ageFetal deathPostpartum visitMaternal ageIndex dateSevere morbidityDiagnostic codesPregnancyStillbirthPregnant peopleCOVID-19Logistic regression