Jennifer Nelson
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2026
Assessing Treatment Effects in Observational Data With Missing Confounders: A Comparative Study of Practical Doubly‐Robust and Traditional Missing Data Methods
Williamson B, Krakauer C, Johnson E, Gruber S, Shepherd B, van der Laan M, Lumley T, Lee H, Hernández‐Muñoz J, Zhao F, Dutcher S, Desai R, Simon G, Shortreed S, Nelson J, Shaw P. Assessing Treatment Effects in Observational Data With Missing Confounders: A Comparative Study of Practical Doubly‐Robust and Traditional Missing Data Methods. Statistics In Medicine 2026, 45: e70366-e70366. PMID: 41636549, PMCID: PMC12875654, DOI: 10.1002/sim.70366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInverse-probability weightingMultiple imputationElectronic health record dataElectronic health record cohortPlasmode simulation studyHealth record dataMissing confoundersMissing data methodsRecord dataConfounding dataRare outcomesConfoundingAnti-depressant therapyMissingnessMissingness scenariosTreatment effectsDoubly-robust estimatorMaximum likelihood estimationMissingness proportionsData sourcesAnalysis approachBias-variance trade-offGeneralized rakingPharmacoepidemiologyComplex data structures
2025
Cash 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 PaulCoronavirus 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 enrollmentAdolescent 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
2024
Cumulative anticholinergic exposure and white matter hyperintensity burden in community‐dwelling older adults
Li K, Krakauer C, Nelson J, Crane P, Andre J, Curl P, Yuh E, Mossa‐Basha M, Ralston J, Mac Donald C, Gray S. Cumulative anticholinergic exposure and white matter hyperintensity burden in community‐dwelling older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 73: 1115-1124. PMID: 39697086, PMCID: PMC11971017, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnticholinergic exposureDementia riskAssociated with dementia riskCommunity-dwelling older adultsDementia risk factorsWhite matter hyperintensityThought (ACTMagnetic resonance imagingAssociated with greater WMH burdenCumulative anticholinergic exposureProspective cohort studyWhite matter hyperintensity burdenAdult ChangesRetrospective analysis of dataOlder adultsSemi-quantitative ratingsACT participantsLinear regression modelsTSDDsPrimary exposureAge-related white matter changesCohort studyWhite raceHyperintensity burdenDose-response relationshipAssociations 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 ResearchConceptsNeighborhood 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-denseUsing double-negative controls to adjust for healthy-user bias in a recombinant zoster vaccine safety study
Li K, Emerman I, Cook A, Fireman B, Sundaram M, Tseng H, Weintraub E, Yu O, Nelson J, Shi X. Using double-negative controls to adjust for healthy-user bias in a recombinant zoster vaccine safety study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, 194: 2641-2649. PMID: 39604009, PMCID: PMC12104472, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative control outcomesUnmeasured confoundersRecombinant zoster vaccineConfounding biasHealthy-user biasRelative risk estimatesExposure of interestOutcomes of individualsVaccine safety studiesPropensity score adjustmentUnmeasured factorsNegative control methodRisk estimatesLogistic regressionConfoundingEpidemiological studiesPharmacoepidemiological studiesControl outcomesScore adjustmentZoster vaccineOutcomesSafety studiesBiasStudyAdjustmentThe 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 ResearchAdult 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 ResearchConceptsAdverse 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, PMCID: PMC11634645, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine 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 groups