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Melissa K. Nelson

Professor of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Verified email at asu.edu
Cited by 1008

Neighborhood environments: disparities in access to healthy foods in the US

NI Larson, MT Story, MC Nelson - American journal of preventive medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Poor dietary patterns and obesity, established risk factors for chronic disease,
have been linked to neighborhood deprivation, neighborhood minority composition, and …

Inequality in the built environment underlies key health disparities in physical activity and obesity

P Gordon-Larsen, MC Nelson, P Page, BM Popkin - Pediatrics, 2006 - publications.aap.org
CONTEXT. Environmental factors are suggested to play a major role in physical activity (PA)
and other obesity-related behaviors, yet there is no national research on the relationship …

Emerging adulthood and college-aged youth: an overlooked age for weight-related behavior change

MC Nelson, M Story, NI Larson, D Neumark-Sztainer… - …, 2008 - search.proquest.com
Physical activity. Although longitudinal data are limited, there is evidence of dramatic changes
in lifestyle characteristics during this period. Cohort data from Add Health indicate that …

Longitudinal physical activity and sedentary behavior trends: adolescence to adulthood

P Gordon-Larsen, MC Nelson, BM Popkin - American journal of preventive …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is little national research on longitudinal patterns of physical activity
and sedentary behavior in ethnically diverse teens as they transition to adulthood. METHODS…

Longitudinal and secular trends in physical activity and sedentary behavior during adolescence

MC Nelson, D Neumark-Stzainer, PJ Hannan… - …, 2006 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. There is little epidemiologic research on longitudinal and secular trends in
weight-related health behaviors throughout the stages of adolescence. In particular, few data …

[HTML][HTML] Five-year obesity incidence in the transition period between adolescence and adulthood: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

P Gordon-Larsen, LS Adair, MC Nelson… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Background No nationally representative longitudinal data have been analyzed to evaluate
the incidence of obesity in the transition between adolescence and adulthood. Objective The …

The nature of feedback: How different types of peer feedback affect writing performance

MM Nelson, CD Schunn - Instructional science, 2009 - Springer
Although providing feedback is commonly practiced in education, there is no general
agreement regarding what type of feedback is most helpful and why it is helpful. This study …

Physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns are associated with selected adolescent health risk behaviors

MC Nelson, P Gordon-Larsen - Pediatrics, 2006 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. Little is known about how physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior, and
various adolescent health risk behaviors are associated. The objective of this study was to …

Built and social environments: associations with adolescent overweight and activity

MC Nelson, P Gordon-Larsen, Y Song… - American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the patterning of neighborhood characteristics, beyond
the basic urban, rural, suburban trichotomy, and its impact on physical activity (PA) and …

[BOOK][B] Original instructions: Indigenous teachings for a sustainable future

MK Nelson - 2008 - books.google.com
Indigenous leaders and other visionaries suggest solutions to today’s global crisis• Original
Instructions are ancient ways of living from the heart of humanity within the heart of nature• …