Melissa Laska

Melissa Laska

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

H-index: 72

North America-United States

About Melissa Laska

Melissa Laska, With an exceptional h-index of 72 and a recent h-index of 48 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities,

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

High prevalence of food insecurity and related disparities among US College and university students from 2015–2019

Impact of delaying high school start times on weight and related behaviors-the START study

Parent meal self-efficacy and practices in households with healthy home food environments in the face of economic hardship

The impact of delayed school start time on adolescent beverage consumption, findings from the START study

Trade-Offs Faced by 2-and 4-Year College Students Experiencing Food Insecurity: An Analysis of Qualitative Data

Reflection spectroscopy-assessed skin carotenoids are sensitive to change in carotenoid intake in a six-week randomized controlled feeding trial in a racially/ethnically …

Adverse childhood experiences and food insecurity in emerging adulthood: findings from the EAT 2010–2018 study

Emerging adult college students' descriptions of exposure to childhood emotional abuse and associated factors: A qualitative exploration

Melissa Laska Information

University

Position

Professor of Epidemiology & Community Health

Citations(all)

21967

Citations(since 2020)

9507

Cited By

16389

hIndex(all)

72

hIndex(since 2020)

48

i10Index(all)

150

i10Index(since 2020)

141

Email

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

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Top articles of Melissa Laska

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

High prevalence of food insecurity and related disparities among US College and university students from 2015–2019

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Julia A Wolfson

Noura Insolera

Melissa N Laska

Cindy W Leung

2024/1/1

Impact of delaying high school start times on weight and related behaviors-the START study

Preventive medicine

Rachel Widome

Darin J Erickson

Melissa N Laska

Aaron T Berger

Kathleen M Lenk

...

2023/7/1

Parent meal self-efficacy and practices in households with healthy home food environments in the face of economic hardship

Appetite

Aysegul Baltaci

Melissa N Laska

Melissa Horning

Mary Hearst

Jiwoo Lee

...

2023/11/1

The impact of delayed school start time on adolescent beverage consumption, findings from the START study

Appetite

Andrew J Weiss

Darin J Erickson

Sara M Lammert

Melissa N Laska

Aaron T Berger

...

2023/6/1

Trade-Offs Faced by 2-and 4-Year College Students Experiencing Food Insecurity: An Analysis of Qualitative Data

American Journal of Health Promotion

Cydney M McGuire

Michael J Stebleton

Kathleen M Lenk

Katherine Lust

Carolyn M Porta

...

2023/11

Reflection spectroscopy-assessed skin carotenoids are sensitive to change in carotenoid intake in a six-week randomized controlled feeding trial in a racially/ethnically …

The Journal of Nutrition

Stephanie Jilcott Pitts

Nancy E Moran

Melissa N Laska

Qiang Wu

Lisa Harnack

...

2023/4/1

Adverse childhood experiences and food insecurity in emerging adulthood: findings from the EAT 2010–2018 study

APHA's 2020 VIRTUAL Annual Meeting and Expo (Oct. 24-28)

Philip Baiden

Catherine LaBrenz

Shawndaya Thrasher

Gladys Asiedua-Baiden

Boniface Harerimana

...

2020/10/28

Emerging adult college students' descriptions of exposure to childhood emotional abuse and associated factors: A qualitative exploration

Child Abuse & Neglect

Dunia Dadi

Zobeida Bonilla

Michael J Beckstrand

Patricia Frazier

Anne Gerlach

...

2023/12/1

Position of the society for nutrition education and behavior: food and nutrition insecurity among college students

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Sarah Ash

Isobel Contento

Melissa D Olfert

Pamela A Koch

2023/1/1

Corrigendum to'Pressure-Mediated Reflection Spectroscopy Criterion Validity as a Biomarker of Fruit and Vegetable Intake: A 2-Site Cross-Sectional Study of 4 Racial or Ethnic …

The Journal of nutrition

Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts

Nancy E Moran

Qiang Wu

Lisa Harnack

Neal E Craft

...

2023/11

Experiences of Food Pantry Stakeholders and Emergency Food Providers in Rural Minnesota Communities

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Patrick J Brady

Kelly Kunkel

Aysegul Baltaci

Abby Gold

Melissa N Laska

2023/10/1

Examining Potential Modifiers of Human Skin and Plasma Carotenoid Responses in a Randomized Trial of a Carotenoid-Containing Juice Intervention

The Journal of Nutrition

Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts

Qiang Wu

Nancy E Moran

Melissa N Laska

Lisa Harnack

2023/11/1

Associations between shopping patterns, dietary behaviours and geographic information system-assessed store accessibility among small food store customers

Public health nutrition

Jared T McGuirt

Qiang Wu

Melissa N Laska

Kimberly P Truesdale

Ann P Rafferty

...

2022/5

Secular trends and customer characteristics of sweetened beverage and water purchasing at US convenience and other small food stores, 2014–2017

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Megan R Winkler

Kathleen Lenk

Darin Erickson

Melissa N Laska

2022/3/31

Increasing healthy food access for low-income communities: Protocol of the Healthy Community Stores Case Study project

International journal of environmental research and public health

Joel Gittelsohn

Christina M Kasprzak

Alex B Hill

Samantha M Sundermeir

Melissa N Laska

...

2022/1/8

Retailer marketing strategies and customer purchasing of sweetened beverages in convenience stores

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Megan R Winkler

Kathleen Lenk

Darin J Erickson

Melissa N Laska

2022/11/1

ApplicationsofComplexSystemsModelsto ImproveRetailFoodEnvironmentsforPopulation Health: AScopingReview

Megan R Winkler

Yeeli Mui

Shanda L Hunt

Melissa N Laska

Joel Gittelsohn

...

2022

Applications of complex systems models to improve retail food environments for population health: A scoping review

Megan R Winkler

Yeeli Mui

Shanda L Hunt

Melissa N Laska

Joel Gittelsohn

...

2022/7/1

Pressure-mediated reflection spectroscopy criterion validity as a biomarker of fruit and vegetable intake: A 2-site cross-sectional study of 4 racial or ethnic groups

The Journal of Nutrition

Stephanie B Jilcott Pitts

Nancy E Moran

Qiang Wu

Lisa Harnack

Neal E Craft

...

2022/1/1

Sexual orientation and obesity: what do we know?

Nicole A VanKim

Melissa N Laska

2021/12

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