Marilyn S. Townsend

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Marilyn S. Townsend is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Marilyn S. Townsend has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 33 papers in General Health Professions and 14 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Marilyn S. Townsend's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (56 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (21 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (14 papers). Marilyn S. Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (56 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (21 papers) and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (14 papers). Marilyn S. Townsend collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Switzerland. Marilyn S. Townsend's co-authors include Lucía Kaiser, Mical K. Shilts, Suzanne P. Murphy, Marcel Horowitz, Cheryl Achterberg, Janet M Peerson, Lindsay H. Allen, Mary Lavender Fujii, Hugo Melgar‐Quiñonez and Jinan Banna and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Marilyn S. Townsend

69 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Food Insecurity Is Positively Related to Overweight in Women

2001 612 citations Marilyn S. Townsend, Janet M Peerson et al. Journal of Nutrition profile →

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Marilyn S. Nanney United States

Sonya J. Jones United States

Jean Anliker United States

Leslie Lytle United States

Cheryl Achterberg United States

Christine E. Blake United States

Ramona Robinson‐O’Brien United States

Bárbara Baquero United States

Sally M. Davis United States

Julia A. Wolfson United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marilyn S. Townsend

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Ontai, Lenna, et al.. (2022). Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Initial Validation of Mi Niño: A Tool to Measure Food-Related Parenting Practices of Spanish-Speaking Parents with Young Children. Current Developments in Nutrition. 7(2). 100002–100002.

Shilts, Mical K., Dennis M. Styne, Louise Lanoue, et al.. (2021). Feasibility of Colocating a Nutrition Education Program into a Medical Clinic Setting to Facilitate Pediatric Obesity Prevention. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 12. 3667695263–3667695263. 1 indexed citations

Townsend, Marilyn S., Mical K. Shilts, Louise Lanoue, et al.. (2020). Obesity Risk Assessment Tool among 3–5 Year Olds: Validation with Biomarkers of Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation. Childhood Obesity. 16(S1). S–23. 3 indexed citations

Ontai, Lenna, Carolyn Sutter, Stephanie L. Sitnick, Mical K. Shilts, & Marilyn S. Townsend. (2019). Parent Food-Related Behaviors and Family-Based Dietary and Activity Environments: Associations with BMI z-Scores in Low-Income Preschoolers. Childhood Obesity. 16(S1). S–55. 6 indexed citations

Ontai, Lenna, Carolyn Sutter, Stephanie L. Sitnick, Mical K. Shilts, & Marilyn S. Townsend. (2019). My Child at mealtime parent self-assessment of food related behaviors: Validation with mealtime behaviors. Appetite. 136. 62–69. 6 indexed citations

Ontai, Lenna, Stephanie L. Sitnick, Mical K. Shilts, & Marilyn S. Townsend. (2015). My child at mealtime: A visually enhanced self-assessment of feeding styles for low-income parents of preschoolers. Appetite. 99. 76–81. 15 indexed citations

Shilts, Mical K., et al.. (2015). A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Customizing MyPlate for Low-Literate, Low-Income Families in 4 Steps. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 47(4). 394–396.e1. 6 indexed citations

Townsend, Marilyn S., et al.. (2013). Improving the Quality of Data From EFNEP Participants With Low Literacy Skills: A Participant-driven Model. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 46(4). 309–314. 22 indexed citations

Chaidez, Virginia, Marilyn S. Townsend, & Lucía Kaiser. (2011). Toddler-feeding practices among Mexican American mothers. A qualitative study. Appetite. 56(3). 629–632. 36 indexed citations

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Banna, Jinan, Lucía Kaiser, Christiana Drake, & Marilyn S. Townsend. (2011). Acculturation, physical activity and television viewing in Hispanic women: findings from the 2005 California Women's Health Survey. Public Health Nutrition. 15(2). 198–207. 20 indexed citations

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Banna, Jinan, Nancy L. Keim, & Marilyn S. Townsend. (2011). Assessing Face Validity of a Physical Activity Questionnaire for Spanish-Speaking Women in California. Journal of Extension. 49(5). 8 indexed citations

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Townsend, Marilyn S.. (2010). Where is the science? What will it take to show that nutrient profiling systems work?. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 91(4). 1109S–1115S. 67 indexed citations

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Townsend, Marilyn S., Grant J Aaron, Pablo Monsivais, Nancy L. Keim, & Adam Drewnowski. (2009). Less-energy-dense diets of low-income women in California are associated with higher energy-adjusted diet costs. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 89(4). 1220–1226. 89 indexed citations

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Drewnowski, Adam, Pablo Monsivais, Marilyn S. Townsend, Grant J Aaron, & Nancy L. Keim. (2009). Reply to E Frazao. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 90(3). 701–702. 4 indexed citations

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Shilts, Mical K., Marcel Horowitz, & Marilyn S. Townsend. (2009). Guided goal setting: Effectiveness in a dietary and physical activity intervention with low-income adolescents. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 21(1). 111–122. 39 indexed citations

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Martin, Anna, et al.. (2006). Development of a Tool to Assess Past Food Insecurity of Immigrant Latino Mothers. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 38(6). 378–382. 24 indexed citations

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Horowitz, Marcel, Mical K. Shilts, & Marilyn S. Townsend. (2005). Adapting a Diet Analysis Program for an Adolescent Audience. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 37(1). 43–44. 6 indexed citations

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Shilts, Mical K., Marcel Horowitz, & Marilyn S. Townsend. (2004). Goal Setting as a Strategy for Dietary and Physical Activity Behavior Change: A Review of the Literature. American Journal of Health Promotion. 19(2). 81–93. 297 indexed citations

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Townsend, Marilyn S., et al.. (2003). Using a Theory-Driven Approach to Design a Professional Development Workshop. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 35(6). 312–318. 19 indexed citations

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Townsend, Marilyn S., et al.. (2001). Food Insecurity Is Positively Related to Overweight in Women. Journal of Nutrition. 131(6). 1738–1745. 612 indexed citations breakdown →

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