Melissa L. Walls

3.2k citations

90 papers · 2.1k indexed · h-index 24

Health top 1%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights 29
Clinical Psychology top 2%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development 8
General Health Professions top 2%
- Community Health and Development 18
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations 12
Social Psychology top 2%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management top 5%
Sociology and Political Science
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research 14
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Diabetes Management and Education 12
Epidemiology
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes 10
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects 8

Co-authors: Les B. Whitbeck Con Stough Benjamin R. Palmer Zena Burgess Kelley J. Sittner Kurt D. Johnson Dan R. Hoyt Benjamin D. Aronson
Cited by: Health Clinical Psychology General Health Professions
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología (1 paper)Journal of Nutrition (1 paper)Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Australia

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Melissa L. Walls

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1	Intergenerational Impacts of Historical Trauma on Contemporary Depression Symptoms Among Indigenous Communities Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·Ashley B. Cole,Kelley J. Sittner,Trisha Bruyere,Melissa L. Walls	2025	0
2	Examining naloxone access and interest in secondary naloxone distribution on an American Indian Reservation in the Northern Midwest of the United States SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Kristin E. Schneider,Sean T. Allen,Allison O’Rourke,Molly C. Reid,Maisie Conrad,Pam Hughes,Laura Palombi,Toni Wakemup,Andrea Medley,Melissa L. Walls	2024	0
3	Indigenous Perspectives on Strengths, Resilience, and Well-being International Journal of Indigenous Health ·Melissa L. Walls,Nikki Crowe,Vicki Oberstar,Joseph P. Gone,Marcia Kitto,Colleen Bernu,Nicole M. Weiss	2024	1
4	Increased community engagement of Indigenous Peoples in dementia research leads to higher context relevance of results Dementia ·Tonya M. Kjerland,Shawnda Schroeder,Va’atausili Tofaeono,Melissa L. Walls,Joseph P. Gone	2024	4
5	Planting the seed: using research as a tool to revitalize puberty ceremonies in Anishinaabe communities Qualitative Research Journal ·Miigis B. Gonzalez,Alexandra Ziibiins Johnson,Lisa Awan Martin,Naawakwe,Jillian Fish,Lalaine Sevillano,Melissa L. Walls,Lee Obizaan Staples	2024	1
6	Community-Engaged Development of Strengths-Based Nutrition Measures: The Indigenous Nourishment Scales International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Tara L. Maudrie,Laura E. Caulfield,Cassandra J. Nguyen,Melissa L. Walls,Emily E. Haroz,Lyndell Moore,Rachel G. Dionne-Thunder,Joe Vital,Brook LaFloe,Alanna Norris,Vincent Dionne,Virgil Pain On Hip,Jessica Dickerson,Kerry Hawk Lessard,Antony L. Stately,Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan,Victoria M. O’Keefe	2024	1
7	Striatal hypoactivation during monetary loss anticipation in individuals with substance use disorders in a heterogenous urban American Indian sample Drug and Alcohol Dependence ·Ricardo A. Wilhelm,Philip A. Spechler,Mara J. Demuth,Miigis B. Gonzalez,Christopher G. Kemp,Melissa L. Walls,Robin L. Aupperle,Martin P. Paulus,Jennifer L. Stewart,Evan J. White	2023	1
8	Indigenous Elders' Conceptualization of Wellbeing: An Anishinaabe Worldview Perspective International Journal of Indigenous Health ·Miigis B. Gonzalez,Rachel I. Steinberg,Forrest Bruce,Jessica Ullrich,Melissa L. Walls	2023	3
9	Food Stress and Diabetes-Related Psychosocial Outcomes in American Indian Communities: A Mixed Methods Approach Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior ·Tara L. Maudrie,Kevalin M. W. Aulandez,Victoria M. O’Keefe,Frances R. Whitfield,Melissa L. Walls,Dane Hautala	2022	2
10	Factors Associated with Sterile Syringe Acquisition among People Who Inject Drugs in West Virginia Substance Use & Misuse ·Sean T. Allen,Alyona Mazhnaya,Allison O’Rourke,Rebecca Hamilton White,Patrick T. Wedlock,Suzanne M. Grieb,Michael E. Kilkenny,Melissa L. Walls,Susan G. Sherman	2021	1
11	Suicide and the opioid overdose crisis among American Indian and Alaska Natives: a storm on two fronts demanding swift action The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse ·Jerreed Ivanich,Julia Weckstein,Paul S. Nestadt,Mary Cwik,Melissa L. Walls,Emily E. Haroz,Victoria M. O’Keefe,Novalene Goklish,Allison Barlow	2021	9
12	Spiritual connectedness through prayer as a mediator of the relationship between Indigenous language use and positive mental health. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology ·Miigis B. Gonzalez,Kelley J. Sittner,Jessica Ullrich,Melissa L. Walls	2021	10
13	Prevalence of Mental Disorders from Adolescence Through Early Adulthood in American Indian and First Nations Communities International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ·Melissa L. Walls,Kelley J. Sittner,Les B. Whitbeck,Kaley A. Herman,Miigis B. Gonzalez,Jessica H. L. Elm,Dane Hautala,Melinda Dertinger,Dan R. Hoyt	2020	24
14	Latent Trajectories and Profiles of Commercial Cigarette Smoking Frequency From Adolescence to Young Adulthood Among North American Indigenous People Nicotine & Tobacco Research ·Dane Hautala,Kelley J. Sittner,Melissa L. Walls	2020	4
15	Culture, Social Support, and Diabetes Empowerment Among American Indian Adults Living With Type 2 Diabetes Diabetes Spectrum ·Miigis B. Gonzalez,Kaley A. Herman,Melissa L. Walls	2020	7
16	Conjoint adolescent developmental trajectories of alcohol and marijuana use and early adult outcomes among North American Indigenous people Addictive Behaviors ·Kelley J. Sittner,Dane Hautala,Melissa L. Walls	2020	6
17	Assessment of feasibility and outcomes of a salivary cortisol collection protocol in five American Indian communities Stress ·Melissa L. Walls,Melinda Dertinger,Michael E. Unzen,Angie Forsberg,Benjamin D. Aronson,Stephanie Wille,Mustafa Al’Absi,(unknown)	2019	4
18	Research with American Indian and Alaska Native populations: Measurement matters Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse ·Melissa L. Walls,Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell,Allison Barlow,Michelle Sarche	2017	51
19	Conduct Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder Trajectories, Predictors, and Outcomes for Indigenous Youth Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·Brenna L. Greenfield,Kelley J. Sittner,Miriam K. Forbes,Melissa L. Walls,Les B. Whitbeck	2016	16
20	Strain, Emotion, and Suicide Among American Indian Youth Deviant Behavior ·Melissa L. Walls,Constance L. Chapple,Kurt D. Johnson	2007	52

About Melissa L. Walls

Melissa L. Walls is a scholar working on Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology, having authored 90 papers that have together received 2.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (29 papers), Community Health and Development (18 papers), Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (14 papers), Diabetes Management and Education (12 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (12 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (10 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (8 papers) and Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health (590 citations), Clinical Psychology (658 citations) and General Health Professions (732 citations). Melissa L. Walls has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Les B. Whitbeck, Con Stough, Benjamin R. Palmer, Zena Burgess, Kelley J. Sittner, Kurt D. Johnson, Dan R. Hoyt, Benjamin D. Aronson, Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell and Brenna L. Greenfield. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Nutrition and Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

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