Monica Nelson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3784192 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Monica Nelson |
| NOMBRES | Monica |
| APELLIDO | Nelson |
| FIRMA | NELSON M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Waikato |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2964-9212 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 31 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Mapping un/contested knowledge of sex/gender in high performance sport
Beliefs about women athletes’ bodies, physical capacities, and the ‘best’ training methods to attain maximal performance are continually debated inside and outside of sport. But it is unclear how these many disparate, and at times conflicting, knowledges come together to shape women athletes’ health and performance. In this paper, we engage Actor-Network Theory (ANT) as a methodological framework for examining the variety of sex and gendered know…
Eternal Wound, Performance Enhancement, or Minor Inconvenience
The menstrual cycle and its relationship to athletic performance has become a topic of high interest in sporting and academic circles. Novel sport-focused menstrual knowledges, practices, and technologies abound, offering coaches and athletes new narratives and at times untested strategies that promise to address athletes’ menstrual cycles and push them to higher levels of performance. In this paper, we explore sportswomen's experiences of this c…
The wins of the grassroots climate movement in the University of California
As the climate and ecological predicament worsens, too many people seem to be waiting for policy to be implemented from “on high.” Yet the history of many social struggles shows us that achieving policy wins requires a strong push from below. Here we recount how members of the climate justice organization The UC San Diego Green New Deal were critical to reorienting the climate policy of a very large institution, the 10 campus University of Califo…
“We exist. Don’t forget or overlook us.”
Purpose The FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) 2023 was co-hosted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and was the first WWC to require legacy planning to develop women’s football. We examine the relevance of the legacy plans for an important fan segment within football: LGBTQ+ self-identifying women and non-binary fans. We also sought to explore how a queer perspective might inform the future of football through WWC legacies. Design/methodology/appro…
Perceived control, brain health, and cognitive reserve
We found more evidence for cognitive reserve, rather than brain maintenance, as a resilience mechanism linking perceived control to cognitive health. Minoritized older adults may be particularly vulnerable to the negative impact of environmental constraints on cognitive reserve
Relationship quality moderates the association between neighborhood disadvantage and cognition among Mexican American older adults
These findings suggest that interventions to improve cognition among Mexican American older adults in disadvantaged neighborhoods should consider relationship quality and gender in health promotion efforts
Longitudinal impact of transition to caregiving on cognitive functioning
Objectives Chronic stress has a strong theoretical link to poorer cognitive aging outcomes. Stress from caregiving, especially dementia caregiving, is associated with worse cognition; however, most prior studies have serious methodological limitations. We examined the longitudinal impact of caregiving transitions (including dementia caregiving) on cognition, compared to carefully matched non-caregiver controls, and the possible mediating role of …
Psychological Pathways Linking Neighborhood Socioeconomic Factors to Cognitive Health in Black and White Older Adults
Objectives Both the level and distribution of neighborhood-level socioeconomic resources are associated with cognitive health in later life. This study examined psychological mechanisms underlying these associations for Black and White older adults. Methods Data from 591 (50% Black, 43% White) older adults from the Michigan Cognitive Aging Project were linked to census tract-level information on neighborhood disadvantage, affluence, and racial in…
Stronger together
The differences in strength development processes and maximum strength levels between cisgender men and women – i.e. the ‘strength gap’ – are considerably fraught topics, with significant implications for our broader understandings of sex and gender. The polarization of exercise science and sociocultural research about the relationships between strength, gender, and sex adds further challenges. As a result of their highly diverging conclusions on…
Equal to, different from, better than
In this paper, we explore how women athletes' bodies may be simultaneously shaped by multiple-and at times contradictory-understandings of sex, gender, and athletic potential. To do so, we draw from Annemarie Mol's sociology of contrasts, a theoretical framework that emphasizes that individual bodies are multiple, composed of ontologically distinct, contrasting versions that exist alongside one another. We examine this topic in the context of Oly…
Bloating, Heavy Legs, and Fatigue
A wide array of menstrual tracking apps, including a small number of sport-specific menstrual tracking apps, are increasingly being used by athletes and coaches to better understand the complex relationships between hormonal cycles and sporting performance. To date, however, there have been few qualitative inquiries into the affects, affordances, and knowledge produced by entanglements of these apps and their users. In this article, we present a …
Journalists on a Journey
This paper draws upon interviews to reveal how a small minority of journalists are working towards more ethical approaches to representing transgender participation in sport. Writing in a context of a growing transphobic discourse in both the mainstream media and public sentiment, we examine the learning journeys of six sport journalists reporting on transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s participation in the Tokyo Olympic Games. The paper rev…
Weighing the Body
Women athletes’ experiences of gendered body ideals and empowerment have been well-documented. However, the existing literature largely neglects strength sports, which have a complex relationship with gendered norms given their historical association with masculinity and wide range of weight classes. In this article, we use a feminist poststructuralist lens to explore how eight Olympic Weightlifters participating in the women’s category choose th…
Muscle moves mass
Sport scholars have argued that to protect athlete health, competitive sport cultures must begin to de-emphasize the importance of leanness for athletic performance. However, there is a notable lack of analyses of the pressures towards leanness experienced by athletes in sports that are not considered most 'at-risk' for the development of disordered bodily practices, such as Olympic Weightlifting. Based on interviews with sixteen competitive Amer…
Down with the Thickness
The pressures around body composition that male athletes face outside of their competitive season – when they have the opportunity to increase their strength and muscle mass through weight gain – are not well-understood. In this article, we utilise a poststructuralist theoretical framework to analyse in-depth interviews with eight male American Olympic Weightlifters, a population that continuously leverages their body compositions against their c…
Media Framings of the Transgender Athlete as “Legitimate Controversy”
In this paper, we draw upon Hallin’s typology of journalistic writing to examine the role of the media in framing transgender participation in sport as a ‘legitimate controversy’, and thus up for public debate. Focusing on the media coverage before, during and after New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, we reveal three key strategies used by journalists to frame the topic in polarizing terms: i) sourcing prac…
Job Strain and Trajectories of Cognitive Change Before and After Retirement
Objectives We examined associations between job strain and trajectories of change in cognitive functioning (general cognitive ability plus verbal, spatial, memory, and speed domains) before and after retirement. Methods Data on indicators of job strain, retirement age, and cognitive factors were available from 307 members of the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging. Participants were followed up for up to 27 years (mean = 15.4, SD = 8.5). Results…
Change in Episodic Memory With Spousal Loss
Our findings suggest that social networks, social activities, and loneliness are related to levels of cognitive function at the time of spousal loss and that social relationships can buffer negative effects of spousal loss on cognitive function. Implications for future research are discussed
Job Strain and Late-Life Cognition
Objectives: We examined associations between job strain and cognitive aging in a sample of older Puerto Ricans. Methods: Members of the Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions study, aged 60-100 years at baseline, participated. Job strain indicators were quantified from O*NET ( n = 1632) and a matrix of Job Content Questionnaire scores (JCQ; n = 1467). Global cognition was assessed twice across 4 years. Results: Controlling for age, sex, depressi…
Media Framings of the Transgender Athlete as “Legitimate Controversy”
In this paper, we draw upon Hallin’s typology of journalistic writing to examine the role of the media in framing transgender participation in sport as a ‘legitimate controversy’, and thus up for public debate. Focusing on the media coverage before, during and after New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, we reveal three key strategies used by journalists to frame the topic in polarizing terms: i) sourcing prac…
Journalists on a Journey
This paper draws upon interviews to reveal how a small minority of journalists are working towards more ethical approaches to representing transgender participation in sport. Writing in a context of a growing transphobic discourse in both the mainstream media and public sentiment, we examine the learning journeys of six sport journalists reporting on transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s participation in the Tokyo Olympic Games. The paper rev…
Bloating, Heavy Legs, and Fatigue
A wide array of menstrual tracking apps, including a small number of sport-specific menstrual tracking apps, are increasingly being used by athletes and coaches to better understand the complex relationships between hormonal cycles and sporting performance. To date, however, there have been few qualitative inquiries into the affects, affordances, and knowledge produced by entanglements of these apps and their users. In this article, we present a …
Muscle moves mass
Sport scholars have argued that to protect athlete health, competitive sport cultures must begin to de-emphasize the importance of leanness for athletic performance. However, there is a notable lack of analyses of the pressures towards leanness experienced by athletes in sports that are not considered most 'at-risk' for the development of disordered bodily practices, such as Olympic Weightlifting. Based on interviews with sixteen competitive Amer…
Job Strain and Trajectories of Cognitive Change Before and After Retirement
Objectives We examined associations between job strain and trajectories of change in cognitive functioning (general cognitive ability plus verbal, spatial, memory, and speed domains) before and after retirement. Methods Data on indicators of job strain, retirement age, and cognitive factors were available from 307 members of the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging. Participants were followed up for up to 27 years (mean = 15.4, SD = 8.5). Results…
Stronger together
The differences in strength development processes and maximum strength levels between cisgender men and women – i.e. the ‘strength gap’ – are considerably fraught topics, with significant implications for our broader understandings of sex and gender. The polarization of exercise science and sociocultural research about the relationships between strength, gender, and sex adds further challenges. As a result of their highly diverging conclusions on…
Weighing the Body
Women athletes’ experiences of gendered body ideals and empowerment have been well-documented. However, the existing literature largely neglects strength sports, which have a complex relationship with gendered norms given their historical association with masculinity and wide range of weight classes. In this article, we use a feminist poststructuralist lens to explore how eight Olympic Weightlifters participating in the women’s category choose th…
Change in Episodic Memory With Spousal Loss
Our findings suggest that social networks, social activities, and loneliness are related to levels of cognitive function at the time of spousal loss and that social relationships can buffer negative effects of spousal loss on cognitive function. Implications for future research are discussed
Job Strain and Late-Life Cognition
Objectives: We examined associations between job strain and cognitive aging in a sample of older Puerto Ricans. Methods: Members of the Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions study, aged 60-100 years at baseline, participated. Job strain indicators were quantified from O*NET ( n = 1632) and a matrix of Job Content Questionnaire scores (JCQ; n = 1467). Global cognition was assessed twice across 4 years. Results: Controlling for age, sex, depressi…
Job Strain and Trajectories of Cognitive Change Before and After Retirement
Objectives We examined associations between job strain and trajectories of change in cognitive functioning (general cognitive ability plus verbal, spatial, memory, and speed domains) before and after retirement. Methods Data on indicators of job strain, retirement age, and cognitive factors were available from 307 members of the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging. Participants were followed up for up to 27 years (mean = 15.4, SD = 8.5). Results…
Change in Episodic Memory With Spousal Loss
Our findings suggest that social networks, social activities, and loneliness are related to levels of cognitive function at the time of spousal loss and that social relationships can buffer negative effects of spousal loss on cognitive function. Implications for future research are discussed
Down with the Thickness
The pressures around body composition that male athletes face outside of their competitive season – when they have the opportunity to increase their strength and muscle mass through weight gain – are not well-understood. In this article, we utilise a poststructuralist theoretical framework to analyse in-depth interviews with eight male American Olympic Weightlifters, a population that continuously leverages their body compositions against their c…
Media Framings of the Transgender Athlete as “Legitimate Controversy”
In this paper, we draw upon Hallin’s typology of journalistic writing to examine the role of the media in framing transgender participation in sport as a ‘legitimate controversy’, and thus up for public debate. Focusing on the media coverage before, during and after New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, we reveal three key strategies used by journalists to frame the topic in polarizing terms: i) sourcing prac…
Journalists on a Journey
This paper draws upon interviews to reveal how a small minority of journalists are working towards more ethical approaches to representing transgender participation in sport. Writing in a context of a growing transphobic discourse in both the mainstream media and public sentiment, we examine the learning journeys of six sport journalists reporting on transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s participation in the Tokyo Olympic Games. The paper rev…
Weighing the Body
Women athletes’ experiences of gendered body ideals and empowerment have been well-documented. However, the existing literature largely neglects strength sports, which have a complex relationship with gendered norms given their historical association with masculinity and wide range of weight classes. In this article, we use a feminist poststructuralist lens to explore how eight Olympic Weightlifters participating in the women’s category choose th…
Muscle moves mass
Sport scholars have argued that to protect athlete health, competitive sport cultures must begin to de-emphasize the importance of leanness for athletic performance. However, there is a notable lack of analyses of the pressures towards leanness experienced by athletes in sports that are not considered most 'at-risk' for the development of disordered bodily practices, such as Olympic Weightlifting. Based on interviews with sixteen competitive Amer…
Bloating, Heavy Legs, and Fatigue
A wide array of menstrual tracking apps, including a small number of sport-specific menstrual tracking apps, are increasingly being used by athletes and coaches to better understand the complex relationships between hormonal cycles and sporting performance. To date, however, there have been few qualitative inquiries into the affects, affordances, and knowledge produced by entanglements of these apps and their users. In this article, we present a …
The wins of the grassroots climate movement in the University of California
As the climate and ecological predicament worsens, too many people seem to be waiting for policy to be implemented from “on high.” Yet the history of many social struggles shows us that achieving policy wins requires a strong push from below. Here we recount how members of the climate justice organization The UC San Diego Green New Deal were critical to reorienting the climate policy of a very large institution, the 10 campus University of Califo…
“We exist. Don’t forget or overlook us.”
Purpose The FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) 2023 was co-hosted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand and was the first WWC to require legacy planning to develop women’s football. We examine the relevance of the legacy plans for an important fan segment within football: LGBTQ+ self-identifying women and non-binary fans. We also sought to explore how a queer perspective might inform the future of football through WWC legacies. Design/methodology/appro…
Perceived control, brain health, and cognitive reserve
We found more evidence for cognitive reserve, rather than brain maintenance, as a resilience mechanism linking perceived control to cognitive health. Minoritized older adults may be particularly vulnerable to the negative impact of environmental constraints on cognitive reserve
Relationship quality moderates the association between neighborhood disadvantage and cognition among Mexican American older adults
These findings suggest that interventions to improve cognition among Mexican American older adults in disadvantaged neighborhoods should consider relationship quality and gender in health promotion efforts
Longitudinal impact of transition to caregiving on cognitive functioning
Objectives Chronic stress has a strong theoretical link to poorer cognitive aging outcomes. Stress from caregiving, especially dementia caregiving, is associated with worse cognition; however, most prior studies have serious methodological limitations. We examined the longitudinal impact of caregiving transitions (including dementia caregiving) on cognition, compared to carefully matched non-caregiver controls, and the possible mediating role of …
Psychological Pathways Linking Neighborhood Socioeconomic Factors to Cognitive Health in Black and White Older Adults
Objectives Both the level and distribution of neighborhood-level socioeconomic resources are associated with cognitive health in later life. This study examined psychological mechanisms underlying these associations for Black and White older adults. Methods Data from 591 (50% Black, 43% White) older adults from the Michigan Cognitive Aging Project were linked to census tract-level information on neighborhood disadvantage, affluence, and racial in…
Stronger together
The differences in strength development processes and maximum strength levels between cisgender men and women – i.e. the ‘strength gap’ – are considerably fraught topics, with significant implications for our broader understandings of sex and gender. The polarization of exercise science and sociocultural research about the relationships between strength, gender, and sex adds further challenges. As a result of their highly diverging conclusions on…
Equal to, different from, better than
In this paper, we explore how women athletes' bodies may be simultaneously shaped by multiple-and at times contradictory-understandings of sex, gender, and athletic potential. To do so, we draw from Annemarie Mol's sociology of contrasts, a theoretical framework that emphasizes that individual bodies are multiple, composed of ontologically distinct, contrasting versions that exist alongside one another. We examine this topic in the context of Oly…
Mapping un/contested knowledge of sex/gender in high performance sport
Beliefs about women athletes’ bodies, physical capacities, and the ‘best’ training methods to attain maximal performance are continually debated inside and outside of sport. But it is unclear how these many disparate, and at times conflicting, knowledges come together to shape women athletes’ health and performance. In this paper, we engage Actor-Network Theory (ANT) as a methodological framework for examining the variety of sex and gendered know…
Eternal Wound, Performance Enhancement, or Minor Inconvenience
The menstrual cycle and its relationship to athletic performance has become a topic of high interest in sporting and academic circles. Novel sport-focused menstrual knowledges, practices, and technologies abound, offering coaches and athletes new narratives and at times untested strategies that promise to address athletes’ menstrual cycles and push them to higher levels of performance. In this paper, we explore sportswomen's experiences of this c…
Psychology (9 obras) · Medicine (8 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Athletes (7 obras) · Cognition (7 obras) · Sports, Gender, and Society (7 obras) · Gender Studies (5 obras) · Health disparities and outcomes (5 obras) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (5 obras) · Computer Science (4 obras)