Melissa N Poulsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 231036 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa N Poulsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa N |
| FAMILY NAME | Poulsen |
| SIGNATURE | POULSEN M N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Geisinger Health System |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5915-371X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Community Social Environment in Relation to Opioid Use Disorder Across an Urban-Rural Spectrum
Systematizing peer recovery support services for substance use disorder
Background: Recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) is a complex and individualized process requiring multifaceted support systems. Peer recovery support services (PRSS), provided by Peer Workers, bridge the gap between formal intervention and personal recovery experiences. Drawing on shared lived experience, Peer Workers offer essential support to fellow Peers navigating recovery. However, variability in PRSS roles, training, and settings cre…
An Ocean of Becoming
In Lisa Ko’s award-winning novel The Leavers (2017), protagonist Polly Guo is a leaver, sometimes by circumstance, sometimes by choice. From the shores of the Minjiang to the bridges of the Harlem River, from the waters of the Atlantic to those of the Pacific, Polly wanders the globe with and without her son but always through and with the water. As such, Polly becomes a rare and pronounced example in Asian American literature of a mother-in-tran…
Classifying Characteristics of Opioid Use Disorder From Hospital Discharge Summaries Using Natural Language Processing
Background Opioid use disorder (OUD) is underdiagnosed in health system settings, limiting research on OUD using electronic health records (EHRs). Medical encounter notes can enrich structured EHR data with documented signs and symptoms of OUD and social risks and behaviors. To capture this information at scale, natural language processing (NLP) tools must be developed and evaluated. We developed and applied an annotation schema to deeply charact…
Factors associated with visiting freshwater blue space
Application of the COM-B model to patient barriers and facilitators of retention in medication treatment for opioid use disorder in rural Northeastern United States
Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduce illicit opioid use and overdose mortality, but effectiveness remains limited by poor treatment retention. Understanding multilevel barriers and facilitators to retention from the patient perspective can guide intervention strategies to improve retention. We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews to elicit perspectives of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) currently (n = 19) and for…
Comparing enhancements to well-child visits in the prevention of obesity
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT04406441); Registered May 28, 2020
Proximity to freshwater blue space and type 2 diabetes onset
Association of community socioeconomic deprivation with evidence of reduced kidney function at time of type 2 diabetes diagnosis
In a population-based sample, more than twenty percent had hyperfiltration or reduced eGFR at time of type 2 diabetes diagnosis. Individual- and community-level factors were associated with these outcomes
Association of Greenness with Blood Pressure among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes across Rural to Urban Community Types in Pennsylvania, USA
Greenness may impact blood pressure (BP), though evidence is limited among individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), for whom BP management is critical. We evaluated associations of residential greenness with BP among individuals with T2D in geographically diverse communities in Pennsylvania. To address variation in greenness type, we evaluated modification of associations by percent forest. We obtained systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) BP measure…
Agricultural Implications of Unconventional Natural Gas Development
This study explored sustainable and conventional farmers' perceptions of unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) as it relates to agricultural production and distribution. Farmers (n = 200) in Pennsylvania's Marcellus shale region with gas drilling infrastructure on or near their farmland completed questionnaires; a subset (n = 16) of survey respondents participated in semi-structured interviews. Findings revealed sustainable farmers faced …
Comparing objective measures of the built environment in their associations with youth physical activity and sedentary behavior across heterogeneous geographies
Cultivating citizenship, equity, and social inclusion? Putting civic agriculture into practice through urban farming
A systematic review of urban agriculture and food security impacts in low-income countries
Growing an Urban Oasis
Community gardening is lauded as an urban planning tool to enhance local food systems while improving degraded urban environments. To understand how best to expand community gardening participation, this study explores the perceived benefits of community gardening inBaltimore,Maryland. In-depth interviews and focused group interviews with community gardeners revealed that gardens provide benefits at multiple levels, creating an "urban oasis" that…
Localization of health systems in low- and middle-income countries in response to long-term increases in energy prices
External challenges to health systems, such as those caused by global economic, social and environmental changes, have received little attention in recent debates on health systems' performance in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). One such challenge in coming years will be increasing prices for petroleum-based products as production from conventional petroleum reserves peaks and demand steadily increases in rapidly-growing LMICs. Health sy…
Families Matter! Presexual Risk Prevention Intervention
Parent-based HIV prevention programming may play an important role in reaching youths early to help establish lifelong patterns of safe and healthy sexual behaviors. Families Matter! is a 5-session, evidence-based behavioral intervention designed for primary caregivers of children aged 9 to 12 years to promote positive parenting and effective parent–child communication about sexuality and sexual risk reduction. The program’s 5-step capacity-build…
Factors Associated with Parent–Child Communication About HIV/Aids in the United States and Kenya
Growing an Urban Oasis
Community gardening is lauded as an urban planning tool to enhance local food systems while improving degraded urban environments. To understand how best to expand community gardening participation, this study explores the perceived benefits of community gardening inBaltimore,Maryland. In-depth interviews and focused group interviews with community gardeners revealed that gardens provide benefits at multiple levels, creating an "urban oasis" that…
Cultivating citizenship, equity, and social inclusion? Putting civic agriculture into practice through urban farming
Families Matter! Presexual Risk Prevention Intervention
Parent-based HIV prevention programming may play an important role in reaching youths early to help establish lifelong patterns of safe and healthy sexual behaviors. Families Matter! is a 5-session, evidence-based behavioral intervention designed for primary caregivers of children aged 9 to 12 years to promote positive parenting and effective parent–child communication about sexuality and sexual risk reduction. The program’s 5-step capacity-build…
Factors Associated with Parent–Child Communication About HIV/Aids in the United States and Kenya
Localization of health systems in low- and middle-income countries in response to long-term increases in energy prices
External challenges to health systems, such as those caused by global economic, social and environmental changes, have received little attention in recent debates on health systems' performance in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). One such challenge in coming years will be increasing prices for petroleum-based products as production from conventional petroleum reserves peaks and demand steadily increases in rapidly-growing LMICs. Health sy…
Families Matter! Presexual Risk Prevention Intervention
Parent-based HIV prevention programming may play an important role in reaching youths early to help establish lifelong patterns of safe and healthy sexual behaviors. Families Matter! is a 5-session, evidence-based behavioral intervention designed for primary caregivers of children aged 9 to 12 years to promote positive parenting and effective parent–child communication about sexuality and sexual risk reduction. The program’s 5-step capacity-build…
Growing an Urban Oasis
Community gardening is lauded as an urban planning tool to enhance local food systems while improving degraded urban environments. To understand how best to expand community gardening participation, this study explores the perceived benefits of community gardening inBaltimore,Maryland. In-depth interviews and focused group interviews with community gardeners revealed that gardens provide benefits at multiple levels, creating an "urban oasis" that…
A systematic review of urban agriculture and food security impacts in low-income countries
Cultivating citizenship, equity, and social inclusion? Putting civic agriculture into practice through urban farming
Comparing objective measures of the built environment in their associations with youth physical activity and sedentary behavior across heterogeneous geographies
Agricultural Implications of Unconventional Natural Gas Development
This study explored sustainable and conventional farmers' perceptions of unconventional natural gas development (UNGD) as it relates to agricultural production and distribution. Farmers (n = 200) in Pennsylvania's Marcellus shale region with gas drilling infrastructure on or near their farmland completed questionnaires; a subset (n = 16) of survey respondents participated in semi-structured interviews. Findings revealed sustainable farmers faced …
Proximity to freshwater blue space and type 2 diabetes onset
Association of community socioeconomic deprivation with evidence of reduced kidney function at time of type 2 diabetes diagnosis
In a population-based sample, more than twenty percent had hyperfiltration or reduced eGFR at time of type 2 diabetes diagnosis. Individual- and community-level factors were associated with these outcomes
Association of Greenness with Blood Pressure among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes across Rural to Urban Community Types in Pennsylvania, USA
Greenness may impact blood pressure (BP), though evidence is limited among individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), for whom BP management is critical. We evaluated associations of residential greenness with BP among individuals with T2D in geographically diverse communities in Pennsylvania. To address variation in greenness type, we evaluated modification of associations by percent forest. We obtained systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) BP measure…
Classifying Characteristics of Opioid Use Disorder From Hospital Discharge Summaries Using Natural Language Processing
Background Opioid use disorder (OUD) is underdiagnosed in health system settings, limiting research on OUD using electronic health records (EHRs). Medical encounter notes can enrich structured EHR data with documented signs and symptoms of OUD and social risks and behaviors. To capture this information at scale, natural language processing (NLP) tools must be developed and evaluated. We developed and applied an annotation schema to deeply charact…
Factors associated with visiting freshwater blue space
Application of the COM-B model to patient barriers and facilitators of retention in medication treatment for opioid use disorder in rural Northeastern United States
Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduce illicit opioid use and overdose mortality, but effectiveness remains limited by poor treatment retention. Understanding multilevel barriers and facilitators to retention from the patient perspective can guide intervention strategies to improve retention. We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews to elicit perspectives of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) currently (n = 19) and for…
Comparing enhancements to well-child visits in the prevention of obesity
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT04406441); Registered May 28, 2020
An Ocean of Becoming
In Lisa Ko’s award-winning novel The Leavers (2017), protagonist Polly Guo is a leaver, sometimes by circumstance, sometimes by choice. From the shores of the Minjiang to the bridges of the Harlem River, from the waters of the Atlantic to those of the Pacific, Polly wanders the globe with and without her son but always through and with the water. As such, Polly becomes a rare and pronounced example in Asian American literature of a mother-in-tran…
Systematizing peer recovery support services for substance use disorder
Background: Recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) is a complex and individualized process requiring multifaceted support systems. Peer recovery support services (PRSS), provided by Peer Workers, bridge the gap between formal intervention and personal recovery experiences. Drawing on shared lived experience, Peer Workers offer essential support to fellow Peers navigating recovery. However, variability in PRSS roles, training, and settings cre…
Community Social Environment in Relation to Opioid Use Disorder Across an Urban-Rural Spectrum
Medicine (11 works) · Geography (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works) · Biology (3 works)