Melissa D Rossiter

Biographic Data

ID5410583
NAMEMelissa D Rossiter
GIVEN NAMESMelissa D
FAMILY NAMERossiter
SIGNATUREROSSITER M D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Prince Edward Island
ORCID0000-0002-2509-7887
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS7
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Exploring the positive parenting social media influencer landscape

    Open AccessJessie-Lee D Mcisaac, Ellen Shaffner et al.ARTICLEMedia International Australia2026

    Parents increasingly use social media as part of their parenting role. This study describes an environmental scan focusing on the Instagram platform with a targeted list of influencers who post content related to positive parenting practices to support children's social and emotional health ( n = 32). Available demographic characteristics were obtained, and Instagram posts ( n = 156, including photos, videos, and text content) were collected. Res…

  • Mobilizing community-led health promotion

    Open AccessShamara Baidoobonso, Emily Clark et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2026References: 20

    Development of the community-mobilization intervention provides a prime case example of evidence-informed, community-engaged public health intervention co-design. Learnings are applicable to community-focused health promotion initiatives across Canada

  • Shifting play experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessJessie-Lee D Mcisaac, Randi Cummings et al.ARTICLEEuropean Early Childhood…2024

    Children’s play has shifted within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly with increased time within the family home. This study responds to the following research questions: How did COVID-19 restrictions influence children’s play within and outside the home? How did parents describe their role in their children’s play during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic? Canadian Maritime families (n = 30) took part in three telephone inte…

  • For me it’s just the conversation

    Open AccessOlga Levin, Jessie-Lee D Mcisaac et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2024

    Objective: Early learning and childcare (ELCC) programmes play an important role in shaping children’s eating behaviours and long-term health by establishing a responsive feeding environment that encompasses not only mealtime behaviours but also extends to play activities and language used throughout the day. Despite their potential benefits, many ELCC centres do not consistently implement responsive feeding behaviours, facing challenges with org…

  • Dual modality feeders

    Open AccessKsenia Kholina, Jennifer Brady et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2023

    Objective: Dual modality feeding (DMF) – feeding human milk interchangeably from the breast and from a bottle – comes with unique practical, emotional and relational challenges, as well as support needs. Yet, there is little research that explores the experiences of individuals who use DMF in the Canadian context. The aim of this study is to explore the practices, challenges, reasons and enablers of DMF. Design: Repeat, semi-structured one-on-one…

  • Relative Importance of Well-Being Determinants in Atlantic Canadian Families During the Pandemic

    Open AccessTaylor G Hill, Jessie-Lee D Mcisaac et al.ARTICLEINQUIRY The Journal of Health…2023

    Framed by the socio-ecological model of well-being, we examined the relative importance of factors contributing to three dimensions of well-being (child, parent, and family) during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 536 participants from the Atlantic provinces of Canada answered a cross-sectional survey in 2021, covering experiences during the pandemic (eg, changes in family life and well-being). Well-being was assessed with 3 single-item measure…

  • Pre-meal screen-time activities increase subjective emotions, but not food intake in young girls

    Open AccessJulia O Totosy de Zepetnek, Damion Pollard et al.ARTICLEAppetite2017References: 31

  • Breast, Formula and Combination Feeding in Relation to Childhood Obesity in Nova Scotia, Canada

    Open AccessMelissa D Rossiter, Cynthia K Colapinto et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2015

  • Food security status among grade 5 students in Nova Scotia, Canada and its association with health outcomes

    Open AccessSara Kirk, Sara FL Kirk et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2015

    Objective Food security (FS) exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their needs. The present research sought to determine whether students from households experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity (FI) had poorer diet quality, higher body weights and poorer psychosocial outcomes than students from households classed as having high FS or marginal FI status. Desi…

  • The impact of school policies and practices on students’ diets, physical activity levels and body weights

    Open AccessJessie-Lee D Mcisaac, Yen Li Chu et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2015Cited by: 1References: 24

  • Pre-meal video game playing and a glucose preload suppress food intake in normal weight boys

    Open AccessAlyson Branton, Alyson Deborah Branton et al.ARTICLEAppetite2014Cited by: 3References: 30

  • Obesity, lifestyle and socio-economic determinants of vitamin D intake

    Open AccessCynthia K Colapinto, Melissa D Rossiter et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2014Cited by: 2References: 21

  • Adolescents’ diets do not comply with 2007 Canada’s food guide recommendations

    Open AccessMelissa D Rossiter, Susan Evers et al.ARTICLEAppetite2012Cited by: 1References: 20