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David A. Nelson PhD

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Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Family Medicine
Division: Research
Program: Medical Effectiveness Research Center

Member of the Cancer Center
Member of the Cardiovascular Center
Member of the Institute for Health & Equity

Publications (48)

  • “It Takes a Village”: Reflections from participants after a Hispanic community-based health promotion program (Korom B, Malloy M, Remmers C, Welsch E, Cevilla M, Alamillo-Roman Z, Torres D, Dione K, Nelson D) BMC Public Health December 2024;24(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85182661433 12/01/2024    
  • Anesthesiologists and Community Engagement: A Scoping Review of the Literature. (Remmers CA, Conroy MM, Korom BM, Malloy ME, Sieracki R, Fairbanks SL, Nelson DA) Anesth Analg 2024 Apr 01;138(4):794-803 PMID: 38009932 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85188004665 11/27/2023    
  • The Milwaukee Continuum: Older Veterans and Nonveterans Use Housing First to Exit Homelessness (Nelson DA, Morzinski J, Flower M) Journal of Humanistic Psychology November 2023;63(6):875-892 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85071170460 11/01/2023       5 Citations
  • Foundations of Community Engagement: A Series for Effective Community-Engaged Research. (Johnston B, Ruffalo L, Nelson D, O'Connor S, Young S) MedEdPORTAL 2023;19:11350 PMID: 37822302 PMCID: PMC10562524 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85173829768 10/12/2023    
  • A social ecological analysis of farmer stresses and supports in Wisconsin (Kohlbeck S, Quinn K, deRoon-Cassini T, Hargarten S, Nelson D, Cassidy L) SSM - Qualitative Research in Health June 2023;3 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85151920367 06/01/2023    
  • The Stacked Community Engagement model: A practical model for developing community-engaged academic medical faculty. (Johnston B, Ruffalo L, Nelson D, O'Connor S, Petterson E, Young S) J Clin Transl Sci 2023;7(1):e36 PMID: 36845313 PMCID: PMC9947615 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146306955 02/28/2023       1 Citation
  • "It's about being healthy"; a novel approach to the socio-ecological model using family perspectives within the Latinx community. (Korom B, Malloy M, Remmers C, Cevilla M, Dione K, Papanek P, Condit J, Nelson D) BMC Public Health 2023 Jan 11;23(1):86 PMID: 36631786 PMCID: PMC9833868 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146140872 01/12/2023       3 Citations
  • The Stacked Community Engagement model: A practical model for developing community-engaged academic medical faculty (Johnston B, Ruffalo L, Nelson D, O'Connor S, Petterson E, Young S) Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 11 January 2023;7(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146306955 01/11/2023       1 Citation
  • Medical School Civic Engagement During COVID-19: Activating Institutions for Equitable Community Response (Franco Z, Davis CS, Kalet A, Hooyer K, Nelson D, Amin QE, Stevenson M, Cox K, Yaspan A, Perkins H, Kryshak T, Kryshak M, Spellecy R, Abdullah A, Lord M, O’Connor S, Ahmed SM) Journal of Humanistic Psychology 2023 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85179309273 01/01/2023    
  • "I've given up": Biopsychosocial factors preceding farmer suicide in Wisconsin. (Kohlbeck SA, Quinn K, deRoon-Cassini T, Hargarten S, Nelson D, Cassidy L) Am J Orthopsychiatry 2023;93(2):131-143 PMID: 36548072 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147009637 12/23/2022       4 Citations
  • Community engagement education in academic health centers, colleges, and universities. (Doubeni CA, Nelson D, Cohn EG, Paskett E, Asfaw SA, Sumar M, Ahmed SM, McClinton-Brown R, Wieland ML, Kinney A, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Rosas LG, Patino CM) J Clin Transl Sci 2022;6(1):e109 PMID: 36285015 PMCID: PMC9549477 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85139626018 10/27/2022       5 Citations
  • A Health Needs Assessment Among Milwaukee's Homeless. (Matzke J, Johnston B, Schneider T, Nelson D) WMJ 2022 Jul;121(2):149-152 PMID: 35857692 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134854730 07/21/2022       1 Citation
  • A Student-Driven Community Engagement Model for School Nutrition Education Programs. (Cory M, Johnston B, Nelson D) J Sch Health 2021 Dec;91(12):1024-1029 PMID: 34611911 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116321259 10/07/2021       2 Citations
  • The Silence of Food Insecurity: Disconnections Between Primary Care and Community Organizations. (Runkle NK, Nelson DA) J Patient Cent Res Rev 2021;8(1):31-38 PMID: 33511251 PMCID: PMC7834174 01/30/2021    
  • A compendium of community engagement responses to the COVID-19 pandemic (Eder MM, Millay TA, Cottler LB, Ralston P, Millender E, Speights JSB, De Leon J, Wiehe S, Claxton G, Savaiano D, Himmelfarb CD, Ahmed S, Nelson D, Brown J, Kandula N, Tandon D, Thomas A, AuYoung M, Chen WT, Stewart MK, Zender R, Brown AF, Carson SL, Morris D, Vassar SD, Von Jaeger R, Taras H, Nguyen FT, Palmer N, Fleisher P, Cabrera A, Wong E, Harrison J, Potter M, Grumbach K, Millay TA, Striley C, Mudd G, Eder M, Monsen K, Austin R, Jones C, Sugarwala L, Cullen J, Orlando E, Bennett N, Kubicek K, Kipke M, Croisant SA, Singleton C, Prochaska J, Bohn K) Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 1 January 2021;5(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85108543737 01/01/2021       13 Citations
  • The Manchurian candidate: chiropractors as propagators of neoliberalism in health care. (Gliedt JA, Holmes BD, Nelson DA) Chiropr Man Therap 2020 May 12;28(1):20 PMID: 32393388 PMCID: PMC7216634 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084565525 05/13/2020       1 Citation
  • Incorporating Community Engagement in Primary Care Research Training: Eleven-Year Outcomes. (Meurer LN, DeNomie M, Morzinski JA, Nelson DA, Meurer JR, Chandler TE, Ahmed S) Prog Community Health Partnersh 2020;14(1):63-74 PMID: 32280124 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85083248928 04/14/2020       2 Citations
  • Initiating a Dialogue about Gun Violence: Shifting the Focus (Kohlbeck S, Nelson D) Violence and Gender March 2020;7(1):3-5 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85081579772 03/01/2020       3 Citations
  • Patient expectations for recovery after elective surgery: a common-sense model approach. (Gehring MB, Lerret S, Johnson J, Rieder J, Nelson D, Copeland L, Titan A, Hawn M, Morris M, Whittle J, Burns E) J Behav Med 2020 Apr;43(2):185-197 PMID: 31512105 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85073970890 09/13/2019       12 Citations
  • Community and caregiver perceptions of giving care to seniors. (Waniger A, Gale K, DeNomie M, Nelson D) Int J Psychiatry Med 2019 Sep;54(4-5):307-315 PMID: 31269836 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068592077 07/05/2019       3 Citations
  • The Food Doctors: A pilot study to connect urban children and medical students using nutrition education (Johnston B, El-Arabi A, Tuomela K, Nelson D) Health Education Journal 1 June 2019;78(4):441-450 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059575192 06/01/2019       6 Citations
  • The Collective Power of We: Breaking Barriers in Community Engagement through Dialogue (De Santis JL, O’Connor SP, Pritchard K, Franco ZE, Ahmed SM, Nelson DA) Innovative Higher Education 1 April 2019;44(2):149-160 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059905142 04/01/2019       1 Citation
  • Cultural and Social Challenges of Diabetes Self-Management Education Through Physicians' Voices. (Azam L, Meurer J, Nelson D, Asan O, Flynn K, Knudson P, Young S) WMJ 2018 Dec;117(5):219-223 PMID: 30674100 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85060377665 01/24/2019       1 Citation
  • Promoting Physical Activity by Creating Awareness of Adaptive Sports and Recreation Opportunities: An Academic-Community Partnership Perspective. (Braza DW, Iverson M, Lee K, Hennessy C, Nelson D) Prog Community Health Partnersh 2018;12(2):165-172 PMID: 30270226 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85054617601 10/03/2018       7 Citations
  • Towards a practical model for community engagement: Advancing the art and science in academic health centers. (Ahmed SM, Neu Young S, DeFino MC, Franco Z, Nelson DA) J Clin Transl Sci 2017 Oct;1(5):310-315 PMID: 29707251 PMCID: PMC5915810 05/01/2018    
  • Facilitating Factors and Barriers to Weight Management in Women: Physician Perspectives. (Walker RE, Kusch J, Fink JT, Nelson DA, Morris G 3rd, Skalla J, Cisler RA) J Patient Cent Res Rev 2018;5(1):18-27 PMID: 31413993 PMCID: PMC6664340 01/30/2018    
  • Imagine a World …. (Nelson DA) J Patient Cent Res Rev 2018;5(1):4-5 PMID: 31413991 PMCID: PMC6664342 01/30/2018    
  • Grant writing: Moving from generating ideas to applying to grants that matter. (Nelson D, Ruffalo L) Int J Psychiatry Med 2017 May;52(3):236-244 PMID: 29065812 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85032336280 10/27/2017       1 Citation
  • Continuity in Community Medicine Training: Is It Time to Rethink the Block Rotation? (Bernstein R, Ruffalo L, Morzinski J, Nelson D, Ahmed S, Seehusen DA) PRiMER 2017 Sep;1:19 PMID: 32944705 PMCID: PMC7490179 10/13/2017    
  • Why Parents Seek Care for Acute Illness in the Clinic or the ED: The Role of Health Literacy. (May M, Brousseau DC, Nelson DA, Flynn KE, Wolf MS, Lepley B, Morrison AK) Acad Pediatr 2018 Apr;18(3):289-296 PMID: 28625711 PMCID: PMC5732897 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85028331804 06/20/2017       44 Citations
  • Patient perceptions of weight loss: Implications for patients, providers, and trainees. (Nelson DA, Ruffalo LA, Dyer AJ, Nelson KH) Int J Psychiatry Med 2016 May;51(4):325-36 PMID: 27497453 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84982947754 08/09/2016       10 Citations
  • Physician Use of Electronic Health Records in Obesity Management. (Morris GL 3rd, Chapman K, Nelson D, Fink J, Walker R, Cisler RA) WMJ 2016 Jun;115(3):140-2 PMID: 27443090 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84973473556 07/23/2016       2 Citations
  • Hearing the Community: Evolution of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for African American Women to Improve Weight. (Nelson D, Harris A, Horner-Ibler B, Harris KS, Burns E) J Health Care Poor Underserved 2016;27(2):560-7 PMID: 27180695 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84969245623 05/18/2016       4 Citations
  • Opening the Black Box: Conceptualizing Community Engagement From 109 Community-Academic Partnership Programs. (Ahmed SM, Maurana C, Nelson D, Meister T, Young SN, Lucey P) Prog Community Health Partnersh 2016;10(1):51-61 PMID: 27018354 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961675249 03/29/2016       24 Citations
  • "We need a new normal": Sociocultural constructions of obesity and overweight among African American women (Harris A, Nelson D, Harris KS, Horner-Ibler BA, Burns E) The Ashgate Research Companion to Black Sociology 9 March 2016:177-192 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088683436 03/09/2016    
  • Opening the black box: Conceptualizing community engagement from 109 community–academic partnership programs (Ahmed SM, Maurana C, Nelson D, Meister T, Young SN, Lucey P) Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action Spring 2016;10(1):7-8 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961657912 03/01/2016       4 Citations
  • Using group model building to understand factors that influence childhood obesity in an urban environment. (Nelson DA, Simenz CJ, OʼConnor SP, Greer YD, Bachrach AL, Shields T, Fuller BA, Horrigan K, Pritchard K, Springer JB, Meurer JR) J Public Health Manag Pract 2015;21 Suppl 3:S74-8 PMID: 25828225 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84988700961 04/02/2015       24 Citations
  • “We need a new normal”: Sociocultural constructions of obesity and overweight among African American women (Harris A, Nelson D, Harris KS, Horner-Ibler BA, Burns E) The Ashgate Research Companion to Black Sociology 1 January 2015:177-192 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84946725431 01/01/2015       2 Citations
  • Towards Building a Bridge between Community Engagement in Research (CEnR) and Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER). (Ahmed SM, Nelson D, Kissack A, Franco Z, Whittle J, Kotchen T, Meurer JR, Morzinski J, Brandenburg T) Clin Transl Sci 2015 Apr;8(2):160-5 PMID: 25441215 PMCID: PMC4405400 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84928069108 12/03/2014       5 Citations
  • Nutrition education at mobile markets: Community- engaged, evidence- based interventions to address obesity in low- income neighborhoods in milwaukee (Hunter P, Kessler C, Frazer D, Greer YD, Nelson D, Harley A, Martinez R, Thate M, Flynn P) Obesity Interventions in Underserved Communities: Evidence and Directions 1 January 2014:325-336 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84951096950 01/01/2014       2 Citations
  • Using AI to understand key success features in evolving CTSAs. (Kusch JD, Nelson DA, Simpson D, Gerrits R, Glass L) Clin Transl Sci 2013 Aug;6(4):314-6 PMID: 23919368 PMCID: PMC3929127 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84890857036 08/08/2013       2 Citations
  • Faculty perceptions of how community-engaged research is valued in tenure, promotion, and retention decisions. (Nokes KM, Nelson DA, McDonald MA, Hacker K, Gosse J, Sanford B, Opel S) Clin Transl Sci 2013 Aug;6(4):259-66 PMID: 23919360 PMCID: PMC3740454 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84890839987 08/08/2013       17 Citations
  • Perceptions about eating healthy in WIC participants. (Kharofa RY, Meurer JR, Nelson D) Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2014 Apr;53(4):403-6 PMID: 23532490 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84896752501 03/28/2013       3 Citations
  • Using health information technology to engage communities in health, education, and research. (Marriott LK, Nelson DA, Allen S, Calhoun K, Eldredge CE, Kimminau KS, Lucero RJ, Pineda-Reyes F, Rumala BB, Varanasi AP, Wasser JS, Shannon J) Sci Transl Med 2012 Feb 01;4(119):119mr1 PMID: 22301550 PMCID: PMC3648521 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84856560332 02/04/2012       5 Citations
  • Community engagement for translational disaster research: Fostering public, private & responder group partnerships (Ahmed S, Biedrzycki PA, Opel S, Nelson DA, Sandy MG, Franco Z) ISCRAM 2012 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management 2012 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84905591527 01/01/2012       10 Citations
  • Using fotonovelas to promote healthy eating in a Latino community. (Hinojosa MS, Nelson D, Hinojosa R, Delgado A, Witzack B, Gonzalez M, Elliott W, Steiner J, Fontanez M, Farias R) Am J Public Health 2011 Feb;101(2):258-9 PMID: 21228292 PMCID: PMC3020205 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78751555105 01/14/2011       11 Citations
  • Veteran family reintegration, primary care needs, and the benefit of the patient-centered medical home model. (Hinojosa R, Hinojosa MS, Nelson K, Nelson D) J Am Board Fam Med 2010;23(6):770-4 PMID: 21057073 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-78649805168 11/09/2010       14 Citations
  • Salud de la mujer: using fotonovelas to increase health literacy among Latinas. (Sberna Hinojosa M, Hinojosa R, Nelson DA, Delgado A, Witzack B, Gonzalez M, Farias R, Ahmed S, Meurer L) Prog Community Health Partnersh 2010;4(1):25-30 PMID: 20364075 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77953692225 04/07/2010       15 Citations
    • Last update: 01/29/2024