Melissa Lorena Jensen
PhD in Nutrition Epidemiology, 2020
Dissertation: Screen Time, Television Food and Beverage Advertising, and Dietary Intake in Chilean Preschool and Adolescent Children
Advisor: Lindsey Smith Taillie
Dr. Jensen is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.
GFRP Publications
Television viewing and using screens while eating: Associations with dietary intake in children and adolescents
Authors: Melissa L. Jensen, Francesca R. Dillman Carpentier, Camila Corvalán, Barry M. Popkin, Kelly R. Evenson, Linda Adair, Lindsey Smith Taillie
Published in: Appetite, September 1, 2021 view full text
Food environment solutions for childhood obesity in Latin America and among Latinos living in the United States.
Authors: Ana Clara Duran, Melissa Mialon, Eric Crosbie, Melissa Lorena Jensen, Jennifer L. Harris, Carolina Batis, Camila Corvalán, Lindsey Smith Taillie
Published in: Obesity Reviews, June 21, 2021 view full text
TV advertising and dietary intake in adolescents: A pre-and post-study of Chile’s Food Marketing Policy
Authors: Melissa L. Jensen, Francesca R. Dillman Carpentier, Linda Adair, Camila Corvalán, Barry M. Popkin, and Lindsey Smith Taillie
Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, May 4, 2021 view full text
Examining Chile's unique food marketing policy: TV advertising and dietary intake in preschool children, a pre‐ and post‐policy study
Authors: Melissa L. Jensen, Francesca Dillman Carpentier, L. Adair, C. Corvalán, Barry M. Popkin, Lindsey Smith Taillie
Published in: Pediatric Obesity, October 26, 2020 view full text
Snacking patterns among Chilean children and adolescents: Is there potential for improvement?
Authors: Melissa L. Jensen, Camila Corvalán, Marcela Reyes, Barry M. Popkin, Lindsey S. Taillie
Published in: Public Health Nutrition, May 24 2019 view full text