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Alan L. Mendelsohn

Alan L. Mendelsohn

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
57
Citations
11253
World Ranking
1804
National Ranking
858

Overview

Alan L. Mendelsohn is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Medicine, Psychology, and Social Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Education, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their scientific contributions span several main topics, notably:

  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Alan L. Mendelsohn's recent publications illustrate their focus on early childhood and parent-child interactions within healthcare contexts. Notable papers include:

  • "Beyond language: Impacts of shared reading on parenting stress and early parent-child relational health." (2020) in Developmental Psychology
  • "Prenatal and Pediatric Primary Care-Based Child Obesity Prevention Program: A Randomized Trial" (2020) in PEDIATRICS
  • "Improving Parent-Child Interactions in Pediatric Health Care: A Two-Site Randomized Controlled Trial" (2021) in PEDIATRICS
  • "Reducing Poverty-Related Disparities in Child Development and School Readiness: The Smart Beginnings Tiered Prevention Strategy that Combines Pediatric Primary Care with Home Visiting" (2021) in Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • "Effects of Early Literacy Promotion on Child Language Development and Home Reading Environment: A Randomized Controlled Trial" (2020) in The Journal of Pediatrics X

Their work has been published frequently in journals such as:

  • Academic Pediatrics
  • PEDIATRICS
  • Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Early Childhood Research Quarterly
  • Childhood Obesity

The list of frequent co-authors includes:

  • Caitlin F. Canfield
  • Daniel S. Shaw
  • Erin Roby
  • Elizabeth Miller
  • Pamela Morris

Overall, Alan L. Mendelsohn's research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to early childhood development, health promotion, and preventive strategies that integrate pediatric healthcare with broader psychosocial interventions.

Best Publications

  • The Health Literacy of Parents in the United States: A Nationally Representative Study

    H. Shonna Yin;Matthew Johnson;Alan L. Mendelsohn;Mary Ann Abrams

  • Infant Media Exposure and Toddler Development

    Suzy Tomopoulos;Benard P. Dreyer;Samantha Berkule;Arthur H. Fierman

  • The Impact of a Clinic-Based Literacy Intervention on Language Development in Inner-City Preschool Children

    Alan L. Mendelsohn;Leora N. Mogilner;Benard P. Dreyer;Joel A. Forman

  • Parents' Medication Administration Errors: Role of Dosing Instruments and Health Literacy

    H. Shonna Yin;Alan L. Mendelsohn;Michael S. Wolf;Ruth M. Parker

  • Randomized Controlled Trial of a Pictogram-Based Intervention to Reduce Liquid Medication Dosing Errors and Improve Adherence Among Caregivers of Young Children

    H. Shonna Yin;Benard P. Dreyer;Linda van Schaick;George L. Foltin

  • Home Reading Environment and Brain Activation in Preschool Children Listening to Stories.

    John S. Hutton;Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus;Alan L. Mendelsohn;Tom DeWitt

  • Promoting Optimal Development: Screening for Behavioral and Emotional Problems

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  • Literacy Promotion: An Essential Component of Primary Care Pediatric Practice

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  • Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care

    Moira A Szilagyi;David S Rosen;David Rubin;Sarah Zlotnik

  • Low-Level Lead Exposure and Behavior in Early Childhood

    Alan L. Mendelsohn;Benard P. Dreyer;Arthur H. Fierman;Carolyn M. Rosen

  • Primary care strategies for promoting parent-child interactions and school readiness in at-risk families: the Bellevue Project for Early Language, Literacy, and Education Success.

    Alan L. Mendelsohn;Harris S. Huberman;Harris S. Huberman;Samantha B. Berkule;Samantha B. Berkule;Carolyn A. Brockmeyer

  • Books, Toys, Parent-Child Interaction, and Development in Young Latino Children

    Suzy Tomopoulos;Benard P. Dreyer;Catherine Tamis-LeMonda;Virginia Flynn

  • Effectiveness of a Primary Care Intervention to Support Reading Aloud: A Multicenter Evaluation

    Robert Needlman;Karen H. Toker;Benard P. Dreyer;Perri Klass

  • Infant Television and Video Exposure Associated With Limited Parent-Child Verbal Interactions in Low Socioeconomic Status Households

    Alan L. Mendelsohn;Samantha B. Berkule;Suzy Tomopoulos;Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda

  • Association of Low Caregiver Health Literacy With Reported Use of Nonstandardized Dosing Instruments and Lack of Knowledge of Weight-Based Dosing

    H. Shonna Yin;Benard P. Dreyer;George Foltin;Linda van Schaick

  • Early Childhood Home Visiting

    James H Duffee;Alan L Mendelsohn;Alice A Kuo;Lori A Legano

  • Reading Aloud, Play, and Social-Emotional Development.

    Alan L. Mendelsohn;Carolyn Brockmeyer Cates;Adriana Weisleder;Adriana Weisleder;Samantha Berkule Johnson

  • Perceived Barriers to Care and Attitudes Towards Shared Decision-making Among Low Socioeconomic Status Parents: Role of Health Literacy

    H. Shonna Yin;Benard P. Dreyer;Karina L. Vivar;Suzanne MacFarland

  • Do Verbal Interactions with Infants During Electronic Media Exposure Mitigate Adverse Impacts on their Language Development as Toddlers

    Alan L. Mendelsohn;Carolyn A. Brockmeyer;Benard P. Dreyer;Arthur H. Fierman

  • Use of videotaped interactions during pediatric well-child care: impact at 33 months on parenting and on child development.

    Alan L. Mendelsohn;Purnima T. Valdez;Virginia Flynn;Gilbert M. Foley

  • Antenatal Dexamethasone and Decreased Severity of Retinopathy of Prematurity

    Rosemary D. Higgins;Alan L. Mendelsohn;Michael J. DeFeo;Raif Ucsel

  • Food Insecurity and Obesogenic Maternal Infant Feeding Styles and Practices in Low-Income Families

    Rachel S. Gross;Alan L. Mendelsohn;Arthur H. Fierman;Andrew D. Racine

  • Beginning Literacy with Language: Young Children Learning at Home and School

    Alan L. Mendelsohn

  • Readability, Suitability, and Characteristics of Asthma Action Plans: Examination of Factors That May Impair Understanding

    H. Shonna Yin;Ruchi S. Gupta;Suzy Tomopoulos;Michael S. Wolf

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda
Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda New York University
Pamela Morris
Pamela Morris New York University
Daniel S. Shaw
Daniel S. Shaw University of Pittsburgh
Lesley Mandel Morrow
Lesley Mandel Morrow Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
F. Xavier Castellanos
F. Xavier Castellanos New York University
Peter K. Isquith
Peter K. Isquith Dartmouth College
Anil Chacko
Anil Chacko New York University
Erika Hoff
Erika Hoff Florida Atlantic University
Marc H. Bornstein
Marc H. Bornstein National Institutes of Health
Allyssa McCabe
Allyssa McCabe University of Massachusetts Lowell

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