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John P. Elder is affiliated with San Diego State University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Economics and Econometrics; General Health Professions; Modeling and Simulation; and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their work encompasses a range of topics, including:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Market Dynamics and Volatility
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

John P. Elder has published extensively in various venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Energy Economics
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Journal of Futures Markets

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on vector-borne disease dynamics and public health interventions. Some notable publications are:

  • "The impact of insecticide treated curtains on dengue virus transmission: A cluster randomized trial in Iquitos, Peru" (2020), PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Disease-driven reduction in human mobility influences human-mosquito contacts and dengue transmission dynamics" (2021), PLoS Computational Biology
  • "Promoting Physical Activity in Middle School Girls: Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls" (2020), Scholar Commons (University of South Carolina)
  • "Inapparent infections shape the transmission heterogeneity of dengue" (2023), PNAS Nexus
  • "Uncertainty and energy extraction" (2020), Applied Economics

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Amy C. Morrison
  • Valerie A. Paz-Soldán
  • Thomas W. Scott
  • Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec
  • Guadalupe X. Ayala

Best Publications

  • Outcomes of a Field Trial to Improve Children's Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity: The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH)

    Russell V. Luepker;Cheryl L Perry;Sonja M. McKinlay;Philip R. Nader

  • Environmental interventions for eating and physical activity: a randomized controlled trial in middle schools.

    James F Sallis;Thomas L McKenzie;Terry L Conway;John P Elder

  • A multivariate study of determinants of vigorous exercise in a community sample.

    J F Sallis;M F Hovell;C R Hofstetter;P Faucher

  • Sample design and cohort selection in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

    Lisa M. LaVange;William D. Kalsbeek;Paul D. Sorlie;Larissa M. Avilés-Santa

  • The Role of Human Movement in the Transmission of Vector-Borne Pathogens

    Steven T. Stoddard;Amy C. Morrison;Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;Valerie Paz Soldan

  • Dietary acculturation: applications to nutrition research and dietetics.

    Jessie Satia-Abouta;Ruth E. Patterson;Marian L. Neuhouser;John Elder

  • Theories and intervention approaches to health-behavior change in primary care

    John P Elder;Guadalupe X Ayala;Stewart Harris

  • Distance between homes and exercise facilities related to frequency of exercise among San Diego residents.

    J. F. Sallis;Melbourne Frank Hovell;C. R. Hofstetter;J. P. Elder

  • Is parenting style related to children's healthy eating and physical activity in Latino families?

    Elva M. Arredondo;John P. Elder;Guadalupe X. Ayala;Nadia Campbell

  • Correlates of physical activity at home in Mexican-American and Anglo-American preschool children.

    James F. Sallis;Philip R. Nader;Shelia L. Broyles;Charles C. Berry

  • Three-Year Maintenance of Improved Diet and Physical Activity: The CATCH Cohort

    Philip R. Nader;Elaine J. Stone;Leslie A. Lytle;Cheryl L. Perry

  • House-to-house human movement drives dengue virus transmission

    Steven T. Stoddard;Steven T. Stoddard;Brett M. Forshey;Amy C. Morrison;Valerie A. Paz-Soldan

  • Promoting Physical Activity in Middle School Girls: Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls

    Larry S. Webber;Diane J. Catellier;Leslie A. Lytle;David M. Murray

  • A description of the social–ecological framework used in the trial of activity for adolescent girls (TAAG)

    John P. Elder;Leslie Lytle;James F. Sallis;Deborah Rohm Young

  • Physical Activity Levels and Prompts in Young Children at Recess: A Two-Year Study of a Bi-Ethnic Sample

    Thomas L. McKenzie;James F. Sallis;John P. Elder;Charles C. Berry

  • Qualitative methods to ensure acceptability of behavioral and social interventions to the target population

    Guadalupe X. Ayala;John P. Elder

  • BEACHES: an observational system for assessing children's eating and physical activity behaviors and associated events.

    Thomas L. McKenzie;James F. Sallis;Philip R. Nader;Thomas L. Patterson

  • Health Communication in the Latino Community: Issues and Approaches

    John P. Elder;Guadalupe X. Ayala;Deborah M Parra-medina;Gregory A. Talavera

  • The effects of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health upon psychosocial determinants of diet and physical activity behavior.

    Elizabeth Edmundson;Guy S. Parcel;Henry A. Feldman;John Elder

  • Girls' perception of physical environmental factors and transportation: reliability and association with physical activity and active transport to school.

    Kelly R Evenson;Amanda S Birnbaum;Ariane L Bedimo-Rung;James F Sallis

Frequent Co-Authors

Guadalupe X. Ayala
Guadalupe X. Ayala San Diego State University
James F. Sallis
James F. Sallis University of California, San Diego
Thomas L. McKenzie
Thomas L. McKenzie San Diego State University
Thomas W. Scott
Thomas W. Scott University of California, Davis
Amy C. Morrison
Amy C. Morrison University of California, Davis
Leslie A. Lytle
Leslie A. Lytle University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Uriel Kitron
Uriel Kitron Emory University
Larry S. Webber
Larry S. Webber Tulane University
Gregory A. Talavera
Gregory A. Talavera San Diego State University
Melbourne F. Hovell
Melbourne F. Hovell San Diego State University

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