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Melissa M. Franks is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields of Medicine and Psychology, with specific focus on subfields such as Physiology, Clinical Psychology, Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's main topics of work include Physical Activity and Health, Health disparities and outcomes, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, and Medical Coding and Health Information.

Melissa M. Franks has contributed to various academic journals. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
  • Gait & Posture
  • Personal Relationships
  • Western Journal of Nursing Research
  • British Journal of Psychology

Their recent papers showcase a range of topics related to health, behavior, and physical activity:

  • "Spouses' responses to the dietary nonadherence of their partners managing diabetes" (2020), published in Personal Relationships
  • "Changes to gait speed when romantic partners walk together: Effect of age and obstructed pathway" (2021), published in Gait & Posture
  • "Association of Physical Activity and Gait Speed: Does Context Matter?" (2023), published in American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
  • "Positive Affect and Physical Activity Associations in Women and Their Spouses" (2024), published in Western Journal of Nursing Research
  • "Women Managing Heart Disease: Involvement of Spouse and Non-Spouse Care Partners" (2025), published in American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Collaborations form a notable part of Melissa M. Franks's work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Elizabeth A. Richards
  • Anna Förster
  • Sharon L. Christ
  • Shirley Rietdyk
  • Kristin J. August

Best Publications

  • Activities and well-being in older age: Effects of self-concept and educational attainment.

    A R Herzog;M M Franks;H R Markus;D Holmberg

  • Spouses' provision of health-related support and control to patients participating in cardiac rehabilitation.

    Melissa M. Franks;Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Karen S. Rook;Barry A. Franklin

  • Who Gets What and Why? Help Middle-Aged Adults Provide to Parents and Grown Children

    Karen L. Fingerman;Lindsay M. Pitzer;Wai Chan;Kira Birditt

  • Where two roles intersect: spillover between parent care and employment.

    Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Melissa M. Franks;Audie A. Atienza

  • Spouses' attempts to regulate day-to-day dietary adherence among patients with type 2 diabetes

    Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Melissa M. Franks;Karen S. Rook;Masumi Iida

  • Caring for individuals with dementia and cognitive impairment, not dementia: findings from the aging, demographics, and memory study.

    Gwenith G. Fisher;Melissa M. Franks;Brenda L. Plassman;Stephanie L. Brown;Stephanie L. Brown

  • Influences of spousal support and control on diabetes management through physical activity.

    Cynthia M. Khan;Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Melissa M. Franks;Karen S. Rook

  • Stress and rewards in women's multiple roles: the case of women in the middle.

    Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Melissa M. Franks;Aloen L. Townsend

  • Stresses and Satisfactions of Family Caregivers to Older Stroke Patients

    Jennifer M. Kinney;Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Melissa M. Franks;Virginia Kline Norris

  • Spouses use of social control to improve diabetic patients' dietary adherence.

    Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Karen S. Rook;Melissa M. Franks;Cynthia Khan

  • Spouses' use of pressure and persuasion to promote osteoarthritis patients' medical adherence after orthopedic surgery.

    Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Erin M Fekete;Melissa M Franks;Karen S Rook

  • Spouses' and physicians' perceptions of pain severity in older women with osteoarthritis: dyadic agreement and patients' well-being

    Julie K Cremeans-Smith;Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Melissa M Franks;Lynn M Martire

  • Spouses' involvement in their partners' diabetes management: associations with spouse stress and perceived marital quality.

    Kristin J. August;Karen S. Rook;Melissa M. Franks;Mary Ann Parris Stephens

  • Spousal undermining of older diabetic patients’ disease management

    Shayna L. Henry;Karen S. Rook;Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Melissa M. Franks

  • When does spousal social control provoke negative reactions in the context of chronic illness? The pivotal role of patients’ expectations:

    Karen S. Rook;Kristin J. August;Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Melissa M. Franks

  • Camera-Related Behaviors during Video Recorded Medical Interactions

    Louis A. Penner;Heather Orom;Terrance L. Albrecht;Melissa M. Franks

  • It takes two: marriage and smoking cessation in the middle years.

    Melissa M. Franks;Amy Mehraban Pienta;Linda A. Wray

  • When the Going Gets Tough, Does Support Get Going? Determinants of Spousal Support Provision to Type 2 Diabetic Patients

    Masumi Iida;Mary Ann Parris Stephens;Karen S. Rook;Melissa M. Franks

  • Aid and Influence: Health-Promoting Exchanges of Older Married Partners

    Melissa M. Franks;Craig A. Wendorf;Richard Gonzalez;Mark Ketterer

  • A dyadic investigation of exercise support between cardiac patients and their spouses.

    Tantina B. Hong;Melissa M. Franks;Richard Gonzalez;Steven J. Keteyian

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Ann Parris Stephens
Mary Ann Parris Stephens Kent State University
Karen S. Rook
Karen S. Rook University of California, Irvine
Lynn M. Martire
Lynn M. Martire Pennsylvania State University
Richard Gonzalez
Richard Gonzalez University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hazel Rose Markus
Hazel Rose Markus Stanford University
Steven H. Zarit
Steven H. Zarit Pennsylvania State University
Jamila Bookwala
Jamila Bookwala Gettysburg College
Kira S. Birditt
Kira S. Birditt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Louis A. Penner
Louis A. Penner Wayne State University
Peter A. Lichtenberg
Peter A. Lichtenberg Wayne State University

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