Publications

SELECTED RELEVANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Lead Author (Manuscript): Pelligrino, N., Zaitzow, B., Scribner R, Sothern M, Phillippi, S. Incarcerated black women in the southern United States: A narrative review of STI and HIV risk and prevention revealing implications for future public health research, practice and policy, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s40615-015-0194-8

Presenter (Oral): Pelligrino, N., Zaitzow, B. The healthcare needs of women prisoners (Accepted). American Criminological Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA., 17 November 2016.

Presenter (Poster): Pelligrino, N.,Detman LA, Sappenfield, W. “We need a champion”: understanding motivating factors to participating in state perinatal quality collaboratives. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. (Accepted). November 2-6, 2019.

Policy Consultant (LIFT Louisiana): Use of Restraints on Pregnant Incarcerated Women (Touro Birthing Center Grand Rounds). 2017.

Lead Author (Book Chapter): Pelligrino N., Uddo B., Mohler M., Scribner R., Sothern M., Zabaleta J. The modifiable trilogy. Environmental Epigenetics. 2014, Springer.

Co-Author (Book Chapter): Garai J, Uddo R, Mohler M, Pelligrino N, Scribner R, Sothern M, Zabaleta J. At the crossroad between obesity and gastric cancer. Cancer Epigenetics. Verma, M., editor. Springer. Methods Mol Biol. 2015;1238:689-707.

Consultant Editor (Technical): Sharif, Yara. Resistance through Architecture. Bookbright Media, 2016.

Ad-Hoc Reviewer:Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (An official journal of the Cobb Institute and National Medical Association [NMA])

PRESENTATIONS

Panel

Powis, D., Strong, A., Foley, E., Patel, R., Cogburn, M., Pelligrino, N. (Accepted). Landscapes of surveillance care in reproductive health. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. November 9-13, 2022.

Oral

Pelligrino, N., Zaitzow, B. The healthcare needs of women prisoners (Accepted). American Criminological Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA., 17 November 2016.

Pelligrino, N., Phillippi, S., Sothern, M.S. Incarcerated black women in the southern United States: A systematic literature review of STI and HIV risk and prevention revealing implications for future public health research, practice and policy. International Conference on Health, Wellness and Society, São Paulo, Brazil, 15 March 2013.

Poster

Pelligrino, N., Detman, LA, Sappenfield, W. “We need a champion”: understanding motivating factors to participating in state perinatal quality collaboratives. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. (Accepted). November 2-6, 2019.

Pelligrino, N. Zabaleta, J., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Uddo, R., Augustus, A., Arguello, A., Mohler, M., Griffiths, L., Skizim, M., Maronge, J., Nuss, H., Happel, K., Scribner, R., Boulares, H., Estrada, J., Sothern. M. Birthweight moderates the relationship between maternal pregnancy and inflammation in black adolescent females. The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting. (Accepted). Los Angeles, CA, November 2-7, 2015.

Pelligrino, N., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Zabaleta, J., Miller, R., Skizim, M., Tseng, T., Mohler, M., Happel, K., Scribner, R., Estrada, J., Sothern, M. Nutrition plus exercise promotes positive alterations in total body fat among obese black adolescent females in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Submitted). American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 31-November 4, 2015.

Sothern M., Zabaleta J., Velasco-Gonzalez C., Pelligrino N.,Happel K., Miller R., Skizim M., Griffiths L., Uddo R., Tseng T., Nuss H., Mohler M., Augustus A., Arguello A., Brown M., Powell-Young Y., Maronge J., Boulares H., Estrada J. Alterations in metabolic health and inflammation following diet, exercise or combined behavioral interventions [in African American female adolescents] based on Social Cognitive Theory: A randomized, controlled trial. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2015 Scientific Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 3-6, 2015.

Pelligrino, N., Pelligrino NE, Zabaleta J, Velasco-Gonzalez C, Estrada J, Skizim M, Scribner R, Sothern MS. Preliminary total body fat findings from an exercise and behavior randomized control trial in a sample population of 13-19 year old obese black females. Xavier University Eighth Health Disparities Conference. (Accepted). New Orleans, LA March 12-14, 2015

Pelligrino, N., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Zabaleta, J., Miller, R., Uddo, B., Tseng, T., Mohler, M., Happel, K., Scribner, R., Estrada, J., Sothern, M. Direct clinical measures for black adolescent females. (Accepted). Minority Health and Health Disparities Grantees Meeting. Washington, DC. December 1-4, 2014.

Pelligrino, N., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Zabaleta, J., Miller, R., Uddo, B., Tseng, T., Mohler, M., Scribner, R., Sothern, M. Preliminary results from an intensive, culturally-relevant, clinic-based nutrition and behavioral intervention targeting obese black adolescent females in New Orleans, LA. (Accepted). The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA., November 2-7, 2014.

Mohler M., Scribner R., Velasco-Gonzalez C., Zabaleta J., Leonardi C., Pelligrino N., Li C., Uddo B., Griffiths L., Estrada J., Sothern M. Relationships between obesity, metabolic health and neighborhood concentrated disadvantage in pre-pubertal children. (Accepted). The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA., November 2-7, 2014.

Scribner, R., Leonardi, C., Yu, Q., Li C., Pelligrino N., Sothern, M. Social determinants of metabolic dysregulation in the NHANES: Explaining an effect for race. (Accepted). The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2-7, 2014.

Scribner, R., Leonardi, C., Yu, Q., Li, C., Pelligrino, N.,Sothern M. Exposure to Unhealthy Food Outlets and Risk of Obesity in the NHANES. (Accepted). The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA., November 2-7, 2014.

Tseng T., Lin H., Juan T., Griffiths L., Doback K., Pelligrino, N., Zabaleta J., Estrada J., Sothern, M. Sugary drink and childhood obesity in the United States: NHANES 2003-2010. (Accepted). The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2-7, 2014.

Pelligrino, N.,Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Zabaleta, J., Estrada, J., Uddo, R., Miller, R., Arguello, A., Augustus, A., Brown, M., Mohler, M., Powell-Young, Y., Happel, K., Boulares, H., Tseng, T., Nuss, H., Scribner, R., Sothern, M. Direct clinical measures detect significant reductions in body fat in obese adolescent African American females after intensive, culturally-relevant, nutrition and behavioral intervention. (Accepted). American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo, New Orleans, LA. November 15-19, 2014.

Pelligrino, N.,Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Bennett, B., Augustus, A., Sothern, M., Estrada, J., Zabaleta, J., Powell-Young, Y., Larson-Meyer, E., Boulares, H. (Accepted) Race and gender disparities in body composition methodologies in relation to inflammatory biomarkers in pre-pubertal youth. The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA., November 10-16, 2013.

Zabaleta, J., Estrada, J., Valesco-Gonzalez, C., Pelligrino, N.,M., Mohler, R., Scribner, T., Tseng, A., Arguello, A., Sothern, M., Rauvussin, E., & Powell-Young, Y. (Accepted). Inflammation is not a driver of abnormal metabolic parameters in Pre-Pubertal Youth. The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA. November 10-16, 2013.

Pelligrino, N., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Sothern, M.S., Zabaleta, J., Bennett, B. Powell-Young, Y., Larson-Meyer, E., Boulares, H., Augustus, A. , Estrada, J. Race and gender disparities in body composition and inflammatory correlates in pre-pubertal youth. NIH Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, Washington, D.C., 17 December 2012.

Zabaleta, J., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Augustus, A., Bennett, B., Pelligrino,N., Estrada, J., Boulares, H., Larson-Meyer, E., Sothern, M.S., Correlation between inflammatory markers and obesity parameters in pre-pubertal kids. NIH Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, Washington, D.C., 18 December 2012.

Augustus A., Sothern, M.S., Zabaleta, J., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Happel, K., Powell-Young, Y., Pelligrino, N., Estrada, J. Feasibility of a vitamin D nutritional intervention in asthmatic and non-asthmatic obese African American adolescent females. NIH Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit, Washington, D.C., 17 December 2012.

Zabaleta, J., Estrada, J., Ravussin, E., Larson-Meyer, E., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Pelligrino, N., Augustus, A., Bennett, B., Powell-Young, Y., Boulares, H., Sothern, M.S. Role of ghrelin in inflammation in healthy pre-pubertal children, The Obesity Society, San Antonio, Texas, 20 September 2012.

Powell-Young, Y., Sothern, M.S., Ravussin, E., Zabaleta, J., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Larson-Meyer, E., Bennett, B., Pelligrino, N., Augustus, A., Boulares, H., Estrada, J. Resistin is associated with pro-inflammatory adipokines in healthy pre-pubertal youth, The Obesity Society, San Antonio, Texas, 20 September 2012.

Invited Lectures

Pelligrino, N. “Adapting and implementing evidence-based nutrition and physical activity interventions targeting adolescent females.” Best Practices in Women’s Health (Graduate Course GCHB 6420). Invited by Clinical Professor Francoise Grossman, Department of Global Community Health Sciences. Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, 23 October 2012, 6 November 2013, and 28 October 2014.

PUBLICATIONS

Abstracts in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Pelligrino, N., Detman LA, Sappenfield, W. “We need a champion”: understanding motivating factors to participating in state perinatal quality collaboratives. Journal of the American Public Health Association. 2019.

Pelligrino, N., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Zabaleta, J., Miller, R., Skizim, M., Tseng, T., Mohler, M., Happel, K., Scribner, R., Estrada, J., Sothern, M. Nutrition plus exercise promotes positive alterations in total body fat among obese black adolescent females in New Orleans, Louisiana.(Submitted). Journal of the American Public Health Association, 2015.

Pelligrino, N., Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Zabaleta, J., Miller, R., Uddo, B., Tseng, T., Mohler, M., Happel, K., Scribner, R., Estrada, J., Sothern, M. Preliminary results from an intensive, culturally-relevant, clinic-based nutrition and behavioral intervention targeting obese black adolescent females in New Orleans, LA. Obesity. 2014.

Scribner, R., Leonardi, C., Yu, Q., Li C., Pelligrino N., Sothern, M. Social determinants of metabolic dysregulation in the NHANES: Explaining an effect for race. Obesity. 2014.

Scribner, R., Leonardi, C., Yu, Q., Li, C., Pelligrino, N.,Sothern M. Exposure to Unhealthy Food Outlets and Risk of Obesity in the NHANES. Obesity. 2014.

Pelligrino, N.,Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Zabaleta, J., Estrada, J., Uddo, R., Miller, R., Arguello, A., Augustus, A., Brown, M., Mohler, M., Powell-Young, Y., Happel, K., Boulares, H., Tseng, T., Nuss, H., Scribner, R., Sothern, M. Direct clinical measures detect significant reductions in body fat in obese adolescent African American females after intensive, culturally-relevant, nutrition and behavioral intervention. Journal of the American Public Health Association. 2014.

Pelligrino, N.,Velasco-Gonzalez, C., Bennett, B., Augustus, A., Sothern, M., Estrada, J., Zabaleta, J., Powell-Young, Y., Larson-Meyer, E., Boulares, H. Race and gender disparities in body composition methodologies in relation to inflammatory biomarkers in pre-pubertal youth. Obesity. 2013.

Zabaleta, J., Estrada, J., Valesco-Gonzalez, C., Pelligrino, M., Mohler, R., Scribner, T., Tseng, A., Arguello, A., Sothern, M., Rauvussin, E., & Powell-Young, Y. Inflammation is not a driver of abnormal metabolic parameters in Pre-Pubertal Youth. Obesity. 2013.

Pelligrino N, Velasco-Gonzalez C., Bennett B, Augustus, A, Sothern, M, Estrada J, Zabaleta J., Powell-Young Y, Larson-Meyer E, Boulares, H. Race and gender disparities in body composition methodologies in relation to inflammatory biomarkers in pre-pubertal youth. Obesity. 2013.

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