Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Publication in collaboration with student or mentee are underlined; *denotes corresponding author

2022

• Dou, N., Shakya, E., Ngoutane, R. M., Garnier, D., Le Dain, A.-S., Garg, A., Kodish, S., Caulfield, L. E., Murray-Kolb, L. E., & Na, M*. (2022). Promising Trends and influencing factors of complementary feeding practices in Côte d’Ivoire: an analysis of national representative survey data between 1994-2016. Maternal and Child Nutrition. e13418.
• Dou, N., Murray-Kolb, L. E., Mitchell, D. C., Melgar-Quiñonez, H., & Na, M.* (2022). Food insecurity and mental wellbeing in immigrants: a global analysis using nationally representative survey data from 159 countries from 2014 to 2019. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 63(2), 301-311
• Jimenez Rincon, S.(co-first author), Dou, N.(co-first author), Murray-Kolb, L. E., Hudy, K., Mitchell, D. C., Li, R., & Na, M.*. Daily Food Insecurity Is Associated with Diet Quality, but not Energy Intake, in Winter and During COVID-19, among Low-Income Adults. Nutrition Journal. 21, 19
• Eagleton, S. E., Na, M., & Williams, J. S. (2022). Food insecurity is associated with higher food responsiveness in low-income children: the moderating role of parent stress and family functioning. Pediatric Obesity.17: e12837
• Na, M.*, Dou, N., Liao, Y., Jimenez Rincon, S., Francis, L. A., Graham, J. E., Murray-Kolb, L. E., & Li, R. Daily food insecurity predicts lower positive and higher negative affect: An ecological momentary assessment study. Frontiers in Nutrition. 9:790519
• Na, M.*, Wang, Y., Zhang, X., Sarpong, C., Kris-Etherton, P. M., Gao, M., Xing, A., Wu, S., & Gao, X. DASH-style dietary pattern and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure in elderly Chinese with or without hypertension. Journal of Nutrition. 152(7):1755-1762.
• Ma, C., Chen, Q., Mitchell, D. C., Na, M., Tucker, K. L., & Gao, X. (2022). Application of the deep learning algorithm in nutrition research – using serum pyridoxal 5′-phosphate as an example. Nutrition Journal, 21, 38.
• Kuehl, L., Lee, J., Na, M., Tucker, K. L., & Palacios, N. (2022). Food insecurity and functional limitations in Boston area Puerto Rican older adults. Public Health Nutrition. 1-7

2021

• Zhang, X., Liu, Y., Li, S., Lichtenstein, A. H., Chen, S., Na, M., Veldheer, S., Xing, A., Wang, Y., Wu, S., & Gao, X. (2021). Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study. Nutrition Journal, 20(1).
• Oh, E., Na, M., & Rogers, C. J. (2021). The Association Between Monocyte Subsets and Cardiometabolic Disorders/Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8:640124
• Liu, Y.-H., Jensen, G. L., Na, M., Mitchell, D. C., Wood, C., Still, C. D., & Gao, X. (2021). Diet quality and risk of Parkinson’s disease: a prospective study and meta-analysis. Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, 11(1), 337-347.
• Ssentongo, P., Sentongo, A. E., Ba, D. M., Ericson, J. E., Na, M., Gao, X., Chinchilli, V. M., & Schiff, S. (2021). Global, regional and national epidemiology and prevalence of child stunting, wasting and underweight in low- and middle- income countries, 2006-18. Scientific Reports.
• Na, M., Jomaa, L., Eagleton, S. G., & Williams, J. S. (2021). Head Start parents with or without food insecurity with lower food resource management skills use less positive feeding practices in preschool-age children. Journal of Nutrition.
• Na, M. (2021). Disparities in diet quality in school-age children: opportunities and challenges. JAMA Network Open. (Invited commentary)
• Zhuang, S., Yuan, X., Ma, C., Yang, N., Liu, C.-F., Na, M., Winkelman, J., Wu, S., & Gao, X. (2021). Restless legs syndrome and perceived olfactory and taste dysfunction: a community-based study. European Journal of Neurology.
• Wu, Z., Huang, Z., Lichtenstein, A. H., Liu, Y., Chen, S., Jin, Y., Na, M., Bao, L., Wu, S., & Gao, X. (2021). The risk of ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke in Chinese adults with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations <70mg/dL. BMC Medicine, 19, 142.

2020

• Sullivan, V. K., Na, M., Proctor, D. N., Kris-Etherton, P. M., & Petersen, K. S. (2020). Consumption of Dried Fruits Is Associated with Greater Intakes of Underconsumed Nutrients, Higher Total Energy Intakes, and Better Diet Quality in US Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2016. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. S2212-2672(20), 31227-2
• Liu, Y. H., Gao, X., Na, M., Kris-Etherton, P. M., Mitchell, D. C., & Jensen, G. L. (2020). Dietary pattern, diet quality, and dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. 78(1), 151-168
• Zhang, X., Wu, Y., Na, M., Lichtenstein, A. H., Xing, A., Chen, S., … & Gao, X. (2020). Habitual Night Eating Was Positively Associated with Progress of Arterial Stiffness in Chinese Adults. Journal of the American Heart Association, 9(19), e016455.
• Na, M., Wu, J., Li, M., Hinkle, S. N., Zhang, C., & Gao, X. (2020). New onset of restless legs syndrome in pregnancy in a prospective multiracial cohort: Incidence and risk factors. Neurology, 95(24), e3438-e3447.
• Jomaa, L., Na, M., Eagleton, S. G., & Williams, J. S. (2020). Caregiver’s self-confidence in food resource management is associated with lower risk of household food insecurity among SNAP-Ed eligible Head Start families. Nutrients. 2020, 12(8), 2304
• Dou, N., Xie, D., Gao, X., Palacios, N., Falcon, L. M., Tucker, K. L., & Na, M.* (2020). Psychosocial Risk Factors for Food Insecurity in Puerto Ricans Living in the USA from Baseline to 5-Year Follow-Up. Journal of Nutrition, 150(8), 2199-2203.
• Ba, D. M., Ssentongo, P., Na, M., Kjerulff, K. H., Liu, G., Du, P., Song, W., Richie, J. P., & Gao, X. (2020). Factors Associated with Urinary Iodine Concentration among Women of Reproductive Age, 20–49 Years Old, in Tanzania: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Current Developments in Nutrition, 4(5).
• Na, M., Shamim, A. A., Mehra, S., Labrique, A., Ali, H., Wu, L. S., Shaikh, S., Klemm, R., Christian, P., & West, K. P. (2020). Maternal nutritional status mediates the linkage between household food insecurity and mid-infancy size in rural Bangladesh. British Journal of Nutrition. 123(12), 1415-1425.
• Kris-Etherton, P. M., Petersen, K., Velarde, G., Barnard, N., Miller, M., Ros, E., O’Keefe, J., Williams, K., Van Horn, L., Na, M., Shay, C., Douglass, P., Katz, D. L., & Freeman, A. M. (2020). Barriers, opportunities, and challenges in addressing disparities in diet-related cardiovascular disease in the U.S. Journal of the American Heart Association, 9(7)
• Na, M.*, Dou, N., Ji, N., Xie, D., Huang, J., Tucker, K. L., & Gao, X. (2020). Food Insecurity and Cognitive Function in Middle to Older Adulthood: A Systematic Review. Advances in Nutrition, 11(3), 667-676.

2019

• Ba, D., Ssentongo, P., Kjerulff, K. H., Na, M., Liu, G., Gao, X., & Du, P. (2019). Adherence to iron supplementation in 22 sub-Saharan African countries and associated factors among pregnant women: a large population-based study. Current Developments in Nutrition, 3(12)
• Ma, C., Na, M., Neumann, S., & Gao, X. (2019). Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of hemorrhagic stroke: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 21(12), 52.
• Na, M., Eagleton, S. G., Jomaa, L., Lawton, K., & Savage, J. S. (2019). Food insecurity is associated with suboptimal sleep quality among low income Head Start preschool aged children. Public Health Nutrition, 23(4), 701-710.
• Zhuang, S., Na, M., Winkelman, J. W., Ba, D., Liu, C.-F., Liu, G., & Gao, X. (2019) Association of restless legs syndrome with risk of suicide and self-harm. JAMA Network Open, 2(8), e199966-e199966.
• Na, M.*, Miller, M., Ballard, T., Mitchell, D., Hung, Y. W., & Melgar-Quiñonez, H. (2019). Does social support modify the relationship between food insecurity and poor mental health? Evidence from thirty-nine sub-Saharan African countries. Public Health Nutrition, 22(5), 874-881

2018

• Na, M., Aguayo, V. M., Arimond, M., Mustaphi, P., & Stewart, C. P. (2018). Predictors of complementary feeding practices in Afghanistan. An in-depth analysis of the 2015 Demographic and Health Survey. Maternal & Child Nutrition, e12696.
• Na, M., Aguayo, V. M., Arimond, M., Narayan, A., & Stewart, C. P. (2018). Stagnating trends in complementary feeding practices in Bangladesh: an analysis of national surveys from 2004‐2014 Maternal & Child Nutrition, e12624.

2017

• Na, M., Aguayo, V. M., Arimond, M., Dahal, P., Lamichhane, B., Pokharel, R., Chitekwe, S., & Stewart, C. P. (2017). Trends and predictors of appropriate complementary feeding practices in Nepal: An analysis of national household survey data collected between 2001 and 2014. Maternal & Child Nutrition, e12564.
• Na, M., Aguayo, V. M., Arimond, M., & Stewart, C. P. (2017). Risk factors of poor complementary feeding practices in Pakistani children aged 6–23 months: A multilevel analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2012–2013. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 13(S2).
• Na, M., Caswell, B. L., Talegawkar, S. A., & Palmer, A. (2017). Monthly food insecurity assessment in rural mkushi district, Zambia: a longitudinal analysis. BMC public health, 17(1), 260.

2016

• Na, M., Mehra, S., Christian, P., Ali, H., Shaikh, S., Shamim, A. A., Labrique, A. B., Klemm, R. D., Wu, L. S., & West, K. P. (2016). Maternal Dietary Diversity Decreases with Household Food Insecurity in Rural Bangladesh: A Longitudinal Analysis. Journal of Nutrition. 146(10):2109-16.
• Na, M., Gross, A. L., Wu, L. S., Caswell, B. L., Talegawkar, S. A., & Palmer, A. (2016). Internal validity of the Food Access Survey Tool in assessing household food insecurity in rural Zambia. Food Security, 8(3), 679-688.

2015

• Na, M.*, Jennings, L., Talegawkar, S. A., & Ahmed, S. (2015). Association between women’s empowerment and infant and child feeding practices in low and middle-income countries: an analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys. Public Health Nutrition, 18(17), 3155-65.
• Na, M.*, Gross, A. L., & West, K. P. (2015). Validation of the Food Access Survey Tool to assess household food insecurity in rural Bangladesh. BMC Public Health, 15:863.

2014

• Jennings, L., Na, M., Cherewick, M., Hindin, M., Mullany, B., & Ahmed, S. (2014). Women’s empowerment and male involvement in antenatal care: analyses of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) in selected African countries. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 14(1), 297.

Blogs, podcasts, and other works

• Na, M., Hohman, E., & Williams, J. S. (2020). “Food insecurity in Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 pandemic: Addressing immediate concerns and opportunities for the future.” Penn State Social Science Research Institute Insights from Experts.
• Na, M. & Ramp V. (2021). “Episode 12: The Pandemic Perspective: Revealing The Hidden Crisis of Food Insecurity“. The Penn State Evidence-to-Impact Podcast.