Alan Mendelsohn

Summary

Affiliation: New York University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Promoting language and literacy through reading aloud: the role of the pediatrician
    Alan L Mendelsohn
    Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 32:188-202. 2002
  2. ncbi Infant television and video exposure associated with limited parent-child verbal interactions in low socioeconomic status households
    Alan L Mendelsohn
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave, NB 8 South 4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:411-7. 2008
  3. ncbi Use of videotaped interactions during pediatric well-child care: impact at 33 months on parenting and on child development
    Alan L Mendelsohn
    New York University School of Medicine Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 28:206-12. 2007
  4. ncbi 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
    Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:33-41. 2011
  5. ncbi Randomized controlled trial of primary care pediatric parenting programs: effect on reduced media exposure in infants, mediated through enhanced parent-child interaction
    Alan L Mendelsohn
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:42-8. 2011
  6. ncbi Use of videotaped interactions during pediatric well-child care to promote child development: a randomized, controlled trial
    Alan L Mendelsohn
    Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 26:34-41. 2005
  7. ncbi Sources of parenting information in low SES mothers
    Samantha B Berkule-Silberman
    New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) 49:560-8. 2010
  8. ncbi The health literacy of parents in the United States: a nationally representative study
    H Shonna Yin
    New York University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Pediatrics 124:S289-98. 2009
  9. ncbi 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
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:814-22. 2008
  10. ncbi Mothers' expectations for shared reading after delivery: implications for reading activities at 6 months
    Samantha B Berkule
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 8:169-74. 2008

Research Grants

  1. Promoting Early School Readiness in Primary Healthcare
    Alan L Mendelsohn; Fiscal Year: 2010
  2. Promoting Early School Readiness in Primary Health Care
    Alan Mendelsohn; Fiscal Year: 2007
  3. Promoting Early School Readiness in Primary Health Care
    Alan Mendelsohn; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications19

  1. ncbi Promoting language and literacy through reading aloud: the role of the pediatrician
    Alan L Mendelsohn
    Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 32:188-202. 2002
  2. ncbi Infant television and video exposure associated with limited parent-child verbal interactions in low socioeconomic status households
    Alan L Mendelsohn
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave, NB 8 South 4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:411-7. 2008
    ..To assess verbal interactions related to television and other electronic media exposure among mothers and 6 month-old-infants...
  3. ncbi Use of videotaped interactions during pediatric well-child care: impact at 33 months on parenting and on child development
    Alan L Mendelsohn
    New York University School of Medicine Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 28:206-12. 2007
    ....
  4. ncbi 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
    Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:33-41. 2011
    ..To determine the effects of pediatric primary care interventions on parent-child interactions in families with low socioeconomic status...
  5. ncbi Randomized controlled trial of primary care pediatric parenting programs: effect on reduced media exposure in infants, mediated through enhanced parent-child interaction
    Alan L Mendelsohn
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:42-8. 2011
    ..To determine whether pediatric primary care-based programs to enhance parenting and early child development reduce media exposure and whether enhanced parenting mediates the effects...
  6. ncbi Use of videotaped interactions during pediatric well-child care to promote child development: a randomized, controlled trial
    Alan L Mendelsohn
    Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    J Dev Behav Pediatr 26:34-41. 2005
    ..75 SD for cognitive development, 0.5 SD for expressive language) but little impact on children whose mothers had sixth grade or lower education...
  7. ncbi Sources of parenting information in low SES mothers
    Samantha B Berkule-Silberman
    New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) 49:560-8. 2010
    ....
  8. ncbi The health literacy of parents in the United States: a nationally representative study
    H Shonna Yin
    New York University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Pediatrics 124:S289-98. 2009
    ..To assess the health literacy of US parents and explore the role of health literacy in mediating child health disparities...
  9. ncbi 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
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:814-22. 2008
    ..To evaluate the efficacy of a pictogram-based health literacy intervention to decrease liquid medication administration errors by caregivers of young children...
  10. ncbi Mothers' expectations for shared reading after delivery: implications for reading activities at 6 months
    Samantha B Berkule
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 8:169-74. 2008
    ..To determine whether mothers with plans related to shared reading and baby books in the home at the time of delivery of their newborns would be more likely to engage in shared reading behaviors at age 6 months...
  11. ncbi Maternal literacy and associations between education and the cognitive home environment in low-income families
    Cori M Green
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 163:832-7. 2009
    ..To determine whether maternal literacy level accounts for associations between educational level and the cognitive home environment in low-income families...
  12. ncbi Association of low caregiver health literacy with reported use of nonstandardized dosing instruments and lack of knowledge of weight-based dosing
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 7:292-8. 2007
    ..Use of nonstandardized dosing instruments and lack of knowledge that dosing is weight-based contribute to dosing errors. We sought to assess whether low caregiver health literacy was associated with these outcomes...
  13. ncbi Media content and externalizing behaviors in Latino toddlers
    Suzy Tomopoulos
    New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, Department of Pediatrics, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 7:232-8. 2007
    ..We sought to study this association in toddlers and determine whether the association varied depending on media content...
  14. ncbi Attitudes about shared reading among at-risk mothers of newborn babies
    Samantha B Berkule
    New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, Department of Pediatrics, 550 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 7:45-50. 2007
    ..We sought to assess sociodemographic correlates of attitudes regarding and resources available for shared reading among multiethnic, low socioeconomic status (SES) mothers of newborns...
  15. ncbi Is exposure to media intended for preschool children associated with less parent-child shared reading aloud and teaching activities?
    Suzy Tomopoulos
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 7:18-24. 2007
    ..To determine whether electronic media exposure is associated with decreased parental reading and teaching activities in the homes of preschool children...
  16. ncbi Books, toys, parent-child interaction, and development in young Latino children
    Suzy Tomopoulos
    New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, Department of Pediatrics, NY, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 6:72-8. 2006
    ..To describe the interrelationships between books and toys in the home, parent-child interaction, and child development at 21 months among low-income Latino children...
  17. ncbi Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:181-6. 2010
    ..To assess parents' liquid medication administration errors by dosing instrument type and to examine the degree to which parents' health literacy influences dosing accuracy...
  18. ncbi Use of a pictographic diagram to decrease parent dosing errors with infant acetaminophen: a health literacy perspective
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Acad Pediatr 11:50-7. 2011
    ..Medication dosing errors by parents are frequent. We sought to whether a pictographic dosing diagram could improve parent ability to dose infant acetaminophen, and to determine whether pictogram benefit varies by health literacy level...
  19. ncbi Effectiveness of a primary care intervention to support reading aloud: a multicenter evaluation
    Robert Needlman
    Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 5:209-15. 2005
    ..Early exposure to reading aloud may prevent reading problems. This study seeks to determine whether institution of Reach Out and Read (ROR) programs is associated with increased reading aloud in a national sample...

Research Grants6

  1. Promoting Early School Readiness in Primary Healthcare
    Alan L Mendelsohn; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..Findings will have broad public health implications related to the role of pediatric primary health care in the promotion of early child development and school readiness in children at risk due to poverty. ..
  2. Promoting Early School Readiness in Primary Health Care
    Alan Mendelsohn; Fiscal Year: 2007
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  3. Promoting Early School Readiness in Primary Health Care
    Alan Mendelsohn; Fiscal Year: 2007
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