Robert A Melendez
Research Area Specialist Sr
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- Chemberlin, Elliott, Robert A Melendez, Philippa J Clarke, Kate Duchowny, Lindsay Gypin, Grace Noppert. 2026. Proximity of parks to polluting sites in the United States. Scientific Reports
- Philippa J Clarke, Kimberly Rollings, Robert A Melendez, Marilyn Sinkewicz, Kate Duchowny, Lindsay Gypin, Grace Noppert. 2026. Are We Measuring Neighborhood Disadvantage Wrong? A Methodological Reassessment of its Structure in the United States. SSM - Population Health
- Kate Duchowny, Vicky Wang, Grace Noppert, Robert A Melendez, Lindsay Gypin, Philippa J Clarke. 2026. Essential work, unequal places: Neighborhood characteristics of the essential workforce in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE 21(9):e0357792.
- Peter Larson, Philippa J Clarke, Robert A Melendez, Jessica Marie Finlay, Ketlyne Sol, Judd, Suzanne, Gomez-Lopez, Iris, Khan, Anam, Carina Gronlund. 2025. Long-term exposure to extreme heat and cold and cognitive decline in older adults: Results from the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) cohort. Environmental Research 283:121984.
- Grace Noppert, Philippa J Clarke, Hoover, Andrew, Kubale, John, Robert A Melendez, Kate Duchowny, Hegde, Sonia T., Grace Noppert, Clarke, Philippa, Hoover, Andrew, Kubale, John, Melendez, Robert, Duchowny, Kate, Hegde, Sonia T.. 2024. State variation in neighborhood COVID-19 burden across the United States. Communications Medicine 4(1):1-12.
- Grace Noppert, Philippa J Clarke, Stebbins, Rebecca C, Kate Duchowny, Robert A Melendez, Kimberly Rollings, Aiello, Allison E. 2024. The embodiment of the neighborhood socioeconomic environment in the architecture of the immune system. PNAS Nexus 3(7):pgae253.
- Laura Beth Zahodne, Ketlyne Sol, Kiana Scambray, Ji Hyun Lee, Jordan D. Palms, Emily P. Morris, Lauren Taylor, Vivian Ku, Mary Lesniak, Robert A Melendez, Michael R Elliott, Philippa J Clarke. 2024. Neighborhood racial income inequality and cognitive health. Alzheimer's & Dementia 20(8):5338-5346.
- Kimberly Rollings, Grace Noppert, Jennifer J. Griggs, Robert A Melendez, Philippa J Clarke. 2023. Comparison of two area-level socioeconomic deprivation indices: Implications for public health research, practice, and policy. PLOS ONE 18(10):e0292281.
- Finlay, Jessica Marie, Anam Khan, Gronlund, Carina Jane, Sol,Ketlyne, Joy Jang, Melendez, Robert A, Suzanne Judd, Clarke, Philippa J. 2021. Weather Woes? Exploring Potential Links between Precipitation and Age-Related Cognitive Decline. International journal of environmental research and public health 17(23):9011.
- Finlay, Jessica Marie, Private: Esposito, Michael Hughes, Li,Mao, Lindsay C. Kobayashi, Khan, Anam Mashaal, Gomez-Lopez, Iris, Melendez, Robert A, Colabianchi, Natalie, Suzanne Judd, Clarke, Philippa J. 2021. Can Neighborhood Social Infrastructure Modify Cognitive Function? A Mixed-Methods Study of Urban-Dwelling Aging Americans. Journal of Aging and Health