Scholars

Assistant Professor

Positions:

Assistant Professor, Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health

overview

Dr. Patterson's research focuses on using network analysis to measure how social and spatial networks impact the overall wellbeing of individuals and communities. Her training in research methods and network analysis provides ample opportunities to design, conduct, and collaborate on a variety of studies within behavioral science. Most recently, this has involved using a network perspective to study compulsive exercise and body satisfaction among sorority members, interpersonal violence on college campuses, addiction recovery communities, adolescent physical activity, and inner-city risk networks for long-haul truck drivers, among others.

education and training

Ph.D. in Health Education, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2016
M.P.H. in Community Health, Baylor University - (Waco, Texas, United States) 2012
B.A. in Psychology, Baylor University - (Waco, Texas, United States) 2009

selected publications

Academic Articles83

Patterson, M. S., Prochnow, T., Russell, A. M., Barry, A. E., & Fehr, S. K. (2022). Associations Between Sexual Assault Victimization and Risky Drinking Within College Women's Personal Networks.. Violence Against Women. 28(11), 2603-2623.
Prochnow, T., Patterson, M., Umstattd Meyer, M. R., Lightner, J., Gomez, L., & Sharkey, J. (2022). Conducting Physical Activity Research on Racially and Ethnically Diverse Adolescents Using Social Network Analysis: Case Studies for Practical Use.. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(18), 11545-11545.
Spadine, M., & Patterson, M. S. (2022). Social Influence on Fad Diet Use: A Systematic Literature Review.. Nutrition and Health. 28(3), 369-388.
Prochnow, T. M., Patterson, M. S., Meyer, A. R., & Umstattd Meyer, M. R. (2022). Sport Participation Associations With Child Friend Selection and Physical Activity While at Summer Care Programs.. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 93(3), 479-487.
Prochnow, T., Patterson, M. S., & Meyer, M. (2022). COVID and the club: conversations with Boys & Girls Club leaders on providing services during the COVID-19 pandemic. 17(2), 127-136.

Chapters1

Patterson, M. S., Lemke, M. K., & Nelon, J. (2020). Complex Systems in a Nutshell. Complex Systems and Population Health. 19-32. Oxford University Press (OUP).