Marilyn Frenn
Associate Professor
Office Phone (414) 288-3845
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Specialization
Obesity prevention in youth, nursing education, health policy

Highest Degree & Institution
Postdoctoral research fellowship, University of Michigan

Brief Statement of Scholarly Interests
My research is with 4-8th grade children and their parents to prevent obesity, using a tailored online intervention. I also have investigated teaching excellence qualitatively.

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Selected Publications

Frenn, M., Heinrich, A., Schmidt, C. , & Pruszynski, J.E. (in press). What can parents do to reduce youth obesity? An initial study with a diverse sample. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.

Polfuss, M., & Frenn. M. (in press).Parenting and feeding behaviors associated with school-aged African American and Caucasian children. Western Journal of Nursing Research.

Polfuss, M., & Frenn. M. (Accepted pending submitted revisions). Parenting Behaviors of African American and Caucasian Families: Parent and Child Perceptions, Associations with Child Weight and Ability to Identify Abnormal Weight Status. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.

Lerret, S & Frenn, M. (in press). Challenge with care: Reflections on Teaching Excellence. Journal of Professional Nursing,

Duffy, J., Frenn, M., Patterson, B. (2011). Advancing nursing education science: An analysis of NLN's grant program 2008-2010. Nursing Education Perspective,32(1),10-13.

Farmer, B.J., & Frenn, M. (2009). Teaching excellence: What great teachers teach us. Journal of Professional Nursing, 25, 267-272.

Havice, M., Malin, S., Schweizer, H., & Frenn, M. (2007). Engaging students through collaboration: How Project FUN works. Perspectives on Nursing Education, 28, 203–208.

Frenn, M., Malin, S., Villarruel, A.M., Pearson, K., McCarthy, S., Freeman, J., & Nee, E. (2005). Determinants of physical activity and low-fat diet among low income African American and Hispanic middle school students. Public Health Nursing, 22, 89-97.

Frenn, M., Malin, S., Brown, R.L., Greer, Y., Fox, J. Greer, J., & Smyczek, S. (2005). Changing the tide: An Internet/video exercise and low fat diet intervention with middle school students. Applied Nursing Research. 18, 13-21.


Extramural Grants or Awards

Improving health through support for nursing education among highly qualified nursing students: LPN through Doctoral levels.

Regner Research Award to Advance Faculty Research with High Potential: Pilot Testing of the Project FUN with Parents online intervention

Will an Online Exercise and Nutrition Program Work with 4th and 5th Grade Students in Urban and Rural settings? Delta Gamma Chapter Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society.

Exercise and Nutrition: What Works Best for Low Income, Culturally Diverse Middle School Students? Children’s Hospital Foundation

Disparity Elimination Using Care and Exercise, U.S. Tennis & Education Foundation

Guiding Health Professions Students in Preparing Peer Models for Low Fat Diet and Physical Activity in Middle Schools. Milwaukee Area Health Education Center


Editor/Reviewer/Consultant
Grant Review: NIH — National Institute of Environmental Health Services; National League for Nursing — Nursing Education Research grants; U.S. Department of Defense; United Kingdom Health Services; Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation.

Journal reviews: Pediatric Exercise Science; Western Journal of Nursing Research; Preventive Medicine; Journal of Telemedicine and Telehealth; Journal of School Health; Journal of Adolescent Health; Public Health Nursing; Journal of the American College of Nutrition; Social Science & Medicine; European Journal of Clinical Nutrition; Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health; Applied Nursing Research


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