Peterson, Matt

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Professor, School of Nursing , College of Health and Human Services

Peterson, Matt

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petersonmj@uncw.edu

910.962.0516

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- Common Medications in Older Adults Have a Differing Effect on Inflammatory Responses to a Dual Exercise/Cognitive Task. Proceedings of 2026 Southern Gerontological Annual Meeting. 2026-04-01
- Influence of Acute Exercise Bouts on Biomarkers and Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults. Proceedings of 2026 Southern Gerontological Annual Meeting. 2026-04-01
- Intergenerational Design Challenge: Piloting a University-Based Intergenerational Co-Creation Event to Address Affordable Housing. Educational Gerontology. 1-12. 2025-08-01
- Intergenerational Design Challenges: Participants’ Perspectives on Moving from Ideas to Implementation. Journal of Community Engagement & Higher Education. 17:5-15. 2025-04-01
- Development of an Engaging and Inclusive Undergraduate Virtual Research Mentoring Model. Perspectives on Undergraduate Research & Mentoring. 12:1-14. 2025-03-01
- Preparedness of Speech Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists to Treat Pediatric Feeding Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Survey.. Dysphasia. 40:187-199. 2025-02-01
- Older Adults and Opioids: What They Know and Perceive. The Journal of Aging Life Care. 33:12-15. 2024-11-01
- Increasing Adolescent Sexual Activity Screening Through a Provider-based Intervention. Clinical Nursing Research. 33:176-180. 2024-03-01
- Interprofessional Simulations to Promote Spring Break Safety and Cultural Awareness for Healthcare Students. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. 1-8. 2024-03-01
- Engaging Student Learners in Interprofessional Simulations using Halloween-Themed Scenarios. Health, Interprofessional Practice & Education. 5. 2023-07-01
- Effects of Pubertal Growth Variation on Knee Mechanics during Walking in Female And Male Adolescents. American Journal of Human Biology. 35. 2022-12-01
- An Innovative Interprofessional Education Simulation for Athletic Training and Prelicensure Nursing Students: Development, Implementation, and Student Perspectives. Nursing Forum. 57:1373-1380. 2022-10-01
- Vaping among College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy. 5. 2022-09-01
- Development, Validity, and Reliability of a Novel Walking Speed Measurement Device: the GaitBox. Gait & Posture. 84:52-57. 2021-02-01
- An Exploratory Analysis of Potential New Biomarkers of Cognitive Function. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 74:299-305. 2019-02-01
- Accelerated childhood skeletal aging is protective of development of sarcopenia in later life. Innovation in Aging. 3:S608–S609. 2019-01-01
- Development and validation of a walking speed measurement device. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 100:e2. 2019-01-01
- Validation of a walking speed measurement device: Gaitbox. Innovation in Aging. 3:S9. 2019-01-01
- The Risk Factors of Performance-Based Early Frailty in Midlife and Older Age. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. 4:1-6. 2018-04-01
- Medical care avoidance due to costs- are there underlying reasons?. J Am Geriatr Soc. 66. 2018-01-01
- Validating a Commercial Device for Continuous Activity Measurement in the Older Adult Population for Dementia Management. Smart Health. 5-6:51-62. 2018-01-01
- Body Mass Index Associations between Mother and Offspring from Birth to Age 18: The Fels Longitudinal Study. Obesity Science & Practice. 3:127-133. 2017-04-01
- Economic Analysis of Primary Care-Based Physical Activity Counseling in Older Men: The VA-LIFE Trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 65:533-539. 2017-03-01
- Association of Hearing Impairment with Incident Frailty and Falls in Older Adults. Journal of Aging Health. 28:644-60. 2016-06-01
- A Novel Analytic Technique to Measure Associations between Circulating Biomarkers and Physical Performance Across the Adult Life Span. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 71:196-202. 2016-02-01
- Association of Traumatic Brain Injury with Subsequent Neurological and Psychiatric Disease: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Neurosurgery. 124:511-526. 2016-02-01
- Antecedent and current predictors of performance-based early frailty in midlfe and older age: the Fels longitudinal study. J Frailty Aging. 5:41. 2016-01-01
- Cardiorespiratory activity participation and strength mediate the association between biomarkers and functional limitations. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 48:487. 2016-01-01
- Differences between Completely Physically Inactive and Low Active Older Men and their Response to an Exercise Intervention: The Veterans LIFE Study. Healthy Aging Research. 4:1-8. 2015-01-01
- Serial Grip Strength in Mid-Life and Body Composition in Later-Life: The Fels Longitudinal Study. Gerontologist. 52Suppl. 2015-01-01
- A Pilot Study of Partial Unweighted Treadmill Training in Mobility-impaired Older Adults. BioMed Research International. 2014. 2014-01-01
- Enhanced Fitness: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Home-based Physical Activity Counseling on Glycemic Control in Older Adults with Prediabetes Mellitus. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 60:1655-1662. 2012-09-01
- Physical activity, allostatic load, and cancer: results from the NHANES study. Gerontologist. 52Suppl. 2012-01-01
- Lessons Learned when Innovations go Awry: A Baseline Description of a Behavioral Trial-the Enhancing Fitness in Older Overweight Veterans with Impaired Fasting Glucose Study. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 1:573-587. 2011-11-01
- Long-term Changes in Physical Activity Following a One-year Home-based Physical Activity Counseling Program in Older Adults with Multiple Morbidities. Journal of Aging Research. 2011:1-9. 2010-12-01
- Teaching Yoga to Seniors: Essential Considerations to Enhance Safety and Reduce Risk in a Uniquely Vulnerable Age Group. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 16:1-7. 2010-08-01
- Walking in Old Age and Development of metabolic Syndrome: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 8:317-322. 2010-08-01
- The Impact of Self-reported Arthritis and Diabetes on Response to a Home-based Physical Activity Counselling Intervention. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 39:233-239. 2010-05-01
- Is Diabetes Associated with Poorer Self-efficacy and Motivation for Physical Activity in Older Adults with Arthritis?. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology. 39:380-386. 2010-01-01
- The Veterans Learning to Improve Fitness and Function in Elders Study: A Randomized Trial of Primary Care-based Physical Activity Counseling for Older Men. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57:1166-1174. 2009-07-01
- Fitness responses to an exercise intervention among extreme sedentary elders: turning back the clock. Med Sci Sport Exerc. 41. 2009-01-01
- Physical Activity as a Preventative Factor for Frailty: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 64:61-68. 2009-01-01
- Effect of Physical Activity Guidelines on Physical Function in Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 56:1873-1878. 2008-10-01
- Characteristics of truly sedentary elderly men and their response to an exercise intervention: Veteran’s LIFE project. Med Sci Sport Exerc. 40:S22. 2008-01-01
- Project LIFE--Learning to Improve Fitness and Function in Elders: Methods, Design, and Baseline Characteristics of Randomized Trial. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 45:31-42. 2008-01-01
- Effect of Telephone Exercise Counseling on Frailty in Older Veterans: Project LIFE. American Journal of Men's Health. 1:326-334. 2007-12-01
- Does meeting the Surgeon General guidelines for physical activity confer a functional benefit to elders?. Med Sci Sport Exerc. 39:S420. 2007-01-01
- Project LIFE: A Partnership to Increase Physical Activity in Elders with Multiple Chronic Illnesses. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 14:324-343. 2006-07-01
- What is the optimal measure of obesity when determining disability risk in adults ages 60-69? The NHANES III Study. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 38. 2006-01-01
- Impact of intercurrent illness on functional outcomes in a clinical trial to improve elder fitness. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 37. 2005-01-01
- Physical Activity and Disability: the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 37. 2005-01-01
- Comparing Physical Function in Older Sedentary and Exercising Veterans to National Norms. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 41:653-658. 2004-09-01
- Comparison of Caloric Expenditure in Intermittent and Continuous Walking Bouts. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 18:373-376. 2004-05-01
- Association of a Gait Speed Threshold with Osteoarthritis in a Retirement Community. Gerontologist. 44. 2004-01-01
- Comparison of Metabolic Equivalents Between Compendium Means and a Multiple Comorbid Group During Common Exercises. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 36. 2004-01-01
- Leisure Time Counseling to Improve Physical Activity in Elders: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Gerontologist. 44. 2004-01-01
- Recruitment of Frail Veterans into Exercise Clinical Trial: Escalating Strategies and Effect of Health Status. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 36. 2004-01-01
- The Importance of a Weighted Functional Assessment in Comorbidity and Symptom Indexes for the Assessment of Functional Outcomes of Older Adults. Gerontologist. 44. 2004-01-01
- Using performance measures for identifying functional difficulty secondary to pain in patients with osteoarthritis. Gerontologist. 44. 2004-01-01
- Development and Validation of Skinfold-thickness Prediction Equations with a 4-compartment Model. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 77:1186-1191. 2003-05-01
- Accuracy of VO2(max) Prediction Equations in Older Adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 35:145-149. 2003-01-01
- Accuracy of VO2max Prediction Equations in an Elderly Population. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 34. 2002-01-01
- Intermittent walking for calorie burn- Does it count?. Res Q Exerc Sport. 72:A-23. 2001-01-01
Chapter
- Medical Considerations for Special Populations -- Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults. Human Kinetics. 2018-08-01
- Strength Training Strategies for Individuals with Osteoporosis -- Resistance Training for Special Populations. Delmar Learning. 2009-05-01
Document
- Virtual Research Mentoring Model Toolkit. CAA Academic Alliance. 2024-01-01
Report
- Development of a Programming Plan for New Hanover County Parks and Gardens. . 2022-05-01

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