Publications

UAMS Community Health & Research has written more than 100 scientific articles, published in a variety of scientific and medical journals. Click the links below to be directed to each article.

2024

• Narcisse MR, McElfish PA, Schootman M, Selig JP, Kirkland T, McFarlane SI, Felix HC, Seixas A, Jean-Louis G. Type 2 Diabetes and Health-Related Quality of Life among Older Medicare Beneficiaries: The Mediating Role of Sleep. Sleep Medicine. 2024
• Holman-Allgood I, Cline C, Durand C, Purvis RS, Mendoza Kabua P, Ayers BL. Providers’ Perspectives of a Culturally Adapted CenteringPregnancy Intervention for Marshallese Women in Arkansas. Nursing for Women’s Health. 2024
• Moore R, Callaghan-Koru J, Vincenzo JL, Patton SK, Spear MJ, Riklon S, Alik E, Padilla Ramos A, Takamaru S, McElfish PA, Curran GM. External Relationships as Implementation Determinants in Community-Engaged, Equity-Focused COVID-19 Vaccination Events. Frontiers in Health Services Research. 2024
• Short E, Selig JP, Felix HC, Painter J, McElfish PA, Rowland B, Ammerman AS, Bounds K, Henske J, Hudson JS, Li J, Young SG, Long CR. Healthy Food Delivery for Type 2 Diabetes Management in Rural Clinics’ Patients: A Comparative Effectiveness Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2024
• Purvis RS, Moore R, Willis DE, Li J, Selig JP, Kraleti S, Imran T, McElfish PA. Exploring Hesitancy, Motivations, and Practical Issues for COVID-19 Vaccination among Vaccine Hesitant Adopter Parents Using the Increasing Vaccination Model. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 2024.
• Purvis RS, Moore R, Rojo MO, Riklon S, Alik E, Alik D, Maddison BK, McElfish PA. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA). Journal of Public Health Research. 2024
• Callaghan-Koru J, Tavangi T, Brown D, Manning N, Greenfield W. Maternal mortality review committee findings: Awareness and recommended dissemination strategies in Arkansas. AJOG Global Reports. 2024
• Willis DE, Purvis RS, Moore R, Li J, Selig JP, Imran T, Zimmerman S, McElfish PA. Social Processes and COVID-19 Vaccination of Children of Hesitant Mothers. Journal of Community Health. 2024
• Ayers BL, Brown CC, Andersen JA, Callaghan-Koru, McElfish PA. Breastfeeding Intentions among Pregnant Women Enrolled in a Healthy Start Program in Arkansas. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2024
• Moore R, Purvis RS, Willis DE, Li J, Langner J, Gurel-Headley M, Kraleti S, Curran GM, Macechko MD, McElfish PA. “Every time it comes time for another shot, it’s a re-evaluation.”: A qualitative study of intent to receive COVID-19 boosters among parents who were hesitant adopters of the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccines. 2024
• Andersen JA, Rowland B, Gloster E, O’Connor G, Bing WI, Niedenthal J, Riklon S, McElfish PA. Undiagnosed Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Marshallese Adults in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Journal of Medicine Access. 2024;8:27550834231225159. Published 2024 Jan 25
• Sharma M, Brown A, Powell NM, Rajaram N, Tong L, Mourani PM, Schootman M. Racial and skin color mediated disparities in pulse oximetry in infants and young children. Paediatr Respir Rev. Published online January 5, 2024
• Langner J, Langston K, Mrachek A, Faitak B, Martin P, Cueto A, Clampitt JL, Long CR, Bartow A, Bodey S, McElfish PA. Creating Healthy Environments for Schools (CHEFS): A Comprehensive Approach to Improving Nutrition in Arkansas Public Schools. Journal of School Health. 2024.
• Schootman M, Li C, Ying J, Orcutt ST, Laryea J. Maximizing Readmission Reduction in Colon Cancer Patients: Targeting Modifiable Risk Factors. J Surg Research. 2024.
• Morgan ER, Dillard D, Lofgren E, Maddison Benetick Kabua, Riklon S, McElfish P, Sinclair K. Moana: Alternate Surveillance for COVID-19 in a Unique Population (MASC-UP). Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2024

2023

• Felix HC, Brown CC, Narcisse MR, Vincenzo JL, Andersen, JA, Weech-Maldonado R, Bradway CK. Characteristics of Nursing Homes with High Rates of UTIs among their Residents with Obesity. Urologic Nursing. 2023
• Purvis RS, Moore R, Willis DE, Li J, Kraleti S, Imran T, McElfish PA. Understanding HPV Vaccine Hesitancy and What Helped Hesitant Adopter Parents Have Their Child(ren) Vaccinated Despite Their Hesitancy. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 2023.
• Busch S, Andersen AA, Willis DE, McElfish PA, Reece S, DuBois D, Brown CC. Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic with Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Receipt among Pregnant Individuals: United States 2016-2022. 2023
• Felix HC, Brown CC, Narcisse MR, Vincenzo JL, Andersen, JA, Weech-Maldonado R, Bradway CK.  Characteristics of United States Nursing Homes with High Percentages of Stage 2-4 Pressure Injuries among High-Risk Nursing Home Residents with Obesity. Wound Practice and Research. 2023
• Short E, Council SK, Milburn AB, Ammerman A, Callaghan-Koru J, Mendoza Kabua P, Ayers BL. Assessing the Acceptability and Implementation Feasibility of a Culturally Adapted Parenting Intervention for Marshallese Mothers: A Study Protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2023
• Andersen JA, Rowland B, Gloster E, Felix HC, Riklon S, Jenkins D, Bing WI, Mendoza Kabua P, Hudson JS, Edem D, Niedenthal J, McElfish PA. Assessment of Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors and Knowledge among Marshallese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Primary Care Diabetes. 2023.
• Walter CS, Narcisse MR, Felix HC, Rowland B, Selig JP, McElfish PA. Association between Physical Activity and Physical Function in a Minority Population with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2023.
• Demientieff, L. X., Rasmus, S., Black, J. C., Presley, J., Jauregui-Dusseau, A., Clyma, K. R., & Jernigan, V. B. B. (2023). Supporting traditional foodways knowledge and practices in Alaska Native communities: The Elders Mentoring Elders camp. Health Promotion Practice, 24(6), 1101-1104.
• Hayman, J., Moore-Wilson, H., Vavra, C., Wormington, D., Presley, J., Jauregui–Dusseau, A Clyma, K. R., & Jernigan, V. B. B. (2023). The Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity: The Osage Nation’s Mobile Market. Health Promotion Practice, 24(6), 1105-1108.
• Thompson, I., Putman, J., Madbull, M., Sharp, M., Presley, J., Jauregui-Dusseau, A., Clyma, K. R., & Jernigan, V. B. B. (2023). The Choctaw Nation’s growing hope program. Health Promotion Practice, 24(6), 1080-1082.
• Wark, K., Volkeimer, J., Mortenson, R., Trainor, J., Presley, J., Jauregui-Dusseau, A., Clyma, K. R., & Jernigan, V. B. B. (2023). The Development of a Community-Led Alaska Native Traditional Foods Gathering. Health Promotion Practice, 24(6), 1091-1095.
• Jordan EJ, Shih PC, Nelson EJ, Carter SJ, Schootman M, Prather AA, Yao X, Peters CD, Perry CSE. Ecological Momentary Assessment of Midlife Adults’ Daily Stress: Protocol for the Stress Reports in Variable Environments (STRIVE) App Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023
• Willis DE, Moore R, Selig JP, CarlLee S, Gurel-Headley MP, Cornett LE, McElfish PA. COVID-19 booster uptake: Are hesitant adopters less likely to get a booster shot than non-hesitant adopters? Behavioral Medicine. 2023
• Hallgren E, Yeary KHK, DelNero P, Johnson Wells B, Purvis RS, Moore R, Loveless S, Shealy K, McElfish PA. Barriers, Facilitators, and Priority Needs Related to Cancer Prevention, Control, and Research in Rural, Persistent Poverty Areas. Cancer Causes & Control. 2023.
• Hamm RF, Moniz M, Wahid I, Blankenstein Breman, R, Callaghan-Koru J. Implementation research priorities for addressing the maternal health crisis in the USA: results from a modified Delphi study among researchers. Implementation Science Communications. 2023;4(83).
• Andersen JA, Scott AJ, Rowland B, Willis DE, McElfish PA. Associations between COVID-19 Death Exposure and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccine Uptake. Southern Medical Journal. 2023;116(7):519-523.
• Willis DE, Reece S, Gurel-Headley M, Selig JP, Li J, Zimmerman S, Cornett LE, McElfish PA. Social Processes, Practical Issues, and COVID-19 Vaccination among Hesitant Adults. Vaccine. 2023.
• Moore R, Purvis RS, CarlLee S, Hallgren E, Kraleti S, Willis DE, McElfish PA. Understanding Vaccination among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine Using the Increasing Vaccination Model. Journal of Health Communication. 2023;28(7):458-476
• Felix HC, Brown CC, Narcisse MR, Vincenzo JL, Weech-Maldonado R, Bradway CK. Characteristics of nursing homes with high percentages of falls and falls with injuries among residents with obesity. Geriatr Nurs. 2023;53:191-197
• Oxley M, Collins M, Lyons J, Schootman M, Heidbreder B, Higgs G, Higgs M. An inferential approach to agents of radicalization of terrorism. Global J for Research Analysis. 2023;12(8):88-92
• Willis DE, Moore R, Andersen JA, Li J, Selig JP, McKinnon JC, Gurel-Headley M, Reece S, McElfish PA. Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage in Arkansas: Results from a Weighted Random Sample Survey. Vaccine. 2023.
• Vincenzo JL, Caulley J, Scott AJ, Wilson BS, Wingood M, Curran GM. Integrating STEADI for Falls Prevention in Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinics: An Outcomes Evaluation Using the RE-AIM Framework. The Gerontologist. 2023.
• Yeary KHK, Willis DE, Yu H, Johnson B, McElfish PA. Self-reported Racial Discrimination and Healthy Behaviors in Black Adults Residing in Rural Persistent Poverty Areas. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023
• Andersen JA, Felix HC, Malhis JR, Gloster E, McElfish PA. Health Profiles of Marshallese with and without a Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes. 2023;16.
• Purvis RS, Moore R, Willis DE, Kraleti SK, Gurel-Headley MP, CarlLee S, McElfish PA. Key conversations and trusted information among hesitant adopters of the COVID-19 vaccine. Journal of Health Communication. 2023.
• Narcisse MR, Shah SK, Hallgren E, Felix HC, Schootman M, McElfish PA. Factors Associated with Breast Cancer Screening Services Use among Women in the United States: An Application of the Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Health Services Use [published online ahead of print, 2023 May 16]. Preventive Medicine. 2023
• Hallgren E, Thompson T, Moore R, Ayers BL, Purvis RS, McElfish PA. Informal and Formal Financial Assistance to Rural Women during Cancer Treatment. SSM – Qualitative Research in Health. 2023
• Purvis RS, Vincenzo JL, Spear M, Moore R, Patton SK, Callaghan-Koru J, McElfish PA, Curran GM. Factors Associated with Marshallese and Hispanic Adults’ Willingness to Receive a COVID-19 Booster Dose. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. 2023;14
• Ayers BL, Eswaran H, CarlLee S, Reece S, Manning N, McElfish PA. Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Culturally Adapted Group Prenatal Program, CenteringPregnancy, to Reduce Maternal and Infant Health Disparities among Marshallese Pacific Islanders: A Study Protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2023
• Andersen JA, Rowland B, O’Connor G, Bing WI, Riklon S, Mendoza-Kabua P, McElfish PA. Faith-Based Health Screenings for Marshallese Adults Living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Study Design and Results. Frontiers in Public Health. 2023
• Silva R, Gannon MA, Presley JH, Long CR, Medrano R, Vaughan JA, English ES, McElfish PA. Experiences of Farmers Market Vendors in a Healthy Food Incentive Program. Health Promotion Practice. 2023
• Vincenzo JL, Spear MJ, Moore R, Purvis RS, Patton SK, Callaghan-Koru J, McElfish PA, Curran GM. Reaching Late Adopters: Factors Influencing COVID-19 Vaccination of Marshallese and Hispanic Adults. BMC Public Health. 2023
• Reece S, McElfish PA, Andersen JA, Ayers BL, Tiwari T, Willis DE, Rowland B, Norris JD, Beasley K, Mendoza-Kabua P, Brown CC. Application Status among Women Enrolled in a Healthy Start Program in Arkansas for the Special Nutrition Program for Women and Children. Journal of Health Communication. 2023.
• Callaghan-Koru J, Farzin A, Ridout E, Curran G. Integrating Implementation Science with Quality Improvement to Improve Perinatal Outcomes and Equity. Clinics in Perinatology.2023
• McElfish PA, Liston R, Smith V, Norris AK, Weaver J, Dickson SM, Macechko MD, Brimberry RK, Lemdja MR, Middleton TL, Nix MW, Irish-Clardy KA, Meredith-Neve SM, Kennedy JL, James LP. Rural Research Network to Engage Rural and Minority Community Members in Translational Research. Journal of Clinical and Translational Research. 2023
• Fitzpatrick KM, Harris CT, Willis D, Obermaier A, Drawve G. Place Still Matters: Social Vulnerabilities, Place-Level Disadvantage, and Food Insecurity during COVID-19. Nutrients
• Haggard-Duff L, Hudson J, Holland A, Bogulski CA, Long CR, Moore R, McElfish P, Sonntag C, Maryalice K. Interprofessional Students’ Perspectives on Culinary Medicine Training: Intentions from Plate to Practice. Medical Science Educator. 2023
• Bower KM, Kramer B, Warren N, Ahmed S, Callaghan-Koru C, Stierman E, Wilson C, Lawson S, Creanga AA. Development of an Instrument to Measure Awareness and Mitigation of Bias in Maternal Health Care. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 Jan 19
• Barnes, JM, Graboyes EM, Adjei Boakye E, Schootman M, Chino JP, Moss HA, Mowery YM, Osazuwa-Peters N. Insurance coverage and forgoing medical appointments due to cost among cancer survivors after 2016. JCO Oncology Practice. 2023
• Andersen JA, Willis DE, Kaholokula JK, Rowland B, Council S, Riklon S, McElfish PA. Experiences of Discrimination among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders living in the USA. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2023

2022

• Sefcik JS, Felix HC, Narcisse MR, Vincenzo JL, Weech-Maldonado R, Brown CC, Bradway CK. Nursing Home Directors of Nursing Experiences Regarding Safety Among Residents with Obesity. Geriatric Nursing. 2022 Sep-Oct
• Montgomery BEE, Pro GC, Willis DE, Zaller ND. County-level jail incarceration, community economic distress, rurality, and preterm birth among women in the US South. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2022 Oct 28
• Moore R, Rojo MO, Purvis RS, Marin LP, Yáñez J, Reece S, Wells C, Vaughn B, McElfish PA. Overcoming Barriers and Enhancing Facilitators to COVID-19 Vaccination in the Hispanic Community. BMC Public Health. 2022
• Wang ML, Narcisse MR, McElfish PA. Higher walkability associated with increased physical activity and reduced obesity among United States adults. Obesity. 2022
• Willis DE, Montgomery BEE, Selig JP, Andersen JA, Shah SK, Li J, Reece S, Alik D, McElfish PA. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Racial Discrimination among US Adults. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2022
• Andersen JA, Gloster E, Hall S, Rowland B, Willis DE, Kraleti SS, McElfish PA. Associations between COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake, Race/Ethnicity, and Political Party Affiliation. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2022.
• Moore R, Purvis RS, Willis DE, Worley KC, Hervey D, Reece S, Yeates A, McElfish PA. The Vaccine Hesitancy Continuum among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine. Clinical and Translational Science. 2022
• McElfish PA, Rowland B, Hall S, CarlLee S, Reece S, Macechko MD, Shah SK, Rojo MO, Riklon S, Richard-Davis G, Paganelli Marin L, Laelan M, Maddison BK, Alik E, Selig JP. Comparing Community-Driven COVID-19 Distribution Methods: Faith-Based Organizations vs. Outpatient Clinics. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022
• McElfish PA, Selig JP, Scott AJ, Rowland B, Willis DE, Reece S, CarlLee S, Macechko MD, Shah SK. Associations between General Vaccine Hesitancy and Healthcare Access among Arkansans. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2022 Nov 2:1–7.
• Hallgren, E., Ayers, B.L., Moore, R. et al. Facilitators and barriers to employment for rural women cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv (2022)
• McElfish PA, Riklon S, Purvis RS, Long CR, Felix HC, Hudson JS, Alik D, Henske J, Edem D, O’Connor G, Boyers J, Rowland B, Selig JP. Study Protocol for Family Model Diabetes Self-Management Education with Marshallese Participants in Faith-Based Organizations. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2022
• Purvis RS, Moore R, Willis DE, Hallgren E, McElfish PA. Factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine decision-making among hesitant adopters in the United States. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics.
• Long CR, Rowland B, Gannon M, Faitak B, Smith G, Clampitt J, Langston K, Presley JH, English ES, McElfish PA. Reducing Sodium Content of Foods Served in Arkansas’s Largest School District: Evaluation of the Sodium Reduction in Communities Program. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2022
• McElfish PA, Rowland B, Scott AJ, Andersen JA, CarlLee S, McKinnon JC, Reece S, Meredith-Neve SM, Macechko MD, Gurel-Headley M, Willis DE. Hesitant Adopters: An Examination of Hesitancy among Adults in Arkansas Who Have Taken the COVID-19 Vaccine. Clinical and Translational Science. 2022.
• Moore R, Purvis RS, Hallgren E, Reece S, Padilla Ramos A, Gurel-Headley M, Hall S, McElfish PA. “I Am Hesitant to Visit the Doctor Unless Absolutely Necessary”: A Qualitative Study of Delayed Care, Avoidance of Care, and Telehealth Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Medicine. 2022
• Willis DE, Andersen JA, Hallgren E, Moore R, Selig JP, Scott AJ, Kraleti SS, McElfish PA. COVID-19 Death Exposure among Adults in the United States [published online ahead of print, 2022 Aug 4]. Omega (Westport). 2022
• Narcisse MR, Andersen JA, Felix HC, Hayes CJ, Eswaran H, McElfish PA. Factors associated with telehealth use among adults in the United States: Findings from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jul 26]. J Telemed Telecare. 2022
• Andersen JA, Willis DE, Hallgren E, McElfish PA, Felix HC. Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic for People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Primary Care Diabetes. 2022.
• Shah SK, Narcisse M, Hallgren E, Felix HC, McElfish PA. Assessment of Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities in U.S. Men and Women Using a Demographically Representative Sample. Cancer Research Communications. 2022
• Andersen JA, Felix HC, Selig JP, Su D, Ratcliff S, McElfish PA. Factors Associated with Arkansans’ First Use of Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications. 2022
• Bailey MM, Rowland B, McElfish PA, Purvis RS, Faitak BMS, English ES, Long CR. Events Precipitating Arkansas Food Pantry Utilization: A Qualitative Study. Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society. 2022
• Purvis RS, Ayers BL, Rowland B, Moore R, Hallgren E, McElfish PA. “Life is Hard”: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Daily Stressors of Women. Dialogues in Health. 2022
• Spear M, Rowland B, Vincent J, Brown T, Wilson A, Palenske C, McElfish PA, Long CR, Presley J, Balis LE. Results of a Rural Traffic Calming Event to Promote Physical Activity. The Journal of Extension. 2022
• McElfish PA, Selig JP, Scott AJ, Rowland B, Willis DE, Reece S, CarlLee S, Gurel-Headley M, Shah SK, Macechko MD. Associations between 5-year influenza vaccination and sociodemographic factors and healthcare access among Arkansans. Vaccine. 2022
• Ayers BL, Bogulski CA, Bennett-Milburn A, Fisher A, Netwon M, McElfish PA. Dietary Practices during Pregnancy in a Marshallese Community: A Mixed Methods Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022
• Willis DE, Long CR, Rowland B, Tidwell C, Andersen JA, McElfish PA. COVID-19 and Food Insecurity in a Vulnerable Rural State. Dialogues in Health. 2022
• McElfish PA, Bogulski C, Langston K, Carleton A, Semingson J, Gurel L, Willis DE. Bilingual care navigation and enhanced case management during COVID-19. Families, Systems, & Health. 2022.
• Bogulski CA, Willis DE, Williams CA, Ayers BL, Andersen JA, McElfish PA. Stressful life events and social support among pregnant Marshallese women. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2022.
• Andersen JA, Rowland B, Ratcliff SM, Felix HC, McElfish PA. Relationship between Socioeconomic Factors, Perceived COVID-19 Risk, and Engagement with Health Protective Behaviors. Southern Medical Journal. 2022;115(5):340-346.
• Willis DE, Schootman M, Shah SK, Reece S, Selig JP, Andersen JA, McElfish PA. Parent/guardian intentions to vaccinate children against COVID-19 in the United States. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2022.
• Willis DE, Andersen JA, Montgomery BEE, Selig JP, Shah SK, Zaller N, Bryant-Moore K, Scott AJ, Williams M, McElfish PA. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Experiences of Discrimination Among Black Adults [published online ahead of print, 2022 Apr 7]. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022
• Long CR, Bailey MM, Cascante DC, Purvis RS, Rowland B, Faitak BMS, Gittelsohn J, Caspi CE, English ES, McElfish PA. Food Pantry Clients’ Needs, Preferences, and Recommendations for Food Pantries: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2022.
• Ayers BL, Purvis RS, Bogulski CA, Reece S, CarlLee S, Yeary KH, McElfish PA. “It’s Okay With Our Culture but We’re in a Different Place and We Have to Show Respect”: Marshallese Migrants and Exclusive Breastfeeding Initiation. Journal of Human Lactation. March 2022.
• Hallgren E, Moore R, Riklon S, Alik E, McElfish PA. “Pandemic-Amplified Material Hardship and Community-Led Support among Marshallese Diasporic Communities in the United States.” Journal of Poverty (2022). Published online Mar 2022.
• McElfish PA, Purvis RS, Riklon S, Willis DE. Complicity in sociology and community-based participatory research with Marshallese [published online ahead of print, 2022 Feb 25]. Sociol Health Illn. 2022
• McElfish PA, Willis DE, Shah SK, Reece S, Andersen JA, Schootman M, Richard-Davis G, Selig JP, Warmack TS. Parents’ and Guardians’ Intentions to Vaccinate Children against COVID-19. Vaccines. 2022
• Andersen JA, Rowland B, Gloster E, Willis DE, Hernandez N, Felix HC, Long CR, & McElfish PA. Associations among Self-Reported Mental Health, Physical Activity, and Diet during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nutrition and Health. March 2022
• Shah SK, McElfish PA. A Review of Cancer Screening Recommendations during the COVID-19 Pandemic [published online ahead of print, 2022 Feb 3]. JMIR Cancer. 2022
• Narcisse M, Shah SK, Felix HC, Dobbs PD, McElfish PA. Association of Psychological Distress and Current Cigarette Smoking among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults and Compared to Adults from Other Racial Ethnic Groups: Data from the National Health Interview Survey, 2014. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2022

2021

• Hallgren E, Willis DE, Rowland B, Selig JP, McElfish PA. Association between Diagnosed Anxiety and Depression and Exposure to Life Stressors during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice. 2021
• Hallgren E, Moore R, Purvis RS, et al. Facilitators to vaccination among hesitant adopters [published online ahead of print, 2021 Dec 10]. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021
• Wang ML, Narcisse MR, Alatorre S, Kozak AT, McElfish PA. Neighborhood social cohesion and physical activity and obesity outcomes among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander individuals [published online ahead of print, 2021 Dec 14]. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021
• Purvis RS, Hallgren E, Moore RA, Willis DE, Hall S, Gurel-Headley M, McElfish PA. Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information among Hesitant Adopters in the United States. Vaccines. 2021
• McElfish PA, Willis DE, Bogulski C, et al. COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Hesitancy Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders. J Patient Exp. 2021
• Purvis RS, Long CR, James LP, Kimminau K, Riklon S, Carleton A, Netwon M, Clarence K, Iban A, Mejbon R, Lakmis R, McElfish PA. Dissemination protocol for community-based participatory research partnerships with Marshallese Pacific Islanders in Arkansas. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 2021
• Long CR, Narcisse MR, Rowland B, Faitak B, Bailey MM, Gittelsohn J, Caspi CE, Niemeier J, English ES, McElfish PA. Food Pantry Usage Patterns are Associated with Client Sociodemographics and Health. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. 2021.
• Purvis RS, Willis DE, Moore R, Bogulski C, McElfish PA. Perceptions of Adult Arkansans regarding Trusted Sources of Information about the COVID-19 Pandemic. BMC Public Health. 2021.
• Rowland B, Bogulski CA, Willis DE, Scott AJ, Gloster EE, Andersen JA. Experiences of Marshallese Food Processing Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Agromedicine. 2021
• Willis DE, Presley J, Williams M, Zaller N, McElfish PA. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among youth, 2021 Oct 29]. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021
• Andersen JA, Felix HC, Eswaran H, Payakachat N, Willis DE, Bogulski C, McElfish PA. Factors Associated with First-Time Telehealth Utilization for Marshallese Living in the United States. Telemedicine Reports. 2021
• Moore R, Purvis RS, Hallgren E, Willis DE, Hall S, Reece S, CarlLee s, Judkins H, McElfish PA. Motivations to Vaccinate Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine. Journal of Community Health. 2021
• McElfish PA, Rowland B, Porter A, Felix HC, Selig JP, Semingson J, Willis DE, Smith M, Riklon S, Alik E, Padilla-Ramos A, Jasso EY, Zohoori N. Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020. Prev Chronic Dis 2021
• McElfish PA, Andersen JA, Rowland B, Niedenthal J, Otuafi H, Riklon S, George A, Anzures E, Selig J, Bing W, Felix H. Assessment of Diabetes-Related Health Disparities among the Marshallese Living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Hawai‘I Journal of Health & Social Welfare.
• Andersen JA, Rowland B, Gloster E, McElfish PA. Telehealth Utilization during COVID-19 among People with Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions. Telemed J E Health. 2021
• Felix HC, Andersen JA, Willis DE, Malhis JR, Selig JP, McElfish PA. Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Primary Care Diabetes. 2021; 15(5):786-792.
• Ayers BL, Bogulski CA, Haggard-Duff L, Selig JP, McElfish PA. A mixed-methods longitudinal study of Marshallese infant feeding beliefs and experiences in the United States: a study protocol. International Breastfeeding Journal. 2021;16(1):64.
• McElfish PA, Willis DE, Shah SK, Bryant-Moore K, Rojo MO, Selig JP. Sociodemographic Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Fear of Infection, and Protection Self-Efficacy. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021;12:21501327211040746.
• Willis DE, Andersen JA, Bryant- Moore K, Selig JP, Long CR, Felix HC, Curran GM, McElfish PA. COVID- 19 vaccine hesitancy: Race/ethnicity, trust, and fear. Clin Transl Sci. 2021; 00:1-8.
• Long CR, Spear MJ, Bogulski CA, Rowland B, Langston K, Faitak B, Sparks K, McElfish PA. Reducing Sodium Intake in Community Meals Programs: Evaluation of the Sodium Reduction in Communities Program, Arkansas, 2016–2019. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021;18:210028.
• Moore R, Willis DE, Shah SK, Purvis RS, Shields X, McElfish PA. “The Risk Seems Too High”: Thoughts and Feelings about COVID-19 Vaccination. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(16):8690.
• Andersen JA, Willis DE, Malhis JR, Long CR, McElfish PA. The Association Between Education and Basic Needs Insecurity for Marshallese During the COVID-19 Pandemic [published online ahead of print, 2021 Aug 17]. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2021;1-6.
• Andersen JA, Felix H, Selig J, Rowland B, Bing W, Hudson J, Niedenthal J, Otuafi H, Riklon S, Azuers E, George A, McElfish PA. Feasibility and efficacy of a pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2021;23:100824. Published 2021 Jul 30.

2020

• Ayers BL, Bogulski C, Haggard-Duff L, McElfish P. Marshallese Pacific Islander Maternal Health Context. Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society. 2020 June;116(12): 284-285.
• Hudson J, Purvis RS, Balli M, Selig J, Warmack TS, Schulz T, Coulter L, Peter C, McElfish PA. Medication adherence rates of Marshallese patients treated in a student led free clinic. Journal of Student Run Free Clinics 2020;6(1): 1-7.
• McElfish PA, Long CR, Faitak B, English E. School and Early Childhood Nutrition in Arkansas. Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society. 2020 Aug;117(2): 34-35.
• Ayers BL, Bogulski CA, Haggard-Duff L, Andres A, Borsheim E, McElfish PA. 2020. Documenting and characterizing gestational weight gain beliefs and experiences among Marshallese pregnant women in Arkansas: a protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study. BMJ Open. 2020;10(9):e037219. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037219.
• Mcelfish, PA, Narcisse, RM, Felix, HC, Selig, JP, Scott, AJ, Long, CR. Effects of Race and Poverty on Sleep Duration: Analysis of Patterns in the 2014 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander National Health Interview Survey and General National Health Interview Survey Data. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 19 August 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00841-4.
• Blocker K, Hallford HG, McElfish PA, Danylchuk NR, Dean LW. Eliciting culturally and medically informative family health histories from Marshallese patients living in the United States. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 28 April 2020;00:1-11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1249
• McElfish PA, Narcisse MR, Felix HC, Cascante DC, Nagarsheth N, Teeter B, Faramawi MF. Race, nativity, and sex disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination among young adults in the USA. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020; [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1007/s40615-020-00886-5.
• Narcisse MR, Dobbs P, Long CR, Purvis RS, Kimminau K, McElfish PA. Electronic cigarette use and psychological distress in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults compared to other racial/ethnic groups: Data from the National Health Interview Survey, 2014. J Community Psychol. 2020;48(2):225-236.
• Purvis RS, Long CR, Eisenberg LR, Hester DM, Cunningham TV, Holland A, Chatrathi HE, McElfish PA. First do no harm: ethical concerns of health researchers that discourage the sharing of results with research participants. AJOB Empirical Bioethics. 2020. [Epub ahead of print]
• Dickey TA, Balli ML, Warmack TS, Rowland B, Hudson J, Seaton V, Riklon S, Purvis RS, McElifsh PA. Perceptions and utilization of traditional healing among Marshallese adults residing in Arkansas. Complement Ther Med. 2020 April 8; [Epub ahead of print].
• Bollinger MJ, Hudson TJ, Hu B, Han X, Long CR, McElfish PA. The relationship between sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical variables and pain in the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population. Asian American Journal of Psychology. 2020;11(1):49-58.
• Purvis RS, Eisenberg LR, Trudeau CR, Long CR, McElfish PA. Facilitators, barriers, and recommendations related to the informed consent of Marshallese in a randomized control trial. Clinical Ethics. 2020 February. [Epub ahead of print].
• McElfish PA, Long CR, Bursac Z, Scott AJ, Felix HC, Schulz TK, Worley MA, Rowland, B. Diabetes self-management education exposure and glycated hemoglobin levels among Marshallese participants in a randomized controlled study. Diabet Med. 2020; 37(2):319-325.
• McElfish PA, Ayers BL, Riklon S, Selig JP, Yeary KHK, Carleton A, Wilmoth R, Laukon F, Gittelsohn J, Netwon M, Long CR. Study protocol for a multilevel diabetes prevention program for Marshallese Pacific Islanders in Faith-based organizations. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2020; 17:100528.
• Long CR, Rowland B, Ayers BL, McElfish PA, Narcisse MR. Food security status of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the US: analysis of a national survey. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2020. [Epub ahead of print].
• McElfish PA, Purvis RS, Scott AJ, Haggard-Duff LK, Riklon S, Long CR. “The results are encouragements to make positive changes to be healthier: qualitative evaluation of Marshallese participants’ perceptions when receiving study results in a randomized control trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2020; 17: 100543.
• Li C, Narcisse MR, Mcelfish PA. Medical Financial Hardship Reported by Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Cancer Survivors Compared to Non-Hispanic Whites. Cancer. 20 March 2020.
• McElfish PA, Long CR, Scott AJ, Hudson JS, Haggard-Duff L, Holland A, Schulz TK, Wilmoth RO, Selig JP.  Pilot Implementation of the Marshallese Adapted-Family Model DSME in a Clinical Setting. J Prim Care Community Health.2020; 11:1-7.

2019

• McElfish PA, Smith L, Sparks K, Bing WI, Lang S, Estes A, Stephens RM. A community-based participatory approach to promote healthy eating habits among Marshallese. Hawai’I Journal of Health & Social Welfare. November 2019; 78(11): 332-337.
• Ayers BL, Purvis RS, Bing W, Ritok M, Iban A, Capelle L, Hawley N, Delafield R, McElfish PA. Maternal Health Beliefs, Perceptions, and Experiences in a US Marshallese Community. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. Epub date June 11, 2019.
• Johnson K, Shreve M, Scott A, Ayers BL, Seaton V, Capelle L, McElfish PA. 2019. Marshallese Beliefs, Perceptions, and Practices Related to Child-feeding Among Marshallese in the United States: Implications for Childhood Obesity. Nutr Metab Insights. 2019
• McElfish PA, Rowland B, Riklon S, Aitaoto N, Sinclair K, Ima S, Kadlubar SA, Goulden PA, Hudson JS, Mamis S, Long CR. Development and evaluation of a blood glucose monitoring YouTube video for Marshallese patients using a community-based participatory research approach. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice. 2019;20(4): 205-215.
• Narcisse MR, Rowland B, Long CR, Bursac Z, Felix H, McElfish PA. Heart attack and stroke symptoms knowledge of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders: findings from the 2014 National Health Interview Survey. Health Promotion Practice. 2019; Apr:1524839919845669. [Epub ahead of print].
• Ayers BL, Shreve M, Scott A, Seaton V, Johnson K, Hawley NL, Rowland B, Moore R, McElfish PA. Social and economic influences on infant and child feeding practices in a Marshallese community. Public Health Nutr. 2019 February; 22:1-10 [Epub ahead of print].
• Nembhard, WN, Ayers BL, Collins TR, Shan X, Rabie NZ, Chang D, Robbins JM, McElfish PA. Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes among Marshallese women living in the United States. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2019 Jun 21. [Epub ahead of print].
• Long CR, Rowland B, McElfish PA. Intervention to improve access to fresh fruits and vegetables among Arkansas food pantry clients. Prev Chronic Dis. 2019 January; 16:180155.
• Felix H, Narcisse MR, Rowland B, Long CR, Bursac Z, McElfish PA. Level of recommended heart attack knowledge among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2019 February; 78(2):61-65.
• Long CR, Rowland B, Steelman S, McElfish PA. Outcomes of disease management and prevention interventions in food pantries and food banks: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2019;9:e029236.
• Payakachat N, Long CR, McElfish PA, Narcisse MR, Felix HC, Bursac Z, Hudson TJ. Prevalence, health and resource utilization, and unmet healthcare needs of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander children with developmental disabilities. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 2019; 124(3)234-247.
• McElfish PA, Yeary K, Sinclair K, Steelman S, Esquivel M, Aitoato N, Kaholokula’ JK, Purvis RS, Ayers BL. 2018. Best Practices of Community-Engaged Research with Pacific Islander Communities in the US and USAPI: A Scoping Review. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2019;30(4): 1302-1330.
• Seaton VA, Narcisse MR, Subica AM, Long CR, Matthews EE, Mcelfish PA. Sleep Quality Partially Mediates the Association between Type 2 Diabetes and Psychological Distress in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults in the United States: Analysis of the 2014 National Health Interview Survey. Asian American Journal of Psychology. 2019;10(3): 258-267.
• Long CR, Purvis RS, Flood-Grady E, Kimminau KS, Rhyne RL, Burge MR, Stewart MK, Jenkins AJ, James LP, McElfish PA. Health researchers’ experiences, perceptions, and barriers related to sharing study results with participants. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2019;17(25):1-11.
• Narcisse MR, Long CR, Felix HC, Howie EK, Purvis RS, McElfish PA. Adherence to sleep guidelines reduces risk of overweight/obesity in addition to 8-5-2-1-0 guidelines among a large sample of adolescents in the United States. Sleep Health. 2019 Apr 22. pii: S2352-7218(19)30071-3.
• Felix H, Narcisse MR, Long CR, English E, Haggard-Duff L, Purvis RS, McElfish PA. The Effect of Family Diabetes Self-management Education on Self-care Behaviors of Marshallese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes. Am J Health Behav. 2019;43(3):490-497.
• McElfish PA, Long CR, Kohler PO, Yeary KHK, Bursac Z, Narcisse MR, Felix HC, Rowland B, Hudson JS, Goulden PA. Comparative effectiveness and maintenance of diabetes self-management education interventions for Marshallese patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Care. 2019; 42(5):849-858. [Epub 12 March 2019].
• Sinclair KA, Pritchard D, McElfish PA. An intersectional mixed methods approach to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander men’s health. Asian American Journal of Psychology. 2019;10(3):268-281.
• Hsu PC, Kadlubar SA, Su LJ, Acheampong D, Rogers LJ, Runnells G, McElfish PA, Schootman M. County poverty levels influence genome-wide DNA methylation profiles in African American and European American women. Translational Cancer Research. 2019;8(2):683-692.
• McElfish PA, Purvis RS, Esquivel MK, Sinclair KA, Ing CT, Hawley N, Haggard-Duff LK, Kaholokula JK. Diabetes disparities and promising interventions to address diabetes in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations. Current Diabetes Reports. 2019;19(5):19.
• Nembhard W, McElfish PA, Ayers BL, Collins RT, Rabie NZ, Zarate Y, Shan X, Cen R. Nuclear Radiation and Prevalence of Structural Birth Defects among Infants Born to Women from the Marshall Islands. Birth Defects Res. 2019 Oct 1:111(16):1192-1204. Epub 2019 Jul 16.
• McElfish PA, Ayers BL, Felix H, Long CR, Borsac Z, Kaholokula JK, Riklon S, Bing W, Iban A, Yeary K. How stakeholder engagement influenced a randomized comparative effectiveness trial testing two Diabetes Prevention Program interventions in a Marshallese Pacific Islander Community. J Transl med. 2019 Feb 11:17(1):42.
• Hawley NL, Suss R, Cash HL, Aitaota N, Samoa R, Ayers BL, McElfish PA. Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovations, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up. Curr Diab Rep.2019;19(5):24.
• McElfish PA, Post J, Rowland B, Long CR. Family models of diabetes self-management education: the current evidence and critical gaps in knowledge. EMJ Diabet. 2019;7(1):59-61.
• Balli ML, Dickey TA, Purvis RS, Warmack TS, Riklon S, McElfish PA. “You want to give the best care possible, and you know when they leave your pharmacy, you didn’t give the best care possible most of the time”: Pharmacist and Community Health Worker-identified barriers and facilitators to medication adherence in Marshallese patients. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2019 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print]
• Wang ML, Mcelfish PA, Long CR, Lee MS, Bursac Z, Kozak AT, Ko LK, Kulik N, Yeary KHK. BMI and related risk factors among U.S. Marshallese with diabetes and their families. Ethn Health. 2019 Jul 10; 1-13. [Epub ahead of print].
• Hadden KB, Prince LY, Rojo MO, Selig JP, McElfish PA. Screening Spanish-speaking patients for low health literacy. Health Lit Res & Pract. 2019;3(2):e110-e116.
• McElfish PA, Su LJ, Lee J, Henry-Tillman R, Runnells G, Kadlubar S. Mobile Mammography Screening as an Opportunity to Increase Access of Rural Women to Breast Cancer Research Studies. Breast Cancer (Auckl). 2019; 13: 1178223419876296. Published online 2019 Sept 23.
• McElfish PA, Purvis RS, Riklon S, Yamada S. COFA Migrants and Health Insurance Policies: Barriers and Solutions to Improve Health Equity. Inquiry. 2019;56: 1-5.
• Long CR, Narcisse MR, Rowland B, Faitak B, Caspi CE, Gittelsohn J, McElfish PA. Written nutrition guidelines, client choice distribution, and adequate refrigerator storage are positively associated with increased offerings of Feeding America’s Detailed Foods to Encourage (F2E) in a large sample of Arkansas food pantries. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 May;120(5): 792-803.e5. Epub 2019 Oct 18.
• McElfish PA, Long CR, James LP, Scott AJ, Flood-Grady E, Kimminau KS, Rhyne RL, Burge MR, Purvis RS. Characterizing health researcher barriers to sharing results with study participants. Journal of Clinical & Translational Science. 2019; 3(6):295-301.
• Holland A, Butler A, McElfish PA, Hudson J, Jordan L, Warmack S. A Regional Campus Approach to Interprofessional Education for Healthcare Students. J Reg Med Campuses. 2019;2(4).
• Stahr SD, Runnells GA, Rogers LJ, McElfish PA, Kadlubar SA, Su LJ. Association between breast cancer risk and leisure physical activity in a rural cohort population. Transl Cancer Res 2019;8(Suppl 4): S366-S377.

2018

• McElfish PA, Moore R, Buron B, Hudson J, Long CR, Purvis RS, Schultz TK, Rowland B, Warmack TS. Integrating interprofessional education and cultural competency training to address health disparities. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2018 Apr; 30(2):213-222.
• McElfish PA, Long CR, Payakachat N, Felix H, Bursac Z, Rowland B, Hudson JS, Narcisse MR. Cost-related nonadherence to medication treatment plans: Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander National Health Interview Survey, 2014. Medical Care. 2018 Apr; 56(4):341-349.
• McElfish PA, Ayers BL, Purvis RS, Long CR, Sinclair K, Esquivel M, Steelman SC, 2017. Best Practices for Community-Engaged Participatory Research with Pacific Islander Communities in the US and USAPI: Protocol for a Scoping Review. BMJ Open. 2018; 8(1):e019653.
• McElfish PA, Long CR, Stephens RM, Spencer N, Rowland B, Spencer HJ, Stewart MK. Assessing community health priorities and perceptions about health research: A foundation for a community-engaged research program. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. 2018 Mar; 22(1):107-128.
• McElfish PA, Ayers BL, Lelan M, Moore R. Addressing Health Disparities in Marshallese Migrants. Annals of Human Biology. 2018 45(3):264-271.
• Matthews EE, Li C, Long CR, Narcisse MR, Martin B, McElfish PA. 2017. Sleep deficiency among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Black, and White Americans and the association with cardiometabolic diseases: Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey data. Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation. 2018;4(3):273-283.
• Ayers B, Purvis RS, Bing WI, Rubon-Chutaro J, Hawley N, Delafield R, Adams IK, McElfish PA. Structural and socio-cultural barriers to prenatal care in a US Marshallese community. Maternal and Child Health. 2018; 22(7):1067-1076.
• McElfish PA. 2018 Lessons learned with Marshallese faith-based organizations to screen for hypertension and diabetes. J Reg Med Campuses. Vol. 1, Issue 3 (2018)
• Rowland B, Mayes K, Faitak B, Stephens RM, Long CR, McElfish PA. Improving health while alleviating hunger: best practices of a successful hunger relief organization. Curr Dev Nutr. 2018 Jun 22;2(9):nzy057.
• McElfish PA, Rowland B, Ayers BL, O’Connor GE, Purvis RS, Aitaoto N, Capelle L, Lealan M, Felix HC, Stewart MK, Yeary KHK. Development and evaluation of a community-engaged research training program: building capacity of Marshallese stakeholders and academic researchers to conduct health research. Gateways. 2018 September; 11(2):e1. [In press]. Accepted 31 July 2018.
• McElfish PA, Purvis RS, Stewart MK, James L, Yeary KK, Long CR. Health research funding agencies’ policies, recommendations, and tools for dissemination. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. Winter 2018;12(4):473-482.
• McElfish PA, Chughtai A, Low LK, Garner R, Purvis RS. ‘Just Doing the Best We Can’: Health Care Providers’ Perceptions of Barriers to Providing Care to Marshallese Patients in Arkansas. Ethnicity & Health. Published online: 04 May 2018.
• Low LK, Purvis RS, Cunningham TV, Chughtai A, Garner R, McElfish PA. Ethical dilemmas encountered by health care providers caring for Marshallese migrants in Northwest Arkansas. Advance online publication for Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics on Project Muse: August 15, 2018.
• Narcisse MR, Long CR, Felix H, Rowland B, Bursac Z, McElfish PA. The mediating role of sleep quality and quantity in the link between food insecurity and obesity across race and ethnicity. Obesity. 2018 Sep;26(9):1509-1518.
• McElfish PA, Long CR, Selig JP, Rowland B, Purvis RS, James L, Holland A, Felix HC, Narcisse MR. Health research participation, opportunity, and willingness among minority and rural communities of Arkansas. Clin Transl Sci. [Epub 2018 May 17].
• McElfish PA, Purvis RS, Long CR. Researchers’ experiences with and perceptions of returning results to participants study protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication. 2018;11:95-98.
• McElfish PA, Long CR, Kaholokula JK, Aitaoto N, Bursac Z, Capelle L, Laelan M, Bing WI, Riklon S, Rowland B, Ayers BL, Wilmoth RO, Langston KN, Schootman M, Yeary KHK. Design of a comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial testing a faith-based Diabetes Prevention Program (WORD DPP) vs. a Pacific culturally-adapted Diabetes Prevention Program (PILI DPP for Marshallese in the US. Medicine. 2018 May; 97(19):e0677.
• Narcisse MR, Felix H, Long C, Hudson T, Payakachat N, Bursac Z, McElfish PA. Frequency and Predictors of Health Services Use by Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018; 18: 575. Published online 2018 Jul 21.
• Long CR, Rowland B, Langston K, Faitak B, Sparks K, Rowe V, McElfish PA. Reducing the intake of sodium in community settings: evaluation of year one activities in the Sodium Reduction in Communities Program, Arkansas, 2016-2017. Prev Chronic Dis. 2018 December; 15:180310.
• McElfish PA, Balli ML, Hudson JS, Long CR, Hudson T, Wilmoth R, Rowland B, Warmack TS, Purvis RS, Shulz T, Riklon S, Holland A, Dickey T. Identifying and understanding barriers and facilitators to medication adherence among Marshallese adults in Arkansas. J Pharm Technol. 2018. 34(5): 204-215.
• Rao RR, Jensen H, Schulz T, McElfish PA. Novel Clinical Needs Finding Course Brings Biomedical Engineering Students Together with Regional Medical Campus Students, Residents, and Faculty to Solve Real-World Problems. J Reg Med Campuses. 2018;1(4).
• McSweeney JC, Boateng B, James L, McElfish PA, Robinson D, Hatley S, Christie P, Indelicato N. Developing and launching a research participant registry. Health Commun. 2018 May 1:1-7. [Epub ahead of print].
• Huff-Davis A, Cornell CE, McElfish P, Yeary KHK. Strategies to facilitate equitable resource sharing in community-engaged research. Progress in Community Health Partnerships. 2018;12(2): 173-177.
• Adams IR, Okoli CTC, Krok-Schoen JL, Hartel L, Keita AD, Figueroa W, Polanin JR, McElfish PA, Kanesiro MH. Physical activity among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018 Dec 6. pii: S1499-4046(18)30796-6 [Epub ahead of print]

2017

• McElfish PA, Rowland B, Long CR, Hudson J, Piel M, Buron B, Riklon S, Bing WI, Warmack TS. Diabetes and hypertension in Marshallese adults: Results from faith-based health screenings. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2017;4(6):1042-1050.
• Purvis RS, Bing WI, Jacob C, Lang S, Mamis S, Ritok M, Rubon-Chutaro J, McElfish PA. Community health warriors: Marshallese community health workers’ perceptions and experiences with CBPR and community engagement. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 2017;11(3): 315-320.
• Purvis RS, Abraham TH, Long CR, Stewart MK, Warmack TS, McElfish PA. Qualitative study of participants’ perceptions regarding research dissemination. AJOB Empirical Bioethics. 2017;8(2):69-74.
• McElfish PA, Long CR, Rowland B, Moore S, Wilmoth R, Ayers B. Improving culturally appropriate care using a community-based participatory approach: evaluation of a multicomponent cultural competency training program, Arkansas, 2015-2016. Prev Chronic Dis. 2017 Aug; 14:170014.
• Yeary KHK, Long CR, Bursac Z, McElfish PA. Design of a randomized, controlled, comparative-effectiveness trial testing a Family Model of Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) vs. Standard DSME for Marshallese in the United States. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication. 2017; 6:97-104.
• McElfish PA, Narcisse M, Long CR, Ayers B, Hawley NL, Aitaoto N, Ricklon S, Su JL, Ima SZ, Wilmoth RO, Schulz TK, Kadlubar S. Leveraging community-based participatory research capacity to recruit Pacific Islanders in Arkansas into a genetics study. Journal of Community Genetics. 2017 Oct;8(4): 283-291.
• Felix H, Li X, Rowland B, Long CR, Yeary KHK, McElfish PA. Physical activity and diabetes-related health beliefs of Marshallese Adults. Am J Health Behav. 2017 Sep; 41(5):553-560.
• Long CR, Rowland B, Steelman S, McElfish PA. Outcomes of disease management and prevention interventions in food pantries and food banks: protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2017 Oct; 7(10):e018022.
• Long CR, Stewart MK, McElfish PA. Health research participants are not receiving research results: a collaborative solution is needed. Trials. 2017:18:449. Published online 2017 Oct 2.
• McElfish PA, Hudson J, Schulz TK, Warmack TS, Moore R, Purvis RS, Dalke M, Buron B. Developing an Interprofessional Student-Led Clinic to Address Health Disparities in a Pacific Islander Migrant Community. Journal of Student-Run Clinics. 2017;3(1):1-7.
• Yeary KH, Aitaoto N, Sparks K, Ritok-Lakien M, Hudson JS, Goulden PA, Bing WI, Riklon S, Rubon-Chutaro J, McElfish PA. Cultural adaptation of diabetes self-management education for Marshallese residing in the US: Lessons learned in curriculum development. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 2017;11(3): 253-261.
• Felix H, Rowland B, Long CR, Narcisse MR, Piel M, Goulden PA, McElfish PA. Diabetes self-care behaviors among Marshallese adults living in the United States. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2017 Dec; [Epub ahead of print].
• Ayers BL, Hawley NL, Purvis RS, Moore SJ, McElfish PA. Providers’ perspectives of barriers to maternal health care among Marshallese women. Women and Birth. 2017 Nov 7. Pii: S1871-5192(17)30287-1. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.10.006. [Epub ahead of print]
• Moore S, Bing W, Stephens RM, McElfish PA. Marshallese Population in Northwest Arkansas: Cultural Competency Training for Medical Staff and Health Care Providers CES4Health. 2017 March.
• Moore S, Vargas C, Stephens RM, McElfish PA. Hispanic Population in Northwest Arkansas: Cultural Competency Training for Medical Staff and Health Care Providers CES4Health. 2017 March.
• Moore S, Vargas C, Stephens RM, McElfish PA. Hispanic Population in Northwest Arkansas: Cultural Competency Training for Medical Staff and Health Care Providers CES4Health. 2017 March.

2016

• McElfish PA, Hallgren EA, Henry LJ, Ritok M, Rubon-Chutaro J, Kohler PO. Health beliefs of US Marshallese regarding type 2 diabetes. Am J Health Behav. 2016 Mar.; 40(2): 248-57
• McElfish PA, Moore R, Woodring DW, Purvis RS, Maskarinec GG, Bing WI, Hudson J, Kohler PO, Goulden PA. Social ecology and diabetes self-management among Pacific Islanders in Arkansas. J Fam Med Dis Prev. 2016 Mar.; 2(1):026
• Cardenas VM, Orloff MS, Kaminaga J, Cardenas IC, Brown J, Hainline-Williams S, Duthie MS, Gonzalez-Puche AC, Mukasa L, Patil N, McElfish PA, Bates JH. Tuberculosis and leprosy infections in the Marshallese population of Arkansas, USA. Lepr Rev. 2016 Mar.; 87(1):109-12
• Scott A, Shreve M, Ayers B, McElfish PA. Breast-feeding perceptions, beliefs and experiences of Marshallese migrants: an exploratory study. Public Health Nutr. 2016 Nov.; 19(16): 3007-3016 Epub 2016 May 27.
• McElfish PA. Marshallese COFA Migrants in Arkansas. J Ark Med Soc. 2016 May; 112(13):259-262.
• McElfish PA, Purvis RS, Maskarinec GG, Bing WI, Jacob CJ, Ritok M, Rubon-Chutaro J, Lang S, Mamis S, Riklon S. Interpretive policy analysis: Marshallese COFA migrants and the Affordable Care Act. Int J Equity in Health. 2016 Jun;15(1):91.
• Hale DE, Wyatt SB, Buka S, Cherry D, Cislo KK, Dudley DJ, McElfish PA, Norman GS, Reynolds SA, Siega-Riz AM, Wadlinger S, Walker CK, Robbins JM. The National Children’s Study: Recruitment outcomes using the provider-based recruitment approach. Pediatrics. 2016 Jun;137(Suppl 4):S239-47.
• McElfish PA, Goulden PA, Bursac Z, Hudson J, Purvis RS, Yeary KHK, Aitaoto N, Kohler PO. Engagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: Designing a patient-centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community. Nursing Inquiry. 2016 June
• McElfish PA, Post J, Rowland B. A social ecological and community-engaged perspective for addressing health disparities among Marshallese in Arkansas. Int J Nurs Clin Pract. 2016 Jul;3(191).
• Long CR, Stewart MK, Cunningham TV, Warmack TS, McElfish PA. Health research participants’ preferences for receiving research results. Clinical Trials. 2016 Aug.

2015

• Robbins JM, Bridges MD, Childers EM, Harris RM, McElfish PA. Lessons from prenatal care provider-based recruitment into the National Children’s Study. Pediatr Rep. 2015 Sep.; 7(3): 6056
• Donoho G, McElfish PA, Avants R, Hallgren EA. A novel recruiting and surveying method: Participatory research during a Pacific Islander community’s traditional cultural event. International Journal of Community Research and Engagement. 2015; 8(1):150-9
• McElfish PA, Kohler PO, Smith C, Warmack S, Buron B, Hudson JS, Bridges MD, Purvis RS, Rubon-Chutaro J. Community-driven research agenda to reduce health disparities. Clin Transl Sci. 2015 Dec.; 8(6): 690-5
• McElfish PA, Bridges MD, Hudson JS, Purvis RS, Bursac Z, Kohler PO, Goulden PA. Family model of diabetes education with a Pacific Islander community. Diabetes Educ. 2015 Dec.; 41(6): 706-15