Jessica L. Coker

Researcher

UAMS

Also affiliated: Novem (Netherlands) (2016)

Faculty Researcher

9 h-index 32 pubs 343 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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Jessica L. Coker's research focuses on maternal and perinatal health, with a particular emphasis on mental health outcomes and substance use disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Her work has investigated patient-reported outcome measures for postpartum depression and anxiety, contributing to the development and validation of instruments like the Stanford Obstetric Recovery Checklist (STORK). She has also examined the correlation between postpartum psychosis and SARS-CoV-2 infection and highlighted the impact of the opioid epidemic on perinatal women.

Coker has published 33 papers, accumulating 361 citations and an h-index of 10. Her collaborations include work with Wesley R. White (6 shared publications), Shona L. Ray-Griffith (5 shared publications), and Lindsay Blake (3 shared publications), all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her recent activity indicates ongoing engagement in research, with her most recent publication in 2025.

Metrics

h-index: 9
Publications: 32
Citations: 343

Selected Publications

Impact of substance use and trauma on postpartum readmission rates and hospitalization costs: An observational study (2025)

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Peripartum substance use and punitive laws: an update (2025)

Archives of Women s Mental Health 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
High Rates of Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in an Acute Psychiatric Women’s Inpatient Unit: An Opportunity to Improve Diagnosis and Direct Critical Efforts (2025)

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
122 Association between partner factors on continued substance use among pregnant people with opioid use disorder (2024)

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology DOI OpenAlex
The forgotten: Increasing awareness of late maternal deaths (2023)

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics DOI OpenAlex
A systematic review of patient–reported outcome measures used in maternal postpartum anxiety (2023)

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
Time to pay attention: an underrecognized casualty of the opioid epidemic (2023)

Archives of Women s Mental Health 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
Detection of differential depressive symptom patterns in a cohort of perinatal women: an exploratory factor analysis using a robust statistics approach (2023)

EClinicalMedicine 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Screen for Maternal Postpartum Anxiety (2022)

SSRN Electronic Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Psychiatric participation in US Maternal Mortality Review Committees (2022)

The Lancet Psychiatry 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Assessment of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Maternal Postpartum Depression Using the Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments Guideline (2022)

JAMA Network Open 52 citations DOI OpenAlex
Cannabis Use is Associated with Depressive Symptoms Among Pregnant Women Receiving Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder (2022)

DOI OpenAlex
Postpartum psychosis and SARS-CoV-2 infection: is there a correlation? (2021)

Archives of Women s Mental Health 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Clearance of buprenorphine during pregnancy and neonatal outcomes (2021)

Archives of Women s Mental Health 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Peripartum management for women with opioid dependence (2021)

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

3/5 HEAL Consortium: Establishing Innovative Approaches for the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study NIH/NIDA
No FP attached (Funded by: UAMS Intramural Grant (CTSA))
Studying the effect of Buprenorphine on Fetal Brain Development Using Magnetoencephalography - Continuation Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
1/6 HBCD Prenatal Experiences and Longitudinal Development (PRELUDE) Consortium NIH
Early Care Decisions and the Risk of Long-Term Opioid Use in Patients with Low Back Pain (Funded by: UAMS Intramural Grant (CTSA))