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Last published 2026
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Tracey M. Barnett McElwee

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1 h-index 5 pubs 3 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Tracey M. Barnett McElwee's research investigates issues related to health disparities, food insecurity, and educational practices. Her work includes examining the lived experiences of individuals facing homelessness, with publications focusing on healthcare avoidance and the role of permanent housing in mental health and social well-being. McElwee has also studied food insecurity within university settings and rural communities, exploring culturally preferred food initiatives. Her publications also address educational contexts, including considerations of adverse childhood experiences in K-12 classrooms and the family environment of early care and education teachers.

McElwee collaborates with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Bonnie Faitak, Krista Langston, Marissa J. Spear, and Jenni A. Vaughan. Her scholarly output has an h-index of 1, with five total publications and three citations. She has been recently active, with publications in 2024, 2025, and 2026.

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  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 5
  • Citations: 3

Selected Publications

  • “Death may suck, but it’s better than the emergency room”, Lived experiences of healthcare avoidance and systemic harm among people experiencing homelessness: A meta-synthesis (2026)
    Journal of Community Nursing and Primary Care DOI OpenAlex
  • Permanent Housing as a Pathway to Mental Health and Social Well-Being: A Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis (2026)
    Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour DOI OpenAlex
  • Filtering Evidence: Politics, Communication, and Resource Pressures in Policy Contexts (2025)
    Journal of Social Work and Social Welfare Policy DOI OpenAlex
  • Process Evaluation of Culturally Preferred Food Pilot for Arkansas Food Pantries and Farms (2025)
    Journal of Trauma-Informed Community Health Nutrition and Physical Activity An Open Access Publication DOI OpenAlex
  • Daily Reality of Food Insecurity: A PhotoVoice Study of Food Insecure Residents in a Rural, Southern State (2025)
    Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition DOI OpenAlex
  • Mitigating rACEsm in K-12 Classrooms: The Consideration of Culturally-Informed Adverse Childhood Experiences and Utilization of Culturally Relevant Education and Systemically Trauma-Informed Practice (2024)
    Journal of Black Studies 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Perceptions of Transitional Living among Foster Youth: A Secondary Analysis (2022)
    Journal of Mental Health and Social Behaviour DOI OpenAlex
  • A Measure of Dallas Heart Walkers’ Cardiovascular Health (2021)
    Journal of Sociology and Social Work DOI OpenAlex
  • The Role of Family: Understanding the Childhood and Current Family Environment of Early Care and Education Teachers (2019)
    Journal of Education and Human Development 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing food insecurity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2019)
    Social Work and Social Welfare 2 citations DOI OpenAlex

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