Kevin Ryan
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Stevens Institute of Technology (2005–2008); Grant Medical Center (1996–2000); National Institutes of Health (1986); St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (1988–2024); Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2001); Johns Hopkins University (2005); University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1994–1996); University of Queensland (1983); National Committee for Quality Assurance (2002); National University of Ireland (2012); Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (2007–2025); Vanderbilt University (2014); University of Michigan (1985–1987); David Grant USAF Medical Center (1996–2000); Birkenhead Sixth Form College (1999); University of Florida (1994); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (1985–1986); Arkansas Department of Health (2004–2018); National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (2016)
Faculty Researcher
Student and Alumni Affairs, College of Public Health
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Kevin Ryan is an Associate Professor in Student and Alumni Affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Public Health. His scholarly work encompasses critical theory, public health, and educational studies. Ryan's recent publications explore themes of embodied plasticity in childhood, the influence of epigenetics on normative fictions, and the aesthetics of critical and speculative fiction.
His research interests extend to the evaluation of student well-being, including a recent study on graduate student stress levels, stressors, and resource awareness at a medical sciences university. Ryan also engages with broader societal issues, as evidenced by his work on the escalation of conflict and lessons learned from international events.
With an h-index of 23 and over 2,300 citations across more than 120 publications, Ryan is recognized as a highly cited researcher. His collaborations include work with Austin Porter and Purushottam B. Thapa at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and he leads a research group.
Metrics
- h-index: 23
- Publications: 121
- Citations: 2,353
Selected Publications
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An evaluation of graduate student stress levels, stressors experienced, and resource awareness at a university for medical sciences (2025)
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Association Between System Factors and Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality (2018)
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Examining state health and habitability laws and their relationship to state characteristics in the USA (2017)
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Examining the strength of state habitability laws across the United States of America (2017)
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Utilization of the Arkansas Prescription Monitoring Program to combat prescription drug abuse (2015)
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Vaccine Policy and Arkansas Childhood Immunization Exemptions (2012)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- Arkansas SCI 2007 Coverage Institute Development Grant Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Co-Investigator
- Arkansas Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration RTI, International Principal Investigator
- Arkansas State Coverage Initiative Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Principal Investigator
- State Planning Grant Program - Multi-State Integrated Database (ADH Subaward) - Kevin Ryan now PI - formerly Joe Thompson Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
- Strategic & Logistic Planning for the Arkansas BMI Database Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Co-Investigator
- Arkansas Prevention Research Center for Cardiovascular Risk (HTN) Reduction NIH Co-Investigator
- Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD): An NIMHD Exploratory COE NIH Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- An evaluation of graduate student stress levels, stressors experienced, and resource awareness at a university for medical sciences
- An evaluation of graduate student stress levels, stressors experienced, and resource awareness at a university for medical sciences
- An evaluation of graduate student stress levels, stressors experienced, and resource awareness at a university for medical sciences
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