Amar Kanekar
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Also affiliated: Arkansas Department of Health (2012–2018); University of Cincinnati (2007–2010); East Stroudsburg University (2010–2011); University of Pennsylvania (2011)
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Biography and Research Information
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Amar Kanekar's research investigates factors influencing health behaviors and well-being across diverse populations. His work includes studies on health literacy, particularly in vulnerable groups, and the role of digital literacy in addressing social isolation and loneliness. Kanekar has explored stress reduction techniques, such as introspective meditation, among college students, and examined how neighborhood characteristics and information technology access relate to social activity in older adults. His publications also address vaccine hesitancy in parents, considering the influence of social networks and parental autonomy, and explore the application of artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT, in health behavior change interventions and oral healthcare. Kanekar holds a h-index of 14 with 1,180 citations across 73 publications. He has collaborated with Joseph O. Otundo, Janea Snyder, Jason Kushner, and Kristin Mann at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Metrics
- h-index: 14
- Publications: 73
- Citations: 1,186
Selected Publications
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Digital and In-Person Mindfulness-Based Interventions for University Students’ Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials (2026)
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A Scoping Review of the Use and Determinants of Social Media Among College Students (2025)
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Exploring barriers to formal mental health help-seeking among Iranian adolescent girls: a qualitative study using the PRECEDE model (2025)
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Exploring Social Support Strategies and Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Social Isolation and Loneliness: The Role of Digital Literacy (2024)
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A Fourth-Generation Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change (2024)
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A Pilot Study of the Use and Attitudes Toward Large Language Models Across Academic Disciplines (2024)
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Neighbourhood Services and Ageing in Place: An Extreme Industrialisation Perspective (2023)
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Role of Open AI (Artificial Intelligence)–Innovations in Health Behavior Change Interventions (2023)
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Contributors (2023)
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Ethical approaches to service, research, publication, and presentation (2023)
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Daily challenges in ethical decision-making (2023)
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APPLICATIONS OF CHATGPT IN ORAL HEALTHCARE: A CURRENT AND BRIEF OVERVIEW (2023)
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List of contributors (2023)
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Ethical, privacy, and confidentiality issues in the use and application of social media (2023)
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Neighbourhood walkability as a moderator of the associations between older adults’ information technology use and social activity: A cross-sectional study with sensitivity analyses (2022)
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Top Collaborators
- Introspective Meditation before Seeking Pleasurable Activities as a Stress Reduction Tool among College Students: A Multi-Theory Model-Based Pilot Study
- Exploring Social Support Strategies and Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Social Isolation and Loneliness: The Role of Digital Literacy
- APPLICATIONS OF CHATGPT IN ORAL HEALTHCARE: A CURRENT AND BRIEF OVERVIEW
- List of contributors
- A Scoping Review of the Use and Determinants of Social Media Among College Students
- Ethical, privacy, and confidentiality issues in the use and application of social media
- List of contributors
- Ethical approaches to service, research, publication, and presentation
- Contributors
- Using Memes to Increase Health Literacy in Vulnerable Populations
- List of contributors
- Contributors
- Introspective Meditation before Seeking Pleasurable Activities as a Stress Reduction Tool among College Students: A Multi-Theory Model-Based Pilot Study
- Exploring Social Support Strategies and Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Social Isolation and Loneliness: The Role of Digital Literacy
- List of contributors
- List of contributors
- Daily challenges in ethical decision-making
- Contributors
- Pedagogy of Reflection in a novel Quality Matters Certified E-hybrid Service-Learning Course
- List of contributors
- Introspective Meditation before Seeking Pleasurable Activities as a Stress Reduction Tool among College Students: A Multi-Theory Model-Based Pilot Study
- List of contributors
- Neighbourhood walkability as a moderator of the associations between older adults’ information technology use and social activity: A cross-sectional study with sensitivity analyses
- Neighbourhood Services and Ageing in Place: An Extreme Industrialisation Perspective
- Neighbourhood walkability as a moderator of the associations between older adults’ information technology use and social activity: A cross-sectional study with sensitivity analyses
- Neighbourhood Services and Ageing in Place: An Extreme Industrialisation Perspective
- Exploring Social Support Strategies and Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Social Isolation and Loneliness: The Role of Digital Literacy
- List of contributors
- List of contributors
- Contributors
- Daily challenges in ethical decision-making
- Contributors
- Daily challenges in ethical decision-making
- Contributors
- Daily challenges in ethical decision-making
- Contributors
- Pedagogy of Reflection in a novel Quality Matters Certified E-hybrid Service-Learning Course
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