Richard Hall

Federal Grant PI High Impact

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

42 h-index 234 pubs 7,230 cited

Research Areas

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Birth, Development, and Health Infant Development and Preterm Care Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Genomics and Rare Diseases Health and Medical Research Impacts

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Richard Hall's research focuses on maternal and child health outcomes, with a particular emphasis on neonatal care and substance use during pregnancy. He serves as PI on the HEAL Initiative, a clinical site for a comparative effectiveness trial investigating pharmacological treatments for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, funded by the NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse for $227,965. His recent publications address topics such as hospital outcomes for newborns with perinatal SARS-CoV-2 infection, the association between opioid use disorder medication during pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, and methods to reduce blood loss in premature infants.

Additional areas of his work include assessing diaphragm position on chest radiographs to estimate lung volume in neonates and exploring rare disease genomic testing. Hall's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 42, 234 total publications, and over 7,230 citations, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Mario Schootman, Horace J. Spencer, Geoffrey Curran, and Sara J. Landes, and leads a research group.

Metrics

  • h-index: 42
  • Publications: 234
  • Citations: 7,230

Selected Publications

  • Association between medication for opioid use disorder during pregnancy and neonatal outcomes (2025) DOI
  • 453 PERFORM: Persistent effects of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) on infant brain development: A comparative magnetoencephalography (MEG) study (2025) DOI
  • Telemedicine: a balanced perspective (2024) DOI
  • Manikin to patient intubation: does it translate? (2022) DOI
  • Anxiety, Depression, and Behavioral and/or Conduct Disorder in Adolescence Among Former Preterm and Term Infants of Different Race and Ethnicities (2022) DOI

Federal Grants 1 $227,965 total

NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse Contact PI Sep 2021 - Aug 2026

HEAL Initiative: Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Pharmacological Treatments Comparative Effectiveness Trial Clinical Site

National Institute on Drug Abuse $227,965 UG1

Grants & Funding

  • Gene Targets for IVH (incoming subc from Yale) NIH/Nat. Inst. of Neurological Disorders & Stroke - Pass Through: Yale University Principal Investigator
  • HEAL Initiative: Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Pharmacological Treatments Comparative Effectiveness Trial Clinical Site NIH Principal Investigator
  • HEAL Initiative: Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Pharmacological Treatments Comparative Effectiveness Trial Clinical Site NIH/Nat. Inst. of Child Health & Human Development Principal Investigator
  • Center for Translational Neuroscience NIH Co-Investigator
  • Gene Targets for IVH (incoming subc from Yale) NIH/Nat. Inst. of Neurological Disorders & Stroke - Pass Through: Yale University Principal Investigator
  • Center for Translational Neuroscience NIH Co-Investigator
  • 1/6 HBCD Prenatal Experiences and Longitudinal Development (PRELUDE) Consortium NIH Co-Investigator
  • INFORM NOW: Informing NOWS Research through Retrospective Data Collection (IRB 274434) NIH/Nat. Inst. of Child Health & Human Development - Pass Through: RTI, International Principal Investigator

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Mario Schootman University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Horace J. Spencer University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Geoffrey Curran University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Sara J. Landes University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Chenghui Li University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Janice Hollenberg University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Enrique Gomez‐Pomar University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Nicole A. Heller University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication

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