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Last published 2026
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Ronna C. Turner

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Professor

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas System (2022)

18 h-index 90 pubs 1,221 cited

  • Abortion, Induced
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Adult
  • Pregnancy
  • Abortion, Legal
  • United States
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Attitude
  • Young Adult
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Athletic Performance
  • Public Opinion
  • COVID-19

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ronna C. Turner's research investigates various aspects of health, education, and social sciences. Her work includes examining the relationship between knowledge of Roe v. Wade and political attitudes, as well as how fetal development markers influence opinions on abortion legality. Turner has also explored gender effects on perceived stress in adults with multiple sclerosis and examined translation frameworks and questionnaire design in health research.

In the realm of education, Turner's publications address faculty perceptions of online teaching and gender differences in factors related to achievement in organic chemistry. She is also involved in a National Science Foundation grant focused on bridging 2D quantum materials and engineering in STEM education, serving as a Co-Principal Investigator for this $3,000,000 award. Turner leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and has a history of collaboration with faculty within the university, including Wen‐Juo Lo, with whom she has co-authored 37 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 18
  • Publications: 90
  • Citations: 1,221

Positions

  • Professor publications 2003–2026
    University of Arkansas Fayetteville Educational Statistics and Research Methods ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Multi-Disciplinary Data Science (MDaS) S-STEM Scholarship Program (2026)
  • A Multi‐Study Assessment of Public Attitudes Toward Government's Role in Regulating Abortion Before and After the Dobbs v. Jackson Decision (2026)
    Social Science Quarterly 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • U.S. men's views about women's and men's agency in the abortion decision-making process (2025)
    SSM - Qualitative Research in Health DOI OpenAlex
  • Did the Dobbs v. Jackson Decision Influence People’s Attitudes Toward Abortion Legality Across Abortion Circumstances and Weeks’ Gestation? (2025)
    Sexuality Research and Social Policy 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Impacts of DIF Item Balance and Effect Size Incorporation With the Rasch Tree (2025)
    Educational and Psychological Measurement DOI OpenAlex
  • How Familism and Hostile and Benevolent Sexism Shape Attitudes Toward Legal Abortion Among Latinx and non-Latinx Adults in the United States (2025)
    Sex Roles 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • (Re)Conceptualizing abortion attitudes through the lens of Abortion Tolerance (2025)
    Social Science & Medicine 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Analysis of Treatment Effect Indices Used in Counseling Single Case Research (2025)
    Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development DOI OpenAlex
  • English- and Spanish-speaking U.S. adults’ perceptions of the most common reasons for abortion: a study of open-ended data before and after Dobbs v. Jackson (2025)
    Reproductive Health 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing the impact of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision on abortion attitudes by abortion identity labels: a mixed-methods longitudinal study (2025)
    Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • U.S. adults’ attitudes toward abortion as a (non)essential procedure during the COVID-19 pandemic (2025)
    BMC Public Health 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining public opinion on endorsed punishments for illegal abortion by abortion legality and abortion‐restrictive states before Dobbs v. Jackson (2025)
    Criminology & Public Policy 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • “Imagine You Are a Film Director...”: Using Hypotheticals to Elicit People’s Implicit Attitudes about Abortion (2025)
    American Journal of Qualitative Research 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • “Distinct and Separate Issues”: Examining US Adults' Attitudes Toward Abortion During COVID ‐19 (2025)
    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health DOI OpenAlex
  • Exploring the Association between Measures of Cross-Culturalism and Abortion Attitudes Amongst Latinxs in the United States (2025)
    Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $3,000,000 total

NSF Co-PI Aug 2023 - Jul 2028

NRT-QISE: Bridging the Gap Between 2D Quantum Materials and Engineering in STEM Education

NSF Research Traineeship (NRT), QISET-Quan Info Sci Eng & Tech, EPSCoR Co-Funding $3,000,000

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