LaVona Traywick
Chair and Professor
Also affiliated: Oklahoma City University (2025); University of Arkansas System (2015–2017); Conway School of Landscape Design (2017–2018); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2017); Arkansas Department of Health (2021–2022)
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LaVona Traywick's research investigates various aspects of health and education, with a recent focus on enhancing knowledge and addressing needs within specific populations. She has published work examining the effects of study abroad on cultural competencies and the influence of visual art on perceptions of aging. Traywick has also explored practical applications in health, including a pilot study on virtual education for adult women's pelvic health and a needs assessment for informal caregivers of individuals with dementia in Arkansas. Her work extends to specific medical case studies, such as the management of Type 1 diabetes in endurance athletes, and pedagogical approaches, including team building in gross anatomy laboratories. Traywick's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7, with 30 total publications and 20 citations. She has collaborated with Teressa Brown, Robin McAtee, K. R. Cox, and Tracey Zeiner on multiple publications.
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- h-index: 7
- Publications: 30
- Citations: 204
Selected Publications
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Intentional grouping and team building within the gross anatomy laboratory (2025)
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Management of Type 1 Diabetes in an Elite Endurance Athlete (2025)
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Stroboscopic Vision Decreases Performance on the Y-Balance Test in Youth Athletes (2024)
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Effect of an International Level I Fieldwork Experience on Interprofessional and Cultural Competencies (2021)
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Effects of study abroad on cultural and interprofessional competencies (2021)
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Extension Educators and Volunteer Leaders: Evaluation of Fitness Outcomes Among Participants in Community Strength Training Classes (2020)
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Supporting Successful Aging Through Assessing Occupational Therapy Students’ Gerontological Literacy (2018)
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Using Ripple Effects Mapping to Evaluate a Community-Based Health Program: Perspectives of Program Implementers (2018)
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Extension Wellness Ambassadors: Individual Effects of Participation in a Health-Focused Master Volunteer Program (2017)
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Barriers and Facilitators to Adoption of a Lay-Delivered Community-Based Strength Training Program for Women in Rural Areas (2017)
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Volunteer Delivery of a Community-Based Strength Training Program: Comparison of Adopting and Nonadopting Extension Educator Perspectives (2016)
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Motivations of Volunteer Leaders in an Extension Exercise Program (2015)
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Diabetes Self-care among a Multiethnic Sample of Older Adults (2008)
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- Effects of study abroad on cultural and interprofessional competencies
- Effect of an International Level I Fieldwork Experience on Interprofessional and Cultural Competencies
- Effects of study abroad on cultural and interprofessional competencies
- Effect of an International Level I Fieldwork Experience on Interprofessional and Cultural Competencies
- Stroboscopic Vision Decreases Performance on the Y-Balance Test in Youth Athletes
- Management of Type 1 Diabetes in an Elite Endurance Athlete
- Stroboscopic Vision Decreases Performance on the Y-Balance Test in Youth Athletes
- Management of Type 1 Diabetes in an Elite Endurance Athlete
- Stroboscopic Vision Decreases Performance on the Y-Balance Test in Youth Athletes
- Management of Type 1 Diabetes in an Elite Endurance Athlete
- Stroboscopic Vision Decreases Performance on the Y-Balance Test in Youth Athletes
- Stroboscopic Vision Decreases Performance on the Y-Balance Test in Youth Athletes
- Stroboscopic Vision Decreases Performance on the Y-Balance Test in Youth Athletes
- Stroboscopic Vision Decreases Performance on the Y-Balance Test in Youth Athletes
- Stroboscopic Vision Decreases Performance on the Y-Balance Test in Youth Athletes
- Management of Type 1 Diabetes in an Elite Endurance Athlete
- Management of Type 1 Diabetes in an Elite Endurance Athlete
- Intentional grouping and team building within the gross anatomy laboratory
- Intentional grouping and team building within the gross anatomy laboratory
- Intentional grouping and team building within the gross anatomy laboratory
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