Michelle L. Balli

Associate Professor

UAMS primary University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks (2026)

3 h-index 7 pubs 29 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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Michelle L. Balli's research focuses on health disparities and outcomes, particularly among Marshallese adults in Arkansas. Her work has investigated barriers and facilitators to medication adherence in this population, as well as the rate of positive depression screenings among Marshallese patients with diabetes. Balli has also explored perceptions and utilization of traditional healing practices among Marshallese adults residing in Arkansas and examined medication adherence rates in a student-led free clinic setting.

Additionally, her research interests extend to medical case reports, including a presentation of acute pancreatitis after the initiation of phentermine/topiramate for weight loss. Balli has also contributed to research on medical education, analyzing approaches to residency preparation and their effect on residency match results. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 3, with 7 total publications and 28 total citations.

Metrics

h-index: 3
Publications: 7
Citations: 29

Positions

Associate Professor publications 2018–2026

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy Institutional directory

Selected Publications

An analysis of two approaches to residency preparation and their effect on residency match results (2026)

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning DOI OpenAlex
Presentation of Acute Pancreatitis After Initiation of Phentermine/Topiramate for Weight Loss: An Adverse Drug Event Case Report (2026)

Journal of Pharmacy Practice 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Medication Adherence Rates of Marshallese Patients Treated in a Student-Led Free Clinic (2020)

Journal of Student-Run Clinics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Perceptions and utilization of traditional healing among Marshallese adults residing in Arkansas (2020)

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
“You Want to Give the Best Care Possible, and You Know When They Leave Your Pharmacy, You Didn’t Give the Best Care Possible Most of the Time”: Pharmacist- and Community Health Worker-Identified Barriers and Facilitators to Medication Adherence in Marshallese Patients (2019)

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Rate of positive depression screenings among Marshallese patients with diabetes in Northwest Arkansas (2019)

Mental Health Clinician 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Identifying and Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Medication Adherence Among Marshallese Adults in Arkansas (2018)

Journal of Pharmacy Technology 13 citations DOI OpenAlex