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Akilah A. Jefferson
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: National Institutes of Health (2017); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2023–2026); Kaiser Permanente (2018); George Washington University (2013); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2021–2026); University of California San Diego (2019–2022); Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (2018–2020); Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center (2018); National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (2017); Kaiser Permanente Orange County Irvine Medical Center (2018); Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine (2026); Arkansas Children's Research Institute (2021–2026)
Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine
10 h-index
64 pubs
472 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Akilah A. Jefferson's research focuses on health disparities and the impact of socioeconomic factors on allergic diseases in children. Her work also explores intersectionality within clinical medicine, emphasizing the need for conceptual frameworks that address diverse patient experiences. Jefferson has investigated the genetic underpinnings of smoking-related behaviors and examined the effects of early-life ethanol exposure in rodent models. She has published extensively, with a h-index of 10 and over 500 citations across 70 publications. Jefferson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she collaborates with Robbie Pesek, Mandana Rezaeiahari, J. Mick Tilford, and Arina Eyimina on multiple shared publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 10
- Publications: 64
- Citations: 472
Positions
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Associate Professor 2026–presentKaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine Health Systems Science ORCID
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Associate Professor publications 2020–2026University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine Institutional directory
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Assistant Professor 2020–2026University of Arkansas System Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology ORCID
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University of California San Diego until 2020Allergy/Immunology ORCID
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Rady Children's Hospital San Diego until 2020ORCID
Selected Publications
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Implementation of early peanut introduction among providers in a southern US state (2026)
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Comparing Social Determinants of Health Indices: Mapping Asthma-Related Adverse Events in Arkansas (2026)
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Evaluating Oral Food Challenge Outcomes to the "Big 9” Allergens (2026)
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Trends in Z-Code Utilization to Capture Social Determinants of Health among Children with Asthma in Arkansas (2026)
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Pediatric asthma population risk stratification using k-means clustering (2025)
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Trust, A Key to Counter Vaccine Hesitancy (2025)
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Video directly observed therapy to improve inhaler technique among pediatric patients with persistent asthma (2025)
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Associations Between Food Allergy and Adverse Event Outcomes Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Asthma (2025)
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Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children (2024)
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Effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma exacerbations and viral infections (2024)
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Evaluation of recurrent and recalcitrant warts in a deaf adolescent male reveals GATA2 deficiency (2024)
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169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program (2024)
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Food Insecurity and Health Inequities in Food Allergy (2024)
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Precision care in the treatment of pediatric asthma (2024)
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Survey of Arkansas Pediatric Providers on the Application of the NIH/NIAID Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States (2024)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- GR037186-Jefferson-Assessing Risk, Outcomes, and Disparities in Pediatric Asthma UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
- GR039166-Jefferson-ACRI-Quality of Asthma Care and Opportunity in a Pediatric Population UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
- Multifactorial Asthma Determinants in Underresourced Pediatric Populations NIH Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Tamara T. Perry
Arkansas Children's Hospital
19 shared publications
In database
- Environmental justice and allergic disease: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Environmental Exposure and Respiratory Health Committee and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
- Impact of socioeconomic factors on allergic diseases
- Food insecurity and allergic diseases: A call to collective action
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Vitamin D Oral Replacement in Children With Obesity Related Asthma: VDORA1 Randomized Clinical Trial
Showing 5 of 19 shared publications
Arina Eyimina
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
9 shared publications
In database
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Comparing Outcomes between HEDIS Persistent Asthma Definition and a Non-Restrictive Model
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- 169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Mandana Rezaeiahari
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
9 shared publications
In database
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Comparing Outcomes between HEDIS Persistent Asthma Definition and a Non-Restrictive Model
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- 169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Clare C. Brown
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Comparing Outcomes between HEDIS Persistent Asthma Definition and a Non-Restrictive Model
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- 169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
J. Mick Tilford
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Comparing Outcomes between HEDIS Persistent Asthma Definition and a Non-Restrictive Model
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- 169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Scott Stewart
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma exacerbations and viral infections
- The Presence of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Correlates with Decreased Rates of Asthma Exacerbations and RSV infections in Arkansas
- Evaluation of Severe Asthma Management: An Investigational Analysis of Health Outcomes from Multidisciplinary Clinics
- Viral Infections are Associated with More Severe Clinical Outcomes During Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations
- Video Directly Observed Therapy To Improve Pediatric Inhaler Technique
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Erhan Ararat
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children
- Associations Between Food Allergy and Adverse Event Outcomes Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Asthma
- Pediatric asthma population risk stratification using k-means clustering
- Trends in Z-Code Utilization to Capture Social Determinants of Health among Children with Asthma in Arkansas
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Anthony Goudie
Arkansas Department of Health
5 shared publications
In database
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Comparing Outcomes between HEDIS Persistent Asthma Definition and a Non-Restrictive Model
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- 169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children
Robbie Pesek
Arkansas Children's Hospital
5 shared publications
In database
- The Presence of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Correlates with Decreased Rates of Asthma Exacerbations and RSV infections in Arkansas
- Evaluation of Severe Asthma Management: An Investigational Analysis of Health Outcomes from Multidisciplinary Clinics
- Viral Infections are Associated with More Severe Clinical Outcomes During Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations
- Video Directly Observed Therapy To Improve Pediatric Inhaler Technique
- Survey of Arkansas Pediatric Providers on the Application of the NIH/NIAID Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States
Melanie Boyd
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Predicting pediatric severe asthma exacerbations: an administrative claims-based predictive model
- Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- 169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program
- Association of Allergy Specialty Care and Asthma Outcomes for Medicaid-Enrolled Children
- Associations Between Food Allergy and Adverse Event Outcomes Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Asthma
Stacie M. Jones
Arkansas Children's Hospital
4 shared publications
In database
- Food insecurity and allergic diseases: A call to collective action
- Evaluation of Severe Asthma Management: An Investigational Analysis of Health Outcomes from Multidisciplinary Clinics
- Survey of Arkansas Pediatric Providers on the Application of the NIH/NIAID Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States
- Associations Between Food Allergy and Adverse Event Outcomes Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children With Asthma
Robert D. Pesek
Arkansas Children's Hospital
4 shared publications
In database
- Food insecurity and allergic diseases: A call to collective action
- Effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma exacerbations and viral infections
- Video directly observed therapy to improve inhaler technique among pediatric patients with persistent asthma
- Implementation of early peanut introduction among providers in a southern US state
Katherine Caid
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- Effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma exacerbations and viral infections
- The Presence of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Correlates with Decreased Rates of Asthma Exacerbations and RSV infections in Arkansas
- Viral Infections are Associated with More Severe Clinical Outcomes During Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations
K. M. Cobb
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma exacerbations and viral infections
- The Presence of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Correlates with Decreased Rates of Asthma Exacerbations and RSV infections in Arkansas
- Evaluation of Severe Asthma Management: An Investigational Analysis of Health Outcomes from Multidisciplinary Clinics
Haley Long
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma exacerbations and viral infections
- The Presence of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Correlates with Decreased Rates of Asthma Exacerbations and RSV infections in Arkansas
- Evaluation of Severe Asthma Management: An Investigational Analysis of Health Outcomes from Multidisciplinary Clinics
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