Patricia A. Cowan

Researcher

UAMS

Also affiliated: Conference Board (2008); Houston Methodist (2006); Union University (2012); University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2000–2016); Methodist Hospital (2006); Methodist University Hospital (2006–2012); Memphis Health Center (2008); October 6 University (2008); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (2007); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2013); University of Memphis (2000–2012)

Faculty Researcher

15 h-index 47 pubs 601 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

Lab Website UAMS TRI Profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Patricia A. Cowan's research interests include health disparities and outcomes, with a focus on obesity and cardiovascular health in diverse populations. She has investigated the effectiveness of Body Mass Index (BMI) percentile for monitoring adiposity in adolescents, particularly in relation to racial and ethnic identity. Her work also addresses women's health, examining lived experiences of healthcare transitions and unmet health needs in adult females with congenital heart disease. Additionally, Cowan has explored the use of cognitive enhancers among resident registered nurse anesthetists. She has published 47 works with approximately 600 citations and an h-index of 15. Key collaborators at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include Alice Alexander, Laura Hays, Nicole L. Ward, and Martha Rojo, with whom she shares multiple publications.

Metrics

h-index: 15
Publications: 47
Citations: 601

Selected Publications

A Descriptive Survey of Student RN Anesthetists' Use of Cognitive Enhancers (2026)

Journal of Nursing Education DOI OpenAlex
Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetists’ Use of Cognitive Enhancers in the U.S. (2026)

AANA journal DOI OpenAlex
Care interrupted: a mixed-methods study of lapse in primary care and cardiology services for women with CHD (2025)

Cardiology in the Young DOI OpenAlex
jabbrv-ltwa-all.ldf jabbrv-ltwa-en.ldf Her Heart, Her Health: Lived Experiences of Healthcare Transitions and Unmet Women’s Health Needs in Adult Females with Congenital Heart Disease (2025)

DOI OpenAlex
Relative Body Mass Index Improves the BMI Percentile Performance for Detection and Monitoring of Excess Adiposity in Adolescents (2024)

Nutrients 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Bedside shift report: Nurses opinions based on their experiences (2020)

Nursing Open 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
Depressive Symptoms, Body Mass Index, and Physical Activity Self-Efficacy in African American Children (2020)

Journal of Child and Family Studies 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Male Caregivers of Persons with End Stage Renal Disease: A Literature Review. (2019)

PubMed 3 citations OpenAlex
Male Caregivers of Persons with End Stage Renal Disease: A Qualitative Study. (2018)

PubMed 16 citations OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

PREPARE Program DHHS, HRSA, Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Program
Cardiac Risk in Obese African-American Adolescents NIH
Simulation And Faculty Education Creating Accelerated RN Education Arkansas Office of Skills Development
Developing a Nursing Faculty Workforce: Nurse Faculty Loan Program Health Resources & Services Administration
Peer-Led Asthma Self-Management for Adolescents PLASMA A Multi-site Study NIH
Increasing Nursing Workforce Diversity DHHS, HRSA
Race, Obesity and Enteroinsular Axis in Adolescents NIH
SUSTAIN-- Scholarships for STudents in Accelerated Initial Nursing Programs Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Careers in Nursing Funding Mechanism