Aaron R. Caldwell
Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: Northwestern University (2020); U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (2019–2026); Texas Christian University (2015–2017); United States Army (2019–2026); Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (2020–2023); Baker University (2018); Texas A&M University (2015)
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
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Aaron R. Caldwell conducts research focused on advancing the understanding and application of statistical methods in health and medical research. His work includes the development of simulation-based power analyses for factorial analysis of variance designs and the creation of an R package, SimplyAgree, designed to simplify agreement and reliability analyses. He has also explored equivalence testing using the TOSTER R package and advocated for more transparent research practices within sport and exercise science.
His scholarly output encompasses over 150 publications with more than 2,500 citations, contributing to a highly cited researcher designation. Caldwell's collaborations include work with Jennifer A. Andersen, James P. Selig, Austin Porter, and Clare C. Brown, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He also leads a research group, indicating an active role in directing research endeavors and mentoring.
Caldwell's research interests extend to the physiological effects of exercise and heat stress, as indicated by his MeSH terms. He has investigated the impact of novel curcumin formulations on endothelial function in healthy individuals and examined the effects of postoperative non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on adverse events following gastrointestinal surgery.
Metrics
- h-index: 23
- Publications: 147
- Citations: 2,506
Positions
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Assistant Professor 2023–presentUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Biostatistics, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Institutional directory
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US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine 2019–2023Thermal and Mountain Division ORCID
Selected Publications
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Delivering HOPE (Helping women optimize prenatal equity): Design and methods of a multi-site randomized controlled trial evaluating healthy food provision to reduce excessive gestational weight gain (2026)
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Beyond “non-significant” results: Why and how to test for practical equivalence (2026)
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Reply to Atkinson et al. (2026)
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Associations of food insecurity with gestational weight gain: findings from 10 PRAMS study sites (2016-2021) (2026)
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Examining the Benefits of Early Prenatal Care Using US Birth Records (2026)
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Heart Rate during Rest Varies with Personal Heat Exposure and Time of Day in Free-Living Older Adults in Phoenix, USA (2026)
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High-altitude exercise performance and acute mountain sickness unchanged following cold water habituation (2026)
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A Critique of 'Social Construction as Measurement' (2026)
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Concerns regarding the standard deviation of individual responses for assessing treatment response heterogeneity (2025)
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Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States (2025)
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Correction: Estimating the Replicability of Sports and Exercise Science Research (2025)
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Participation in cancer survivorship survey research: Differences by rurality and age (2025)
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Exercise with overdressing for heat acclimation: a multilayered approach using biophysical modeling and two randomized crossover trials (2025)
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Distinct physiological responses to heat acclimation in males and females lead to similar thermal adaptations in both sexes (2025)
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Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States (2025)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Effectiveness of Ice-Sheet Cooling Following Exertional Hyperthermia
- Walking breaks can reduce prolonged standing induced low back pain
- Effect of hypohydration on thermoregulatory responses in men with low and high body fat exercising in the heat
- Effect of Caffeine on Perceived Soreness and Functionality Following an Endurance Cycling Event
- Effect of passive heat stress and exercise in the heat on arterial stiffness
Showing 5 of 19 shared publications
- Effectiveness of Ice-Sheet Cooling Following Exertional Hyperthermia
- Effect of hypohydration on thermoregulatory responses in men with low and high body fat exercising in the heat
- Effect of Caffeine on Perceived Soreness and Functionality Following an Endurance Cycling Event
- Effect of passive heat stress and exercise in the heat on arterial stiffness
- Examining the links between hydration knowledge, attitudes and behavior
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
- Effectiveness of Ice-Sheet Cooling Following Exertional Hyperthermia
- Effect of hypohydration on thermoregulatory responses in men with low and high body fat exercising in the heat
- Effect of Caffeine on Perceived Soreness and Functionality Following an Endurance Cycling Event
- Effect of passive heat stress and exercise in the heat on arterial stiffness
- Obesity, but not hypohydration, mediates changes in mental task load during passive heating in females
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
- Hepatic alterations during the development and progression of cancer cachexia
- Prolonged standing increases lower limb arterial stiffness
- Combined Effects of Standing and Passive Heating on Attenuating Sitting-Induced Vascular Dysfunction
- Confidence in eating disorder knowledge does not predict actual knowledge in collegiate female athletes
- Effects of a 14-Day Hydration Intervention on Individuals with Habitually Low Fluid Intake
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
- Effect of hypohydration on thermoregulatory responses in men with low and high body fat exercising in the heat
- Effect of Caffeine on Perceived Soreness and Functionality Following an Endurance Cycling Event
- Effect of passive heat stress and exercise in the heat on arterial stiffness
- Hydration status influences the measurement of arterial stiffness
- Obesity, but not hypohydration, mediates changes in mental task load during passive heating in females
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States
- Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States
- Corrigendum to “Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States” [Prev. Med. Rep. 51(2025) 102983]
- Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States
- Participation in cancer survivorship survey research: Differences by rurality and age
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States
- Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States
- Corrigendum to “Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States” [Prev. Med. Rep. 51(2025) 102983]
- Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States
- Participation in cancer survivorship survey research: Differences by rurality and age
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Moving Sport and Exercise Science Forward: A Call for the Adoption of More Transparent Research Practices
- Comment on: “A Method to Stop Analyzing Random Error and Start Analyzing Differential Responders to Exercise”
- Moving Sport and Exercise Science Forward: A Call for the Adoption of More Transparent Research Practices
- On the Statistical Properties of the Dankel-Loenneke Method
- Concerns regarding the standard deviation of individual responses for assessing treatment response heterogeneity
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States
- Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States
- Corrigendum to “Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States” [Prev. Med. Rep. 51(2025) 102983]
- Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States
- Examining the Benefits of Early Prenatal Care Using US Birth Records
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
- Hepatic alterations during the development and progression of cancer cachexia
- Effect of hypohydration on thermoregulatory responses in men with low and high body fat exercising in the heat
- Postsynaptic cutaneous vasodilation and sweating: influence of adiposity and hydration status
- Cancer Cachexia
- Alterations in Hepatic Protein Synthetic Signaling During the Progression of Cancer Cachexia
- Moving Sport and Exercise Science Forward: A Call for the Adoption of More Transparent Research Practices
- Comment on: “A Method to Stop Analyzing Random Error and Start Analyzing Differential Responders to Exercise”
- Moving Sport and Exercise Science Forward: A Call for the Adoption of More Transparent Research Practices
- On the Statistical Properties of the Dankel-Loenneke Method
- Confidence intervals are not a way of moving beyond P values
- Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States
- Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States
- Corrigendum to “Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States” [Prev. Med. Rep. 51(2025) 102983]
- Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States
- Participation in cancer survivorship survey research: Differences by rurality and age
- Effect of hypohydration on thermoregulatory responses in men with low and high body fat exercising in the heat
- Effect of passive heat stress and exercise in the heat on arterial stiffness
- Postsynaptic cutaneous vasodilation and sweating: influence of adiposity and hydration status
- Independent and Combined Effects of Heat Stress and Exercise on Arterial Stiffness
- Effect of hypohydration on thermoregulatory responses in men with low and high body fat exercising in the heat
- Postsynaptic cutaneous vasodilation and sweating: influence of adiposity and hydration status
- Combined Effects of Standing and Passive Heating on Attenuating Sitting-Induced Vascular Dysfunction
- Independent and Combined Effects of Arterial Angulations and Shear Stress on Vascular Function
- Hepatic alterations during the development and progression of cancer cachexia
- Hydration and Renal Responses During Pre-Season High School American Football
- Cancer Cachexia
- Alterations in Hepatic Protein Synthetic Signaling During the Progression of Cancer Cachexia
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