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Akilah A. Jefferson
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: National Institutes of Health (2017); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2021–2026); Children's Hospital of Orange County (2018); University of Ulster (1994); Anglian Water Services (United Kingdom) (2006); George Washington University (2013); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2021–2026); UC San Diego Health System (2021–2022); Belfast City Hospital (1994); Tallaght University Hospital (1995); University of California San Diego (2019–2020); Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (2018–2020); The Ark (2026); Advanced ENT and Allergy (2023); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2024–2025); National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (2017); Kaiser Permanente Orange County Irvine Medical Center (2018); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2023–2025); Kaiser Permanente Tysons Corner Medical Center (2026); Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine (2026)
Faculty Researcher
Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine
10 h-index
70 pubs
527 cited
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Biomedical Subjects
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Akilah A. Jefferson investigates health disparities in allergic diseases among children and adolescents. Her research explores the impact of socioeconomic factors, food insecurity, and environmental justice on the development and management of conditions such as asthma and food allergies. Jefferson has published on structural competency in allergy and immunology training and research, aiming to equip future professionals to address health inequities. She also works on predictive models for severe pediatric asthma exacerbations using administrative claims data and has been involved in randomized clinical trials evaluating vitamin D oral replacement in children with obesity-related asthma. Her work also includes exploring shared decision-making strategies to mitigate asthma health disparities, particularly within the context of Medicaid populations.
Metrics
- h-index: 10
- Publications: 70
- Citations: 527
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: <scp>VDORA1</scp> Randomized Clinical Trial
Showing 5 of 19 shared publications
Arina Eyimina
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 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 8 shared publications
Mandana Rezaeiahari
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 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 8 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
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
Erhan Ararat
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 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
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
Robert D. Pesek
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 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
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