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Austin Porter
Associate Professor
faculty
Health Policy & Management, College of Public Health
16 h-index
77 pubs
654 cited
Research Areas
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Austin Porter's research investigates public health issues, with a significant focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and its varied impacts within Arkansas. His work has examined the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in university residential communities and K-12 school districts, specifically analyzing the effectiveness of mask policies. Porter has also studied the correlation between electronic cigarette use and respiratory conditions such as asthma and COPD, particularly among individuals who have never smoked traditional cigarettes.
Further research areas include the use of community-based participatory research to address COVID-19 disparities among specific populations, the temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater, and the prevalence of chronic opioid use in elderly patients following hip fracture surgery. Porter's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 16, with 76 total publications and 630 citations. He has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Mohammed S. Orloff, Clare C. Brown, Jennifer A. Callaghan‐Koru, and Bradley C. Martin.
Metrics
- h-index: 16
- Publications: 77
- Citations: 654
Selected Publications
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Hesitancy towards routine childhood vaccinations before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas (2025)
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Perceived Tobacco Accessibility and Cigar Initiation: Exploring Racial and Ethnic Differences (2025)
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An evaluation of graduate student stress levels, stressors experienced, and resource awareness at a university for medical sciences (2025)
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The COVID-19 pandemic influence on fatal car crashes and impaired driving in Arkansas (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)
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Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories (2025)
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Empty bottles, rising risks: A case-crossover study on psychotherapeutic medication depletion and suicide triggers (2025)
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The role of prescribed controlled substance acquisition as potential triggers of opioid overdose: A case-crossover study (2024)
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Pericapsular Nerve Group Block Did Not Reduce Postoperative Pain or Opioid Use After Total Hip Arthroplasty (2024)
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CANNABINOID-INVOLVED EXPOSURES, ED VISITS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER ARKANSAS MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW ENACTMENT: INITIAL TRENDS (2024)
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Readmissions After Traumatic Brain Injury in the Nationwide Readmissions Database (2024)
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Progressive Reduction in Preventable Mortality in a State Trauma System Using Continuous Preventable Mortality Review to Drive Provider Education: Results of Analyzing 1,979 Trauma Deaths from 2015 to 2022 (2023)
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State and Local Health Departments: Research, Surveillance, and Evidence-Based Public Health Practices (2023)
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COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Students in Public Institutions of Higher Education in Arkansas in 2021 (2023)
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EPH37 The Role of Prescribed Controlled Substance Acquisition As Potential Triggers of Opioid Overdose: A Case-Crossover Study (2023)
Grants & Funding
- Arkansas Prevention Research Center for Cardiovascular Risk (HTN) Reduction NIH Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Clare C. Brown
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
11 shared publications
In database
- SARS-CoV-2 Incidence in K–12 School Districts with Mask-Required Versus Mask-Optional Policies — Arkansas, August–October 2021
- Association of the COVID-19 pandemic and dying at home due to ischemic heart disease
- Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories
- Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States
- COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Students in Public Institutions of Higher Education in Arkansas in 2021
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Namvar Zohoori
Arkansas Department of Health (US)
9 shared publications
- Participation in Fraternity and Sorority Activities and the Spread of COVID-19 Among Residential University Communities — Arkansas, August 21–September 5, 2020
- SARS-CoV-2 Incidence in K–12 School Districts with Mask-Required Versus Mask-Optional Policies — Arkansas, August–October 2021
- Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020
- Association of the COVID-19 pandemic and dying at home due to ischemic heart disease
- Deployment of Health Equity Strike Teams to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Disparities in Arkansas, 2021
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Mohammed S. Orloff
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers
- Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers
- Temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 genome and detection of variants of concern in wastewater influent from two metropolitan areas in Arkansas
- Correction: Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers
- Characterizing the coexistence of proteobacteria species and cyanobacteria in cyanobacteria positive lung cancer samples
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Pearl A. McElfish
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020
- Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories
- 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
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
James P. Selig
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020
- Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories
- 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
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Maaike Cima
Arkansas Department of Health (US)
5 shared publications
- Participation in Fraternity and Sorority Activities and the Spread of COVID-19 Among Residential University Communities — Arkansas, August 21–September 5, 2020
- <i>Notes from the Field:</i> COVID-19–Associated Mucormycosis — Arkansas, July–September 2021
- Association of the COVID-19 pandemic and dying at home due to ischemic heart disease
- COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Arkansas public K-12 school teachers and staff
- Hesitancy towards routine childhood vaccinations before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas
Bradley C. Martin
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Evaluating the temporal association between the recency of prescribed controlled substance acquisition and fatal and non-fatal opioid overdose
- The role of prescribed controlled substance acquisition as potential triggers of opioid overdose: A case-crossover study
- PDG39 Evaluating the Temporal Association between the Recency of Prescribed Controlled Substance Acquisition and Fatal and Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose
- EPH37 The Role of Prescribed Controlled Substance Acquisition As Potential Triggers of Opioid Overdose: A Case-Crossover Study
- Empty bottles, rising risks: A case-crossover study on psychotherapeutic medication depletion and suicide triggers
Don E. Willis
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020
- 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
- Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States
Nicola L. Hawley
Yale University (US)
5 shared publications
- Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories
- 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
- Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States
Jennifer A. Callaghan‐Koru
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories
- 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
- Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States
Jennifer A. Andersen
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories
- 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
- Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States
Benjamin C. Amick
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
4 shared publications
- SARS-CoV-2 Incidence in K–12 School Districts with Mask-Required Versus Mask-Optional Policies — Arkansas, August–October 2021
- Association of the COVID-19 pandemic and dying at home due to ischemic heart disease
- COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Students in Public Institutions of Higher Education in Arkansas in 2021
- Perceived Tobacco Accessibility and Cigar Initiation: Exploring Racial and Ethnic Differences
Alisha Crump
University of Maryland, Baltimore
4 shared publications
In database
- Exploring the Relationship between Hog Farm Exposure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Variation in Time Between Testing Positive for COVID-19 and Hospital Admission by Race/Ethnicity and Insurance Status
- Racial Disparities in Hospital Utilization Among Patients with Multimorbidity
- Perceived Tobacco Accessibility and Cigar Initiation: Exploring Racial and Ethnic Differences
Carly Eastin
4 shared publications
- Vaccine Acceptance During a Novel Student-led Emergency Department COVID-19 Vaccination Program
- Effectiveness of a Self-Administered Computerized Mental Health Screening Tool in the Emergency Department
- The COVID-19 pandemic influence on fatal car crashes and impaired driving in Arkansas
- Correlation Between Resident Physician and Patient Perceptions of Empathy in the Emergency Department
Enrique Gomez‐Pomar
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories
- 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
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