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Brandi Whitaker

Professor

Also affiliated: University of Arkansas Medical Center (2021–2022); North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (2020)

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

2 h-index 6 pubs 21 cited

  • Humans
  • Child
  • Female
  • Male
  • Depression
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • Infant
  • Movement
  • Sleep
  • Supine Position
  • Prone Position
  • Paraspinal Muscles
  • Posture
  • Adolescent

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Brandi Whitaker's research investigates factors influencing health outcomes in pediatric populations, with a particular focus on sleep, mental health, and chronic conditions. Her work has examined the impact of obesity on sleep quality, life satisfaction, and depression in youth. Whitaker has also studied depression screening within pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinics, highlighting the mental health needs of children with chronic gastrointestinal conditions. Additionally, her research has explored infant sleep product safety, utilizing biomechanical principles to assess the impact of inclined sleep surfaces on infant movement and muscle activity. She has also contributed to research on multidisciplinary care for pediatric severe asthma and the safety of commercial infant products concerning body positioning and muscle use.

Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 2, with a total of 7 publications and 21 citations. Whitaker collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Stacie M. Jones, Amy M. Scurlock, Emily Seminara, and Diana Muñoz-Mendoza, with whom she shares multiple publications. Her most recent publication was in 2025, indicating recent activity in her research endeavors.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 6
  • Citations: 21

Positions

  • Professor publications 2024
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine Institutional directory

Selected Publications

  • Multidisciplinary care in pediatric severe asthma: A comparative outcomes analysis (2025)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Commercial infant products influence body position and muscle use (2024)
    Early Human Development 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Anxiety, Depression, and Resilience In Adolescents And Primary Caregiver Dyads With Eosinophilic Esophagitis Living In Rural And Urban Areas (2024)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology DOI OpenAlex
  • Practice Survey (2023)
    Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Infant inclined sleep product safety: A model for using biomechanics to explore safe infant product design (2021)
    Journal of Biomechanics 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Pediatric Severe Asthmatics in a Southern US State Face Multiple Challenges and Barriers to Care (2021)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology DOI OpenAlex
  • Do inclined sleeping surfaces impact infants’ muscle activity and movement? A safe sleep product design perspective (2020)
    Journal of Biomechanics 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Occupational Therapy Practitioners’ Knowledge, Comfort, and Competence Regarding Youth Suicide (2020)
    OTJR Occupational Therapy Journal of Research 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Depression Screening in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinics (2019)
    Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 41 citations DOI OpenAlex

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