Brigham Walker

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: Tulane University (2017–2026); Portland State University (2023–2026); McKesson (United States) (2020); National Bureau of Economic Research (2019); IZA - Institute of Labor Economics (2023); Commonwealth Fund (2023)

12 h-index 77 pubs 409 cited

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Brigham Walker's research investigates health outcomes and disparities, particularly within the context of public health programs and the COVID-19 pandemic. His work examines the impact of Medicaid expansion on uncompensated care costs and medical debt in Louisiana, and the disparities in telemedicine use among Louisiana Medicaid beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Walker has also studied the associations between government spending and pregnancy-related mortality in the U.S. and the mediators of discrimination in primary care appointment access.

His publications include comparisons of real-world time-to-event endpoints in oncology research and telehealth outcomes for Type 2 diabetes care among Medicare beneficiaries. Walker's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 11, with 75 total publications and 389 total citations. He has collaborated with Roberto J. Bravo at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on shared publications.

Metrics

h-index: 12
Publications: 77
Citations: 409

Positions

Assistant Professor publications 2017–2026

Tulane University Health Policy and Management ORCID
Assistant Professor publications 2026

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ORCID

Selected Publications

Telehealth Utilization Patterns Among Patients with Chronic Conditions Across Age, Gender, Geography, and Insurance in Arkansas (2026)

Telemedicine Journal and e-Health DOI OpenAlex
Poststroke Telehealth Utilization Patterns Across Gender, Geography, Insurance, and Age in Arkansas (2026)

Telemedicine Journal and e-Health 1 citation DOI OpenAlex