Britni L. Ayers

Federal Grant PI

Researcher

UAMS

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2 h-index 5 pubs 22 cited

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Britni L. Ayers' research focuses on understanding and addressing health disparities, particularly among Pacific Islander populations. Her work investigates the perspectives of both mothers and healthcare providers regarding barriers to prenatal care, with a specific emphasis on structural and socio-cultural factors affecting Marshallese women.

Ayers is the Principal Investigator on a $229,500 grant from the NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research aimed at exploring the preliminary efficacy of Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation to reduce maternal health disparities among Marshallese women. She has also led studies examining family model diabetes self-management education and support within faith-based organizations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and investigated Marshallese infant feeding beliefs and experiences in the United States through a mixed-methods longitudinal study.

Her scholarship includes five publications and a total of 22 citations, with an h-index of 2. Ayers collaborates with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Cari A. Bogulski, Dinesh Edem, and Jonell Hudson, as well as Sheldon Riklon from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

h-index: 2
Publications: 5
Citations: 22

Selected Publications

Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: A study protocol (2024)

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A mixed-methods longitudinal study of Marshallese infant feeding beliefs and experiences in the United States: a study protocol (2021)

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22533 Marshallese Mothers' and Maternal Health Care Providers' Perspectives of the Structural and Socio-Cultural Barriers to Prenatal Care: A Comparison Article (2021)

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Federal Grants 1 $229,500 total

NIH Contact PI Sep 2022 - Jul 2025

Exploring the Preliminary Efficacy of Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation to Reduce Maternal Health Disparities among Marshallese Women

National Institute of Nursing Research $229,500 R21

Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.

Determine the Preliminary Effectiveness of Mobile CenteringPregnancy to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes of Marshallese in Arkansas NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences via Arkansas Children's Research Institute
Evaluation of the feasibility and effectiveness of Family DSMES in RMI UAMS Internal Research Awards
Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention NIH
Obesity in the Hispanic population, focus on Young Children NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences via Arkansas Children's Research Institute