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Geoffrey M. Curran
Federal Grant PI
High Impact
Professor
faculty
43 h-index
273 pubs
13,099 cited
Research Areas
Biography and Research Information
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Geoffrey M. Curran is a faculty member at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences with a research focus on the implementation of health interventions, particularly in primary care settings. His work investigates strategies for integrating treatments for substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder, into routine primary care. Curran also studies the implementation and sustainability of obesity prevention and nutrition interventions in early care and education settings.
His research has been supported by significant federal funding, including two NIH/National Cancer Institute grants totaling over $795,000. These grants support projects focused on testing adaptive implementation strategies for obesity prevention and the sustainability of nutrition and physical activity interventions in childcare. Curran has published extensively, with a notable body of work on implementation science, including conceptual tensions in tailoring interventions and classifying implementer behavior.
Curran's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 43, with over 272 publications and 12,888 citations, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He actively collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including James P. Selig, Taren Swindle, and Jennifer L. Vincenzo, and leads a research group, maintaining an active lab website.
Metrics
- h-index: 43
- Publications: 273
- Citations: 13,099
Selected Publications
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Co-developing implementation strategies to support STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries) for older adult fall prevention in outpatient physical therapy (2026)
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Hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation studies: why and how to do them (2026)
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Implementing STEADI for routine falls prevention of all older adults attending outpatient physical therapy: key partner perspectives (2026)
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Delirium E-Resource (2025)
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Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care (2025)
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Co-designing an interprofessional digital education resource on delirium: a student-led approach (2024)
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Collaborating to heal addiction and mental health in primary care (CHAMP): A protocol for a hybrid type 2a trial (2024)
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Reducing Iatrogenic Blood Losses in Premature Infants (2024)
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Digital education about delirium for health care professional students: a mixed methods systematic review (2024)
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Co-design and mixed methods evaluation of an interdisciplinary digital resource for undergraduate health profession students to improve the prevention, recognition, and management of delirium in Ireland: a study protocol (2024)
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Similarities and Differences Between Pragmatic Trials and Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trials (2024)
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Virtual facilitation best practices and research priorities: a scoping review (2024)
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An implementation science focused practice‐based research network for rural community pharmacies: RURAL‐CP (2024)
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Effectiveness and feasibility of a motivational interviewing intake (MII) intervention for increasing client engagement in outpatient addiction treatment: an effectiveness-implementation hybrid design protocol (2023)
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Applying hybrid effectiveness-implementation studies in equity-centered policy implementation science (2023)
Federal Grants 2 $795,487 total
NIH/National Cancer Institute
Contact PI
Sep 2021 - Aug 2026
NIH/National Cancer Institute
Contact PI
Mar 2020 - Feb 2024
Sustainability of Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions in Childcare
Grants & Funding
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Pearl A. McElfish
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy: Race/ethnicity, trust, and fear
- A qualitative study of older adults' facilitators, barriers, and cues to action to engage in falls prevention using health belief model constructs
- Older Adults’ Perceptions and Recommendations Regarding a Falls Prevention Self-Management Plan Template Based on the Health Belief Model: A Mixed-Methods Study
- Reaching late adopters: factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination of Marshallese and Hispanic adults
- Older Adults' Perceptions Regarding the Role of Physical Therapists in Fall Prevention: A Qualitative Investigation
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Jennifer L. Vincenzo
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- A qualitative study of older adults' facilitators, barriers, and cues to action to engage in falls prevention using health belief model constructs
- Older Adults’ Perceptions and Recommendations Regarding a Falls Prevention Self-Management Plan Template Based on the Health Belief Model: A Mixed-Methods Study
- Evidence-Based Quality Improvement (EBQI) in the pre-implementation phase: key steps and activities
- Reaching late adopters: factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination of Marshallese and Hispanic adults
- Older Adults' Perceptions Regarding the Role of Physical Therapists in Fall Prevention: A Qualitative Investigation
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
John C. Fortney
Center for Advancing Health (US)
6 shared publications
- Integrating Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Into Primary Care Settings
- Integrating Routine Screening for Opioid Use Disorder into Primary Care Settings: Experiences from a National Cohort of Clinics
- Similarities and Differences Between Pragmatic Trials and Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trials
- Impact of Attitudes and Rurality on Veterans’ Use of Veterans Health Administration Mental Health Services
- Collaborating to heal addiction and mental health in primary care (CHAMP): A protocol for a hybrid type 2a trial
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
James P. Selig
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- COVID‐19 vaccine hesitancy: Race/ethnicity, trust, and fear
- Stakeholder selected strategies for obesity prevention in childcare: results from a small-scale cluster randomized hybrid type III trial
- Effectiveness-implementation trial comparing a family model of diabetes self-management education and support with a standard model
- A participant-randomized pilot hybrid II trial of group cognitive processing therapy for incarcerated persons with posttraumatic stress and substance use disorder symptoms: study protocol and rationale
- Predictors of sustainment of two distinct nutrition and physical activity programs in early care and education
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Susan Patton
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
5 shared publications
In database
- A qualitative study of older adults' facilitators, barriers, and cues to action to engage in falls prevention using health belief model constructs
- Older Adults’ Perceptions and Recommendations Regarding a Falls Prevention Self-Management Plan Template Based on the Health Belief Model: A Mixed-Methods Study
- Reaching late adopters: factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination of Marshallese and Hispanic adults
- Older Adults' Perceptions Regarding the Role of Physical Therapists in Fall Prevention: A Qualitative Investigation
- Factors Associated With Marshallese and Hispanic Adults’ Willingness to Receive a COVID-19 Booster Dose
Taren Swindle
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
5 shared publications
- Implementation fidelity, attitudes, and influence: a novel approach to classifying implementer behavior
- Stakeholder selected strategies for obesity prevention in childcare: results from a small-scale cluster randomized hybrid type III trial
- Evidence-Based Quality Improvement (EBQI) in the pre-implementation phase: key steps and activities
- Predictors of sustainment of two distinct nutrition and physical activity programs in early care and education
- De-Implementation of Detrimental Feeding Practices in Childcare: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Community Partner Selected Strategies
Jennifer A. Callaghan‐Koru
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Reduction in Cesarean Delivery Rates Associated With a State Quality Collaborative in Maryland
- Integrating Implementation Science with Quality Improvement to Improve Perinatal Outcomes
- Reaching late adopters: factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination of Marshallese and Hispanic adults
- Factors Associated With Marshallese and Hispanic Adults’ Willingness to Receive a COVID-19 Booster Dose
Salisa C. Westrick
Auburn University (US)
4 shared publications
- Rural community pharmacists’ ability and interest in administering COVID-19 vaccines in the Southern United States
- Impact of a Multicomponent Educational Intervention on Community Pharmacy–Based Naloxone Services Implementation: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
- COVID-19 booster vaccination in rural community pharmacies
- An implementation science focused practice‐based research network for rural community pharmacies: RURAL‐CP
Melissa J. Zielinski
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Evidence-Based Quality Improvement (EBQI) in the pre-implementation phase: key steps and activities
- Factors Affecting Telemedicine Implementation in Emergency Departments and Nurses’ Perceptions of Virtual Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Consultation for Sexual Assault Survivors
- A participant-randomized pilot hybrid II trial of group cognitive processing therapy for incarcerated persons with posttraumatic stress and substance use disorder symptoms: study protocol and rationale
- Implementation of group cognitive processing therapy in correction centers: Anticipated determinants from formative evaluation
Elizabeth J. Austin
University of Washington (US)
4 shared publications
- Integrating Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Into Primary Care Settings
- Integrating Routine Screening for Opioid Use Disorder into Primary Care Settings: Experiences from a National Cohort of Clinics
- Collaborating to heal addiction and mental health in primary care (CHAMP): A protocol for a hybrid type 2a trial
- Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care
Lori Ferro
Behavioral Tech Research, Inc. (US)
4 shared publications
- Integrating Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Into Primary Care Settings
- Integrating Routine Screening for Opioid Use Disorder into Primary Care Settings: Experiences from a National Cohort of Clinics
- Collaborating to heal addiction and mental health in primary care (CHAMP): A protocol for a hybrid type 2a trial
- Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care
Andrew J. Saxon
University of Puget Sound (US)
4 shared publications
- Integrating Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Into Primary Care Settings
- Integrating Routine Screening for Opioid Use Disorder into Primary Care Settings: Experiences from a National Cohort of Clinics
- Collaborating to heal addiction and mental health in primary care (CHAMP): A protocol for a hybrid type 2a trial
- Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care
Anna Ratzliff
Behavioral Tech Research, Inc. (US)
4 shared publications
- Integrating Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Into Primary Care Settings
- Integrating Routine Screening for Opioid Use Disorder into Primary Care Settings: Experiences from a National Cohort of Clinics
- Collaborating to heal addiction and mental health in primary care (CHAMP): A protocol for a hybrid type 2a trial
- Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care
Emily C. Williams
VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
4 shared publications
- Integrating Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Into Primary Care Settings
- Integrating Routine Screening for Opioid Use Disorder into Primary Care Settings: Experiences from a National Cohort of Clinics
- Collaborating to heal addiction and mental health in primary care (CHAMP): A protocol for a hybrid type 2a trial
- Collaborative Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care
Leanne L. Lefler
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- A qualitative study of older adults' facilitators, barriers, and cues to action to engage in falls prevention using health belief model constructs
- Older Adults’ Perceptions and Recommendations Regarding a Falls Prevention Self-Management Plan Template Based on the Health Belief Model: A Mixed-Methods Study
- Older Adults' Perceptions Regarding the Role of Physical Therapists in Fall Prevention: A Qualitative Investigation
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