Heather K. Horton

Research Program Manager

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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7 h-index 18 pubs 207 cited

Research Areas

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Health disparities and outcomes Mental Health Treatment and Access Behavioral Health and Interventions COVID-19 and healthcare impacts SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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Heather K. Horton's research focuses on public health interventions and health disparities, particularly within vulnerable populations. Her work has investigated barriers to HIV care engagement in rural Arkansas and explored strategies for improving health equity through community-based models. Horton has contributed to studies examining the availability of court-ordered mental health treatment services and has been involved in randomized controlled trials for interventions targeting individuals leaving incarceration and underserved populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her publications include research on the Restorative Integral Support (RIS) Model, which integrates trauma-informed approaches to advance equity for boys and men of color. Horton also participated in a randomized controlled trial for a PrEP linkage intervention for individuals exiting incarceration and a Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) trial for COVID-19 testing and vaccination interventions. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7 with 207 total citations across 18 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 18
  • Citations: 207

Selected Publications

  • A community network-driven COVID-19 testing and vaccination intervention for vulnerable populations in the Central United States: results from a Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations randomized controlled trial (2025) DOI
  • Randomized controlled trial of a pilot PrEP linkage intervention for individuals leaving incarceration in a southern state: Design and baseline characteristics (2024) DOI
  • National and state-level trends in the availability of mental health treatment services tailored to individuals ordered to treatment by a court: United States, 2016, 2018, and 2020 (2024) DOI
  • Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas (2022) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Mofan Gu University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications O’Dell Johnson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Brooklyn Tody University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Nick Zaller University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications S. Alexandra Marshall University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Nakita Lovelady University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Margaret M. Gorvine University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication George Pro University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication

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