Biography and Research Information
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Heather K. Horton's research focuses on public health interventions and access to care for vulnerable populations. Her work has investigated barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement in rural Arkansas, drawing on recommendations from individuals living with HIV. Horton has also examined community-based integration models for trauma-informed approaches aimed at advancing equity and resilience among men of color.
Her research includes the design and evaluation of pilot interventions, such as a linkage intervention for individuals transitioning from incarceration to community settings, and a community network-driven COVID-19 testing and vaccination initiative for underserved populations. Horton has also studied national and state-level trends in the availability of mental health treatment services for individuals mandated to treatment by courts. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7, with 18 total publications and 210 total citations.
Metrics
- h-index: 8
- Publications: 20
- Citations: 215
Selected Publications
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Engagement and retention in HIV care in rural Southern U.S. using an All-Payer Claims Database (2025)
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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)
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Randomized controlled trial of a pilot PrEP linkage intervention for individuals leaving incarceration in a southern state: Design and baseline characteristics (2024)
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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)
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Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas (2022)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Mofan Gu
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
- 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
- Randomized controlled trial of a pilot PrEP linkage intervention for individuals leaving incarceration in a southern state: Design and baseline characteristics
S. Alexandra Marshall
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
- Randomized controlled trial of a pilot PrEP linkage intervention for individuals leaving incarceration in a southern state: Design and baseline characteristics
Nickolas Zaller
Arkansas Department of Health
2 shared publications
In database
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
- 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
Brooklyn Tody
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- 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
- Randomized controlled trial of a pilot PrEP linkage intervention for individuals leaving incarceration in a southern state: Design and baseline characteristics
O’Dell Johnson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- 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
- 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
Timikia Jackson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- 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
- Randomized controlled trial of a pilot PrEP linkage intervention for individuals leaving incarceration in a southern state: Design and baseline characteristics
Nick Zaller
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- 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
- Randomized controlled trial of a pilot PrEP linkage intervention for individuals leaving incarceration in a southern state: Design and baseline characteristics
Jun Tao
Brown University (US)
1 shared publication
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
Madeline C. Montgomery
Brown University (US)
1 shared publication
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
Jure Baloh
Arkansas Department of Health
1 shared publication
In database
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
Cornelius Mabin
Arkansas Community Foundation (US)
1 shared publication
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
Mike Cima
Arkansas Department of Health (US)
1 shared publication
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
Amy Nunn
Brown University (US)
1 shared publication
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
Philip A. Chan
Brown University (US)
1 shared publication
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
Stephanie Duncan
University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
1 shared publication
- The Restorative Integral Support (RIS) Model: Community-Based Integration of Trauma-Informed Approaches to Advance Equity and Resilience for Boys and Men of Color
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