Jennifer A. Callaghan‐Koru Source Confirmed

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Associate Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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17 h-index 58 pubs 1,182 cited

Research Areas

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Health Policy Implementation Science Healthcare Policy and Management Health disparities and outcomes SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Health and Medical Research Impacts Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

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Jennifer A. Callaghan‐Koru, an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, focuses her research on improving maternal and perinatal health outcomes through the implementation of evidence-based practices. Her work investigates strategies to address the maternal health crisis in the USA, including the development of instruments to measure and mitigate bias in maternal healthcare. She has published on the reduction of Cesarean delivery rates associated with quality improvement initiatives and explores the integration of implementation science with quality improvement efforts to enhance perinatal outcomes.

Callaghan‐Koru also examines factors influencing the adoption of health interventions, such as COVID-19 vaccination among specific adult populations. Her research extends to the challenges and opportunities in maintaining data quality for healthcare administration data. She has co-authored publications with collaborators including Austin Porter, Nirvana Manning, Enrique Gomez‐Pomar, and Susan Patton.

Metrics

h-index: 17
Publications: 58
Citations: 1,182

Selected Publications

Obstetric Emergency Preparedness in Arkansas Emergency Departments: Results From a Cross-Sectional Survey (2025) DOI
Understanding the influence of staff stress during implementation of an asthma program in early childhood education: a qualitative design (2025) DOI
Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization in the United States (2025) DOI
The Telehealth MOM Study: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Telehealth Multi-component Optimal Model (MOM) of postpartum care (2025) DOI
Excessive gestational weight gain associated with higher risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories in the United States (2025) DOI
Evaluating the implementation of maternal safety bundles for obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension during pregnancy in Arkansas (2025) DOI
Correction: External relationships as implementation determinants in community-engaged, equity-focused COVID-19 vaccination events (2025) DOI
Corrigendum to “Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States” [Prev. Med. Rep. 51(2025) 102983] (2025) DOI
Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States (2025) DOI
Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories (2025) DOI
The challenges and opportunities of continuous data quality improvement for healthcare administration data (2024) DOI
Educating Families on Urgent Maternal Warning Signs: Learning From a Pilot to Improve Training and Tools for Maternal and Child Home Visiting Programs (2024) DOI
Public Maternal Health Dashboards in the United States: Descriptive Assessment (2024) DOI
External relationships as implementation determinants in community-engaged, equity-focused COVID-19 vaccination events (2024) DOI
Breastfeeding Intentions among Pregnant Women Enrolled in a Healthy Start Program in Arkansas (2024) DOI