Jonell S. Hudson

Associate Professor

UAMS primary UA Fort Smith University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2015); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2020)

Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy

12 h-index 69 pubs 605 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

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Jonell S. Hudson's research focuses on diabetes self-management education and addressing health disparities, particularly within Pacific Islander communities. She has investigated the comparative effectiveness and maintenance of diabetes self-management education interventions for Marshallese patients with Type 2 diabetes through randomized controlled trials. Hudson has also worked on the cultural adaptation of diabetes self-management education curricula for Marshallese individuals residing in the United States, emphasizing the integration of community wisdom with scientific methods in research design. Her work has explored the role of faith-based health screenings in identifying conditions like diabetes and hypertension in Marshallese adults and has contributed to developing community-driven research agendas aimed at reducing health disparities. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 12, with 69 total publications and 605 total citations.

Metrics

h-index: 12
Publications: 69
Citations: 605

Positions

Associate Professor publications 2014–2026

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy Institutional directory

Selected Publications

“Doing the program, our weight went down, our A1Cs went down”: Benefits of a family diabetes self-management program for persons with diabetes and their support persons (2026)

Patient Education and Counseling DOI OpenAlex
Comparative effectiveness of telehealth-delivered family and standard models of diabetes self-management education and support for persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2025)

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

Contemporary Clinical Trials DOI OpenAlex
Healthy food delivery for type 2 diabetes management in rural clinics' patients: A comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial protocol (2024)

Contemporary Clinical Trials 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Assessment of diabetes self-care behaviors and knowledge among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023)

Primary care diabetes 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Interprofessional Students’ Perspectives on Culinary Medicine Training: Intentions from Plate to Practice (2023)

Medical Science Educator 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023)

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Study protocol for family model diabetes self-management education with Marshallese participants in faith-based organizations (2022)

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Effectiveness-implementation trial comparing a family model of diabetes self-management education and support with a standard model (2022)

Contemporary Clinical Trials 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors and Barriers to Clinical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic for Marshallese Adults (2022)

The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Feasibility and efficacy of a pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2021)

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Does cranberry extract taken daily by mouth prevent rUTIs in adult women (2021)

Evidence-Based Practice 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Medication Adherence Rates of Marshallese Patients Treated in a Student-Led Free Clinic (2020)

Journal of Student-Run Clinics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Pilot Implementation of Adapted-Family Diabetes Self-Management Education Into a Clinical Setting (2020)

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Perceptions and utilization of traditional healing among Marshallese adults residing in Arkansas (2020)

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

UAMS Northwest North Street Clinic and Marshallese Diabetes Clinic- Resubmission Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
UAMS Northwest North Street Clinic (Project for Free Access to Care)- Resubmission Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
Ajjmuurur Baamle Family Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Program DHHS - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Principal Investigator
Access to Medications for North Street Clinic Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator