Judith Weber

High Impact

Associate Dean for Research

UAMS primary UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1999); Goethe University Frankfurt (1982); National Institutes of Health (1999); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2003–2025); University of Minnesota (1999); University of Arizona (1995–2001); University of Connecticut (1989); Johns Hopkins University (1999); Indian Health Service (1999); University of New Mexico (1999); University of Basel (1979); Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (2018); University of Cambridge (2023); Mississippi Delta Community College (2006); Gila River Indian Community (1999); Cancer Research UK (2023); Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center (2023); Kantonsspital Baselland (1979); Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (2016); Tohono O'odham Community College (1999); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2019); Pediatrics and Genetics (2018); Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Physiology (2019); Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2023); University of Maryland, College Park (1999); Stanford University (1999)

Faculty Researcher

Nursing Research, College of Nursing

22 h-index 85 pubs 2,275 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Judith Weber's research focuses on child and adolescent health, particularly the physiological and metabolic factors associated with fitness, body composition, and health outcomes. Her work on "The Arkansas Active Kids Study" investigates the connections between cardiorespiratory fitness, blood pressure, and metabolic health in children. Publications stemming from this study explore how body composition, fitness, and physical activity relate to balance, and how factors like elevated LDL-C, high blood pressure, and low peak VO2 associate with platelet mitochondrial function in pediatric populations.

Beyond pediatric health, Weber's research extends to healthcare professionals and educational program evaluation. She has published on the impact of nurse residency programs on patient quality and safety, as well as the preparation of new graduate nurses. Additionally, her work includes evaluating scholarly writing development programs, such as a campus-wide, cross-disciplinary initiative supported by a Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE). Weber also has an interest in public health informatics, as indicated by her publication on a "Personal Covid Dashboard" for visualizing and analyzing SARS-CoV-2 infection chains.

With an h-index of 22 and over 2,271 citations from 84 publications, Weber is recognized as a highly cited researcher. She leads a research group and collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Eva C. Diaz, Elisabet Børsheim, Sean H. Adams, and Florêncio Diniz‐Sousa.

Metrics

h-index: 22
Publications: 85
Citations: 2,275

Selected Publications

The associations of body composition, fitness, and physical activity with balance in children: The Arkansas Active Kids study (2025)

Gait & Posture 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
First-year evaluation of a campus-wide, cross-disciplinary scholarly writing development program supported by a center for biomedical research excellence (COBRE) (2024)

PLoS ONE DOI OpenAlex
The oxygen uptake efficiency slope does not accurately predict V˙O2peak of children – the Arkansas Active Kids study (2024)

Frontiers in Physiology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Relationship Between Children's Postural Balance And Body Composition, Physical Fitness, And Daily Physical Activity (2024)

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise DOI OpenAlex
The Impact of Nurse Residency Programs on Patient Quality and Safety Outcomes (2024)

Journal for Nurses in Professional Development 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
Self-Management in Older Adults with Chronic Heart Failure -- The iCOACH Study (2023)

DOI OpenAlex
Elevated LDL-C, high blood pressure, and low peak VO2 associate with platelet mitochondria function in children—The Arkansas Active Kids Study (2023)

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Associates with Blood Pressure and Metabolic Health of Children—The Arkansas Active Kids Study (2021)

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
Predictors of Platelet Mitochondria Respiration in Children – The Arkansas Active Kids Study (2021)

Current Developments in Nutrition DOI OpenAlex
The Arkansas Active Kids Study: Identifying contributing factors to metabolic health and obesity status in prepubertal school-age children (2020)

Nutrition and Health 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Blood Pressure, Fitness, And Fatness In Children The Arkansas Active Kids Study (2020)

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise DOI OpenAlex
School Bonding in Early Adolescence (2014)

The Journal of Early Adolescence 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
Health-related quality of life in obese youth in the lower Mississippi Delta (2012)

Open Journal of Preventive Medicine 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Physical activity, screen time and pediatric health-related quality of life in the Mississippi Delta (2012)

Open Journal of Preventive Medicine 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Accuracy of stated energy contents of chain restaurant foods in a multi‐site study (2011)

The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

Innovative Care Model for Older Adults with Chronic Heart Failure (i-COACH): A Comparative Effective Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Principal Investigator
FY15 Childhood Obesity Prevention Research Program - Bridging UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
Building Cross Sector Farm to School Leadership in AR UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
ENERGY EXPENDITURE, DIET AND BODY FAT IN CHILDREN NIH Principal Investigator
Arkansas AmeriCorps State - Arkansas Garden Crops (ACHRI # 034903) UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
ACHRI 34102 Weber Carryforward Main UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
GR034198 Weber COBRE PH2 YR2 Admn Core NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences via UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention NIH Principal Investigator