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Judith Weber

High Impact

Associate Dean for Research

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)

Nursing Research, College of Nursing

22 h-index 85 pubs 2,277 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Male
  • Child
  • Schools
  • Obesity
  • Adult
  • Indians, North American
  • Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Energy Intake
  • Diet
  • Food Services
  • United States
  • Adolescent
  • Arkansas

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Judith Weber's research focuses on public health issues related to nutrition, food security, and health disparities, particularly in vulnerable populations. Her work has investigated the association between food insecurity, poverty, and childhood overweight status, as well as the quality of dietary intake in rural populations within the Mississippi Delta region. Weber has also contributed to research on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women, examining the effects of exercise and dietary iron intake.

Her scholarly contributions include 85 publications, with an h-index of 22 and over 2,200 citations, designating her as a highly cited researcher. Weber has a history of collaborative work with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Eva C. Diaz, Elisabet Børsheim, Florêncio Diniz‐Sousa, and Catarina Young, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications. She leads a research group and has remained recently active in her field.

Metrics

  • h-index: 22
  • Publications: 85
  • Citations: 2,277

Positions

  • Associate Dean for Research publications 2002–2025
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Nursing Research, College of Nursing Institutional directory

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 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Self-Management in Older Adults with Chronic Heart Failure -- The iCOACH Study (2023)
  • 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

Collaboration Network

91 Collaborators 27 Institutions 2 Countries

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