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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Katherine Donald

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Postdoctoral Fellow

Also affiliated: University of British Columbia (2022–2025); Cornell University (2024); Coalition for a Drug Free Hawaii (2024); Upsher-Smith Laboratories (United Kingdom) (2023); Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre (2022–2025); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2022–2025)

Postdoc Researcher

6 h-index 19 pubs 535 cited

  • Humans
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome
  • Female
  • Immunoglobulin A, Secretory
  • Milk, Human
  • Animals
  • Mice
  • Infant
  • Black or African American
  • Microbiota
  • Asthma
  • Tobacco Smoke Pollution
  • Smoke-Free Policy
  • COVID-19
  • Capacity Building

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Dr. Katherine Donald is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, focusing on infant nutrition and health with an emphasis on the interplay between the gut microbiota and immune system development. Her research explores the critical role of early-life interactions between the microbiota and the immune system, particularly in the context of atopic disease. Donald's work investigates how secretory IgA in breast milk protects against asthma, modulating the gut microbiota to promote normal immune development. She has published on the impact of human milk oligosaccharides on allergic responses, and the role of human milk IgA in limiting Th17-inducing bacteria in the infant gut. Additionally, Dr. Donald's broader research interests include breastfeeding practices and influences, pediatric health, respiratory diseases, and smoking behavior and cessation.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 19
  • Citations: 535

Selected Publications

  • Capacity to address determinants of health among a social justice coalition in the United States (2025)
    Health Promotion International DOI OpenAlex
  • Changes in Capacity Building and Sustained Implementation Among a Statewide Coalition to Address Racial/Ethnic COVID-19 Disparities (2024)
    American Journal of Public Health 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Abstract A002: Leveraging resources through the Translational Research Institute to engage communities in tobacco-related health disparities research (2020)
    Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

11 Collaborators 3 Institutions 1 Country

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