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Last published 2025
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Olivia Irby

High Impact

Associate Professor

Also affiliated: Arkansas Children's Hospital (2019–2022); Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2022); Skidmore College (2017)

Faculty Researcher

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

2 h-index 13 pubs 33 cited

  • COVID-19
  • Humans
  • Child
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Female
  • Adolescent
  • Hospitalization
  • Male
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
  • Child, Preschool
  • Infant
  • United States
  • Influenza, Human
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Retrospective Studies

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Olivia Irby's research focuses on the clinical characteristics, outcomes, and management of pediatric infectious diseases, particularly those related to SARS-CoV-2. She has investigated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) and severe acute COVID-19 in children and adolescents, examining neurological involvement and initial therapeutic approaches. Her work also includes evaluating the effectiveness of maternal mRNA COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy on infant hospitalization rates and assessing the efficacy of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination against COVID-19 hospitalization in adolescents. More recently, Irby's research has explored the characterization of Long COVID in pediatric populations and cross-reactive immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants in children with prior COVID-19 or MIS-C. She has published 13 papers with 32 citations and an h-index of 2. Key collaborators include Katherine Irby, Peter M. Mourani, Jessica Snowden, and Erin Bennett, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 13
  • Citations: 33

Selected Publications

  • Characterizing Sleep Disturbance in Pediatric Long COVID: A Comprehensive Analysis of the RECOVER-Pediatrics Cohort Study (2026)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Social Determinants of Health and Pediatric Long COVID in the US (2026)
    Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterizing Long COVID Symptoms During Early Childhood (2025)
    Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 1339: STANDARDIZING EXTUBATION READINESS ASSESSMENT TO REDUCE FAILURE IN THE PICU: QI INITIATIVE (2025)
    Critical Care Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • 517: BLOOD PRODUCT UTILIZATION AFTER INVASIVE PROCEDURES IN PEDIATRIC ECMO (2025)
    Critical Care Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • Characteristics and Outcomes of Children Hospitalized With COVID-19 During Early Pandemic and Delta Variant (2025)
    Respiratory Care DOI OpenAlex
  • 112: Blood Product Utilization after Invasive Procedures in Pediatric ECMO: A Single-Center Retrospective Review Comparing Unfractionated Heparin versus Bivalirudin (2024)
    ASAIO Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterizing Long COVID in Children and Adolescents (2024)
    JAMA 90 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characteristics and Outcomes of Children Hospitalized With COVID-19 (2023)
    Respiratory Care DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

  • Outcomes Associated with Implementation of Evidence UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
  • Implementation of Real-Time Ultrasound to Improve the Safet of Surgical Central Venous Catheter UAMS College of Medicine Principal Investigator
  • CUMG UAMS College of Medicine Principal Investigator
  • Assessing the Prevalence of Delirium in Ped ICU Part II UAMS College of Medicine Principal Investigator
  • Assessing the Significance of Delirium in ICU Patients UAMS College of Medicine Principal Investigator
  • GR034126 Irby ACHRI, RECOVER Cohort Phase II Pediatric Cohort Clinical Site NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences via UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator

Collaboration Network

83 Collaborators 36 Institutions 2 Countries

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