Kevin Ryan
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Stevens Institute of Technology (2005–2008); Grant Medical Center (1996–2000); National Institutes of Health (1986); St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (1988–2024); Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2001); Johns Hopkins University (2005); University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1994–1996); University of Queensland (1983); National Committee for Quality Assurance (2002); National University of Ireland (2012); Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (2007–2025); Vanderbilt University (2014); University of Michigan (1985–1987); David Grant USAF Medical Center (1996–2000); Birkenhead Sixth Form College (1999); University of Florida (1994); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (1985–1986); Arkansas Department of Health (2004–2018); National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (2016)
Student and Alumni Affairs, College of Public Health
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Kevin Ryan's research has focused on viral proteins and their interactions within host cells, as well as public health initiatives impacting child health in Arkansas. His earlier work investigated the P protein of Sendai virus, identifying specific domains required for binding to viral nucleocapsids and the polymerase L protein. This research contributed to understanding virus replication mechanisms.
More recently, Ryan has engaged with public health issues, particularly childhood obesity and immunization rates in Arkansas. He has studied the implementation and impact of legislation aimed at reducing childhood obesity, such as Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003, examining its effect on body mass index. Additionally, his research has explored the influence of philosophical exemptions on childhood immunization coverage, highlighting concerns about vaccine hesitancy and public health.
Ryan leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and holds an h-index of 23 with over 2,350 citations across 121 publications. His collaborators include Austin Porter and Purushottam B. Thapa, both from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom he shares publications.
Metrics
- h-index: 23
- Publications: 121
- Citations: 2,353
Positions
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Lecturer 2004–presentOllscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway Political Science & Sociology ORCID
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Associate Professor publications 2002–2025University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Student and Alumni Affairs, College of Public Health Institutional directory
Selected Publications
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An evaluation of graduate student stress levels, stressors experienced, and resource awareness at a university for medical sciences (2025)
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Association Between System Factors and Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality (2018)
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Examining state health and habitability laws and their relationship to state characteristics in the USA (2017)
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Examining the strength of state habitability laws across the United States of America (2017)
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Utilization of the Arkansas Prescription Monitoring Program to combat prescription drug abuse (2015)
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Vaccine Policy and Arkansas Childhood Immunization Exemptions (2012)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- Arkansas SCI 2007 Coverage Institute Development Grant Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Co-Investigator
- Arkansas Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration RTI, International Principal Investigator
- Arkansas State Coverage Initiative Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Principal Investigator
- State Planning Grant Program - Multi-State Integrated Database (ADH Subaward) - Kevin Ryan now PI - formerly Joe Thompson Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
- Strategic & Logistic Planning for the Arkansas BMI Database Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Co-Investigator
- Arkansas Prevention Research Center for Cardiovascular Risk (HTN) Reduction NIH Co-Investigator
- Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD): An NIMHD Exploratory COE NIH Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Reduce Childhood Obesity: Its Implementation and Impact on Child and Adolescent Body Mass Index
- Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates
- Arkansas Fights Fat: Translating Research Into Policy To Combat Childhood And Adolescent Obesity
- Health plan quality-of-care information is undermined by voluntary reporting
- Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act of 2000: Results from Education and Engagement with Policy Makers and the Public
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
- Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates
- Lessons Learned While Implementing a Legislated School Policy: Body Mass Index Assessments Among Arkansas’s Public School Students
- Arkansas Fights Fat: Translating Research Into Policy To Combat Childhood And Adolescent Obesity
- Am I My Brother'S Keeper? A Proposal to Determine State Governments’ Affirmative Duty to Advance Public Health
- Legal Duty To Protect The Public
- Arkansas Act 1220 of 2003 to Reduce Childhood Obesity: Its Implementation and Impact on Child and Adolescent Body Mass Index
- Examining the strength of state habitability laws across the United States of America
- Association Between System Factors and Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality
- Examining state health and habitability laws and their relationship to state characteristics in the USA
- Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates
- Health plan quality-of-care information is undermined by voluntary reporting
- Differences in Health Care Quality for Children and Adults Under Managed Care: Justification for Separate Quality Assessments?
- Health plan quality-of-care information is undermined by voluntary reporting
- Differences in Health Care Quality for Children and Adults Under Managed Care: Justification for Separate Quality Assessments?
- Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates
- Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act of 2000: Results from Education and Engagement with Policy Makers and the Public
- Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates
- Vaccine Policy and Arkansas Childhood Immunization Exemptions
- Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates
- Vaccine Policy and Arkansas Childhood Immunization Exemptions
- Lessons Learned While Implementing a Legislated School Policy: Body Mass Index Assessments Among Arkansas’s Public School Students
- Arkansas Fights Fat: Translating Research Into Policy To Combat Childhood And Adolescent Obesity
- Examining the strength of state habitability laws across the United States of America
- Examining state health and habitability laws and their relationship to state characteristics in the USA
- Examining the strength of state habitability laws across the United States of America
- Examining state health and habitability laws and their relationship to state characteristics in the USA
- Differences in Health Care Quality for Children and Adults Under Managed Care: Justification for Separate Quality Assessments?
- Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates
- Impact of Addition of Philosophical Exemptions on Childhood Immunization Rates
- Lessons Learned While Implementing a Legislated School Policy: Body Mass Index Assessments Among Arkansas’s Public School Students
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