Kimberly H. McManama O’Brien
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Kimberly H. McManama O’Brien's research focuses on understanding and addressing critical issues in child and adolescent health, with a particular emphasis on mental health and suicide prevention. Her work has explored the complex factors influencing suicidal ideation and behaviors among adolescents, including the role of victimization, alcohol use, and the specific experiences of sexual minority youth. O’Brien has investigated qualitative aspects of suicide planning and method choice, seeking to inform more effective interventions.
Her research portfolio also extends to immune responses and allergy treatments, with publications detailing oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy and its effects on immune cells. Additionally, O’Brien has engaged in studies related to musculoskeletal health, specifically investigating cellular aging in bone and the control of bone remodeling, supported by significant federal funding from the National Institutes of Health. She has also contributed to research on genetic sequencing as a diagnostic tool and explored health disparities, including those affecting transgender individuals.
With an h-index of 20 and over 1,000 citations, O’Brien is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Her work is supported by grants totaling nearly $3 million from the NIH, focusing on musculoskeletal disease research and bone remodeling. She collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, contributing to a network of scholarship within the institution.
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- h-index: 48
- Publications: 274
- Citations: 7,475
Selected Publications
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HTRS2025.P1.27 Prevalence Vitamin D deficiency and risk factors for poor bone health in persons with Hemophilia A and B in Arkansas – A retrospective single institution study (2025)
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Burden of vitamin d deficiency and bone health risk factors in persons with von Willebrand disease in Arkansas (2025)
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The COVID-19 pandemic influence on fatal car crashes and impaired driving in Arkansas (2025)
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Sinking Stones and Fluorescent Undertones: Intraoperative Parathyroid Identification Technique (2025)
Federal Grants 3 $2,971,859 total
Different consequences of cellular aging in cortical versus cancellous bone- Resubmission
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- COVID-Delayed Elective Surgery Has a Negative Effect on Young Sports Medicine Patients
- The Efficacy of a Mental Skills Training Course for Collegiate Athletes
- The Impact of COVID-19 – Delayed Elective Sports Surgery on Young Patients
- The Efficacy of a Mental Skills Training Course for Collegiate Athletes
- COVID-Delayed Elective Surgery Has a Negative Effect on Young Sports Medicine Patients
- The Efficacy of a Mental Skills Training Course for Collegiate Athletes
- The Impact of COVID-19 – Delayed Elective Sports Surgery on Young Patients
- The Efficacy of a Mental Skills Training Course for Collegiate Athletes
- Examining Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Association of Victimization and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors with Alcohol Use Among Sexual Minority Youth
- A Call to Prioritize Integrated Suicide Interventions in Adolescent Substance Use Treatment
- An integrated alcohol and suicide intervention for adolescents in inpatient psychiatric treatment
- COVID-Delayed Elective Surgery Has a Negative Effect on Young Sports Medicine Patients
- The Impact of COVID-19 – Delayed Elective Sports Surgery on Young Patients
- COVID-Delayed Elective Surgery Has a Negative Effect on Young Sports Medicine Patients
- The Impact of COVID-19 – Delayed Elective Sports Surgery on Young Patients
- COVID-Delayed Elective Surgery Has a Negative Effect on Young Sports Medicine Patients
- The Impact of COVID-19 – Delayed Elective Sports Surgery on Young Patients
- COVID-Delayed Elective Surgery Has a Negative Effect on Young Sports Medicine Patients
- The Impact of COVID-19 – Delayed Elective Sports Surgery on Young Patients
- COVID-Delayed Elective Surgery Has a Negative Effect on Young Sports Medicine Patients
- The Impact of COVID-19 – Delayed Elective Sports Surgery on Young Patients
- COVID-Delayed Elective Surgery Has a Negative Effect on Young Sports Medicine Patients
- The Impact of COVID-19 – Delayed Elective Sports Surgery on Young Patients
- COVID-Delayed Elective Surgery Has a Negative Effect on Young Sports Medicine Patients
- The Impact of COVID-19 – Delayed Elective Sports Surgery on Young Patients
- The Efficacy of a Mental Skills Training Course for Collegiate Athletes
- The Efficacy of a Mental Skills Training Course for Collegiate Athletes
- The Efficacy of a Mental Skills Training Course for Collegiate Athletes
- The Efficacy of a Mental Skills Training Course for Collegiate Athletes
- Skills to Enhance Positivity in adolescents at risk for suicide: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
- An integrated alcohol and suicide intervention for adolescents in inpatient psychiatric treatment
- Skills to Enhance Positivity in adolescents at risk for suicide: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
- An integrated alcohol and suicide intervention for adolescents in inpatient psychiatric treatment
- “In the Moment I Wanted to Kill Myself, and Then After I Didn’t”: A Qualitative Investigation of Suicide Planning, Method Choice, and Method Substitution Among Adolescents Hospitalized Following a Suicide Attempt
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