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Last published 2026
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LaTunja Sockwell

Instructor

UAMS

Faculty Researcher

COM | DFPM Community Research Group B

5 h-index 12 pubs 85 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • HIV Infections
  • Humans
  • Black or African American
  • Risk-Taking
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Social Stigma
  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
  • COVID-19
  • HIV Testing
  • Adolescent
  • Arkansas
  • Female
  • Male

Links

ORCID Lab Website UAMS TRI Profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

LaTunja Sockwell's research focuses on understanding and addressing HIV transmission risk and prevention within specific populations. Her work has explored the perspectives of African American clergy on strategies to end the HIV epidemic and the role of community legal systems in delivering PrEP and HIV education. Sockwell has also investigated the association between externalized HIV stigma and engagement in risky sexual behaviors among young African Americans in the Southern United States. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 5, with 12 total publications and 83 total citations. She has collaborated with researchers including Dong Zhang, Courtney Marie Hampton, Maya McBride, and Cynthia C. Crone, all at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 12
  • Citations: 85

Selected Publications

  • The association of externalized HIV stigma and the engagement in risky sexual behaviors among young African Americans in the South (2026)
    AIDS Care DOI OpenAlex
  • African American Clergy Recommendations to Enhance the Federal Plan to End the HIV Epidemic: A Qualitative Study (2021)
    AIDS and Behavior 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Community Legal Systems: Targeting PrEP and HIV Education to Decrease Risk of HIV Transmission (2021)
    AIDS and Behavior 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • HIV Stigma: A Clinical Provider Sample in the Southern U.S. (2020)
    Journal of the National Medical Association 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Current HIV Testing & Risk Behaviors among Students at Historically Black Colleges & Universities in a Southern State (2020)
    Journal of the National Medical Association 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Beginning to “Unpack” Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: Types of Consultation Services and Their Impact on Teachers (2013)
    Infant Mental Health Journal 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Improved classroom quality and child behavior in an Arkansas early childhood mental health consultation pilot project (2012)
    Infant Mental Health Journal 38 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

  • Project HEAL - Continuation Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Principal Investigator
  • Ending the HIV Epidemic Centers for Disease Control & Prevention via Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
  • HIV Prevention Services ADH Centers for Disease Control & Prevention via Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
  • HIV Intervention Services Centers for Disease Control & Prevention via Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
  • Save AR Future - Continuation Year 2020-2021 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Principal Investigator

Collaboration Network

22 Collaborators 16 Institutions 1 Country

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