LaTunja Sockwell

Instructor

UAMS
Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-09

faculty

COM | DFPM Community Research Group B

5 h-index 12 pubs 83 cited

Research Areas

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OverviewAI-generated summary

LaTunja Sockwell's research focuses on understanding and addressing HIV transmission risk and prevention within African American communities. Her work has explored community perspectives on federal plans to end the HIV epidemic, specifically examining recommendations from African American clergy. Sockwell has also investigated the role of community legal systems in targeting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV education to decrease transmission risk. Her studies examine the association between externalized HIV stigma and engagement in risky sexual behaviors among young African Americans in the Southern United States. Sockwell has published 12 works with an h-index of 5 and 81 total citations. Her key collaborators include Dong Zhang, Cynthia C Crone, Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, and Tiffany Haynes, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 12
  • Citations: 83

Selected Publications

  • The association of externalized HIV stigma and the engagement in risky sexual behaviors among young African Americans in the South (2026)
    DOI OpenAlex
  • African American Clergy Recommendations to Enhance the Federal Plan to End the HIV Epidemic: A Qualitative Study (2021)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Community Legal Systems: Targeting PrEP and HIV Education to Decrease Risk of HIV Transmission (2021)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

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

Collaboration Network

22 Collaborators 16 Institutions 1 Country

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