Laura Hays

Assistant Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

College of Nursing

16 h-index 65 pubs 1,091 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Laura Hays' research focuses on health outcomes and care transitions for individuals with congenital heart defects (CHD) and sickle cell disease, particularly within the context of Arkansas.

Her work investigates patterns in clinical treatment, emergency medical service utilization, and the long-term follow-up of newborns identified through screening. Hays has examined the association between periconceptional folic acid supplementation and later cardiovascular disease risk in women whose children have CHD. She also explores the lived experiences of women with CHD during healthcare transitions and unmet women's health needs. Additionally, her research addresses barriers to integrating family health histories into patient care.

Hays holds an h-index of 4 with 13 total publications and 57 citations. Her collaborators include Mohammed S. Orloff, Emine Bircan, Alice Alexander, and Nicole L. Ward, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 65
  • Citations: 1,091

Selected Publications

  • Abstract 4344025: Is Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Later in Life among Women who Delivered a Child with Congenital Heart Disease? (2025)
  • Care interrupted: a mixed-methods study of lapse in primary care and cardiology services for women with CHD (2025)
  • jabbrv-ltwa-all.ldf jabbrv-ltwa-en.ldf Her Heart, Her Health: Lived Experiences of Healthcare Transitions and Unmet Women’s Health Needs in Adult Females with Congenital Heart Disease (2025)
  • Barriers to Leveraging Valuable Health Data for Collaborative Patient Care: How Will We Integrate Family Health Histories? (2025)
  • P498: Clinical treatment patterns and outcomes of sickle cell from the Arkansas newborn screening long term follow-up database study: 2011-2023 (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Resilience and Adaptability of Older Adults: Findings from the COVID-19 Impact Survey (2024)
  • The Three-Generation Pedigree (2023)

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Grants & Funding

  • Co-Propel for the Arkansas Coordinated NBS Expansion through Collaboration and Technology (CNECT) Program Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator

Collaboration Network

25 Collaborators 7 Institutions 1 Country

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