LaVona Traywick Data-verified

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Chair and Professor

UA Fort Smith
Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-04-11

faculty

7 h-index 30 pubs 201 cited

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OverviewAI-generated summary

LaVona Traywick's research interests encompass a range of health-related topics, with a recent focus on enhancing knowledge and addressing needs within specific populations. She has investigated the effects of virtual education on adult women's pelvic health knowledge and conducted a needs assessment for informal caregivers of individuals with dementia in Arkansas. Traywick also explores the management of specific health conditions, such as Type 1 Diabetes in elite endurance athletes, and the influence of visual arts on attitudes towards aging. Her work extends to educational contexts, including the role of intentional grouping and team building in gross anatomy laboratories and the effects of study abroad programs on cultural and interprofessional competencies.

Traywick's scholarship includes 30 publications and a citation count of 200, with an h-index of 7. She has collaborated with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and within the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 30
  • Citations: 201

Selected Publications

  • Intentional grouping and team building within the gross anatomy laboratory (2025)
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  • Management of Type 1 Diabetes in an Elite Endurance Athlete (2025)
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  • Stroboscopic Vision Decreases Performance on the Y-Balance Test in Youth Athletes (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of an International Level I Fieldwork Experience on Interprofessional and Cultural Competencies (2021)
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  • Effects of study abroad on cultural and interprofessional competencies (2021)
    20 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Robin McAtee University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications K. R. Cox University of Arkansas – Fort Smith 2 shared publications Tracey Zeiner University of Arkansas – Fort Smith 2 shared publications Allison Young University of Arkansas – Fort Smith 2 shared publications Dana Kahl University of Arkansas – Fort Smith 1 shared publication B L METCALF University of Arkansas – Fort Smith 1 shared publication Reed Handlery University of Arkansas – Fort Smith 1 shared publication Antonio J. Varela University of Arkansas – Fort Smith 1 shared publication

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