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Lorraine M. McKelvey
High Impact
Professor
Also affiliated: Northwestern University (2024); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2019); National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (2015); University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (2006); University of Maryland, College Park (2024); Michigan State University (2001–2006)
Family And Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine
26 h-index
115 pubs
2,083 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Lorraine M. McKelvey's research focuses on child development, parenting, and the impact of adverse experiences and socioeconomic factors on children's outcomes. She investigates the psychometric properties of assessment tools, such as a short form of the Parenting Stress Index, and examines the long-term effects of early interventions like Early Head Start on maternal depression. Her work also explores the relationship between media viewing habits and social outcomes in low-income preschool children, as well as the influence of home environment quality on early education program effectiveness.
McKelvey has studied the effects of adverse experiences from infancy through early childhood on adaptive behavior and academic status in middle childhood. She has also contributed to research on trauma-informed care training within child welfare systems and the role of adults in protecting children from bullying. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 26, with over 2,000 citations across 114 publications. She is recognized as a highly cited researcher and leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, collaborating with several colleagues within the institution.
Metrics
- h-index: 26
- Publications: 115
- Citations: 2,083
Positions
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Professor 2020–presentUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Family And Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine Institutional directory
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Associate Professor 2014–2020University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Family and Preventive Medicine ORCID
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Assistant Professor 2007–2014University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Family and Preventive Medicine ORCID
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Instructor 2005–2007University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pediatrics ORCID
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Research Fellow 2003–2005Michigan State University University Outreach and Engagement ORCID
Selected Publications
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Implementation of coaching and peer learning collaboratives to support home visiting practices (2026)
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Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment: Collecting Data Virtually (2026)
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Prenatal Substance Exposure and Birth Weight: Findings From the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study (2026)
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Bringing WISE Home: Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Preschool Nutrition Curriculum in Rural Home Visits (2026)
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Retaining infants and young children who experience transitions in care in longitudinal studies of child health and development: Considerations from the HEALthy Brain and Child Development study (2025)
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Erratum to “Capturing the complexity of child behavior and caregiver-child interactions in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study using a rigorous and equitable approach” [Dev. Cognit. Neurosci. 69 (2024) 101422] (2025)
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Positive childhood experiences support emotional and behavioral health in middle childhood: Longitudinal mediation of adverse childhood experiences (2025)
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Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (2024)
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Examining Impacts of Healthy Families America on Infant Health Care (2023)
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Risks of adverse childhood experiences on healthcare utilization and outcomes in early childhood (2023)
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Cost-benefit analysis of home visiting to reduce infant mortality among preterm infants (2023)
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Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) before age 3: Evidence for the Family Map Inventory (2022)
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Engaging Families and Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Early Head Start (2022)
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Exploring Interrelatedness of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Infancy and Toddlerhood: Using Latent Class Approaches to Examine Developmental Outcomes (2022)
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Effects of COVID-19 on home visiting services for vulnerable families: A cross-state analysis of enrollment, engagement, and attrition patterns. (2021)
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- Interventions for obesity prevention targeting young children in at-risk environments: An integrated approach US Department of Agriculture via University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Co-Investigator
- 1/6 HBCD Prenatal Experiences and Longitudinal Development (PRELUDE) Consortium NIH Co-Principal Investigator
- Second Looks: Examining the Effectiveness of Early Head Start (Incoming Subc from UALR) DHHS - Administration for Children & Families via University of Arkansas at Little Rock Principal Investigator
- Evaluation of Arkansas’ Family First Prevention Services Arkansas Department of Human Services Principal Investigator
- Evaluation of the Arkansas Home Visiting Network Health Resources & Services Administration via Arkansas Children's Hospital Principal Investigator
- Foundations for Smarter Screening: Exploring Patterns of Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Protective Influence of Early Intervention on Child Health and Development Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
- HRSA/Maternal and Child Health/Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting Program - Continuation - Continuation - Continuation Arkansas Children's Hospital via Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
- Children's Exposure to Violence at Home and in the Community: Pathways to Outcomes at age 18 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Principal Investigator
- 1/6 HBCD Prenatal Experiences and Longitudinal Development (PRELUDE) Consortium NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse via Arkansas Children's Research Institute Co-Principal Investigator
- HRSA/ACVN-Maternal and Child Health/Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Arkansas Department of Health via Arkansas Children's Hospital Principal Investigator
- XTRIA, LLC Subcontract Agreement US Department of Health & Human Services via Xtria LLC Principal Investigator
- MIECHV American Rescue Plan Innovation Health Resources & Services Administration via Arkansas Children's Hospital Principal Investigator
- 3/5 HEAL Consortium: Establishing Innovative Approaches for the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study NIH Co-Investigator
- Moderation of Adverse Childhood Experiences with support for Protective Child Experiences. DHHS - Administration for Children & Families Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Leanne Whiteside-Mansell
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
36 shared publications
In database
- Parenting Stress of Low-Income Parents of Toddlers and Preschoolers: Psychometric Properties of a Short Form of the Parenting Stress Index
- Adverse experiences in infancy and toddlerhood: Relations to adaptive behavior and academic status in middle childhood
- Assessing adverse experiences from infancy through early childhood in home visiting programs
- Does the Quality of Stimulation and Support in the Home Environment Moderate the Effect of Early Education Programs?
- Validity of the Short Form of the Parenting Stress Index for Fathers of Toddlers
Showing 5 of 36 shared publications
Nicola A. Conners‐Burrow
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
23 shared publications
- Trauma-informed care training in a child welfare system: Moving it to the front line
- Adults matter: Protecting children from the negative impacts of bullying
- Social Outcomes Associated With Media Viewing Habits of Low-Income Preschool Children
- Assessing adverse experiences from infancy through early childhood in home visiting programs
- A Preliminary Evaluation of REACH: Training Early Childhood Teachers to Support Children’s Social and Emotional Development
Showing 5 of 23 shared publications
Taren Swindle
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
13 shared publications
In database
- Assessing adverse experiences from infancy through early childhood in home visiting programs
- Adverse Childhood Experiences in Infancy and Toddlerhood Predict Obesity and Health Outcomes in Middle Childhood
- Food Insecurity: Validation of a Two-Item Screen Using Convergent Risks
- Implementation of Arkansas’s Initiative to Reduce Suspension and Expulsion of Young Children
- A Little Bit of the Blues: Low-Level Symptoms of Maternal Depression and Classroom Behavior Problems in Preschool Children
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
Robert H. Bradley
Arizona State University (US)
10 shared publications
- Adverse experiences in infancy and toddlerhood: Relations to adaptive behavior and academic status in middle childhood
- Does the Quality of Stimulation and Support in the Home Environment Moderate the Effect of Early Education Programs?
- Parenting and Preschool Child Development: Examination of Three Low-Income U.S. Cultural Groups
- Growing Up in Violent Communities: Do Family Conflict and Gender Moderate Impacts on Adolescents’ Psychosocial Development?
- Parenting: Linking Impacts of Interpartner Conflict to Preschool Children's Social Behavior
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Patti Bokony
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
9 shared publications
- A Little Bit of the Blues: Low-Level Symptoms of Maternal Depression and Classroom Behavior Problems in Preschool Children
- Supporting Family Engagement with Parents of Infants and Toddlers
- Maternal Low- and High-Depressive Symptoms and Safety Concerns for Low-Income Preschool Children
- Father teaching interactions with toddlers at risk: Associations with later child academic outcomes
- Protecting Young Children: Identifying Family Substance Use and Risks in the Home
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Nicola A. Conners Edge
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
9 shared publications
In database
- Adverse childhood experiences: Screening and health in children from birth to age 5.
- Implementation of Arkansas’s Initiative to Reduce Suspension and Expulsion of Young Children
- Effects of Maternal Depression Symptoms and Alcohol Use Problems on Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems
- Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Family Medicine: A Multigenerational Approach
- Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: Focusing on Parenting Supports Depressed Parents’ Involvement in Home Visiting Services
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Kanna Lewis
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- Risks of adverse childhood experiences on healthcare utilization and outcomes in early childhood
- Positive childhood experiences support emotional and behavioral health in middle childhood: Longitudinal mediation of adverse childhood experiences
- Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) before age 3: Evidence for the Family Map Inventory
- Cost-benefit analysis of home visiting to reduce infant mortality among preterm infants
- Examining Impacts of Healthy Families America on Infant Health Care
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Hiram E. Fitzgerald
Michigan State University (US)
7 shared publications
- EXAMINING LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF AN INFANT MENTAL HEALTH HOME-BASED EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM ON FAMILY STRENGTHS AND RESILIENCE
- Supportive fathers lessen the effects of mothers' alcohol problems on children's externalizing behaviors
- Father teaching interactions with toddlers at risk: Associations with later child academic outcomes
- Mental Health, Intervention and Prevention
- Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Danya Johnson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Adults matter: Protecting children from the negative impacts of bullying
- Supporting Family Engagement with Parents of Infants and Toddlers
- Maternal Low- and High-Depressive Symptoms and Safety Concerns for Low-Income Preschool Children
- Protecting Young Children: Identifying Family Substance Use and Risks in the Home
- Head Start and Unintended Injury: The Use of the Family Map Interview to Document Risk
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Shalese Fitzgerald
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Assessing adverse experiences from infancy through early childhood in home visiting programs
- Adverse childhood experiences: Screening and health in children from birth to age 5.
- Family functioning and involvement in home visiting: Examining program characteristics as moderators to support retention in services
- Effects of COVID-19 on home visiting services for vulnerable families: A cross-state analysis of enrollment, engagement, and attrition patterns.
- Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: Focusing on Parenting Supports Depressed Parents’ Involvement in Home Visiting Services
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Glenn R. Mesman
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Adverse experiences in infancy and toddlerhood: Relations to adaptive behavior and academic status in middle childhood
- Low-Level Symptoms of Depression in Mothers of Young Children are Associated with Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood
- Moderators of the Relationship Between Maternal Substance Abuse Symptoms and Preschool Children’s Behavioral Outcomes
- Promoting Adolescent Behavioral Adjustment in Violent Neighborhoods: Supportive Families Can Make a Difference!
- Effects of Maternal Depression Symptoms and Alcohol Use Problems on Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Angela Kyzer
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- A Preliminary Evaluation of REACH: Training Early Childhood Teachers to Support Children’s Social and Emotional Development
- Low-Level Symptoms of Depression in Mothers of Young Children are Associated with Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood
- Violence Exposure as a Predictor of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among Children of Substance Abusers
- Environmental risk factors and custody status in children of substance abusers
- Supporting Family Engagement in Home Visiting With the Family Map Inventories
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Joy R. Pemberton
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Moderators of the Relationship Between Maternal Substance Abuse Symptoms and Preschool Children’s Behavioral Outcomes
- Promoting Adolescent Behavioral Adjustment in Violent Neighborhoods: Supportive Families Can Make a Difference!
- Effects of Maternal Depression Symptoms and Alcohol Use Problems on Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems
- Supportive fathers lessen the effects of mothers' alcohol problems on children's externalizing behaviors
- Child and family factors associated with teacher‐reported behavior problems in young children of substance abusers
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Shashank Kraleti
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Adverse childhood experiences: Screening and health in children from birth to age 5.
- Low-Level Symptoms of Depression in Mothers of Young Children are Associated with Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood
- Violence Exposure as a Predictor of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Among Children of Substance Abusers
- Maternal Low- and High-Depressive Symptoms and Safety Concerns for Low-Income Preschool Children
- Test of a Conceptual Model to Explain Television Exposure of Head Start Children
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Leanne Whiteside‐Mansell
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
5 shared publications
- Adults matter: Protecting children from the negative impacts of bullying
- It takes time: Impacts of Early Head Start that lead to reductions in maternal depression two years later
- Improved classroom quality and child behavior in an Arkansas early childhood mental health consultation pilot project
- Beginning to “Unpack” Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: Types of Consultation Services and Their Impact on Teachers
- Child and family factors associated with teacher‐reported behavior problems in young children of substance abusers
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