M. Barton Laws

High Impact

Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

22 h-index 74 pubs 2,585 cited

Research Areas

Behavioral Health and Interventions Healthcare Policy and Management Health disparities and outcomes Mental Health Research Topics HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Child and Adolescent Health Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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M. Barton Laws' research focuses on behavioral health interventions and the changing demographics within healthcare settings, particularly nursing homes and HIV care. Laws has investigated the impact of integrated behavioral health interventions and the quality of behavior change counseling in routine HIV care. Further research has examined the prevalence of serious mental illness among the under-65 population in nursing homes and the evolving patterns of viral infection severity in pediatric asthma cohorts.

Laws also explores the psychosocial aspects of health, including work re-entry among new mothers living with HIV and the discussion of alcohol consequences within motivational intervention sessions. Their work contributes to understanding health disparities and outcomes by examining the complex interplay of behavioral, social, and demographic factors in various patient populations. Laws' scholarship metrics include an h-index of 22 and over 2,500 citations across 74 publications, with recent activity in 2025.

Metrics

  • h-index: 22
  • Publications: 74
  • Citations: 2,585

Selected Publications

  • From lockdown to recovery: changing patterns of viral infection severity in a pediatric cohort with asthma (2025) DOI
  • Communication prior to antiretroviral initiation (2022) DOI
  • Discussion of alcohol consequences during a brief motivational intervention session: comparing those who do and do not increase readiness to change (2022) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Bobby L. Boyanton Jr University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Shahwar Yousuf University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Dana Frederick University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Ashton Ingold University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication

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