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Martha Rojo
Assistant Professor
faculty
Nursing Research, College of Nursing
8 h-index
33 pubs
333 cited
Research Areas
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Martha Rojo investigates factors influencing health behaviors and outcomes, with a particular focus on underserved populations. Her research has examined sociodemographic determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, fear of infection, and protection self-efficacy. She has also studied trends in mental health treatment accessibility for Spanish-speaking individuals and explored barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination within the Hispanic community. Rojo's work includes an assessment of beliefs and expectations surrounding neuraxial analgesia in pregnant Hispanic women and an analysis of factors affecting participation in tribally-administered WIC programs. She has also compared community-driven vaccine distribution methods, contrasting faith-based organizations with outpatient clinics. Rojo's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, 33 total publications, and 326 total citations. She has collaborated with Cheryl Wells, George Pro, Don E. Willis, and Keneshia Bryant‐Moore, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Metrics
- h-index: 8
- Publications: 33
- Citations: 333
Selected Publications
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Barriers and facilitators to, and knowledge of, cord blood banking among pregnant Hispanic women at a university obstetric clinic (2026)
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Cost, Research, and Education: Providers’ Perspectives on Making Neurofeedback More Accessible (2025)
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Care interrupted: a mixed-methods study of lapse in primary care and cardiology services for women with CHD (2025)
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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)
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Cost, research, and education: Providers’ perspectives on making neurofeedback more accessible (2025)
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Community health fairs as experiential learning: a qualitative exploration of benefits and challenges (2025)
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Services Provided in Spanish in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities: Limited Access in Communities with Fast-Growing Spanish-Speaking Populations (2024)
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Setting factors associated with licensed psychotherapists’ interest in the implementation of electroencephalogram neurofeedback into practice. (2024)
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To precept or not to precept: Perspectives from nurse practitioners (2024)
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Active and Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cervical Cancer: Analysis of the NHANES 2007–2016 (2024)
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Hispanics’ Perceptions of Participation in Research Studies and Solutions for Improvement in Participation (2024)
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RETRACTED: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA) (2024)
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Barriers and facilitators to cord blood banking among pregnant women at a university obstetric clinic (2023)
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A Systems Approach to Identify Factors Influencing Participation in Two Tribally-Administered WIC Programs (2023)
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Comparing community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods: Faith-based organizations vs. outpatient clinics (2022)
Grants & Funding
- Predicting CHD Events in Black and White Women NIH Co-Investigator
- Obesity in the Hispanic population, focus on Young Children NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences - Pass Through: Arkansas Children's Research Institute Principal Investigator
- The Vaccine REACH (Reaching Everyone to Achieve Community Health) project Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
- Community Health Workers Reaching Everyone to Achieve Community Health Benton County Government Co-Investigator
- Community Health Workers Reaching Everyone to Achieve Community Health Benton County Government Principal Investigator
- Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention NIH Principal Investigator
- Connecting our Neighborhoods Need for Enhanced and Coordinated Testing to Achieve Equity: CoNNECT to Achieve Equality COVID NIH/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Principal Investigator
- Benton County REACH Covid Health Literacy DHHS - Office of Minority Health - Pass Through: Benton County Government Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Pearl A. McElfish
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Sociodemographic Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Fear of Infection, and Protection Self-Efficacy
- Overcoming barriers and enhancing facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination in the Hispanic community
- Arkansans’ Preferred COVID-19 Testing Locations
- Comparing community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods: Faith-based organizations vs. outpatient clinics
- Identifying community needs of the Hispanic faith community to develop a research agenda
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Cheryl Wells
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Overcoming barriers and enhancing facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination in the Hispanic community
- To precept or not to precept: Perspectives from nurse practitioners
- Barriers and facilitators to cord blood banking among pregnant women at a university obstetric clinic
- Preceptorship and Telehealth: Nurse Practitioners’ Perspectives
James P. Selig
3 shared publications
In database
- Sociodemographic Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Fear of Infection, and Protection Self-Efficacy
- Comparing community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods: Faith-based organizations vs. outpatient clinics
- Active and Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cervical Cancer: Analysis of the NHANES 2007–2016
George Pro
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Downward National Trends in Mental Health Treatment Offered in Spanish: State Differences by Proportion of Hispanic Residents
- Identifying community needs of the Hispanic faith community to develop a research agenda
- Services Provided in Spanish in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities: Limited Access in Communities with Fast-Growing Spanish-Speaking Populations
Alexander Burnett
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery for Gynecologic and Gynecologic Oncology Procedures
- Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES) for Low-grade Endometrial Cancer: The First Fifty Patients
Don E. Willis
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Sociodemographic Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Fear of Infection, and Protection Self-Efficacy
- Arkansans’ Preferred COVID-19 Testing Locations
Keneshia Bryant‐Moore
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Sociodemographic Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Fear of Infection, and Protection Self-Efficacy
- Arkansans’ Preferred COVID-19 Testing Locations
Sumit K. Shah
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Sociodemographic Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, Fear of Infection, and Protection Self-Efficacy
- Comparing community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods: Faith-based organizations vs. outpatient clinics
Jenil Patel
Arkansas Department of Health
2 shared publications
In database
- Downward National Trends in Mental Health Treatment Offered in Spanish: State Differences by Proportion of Hispanic Residents
- Identifying community needs of the Hispanic faith community to develop a research agenda
Tiffany Haynes
Arkansas Department of Health
2 shared publications
In database
- Downward National Trends in Mental Health Treatment Offered in Spanish: State Differences by Proportion of Hispanic Residents
- Identifying community needs of the Hispanic faith community to develop a research agenda
Ramey Moore
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Overcoming barriers and enhancing facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination in the Hispanic community
- RETRACTED: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA)
Rachel S. Purvis
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Overcoming barriers and enhancing facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination in the Hispanic community
- RETRACTED: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA)
Luis Paganelli Marin
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Overcoming barriers and enhancing facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination in the Hispanic community
- Comparing community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods: Faith-based organizations vs. outpatient clinics
Sharon Reece
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Overcoming barriers and enhancing facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination in the Hispanic community
- Comparing community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods: Faith-based organizations vs. outpatient clinics
Sheldon Riklon
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Comparing community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods: Faith-based organizations vs. outpatient clinics
- RETRACTED: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA)
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