Martha Rojo

Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Nursing Research, College of Nursing

8 h-index 31 pubs 315 cited

Research Areas

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Health disparities and outcomes Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Behavioral and Psychological Studies Mental Health Treatment and Access Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations Diversity and Career in Medicine

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Martha Rojo's research investigates factors influencing health behaviors and outcomes, particularly within vulnerable populations. Her work 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 access for Spanish speakers and explored facilitators and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination in the Hispanic community. Rojo has explored community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods and assessed beliefs and expectations surrounding neuraxial analgesia in pregnant Hispanic women. Additionally, her research has taken a systems approach to identify factors influencing participation in tribally-administered WIC programs.

Rojo's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, with 31 total publications and 315 total citations. She has a recent publication in 2024 and is considered recently active. Her key collaborators at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include Cheryl Wells, George Pro, Don E. Willis, and Keneshia Bryant‐Moore.

Metrics

h-index: 8
Publications: 31
Citations: 315

Selected Publications

Cost, Research, and Education: Providers’ Perspectives on Making Neurofeedback More Accessible (2025) DOI
Care interrupted: a mixed-methods study of lapse in primary care and cardiology services for women with CHD (2025) DOI
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) DOI
Cost, research, and education: Providers’ perspectives on making neurofeedback more accessible (2025) DOI
Community health fairs as experiential learning: a qualitative exploration of benefits and challenges (2025) DOI
Services Provided in Spanish in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities: Limited Access in Communities with Fast-Growing Spanish-Speaking Populations (2024) DOI
Setting factors associated with licensed psychotherapists’ interest in the implementation of electroencephalogram neurofeedback into practice. (2024) DOI
To precept or not to precept: Perspectives from nurse practitioners (2024) DOI
Active and Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cervical Cancer: Analysis of the NHANES 2007–2016 (2024) DOI
Hispanics’ Perceptions of Participation in Research Studies and Solutions for Improvement in Participation (2024) DOI
RETRACTED: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA) (2024) DOI
Barriers and facilitators to cord blood banking among pregnant women at a university obstetric clinic (2023) DOI
A Systems Approach to Identify Factors Influencing Participation in Two Tribally-Administered WIC Programs (2023) DOI
Comparing community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods: Faith-based organizations vs. outpatient clinics (2022) DOI
Overcoming barriers and enhancing facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination in the Hispanic community (2022) DOI

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