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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Michael D. Macechko

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Associate Professor

Faculty Researcher

IMSL Integrated Medicine, College of Integrated Clinical Enterprise

6 h-index 17 pubs 74 cited

  • Humans
  • Vaccination
  • Vaccination Hesitancy
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Male
  • COVID-19
  • Influenza, Human
  • Arkansas
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Middle Aged
  • Influenza Vaccines
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Health Personnel

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Biography and Research Information

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Michael D. Macechko's research focuses on public health issues, particularly vaccine hesitancy and healthcare access within Arkansas. His work has examined the associations between general vaccine hesitancy and various sociodemographic factors, including healthcare access and experiences of racial discrimination. Macechko has also investigated temporal variations in SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence by race and ethnicity in Arkansas and compared different community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods.

His publications include studies on the associations between influenza vaccination and sociodemographic factors, as well as research into hesitant vaccine adopters. Macechko is also involved in efforts to engage rural and minority communities in translational research. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 6, with 17 total publications and 74 total citations. He has collaborated extensively with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Sheena CarlLee, Sharon Reece, and Brett Rowland.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 17
  • Citations: 74

Selected Publications

  • Correction: Associations Between General Vaccine Hesitancy and Healthcare Access Among Arkansans (2025)
    Journal of General Internal Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • Corrigendum to “Healthcare provider recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination: Prevalence, disparities, and correlates” [Patient Educ Couns 130 (2025) 108481] (2025)
    Patient Education and Counseling DOI OpenAlex
  • Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories (2025)
    AJOG Global Reports 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Healthcare provider recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination: Prevalence, disparities, and correlates (2024)
    Patient Education and Counseling 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • “Every Time It Comes Time for Another Shot, It’s a Re-Evaluation”: A Qualitative Study of Intent to Receive COVID-19 Boosters among Parents Who Were Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine (2024)
    Vaccines 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Rural Research Network to engage rural and minority community members in translational research  (2023)
    Journal of Clinical and Translational Research 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Healthcare Access and Experiences of Racial Discrimination as Predictors of General Vaccine Hesitancy (2023)
    Vaccines 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Comparing community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods: Faith-based organizations vs. outpatient clinics (2022)
    Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Associations Between General Vaccine Hesitancy and Healthcare Access Among Arkansans (2022)
    Journal of General Internal Medicine 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Hesitant adopters: An examination of hesitancy among adults in Arkansas who have taken the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 vaccine (2022)
    Clinical and Translational Science 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Associations between 5-year influenza vaccination and sociodemographic factors and healthcare access among Arkansans (2022)
    Vaccine 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas (2022)
    Open Forum Infectious Diseases 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas (2021)
    medRxiv 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Is treatment with statins associated with memory problems? (2019)
    Evidence-Based Practice DOI OpenAlex

Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

  • Arkansas AHEC Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement (AR-POSME) Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
  • Medical Student Ed grant for Arkansas - Continuation - Revision Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator

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