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2026
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2026-10-05
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Mofan Gu
Senior Research Associate
Also affiliated: Henry M. Jackson Foundation (2026); Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2026); Miriam Hospital (2025)
4 h-index
23 pubs
112 cited
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Mofan Gu's research focuses on public health issues, particularly those related to substance abuse, HIV, and health disparities in the United States. Gu has investigated barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement for individuals in rural Arkansas and examined geographic and racial/ethnic differences in access to methamphetamine detoxification services. Further work includes a multilevel analysis of telehealth availability in opioid use disorder treatment settings and assessing social stigma towards various drug use disorders. Gu has also contributed to studies on colorectal cancer heterogeneity among Asian American subgroups and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers. Additionally, Gu has been involved in a pilot randomized controlled trial of a PrEP linkage intervention for individuals leaving incarceration. Gu has a scholarship h-index of 4, with 25 total publications and 113 total citations.
Metrics
- h-index: 4
- Publications: 23
- Citations: 112
Positions
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Senior Research Associate 2020–presentUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health Behavior and Health Education ORCID
Selected Publications
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Rising and disparate trends in the private/for-profit acquisition of nonprofit substance use treatment facilities, US, 2019–2024 (2026)
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Engagement and retention in HIV care in rural Southern U.S. using an All-Payer Claims Database (2025)
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Geographic and Policy Factors Influence Telehealth Availability for Substance Use Disorder Treatment (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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Randomized controlled trial of a pilot PrEP linkage intervention for individuals leaving incarceration in a southern state: Design and baseline characteristics (2024)
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A multilevel analysis of changing telehealth availability in opioid use disorder treatment settings: Conditional effects of rurality, the number and types of medication for opioid use disorder available, and time, US, 2016–2023 (2024)
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Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Access to Methamphetamine Detoxification Services, United States, 2021 (2024)
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HCV Medication Receipt Among Individuals With Methamphetamine, Opioid, and Alcohol Use Disorders in Arkansas, 2018–2022: A Long Road Ahead for HCV Elimination in the US South (2024)
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National and state-level trends in the availability of mental health treatment services tailored to individuals ordered to treatment by a court: United States, 2016, 2018, and 2020 (2024)
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Drivers of Probation Revocation in Pulaski County, Arkansas (2023)
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Assessing Social Stigma Towards Drug Use Disorders Related to Opioids, Methamphetamines, Crack Cocaine and Alcohol (2023)
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Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas (2022)
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Surveillance of COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons in the US South: The role of economic distress in the communities surrounding prison facilities (2022)
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A pilot study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in the US (2022)
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Colorectal cancer in the United States and a review of its heterogeneity among Asian American subgroups (2020)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Nickolas Zaller
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- A pilot study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in the US
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
- Drivers of Probation Revocation in Pulaski County, Arkansas
- Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Access to Methamphetamine Detoxification Services, United States, 2021
- Assessing Social Stigma Towards Drug Use Disorders Related to Opioids, Methamphetamines, Crack Cocaine and Alcohol
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
George Pro
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Access to Methamphetamine Detoxification Services, United States, 2021
- A multilevel analysis of changing telehealth availability in opioid use disorder treatment settings: Conditional effects of rurality, the number and types of medication for opioid use disorder available, and time, US, 2016–2023
- Surveillance of COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons in the US South: The role of economic distress in the communities surrounding prison facilities
- National and state-level trends in the availability of mental health treatment services tailored to individuals ordered to treatment by a court: United States, 2016, 2018, and 2020
- Services Provided in Spanish in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities: Limited Access in Communities with Fast-Growing Spanish-Speaking Populations
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Naveen Patil
Arkansas Department of Health (US)
4 shared publications
- Tuberculosis Screening Among HIV-Infected Population in the United States: Preliminary Findings
- Integration of Tuberculosis (TB) Screening in The Ryan White Program in Arkansas
- 776. Tuberculosis Screening Among People Living With HIV in Arkansas: A Ryan White Program Evaluation
- 756. Targeting the Birth-Cohort of the Pre-antibiotic Era: A Proposal to Screen for Tuberculosis in Seniors in Arkansas
Lori Fischbach
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
4 shared publications
- Tuberculosis Screening Among HIV-Infected Population in the United States: Preliminary Findings
- Integration of Tuberculosis (TB) Screening in The Ryan White Program in Arkansas
- 776. Tuberculosis Screening Among People Living With HIV in Arkansas: A Ryan White Program Evaluation
- 756. Targeting the Birth-Cohort of the Pre-antibiotic Era: A Proposal to Screen for Tuberculosis in Seniors in Arkansas
Leonard Mukasa
Arkansas Department of Health
4 shared publications
In database
- Tuberculosis Screening Among HIV-Infected Population in the United States: Preliminary Findings
- Integration of Tuberculosis (TB) Screening in The Ryan White Program in Arkansas
- 776. Tuberculosis Screening Among People Living With HIV in Arkansas: A Ryan White Program Evaluation
- 756. Targeting the Birth-Cohort of the Pre-antibiotic Era: A Proposal to Screen for Tuberculosis in Seniors in Arkansas
Jure Baloh
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
- A multilevel analysis of changing telehealth availability in opioid use disorder treatment settings: Conditional effects of rurality, the number and types of medication for opioid use disorder available, and time, US, 2016–2023
- Geographic and Policy Factors Influence Telehealth Availability for Substance Use Disorder Treatment
- Engagement and retention in HIV care in rural Southern U.S. using an All-Payer Claims Database
Tiffany Vance
Arkansas Department of Health (US)
3 shared publications
- Tuberculosis Screening Among HIV-Infected Population in the United States: Preliminary Findings
- Integration of Tuberculosis (TB) Screening in The Ryan White Program in Arkansas
- 776. Tuberculosis Screening Among People Living With HIV in Arkansas: A Ryan White Program Evaluation
Charles Bedell
Arkansas Department of Health (US)
3 shared publications
- Tuberculosis Screening Among HIV-Infected Population in the United States: Preliminary Findings
- Integration of Tuberculosis (TB) Screening in The Ryan White Program in Arkansas
- 776. Tuberculosis Screening Among People Living With HIV in Arkansas: A Ryan White Program Evaluation
S. Alexandra Marshall
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
- Randomized controlled trial of a pilot PrEP linkage intervention for individuals leaving incarceration in a southern state: Design and baseline characteristics
- Engagement and retention in HIV care in rural Southern U.S. using an All-Payer Claims Database
Heather K. Horton
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
- National and state-level trends in the availability of mental health treatment services tailored to individuals ordered to treatment by a court: United States, 2016, 2018, and 2020
- Randomized controlled trial of a pilot PrEP linkage intervention for individuals leaving incarceration in a southern state: Design and baseline characteristics
Jonathan Cantor
RAND Corporation (US)
3 shared publications
- Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Access to Methamphetamine Detoxification Services, United States, 2021
- A multilevel analysis of changing telehealth availability in opioid use disorder treatment settings: Conditional effects of rurality, the number and types of medication for opioid use disorder available, and time, US, 2016–2023
- Rising and disparate trends in the private/for-profit acquisition of nonprofit substance use treatment facilities, US, 2019–2024
Bruce G. Taylor
University of Chicago (US)
2 shared publications
- A pilot study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in the US
- Assessing Social Stigma Towards Drug Use Disorders Related to Opioids, Methamphetamines, Crack Cocaine and Alcohol
Harold A. Pollack
University of Chicago (US)
2 shared publications
- A pilot study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in the US
- Assessing Social Stigma Towards Drug Use Disorders Related to Opioids, Methamphetamines, Crack Cocaine and Alcohol
Jun Tao
Brown University (US)
2 shared publications
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
- Engagement and retention in HIV care in rural Southern U.S. using an All-Payer Claims Database
Cornelius Mabin
Arkansas Cardiology (US)
2 shared publications
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas
- Engagement and retention in HIV care in rural Southern U.S. using an All-Payer Claims Database
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