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Nickolas Zaller Data-verified
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High Impact
Professor
faculty
Health Behavior & Health Education, College of Public Health
43 h-index
193 pubs
5,824 cited
Research Areas
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Nickolas Zaller's research interests are centered on public health, with a particular focus on health behaviors, disparities, and interventions. His work has extensively examined factors influencing health outcomes across diverse populations, including adolescents, young adults, and prisoners.
Recent publications demonstrate a strong engagement with critical public health issues such as COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, mask-wearing behaviors, and the impact of discrimination on health decisions. Zaller also investigates substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder and methamphetamine administration routes, and their linkages within the criminal justice system. His research extends to HIV prevention, specifically PrEP willingness and adherence among men who have sex with men in urban settings. He has also explored the intersection of rurality, excessive alcohol use, and COVID-19 case fatality rates.
Zaller collaborates with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including George Pro, Melissa J. Zielinski, Mofan Gu, and Margaret M. Gorvine, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. He maintains an active lab website and leads a research group, indicating a dynamic research environment. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 43, 193 total publications, and 5,798 total citations, designating him as a highly cited researcher.
Metrics
- h-index: 43
- Publications: 193
- Citations: 5,824
Selected Publications
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The Arkansas Crisis Stabilization Study: Health Service Utilization and Jail Booking Outcomes of a Longitudinal Cohort (2025)
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Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness and Engagement Among MSM at High Risk of HIV Infection in China: A Multi-City Cross-Sectional Survey (2025)
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THE AGING RESEARCH IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE HEALTH (ARCH) NETWORK: AN OVER-ARCH-ING VIEW (2024)
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Linkage facilitation for opioid use disorder in criminal legal system contexts: a primer for researchers, clinicians, and legal practitioners (2024)
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Arkansas crisis stabilization unit guests: Baseline characteristics from a longitudinal cohort study. (2024)
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Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Access to Methamphetamine Detoxification Services, United States, 2021 (2024)
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Primary Care Providers’ Experiences Treating Opioid Use Disorder Using Telehealth in the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic (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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Feasibility of a Mobile Health Intervention for Providing a Continuum ofHIV Services for MSM: Pilot Study of the WeTest Program in 3 Cities inChina (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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148 A Feasibility Study for the Implementation of a Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program in the Rural South (2023)
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164 Characterizing Aging-Related Health in Women who have Criminal-Legal System Involvement (CHARMS) (2023)
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Willingness to use and intention to adhere to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men in Jiangsu Province, China (2023)
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Proposed development of the Criminal Justice Translation and Clinical Science (CJ-TRACS) network (2023)
Grants & Funding
- Center for Research, Health and Society NIH Co-Investigator
- Regional Expansion of treatment for Addiction in Corrections via telehealth: Project REACH Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Principal Investigator
- Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Training Program on Substance Use and HIV NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse - Pass Through: Miriam Hospital Principal Investigator
- Mobile Health Intervention to Increase HIV Self Testing and Linkage to Services for High-Risk Men in China NIH Co-Principal Investigator
- Community network driven COVID-19 testing among most vulnerable populations in the Central United States NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse - Pass Through: University of Chicago Principal Investigator
- Community network driven COVID-19 testing among most vulnerable populations in the Central United States NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse - Pass Through: University of Chicago Principal Investigator
- Brown Subcontract-China- Resubmission NIH/National Institutes of Health - Pass Through: Brown University Principal Investigator
- Patient Perspectives on Prescription Opioid Discontinuation: Understanding and Promoting Safe Transitions Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality - Pass Through: Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
George Pro
Arkansas Department of Health
11 shared publications
In database
- US trends in mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic depend on rurality
- Multilevel modeling of county-level excessive alcohol use, rurality, and COVID-19 case fatality rates in the US
- Demographic and geographic shifts in the preferred route of methamphetamine administration among treatment cases in the US, 2010–2019
- Individual and Health Policy Factors Associated With Positive Heroin and Opioid Treatment Response: United States, 2018
- National trends in testing for hepatitis C virus in licensed opioid treatment programs: Differences by facility ownership and state medicaid expansion status
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Melissa J. Zielinski
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
7 shared publications
In database
- A participant-randomized pilot hybrid II trial of group cognitive processing therapy for incarcerated persons with posttraumatic stress and substance use disorder symptoms: study protocol and rationale
- Acceptability of a Community Health Worker Program to Link High-Risk People in Jail to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Crisis stabilization units for jail diversion: A preliminary assessment of patient characteristics and outcomes.
- An Economic Analysis of the Cost of a Regional Crisis Stabilization Unit
- Recommendations for conducting longitudinal studies with people who are justice involved
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Mofan Gu
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 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
- Geographic and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Access to Methamphetamine Detoxification Services, United States, 2021
- Drivers of Probation Revocation in Pulaski County, Arkansas
- Surveillance of COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons in the US South: The role of economic distress in the communities surrounding prison facilities
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Peng Yang
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
6 shared publications
- PrEP Willingness and Adherence Self-Efficacy Among Men Who have Sex with Men with Recent Condomless Anal Sex in Urban China
- User Preferences for an mHealth Approach to Support HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to HIV Prevention or Care Services for MSM in China
- Willingness to use and intention to adhere to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men in Jiangsu Province, China
- Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness and Engagement Among MSM at High Risk of HIV Infection in China: A Multi-City Cross-Sectional Survey
- Recent Incarceration and Other Correlates of Psychological Distress Among African American and Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Shufang Sun
Brown University (US)
5 shared publications
- PrEP Willingness and Adherence Self-Efficacy Among Men Who have Sex with Men with Recent Condomless Anal Sex in Urban China
- User Preferences for an mHealth Approach to Support HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to HIV Prevention or Care Services for MSM in China
- Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness and Engagement Among MSM at High Risk of HIV Infection in China: A Multi-City Cross-Sectional Survey
- Feasibility of a Mobile Health Intervention for Providing a Continuum ofHIV Services for MSM: Pilot Study of the WeTest Program in 3 Cities inChina
- Feasibility of WeTest-Plus for providing a continuum of HIV services for MSM at risk: Pilot study of a mobile health program in 3 cities in China (Preprint)
Don Operario
Emory University (US)
5 shared publications
- PrEP Willingness and Adherence Self-Efficacy Among Men Who have Sex with Men with Recent Condomless Anal Sex in Urban China
- User Preferences for an mHealth Approach to Support HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to HIV Prevention or Care Services for MSM in China
- Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness and Engagement Among MSM at High Risk of HIV Infection in China: A Multi-City Cross-Sectional Survey
- Feasibility of a Mobile Health Intervention for Providing a Continuum ofHIV Services for MSM: Pilot Study of the WeTest Program in 3 Cities inChina
- Feasibility of WeTest-Plus for providing a continuum of HIV services for MSM at risk: Pilot study of a mobile health program in 3 cities in China (Preprint)
Margaret M. Gorvine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Providing substance use disorder treatment in correctional settings: knowledge gaps and proposed research priorities—overview and commentary
- A Qualitative Exploration of Women's Lives and Resilience in Substance Use Disorder Recovery.
- Acceptability of a Community Health Worker Program to Link High-Risk People in Jail to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Federal and Statewide Coverage for Opioid-Sparing Chronic Pain Treatments.
- Proposed development of the Criminal Justice Translation and Clinical Science (CJ-TRACS) network
Lisa Evans
5 shared publications
- Crisis stabilization units for jail diversion: A preliminary assessment of patient characteristics and outcomes.
- An Economic Analysis of the Cost of a Regional Crisis Stabilization Unit
- Recommendations for conducting longitudinal studies with people who are justice involved
- Arkansas crisis stabilization unit guests: Baseline characteristics from a longitudinal cohort study.
- The Arkansas Crisis Stabilization Study: Health Service Utilization and Jail Booking Outcomes of a Longitudinal Cohort
Hongbo Zhang
Anhui Medical University (CN)
4 shared publications
- PrEP Willingness and Adherence Self-Efficacy Among Men Who have Sex with Men with Recent Condomless Anal Sex in Urban China
- User Preferences for an mHealth Approach to Support HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to HIV Prevention or Care Services for MSM in China
- Feasibility of a Mobile Health Intervention for Providing a Continuum ofHIV Services for MSM: Pilot Study of the WeTest Program in 3 Cities inChina
- Feasibility of WeTest-Plus for providing a continuum of HIV services for MSM at risk: Pilot study of a mobile health program in 3 cities in China (Preprint)
Brooke E. E. Montgomery
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Experiences of Discrimination Among Black Adults
- Demographic and geographic shifts in the preferred route of methamphetamine administration among treatment cases in the US, 2010–2019
- Homeless Opioid Treatment Clients Transitioning to Dependent and Independent Housing: Differential Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity
- Tailoring services in opioid treatment programs for patients involved in America’s criminal justice system: national associations and variation by state and Medicaid expansion status
S. Alexandra Marshall
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 Qualitative Exploration of Women's Lives and Resilience in Substance Use Disorder Recovery.
- Acceptability of a Community Health Worker Program to Link High-Risk People in Jail to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- Primary Care Providers’ Experiences Treating Opioid Use Disorder Using Telehealth in the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Corey J. Hayes
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
4 shared publications
In database
- Demographic and geographic shifts in the preferred route of methamphetamine administration among treatment cases in the US, 2010–2019
- Individual and Health Policy Factors Associated With Positive Heroin and Opioid Treatment Response: United States, 2018
- Video-Based, Patient-Focused Opioid Education in the Perioperative Period Increases Self-Perceived Opioid-Related Knowledge: A Pilot Study
- 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
Pan Gao
4 shared publications
- User Preferences for an mHealth Approach to Support HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to HIV Prevention or Care Services for MSM in China
- Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness and Engagement Among MSM at High Risk of HIV Infection in China: A Multi-City Cross-Sectional Survey
- Feasibility of a Mobile Health Intervention for Providing a Continuum ofHIV Services for MSM: Pilot Study of the WeTest Program in 3 Cities inChina
- Feasibility of WeTest-Plus for providing a continuum of HIV services for MSM at risk: Pilot study of a mobile health program in 3 cities in China (Preprint)
Yehuan Sun
Anhui Medical University (CN)
4 shared publications
- User Preferences for an mHealth Approach to Support HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to HIV Prevention or Care Services for MSM in China
- Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness and Engagement Among MSM at High Risk of HIV Infection in China: A Multi-City Cross-Sectional Survey
- Feasibility of a Mobile Health Intervention for Providing a Continuum ofHIV Services for MSM: Pilot Study of the WeTest Program in 3 Cities inChina
- Feasibility of WeTest-Plus for providing a continuum of HIV services for MSM at risk: Pilot study of a mobile health program in 3 cities in China (Preprint)
Brie Williams
University of California, San Francisco (US)
4 shared publications
- Guest editorial
- Guest editorial
- 164 Characterizing Aging-Related Health in Women who have Criminal-Legal System Involvement (CHARMS)
- THE AGING RESEARCH IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE HEALTH (ARCH) NETWORK: AN OVER-ARCH-ING VIEW
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