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Paula K. Roberson

High Impact

Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

Department Chairs, College of Medicine

58 h-index 143 pubs 15,681 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Paula K. Roberson's research focuses on several key areas within health sciences, including maternal and perinatal health, cardiovascular function, and health disparities. She has investigated the relationship between maternal smoking and congenital heart defects as part of the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Her work also extends to understanding the impact of external factors on medical education and professional development, such as the influence of COVID-19 on the dermatology match process.

Roberson's research group also examines clinical interventions and patient outcomes. This includes studies on the efficacy of fibrinolytic therapy for parapneumonic effusion and the stratification of genetic variants associated with Brugada syndrome using automated patch clamp data. Furthermore, her work addresses the social determinants of health and their effect on post-discharge mortality for veterans, as well as assessing the quality of life for adolescents and caregivers in relation to mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 58, 147 total publications, and over 15,600 citations, designating her as a highly cited researcher. She collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including M. Hameed, Charles A. James, Mary B. Moore, and Amy M. Scurlock.

Metrics

  • h-index: 58
  • Publications: 143
  • Citations: 15,681

Selected Publications

  • Gastrostomy tube check radiographs: performance of an alternative diagnostic exam (2025)
  • Nationwide survey of benefits provided to radiology residents in the United States (2025)
  • G-tube contrast check: Transition from fluoroscopy to abdominal radiographs (2024)
  • The influence of social determinants of health on <scp>post‐discharge</scp> mortality of veterans who received care in a transitional care unit (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Efficacy of standardizing fibrinolytic therapy for parapneumonic effusion (2022)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Maternal Smoking and Congenital Heart Defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011 (2021)
    33 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

  • Center for Childhood Obesity Research NIH/NIGMS Co-Investigator
  • Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Osteoporosis NIH Co-Investigator
  • Regulatory Ubiquitination in Immune senescence NIH Co-Investigator
  • No FP attached UAMS College of Medicine Principal Investigator
  • Effect of Tai Chi on Osteoarthritic Knee Pain in Elders with Mild Dementia NIH Co-Investigator
  • Ischemic Stroke Treatment with Microbubbles, a Novel Clot Lysis Therapeutic NIH Co-Investigator
  • Arkansas Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at UAMS NIH Co-Investigator
  • Early Events in Alzheimer Pathogenesis NIH Co-Investigator

Collaboration Network

86 Collaborators 44 Institutions 6 Countries

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