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Pearman D. Parker

Assistant Professor

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

Nursing Research, College of Nursing

pparker@uams.edu

9 h-index 38 pubs 486 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Pearman D. Parker, Assistant Professor in Nursing Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, investigates health literacy and information accessibility, particularly within the context of cancer care. Their recent publications examine how patients and caregivers navigate online health information, assess the quality and readability of health information on platforms like Google and in print materials, and explore the challenges faced by young women transitioning out of active breast cancer treatment. Parker's work also extends to evaluating the impact of nurse residency programs on patient outcomes and analyzing workforce configurations in relation to hospital stay length and charges for patients with congestive heart failure. Collaborations include extensive work with Taren Swindle, Tremaine B. Williams, and Emel Seker, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom Parker has co-authored multiple publications. With an h-index of 9 and 480 total citations across 37 publications, Parker's research contributes to understanding patient experiences and improving healthcare information dissemination.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 38
  • Citations: 486

Selected Publications

  • An instrument for measuring the influence of nursing care on the length of stay in heart failure hospitalizations of African Americans (2026)
  • Social determinants of health and hospitalization risk in heart failure: A Retrospective analysis (2026)
  • Sociotechnical Needs of Registered Nurses in the Heart Failure Hospitalizations of African American Patients: Cross-Sectional Study (2025)
  • An examination of sexual dysfunction in a cohort of women cancer survivors (2025)
  • Registered nurse effect on long length of stay in the heart failure hospitalizations of African Americans (2025)
  • (118) PROTOCOL FOR A PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL SEXUAL HEALTH INTERVENTION PILOT STUDY FOR YOUNG BREAST CANCER (2025)
  • The association of workforce configurations with length of stay and charges in hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Impact of Nurse Residency Programs on Patient Quality and Safety Outcomes (2024)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • “The Materials Didn’t Really Seem to Apply to Me”: A Focus-Group Study on Young Women’s Needs and Perspectives on Breast Cancer Educational Material (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Association of Implemented Care Team Configuration Models with Length of Stay and Charges in Hospitalized Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: A Retrospective Analysis of EHR Data (2023)
  • “I’m Not Fighting Anymore So What Do I Do Now?” Young Women’s Challenges While Transitioning Out of Active Breast Cancer Treatment and into Survivorship (2023)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An Examination of Patients and Caregivers on Reddit Navigating Brain Cancer: Content Analysis of the Brain Tumor Subreddit (2022)
    13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing COVID-19 Health Information on Google Using the Quality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST): Cross-sectional and Readability Analysis (2022)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing COVID-19 Health Information on Google Using the Quality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST): Cross-sectional and Readability Analysis (Preprint) (2021)
  • QOLP-26. ANALYSIS OF REDDIT USERS' PERSPECTIVES OF BRAIN TUMORS (2021)

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Grants & Funding

  • Equitable Standards of Care Delivery in Team-Based Risk Stratification of CHF Hospitalizations NIH/Nat. Inst. of Nursing Research Principal Investigator
  • An exploration of the perceptions of cancer educational materials for young women with breast cancer and implications for material development NIH/NCATS; Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Foundation Principal Investigator

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