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Rachel S. Purvis's research focuses on public health, particularly concerning vaccine hesitancy and access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her work has investigated the motivations and barriers related to COVID-19 vaccination among hesitant individuals, exploring trusted sources of information and facilitators to vaccination. Purvis has also examined disparities in COVID-19 impact and testing, including a focus on Marshallese Pacific Islanders.
Her research extends to understanding patient experiences with healthcare, including delayed care, avoidance of medical services, and the utilization of telehealth, particularly in the context of the pandemic. Additionally, Purvis has conducted qualitative studies on the needs and preferences of food pantry clients, addressing food security issues.
Purvis is a highly cited researcher with a substantial publication record, indicated by her h-index of 24 and over 1,700 citations. She collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Ramey Moore and Pearl A. McElfish, and also collaborates with Britni L. Ayers from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 24
- Publications: 89
- Citations: 1,739
Selected Publications
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Corrigendum to “Healthcare provider recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination: Prevalence, disparities, and correlates” [Patient Educ Couns 130 (2025) 108481] (2025)
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A Qualitative Study of Social Processes, HPV Vaccine Attitudes, and Vaccination Behavior Among Hesitant Adopter Parents (2025)
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Healthcare provider recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination: Prevalence, disparities, and correlates (2024)
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Hesitant but vaccinated: Lessons learned from hesitant adopters (2024)
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Influences on COVID-19 booster uptake among adults intending to receive a booster: a qualitative study (2024)
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RETRACTED: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA) (2024)
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Social Processes and COVID-19 Vaccination of Children of Hesitant Mothers (2024)
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“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)
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Key Conversations and Trusted Information Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine (2023)
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Barriers, facilitators, and priority needs related to cancer prevention, control, and research in rural, persistent poverty areas (2023)
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Understanding Vaccination Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine Using the Increasing Vaccination Model (2023)
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Informal and formal financial assistance to rural women during cancer treatment (2023)
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Factors Associated With Marshallese and Hispanic Adults’ Willingness to Receive a COVID-19 Booster Dose (2023)
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Reaching late adopters: factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination of Marshallese and Hispanic adults (2023)
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“It was kind of a nightmare, it really was:” financial toxicity among rural women cancer survivors (2023)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Pearl A. McElfish
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
46 shared publications
In database
- Perceived Barriers to COVID-19 Testing
- Motivations to Vaccinate Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information among Hesitant Adopters in the United States
- Facilitators to vaccination among hesitant adopters
- COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
Showing 5 of 46 shared publications
Ramey Moore
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
32 shared publications
In database
- Motivations to Vaccinate Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information among Hesitant Adopters in the United States
- Facilitators to vaccination among hesitant adopters
- “I am hesitant to visit the doctor unless absolutely necessary”: A qualitative study of delayed care, avoidance of care, and telehealth experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
- The vaccine hesitancy continuum among hesitant adopters of the COVID‐19 vaccine
Showing 5 of 32 shared publications
Don E. Willis
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
23 shared publications
In database
- Perceived Barriers to COVID-19 Testing
- Motivations to Vaccinate Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information among Hesitant Adopters in the United States
- Facilitators to vaccination among hesitant adopters
- COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
Showing 5 of 23 shared publications
Britni L. Ayers
11 shared publications
In database
- “Life is hard”: How the COVID-19 pandemic affected daily stressors of women
- Facilitators and barriers to employment for rural women cancer survivors
- Best of Intentions: Influential Factors in Infant Feeding Intent among Marshallese Pregnant Women
- “It’s Okay With Our Culture but We’re in a Different Place and We Have to Show Respect”: Marshallese Migrants and Exclusive Breastfeeding Initiation
- “It was kind of a nightmare, it really was:” financial toxicity among rural women cancer survivors
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Emily Hallgren
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
11 shared publications
- Motivations to Vaccinate Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information among Hesitant Adopters in the United States
- Facilitators to vaccination among hesitant adopters
- “I am hesitant to visit the doctor unless absolutely necessary”: A qualitative study of delayed care, avoidance of care, and telehealth experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine decision-making among hesitant adopters in the United States
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Sheldon Riklon
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
10 shared publications
In database
- COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
- Dissemination Protocol for Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships with Marshallese Pacific Islanders in Arkansas
- Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the republic of the Marshall Islands study protocol
- Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors and Barriers to Clinical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic for Marshallese Adults
- Complicity in sociology and community‐based participatory research with Marshallese
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Cari A. Bogulski
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Perceptions of adult Arkansans regarding trusted sources of information about the COVID-19 pandemic
- Best of Intentions: Influential Factors in Infant Feeding Intent among Marshallese Pregnant Women
- “It’s Okay With Our Culture but We’re in a Different Place and We Have to Show Respect”: Marshallese Migrants and Exclusive Breastfeeding Initiation
- Learning During COVID-19: Rapid E-Learning Transition at a Regional Medical School Campus
- Multicomponent Informed Consent with Marshallese Participants
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Sharon Reece
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Motivations to Vaccinate Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Facilitators to vaccination among hesitant adopters
- “I am hesitant to visit the doctor unless absolutely necessary”: A qualitative study of delayed care, avoidance of care, and telehealth experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
- The vaccine hesitancy continuum among hesitant adopters of the COVID‐19 vaccine
- Overcoming barriers and enhancing facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination in the Hispanic community
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Sheena CarlLee
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Motivations to Vaccinate Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Facilitators to vaccination among hesitant adopters
- Understanding Vaccination Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine Using the Increasing Vaccination Model
- Best of Intentions: Influential Factors in Infant Feeding Intent among Marshallese Pregnant Women
- Key Conversations and Trusted Information Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
James P. Selig
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Study protocol for family model diabetes self-management education with Marshallese participants in faith-based organizations
- Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Social Processes and COVID-19 Vaccination of Children of Hesitant Mothers
- Exploring Hesitancy, Motivations, and Practical Issues for COVID-19 Vaccination Among Vaccine-Hesitant Adopter Parents Using the Increasing Vaccination Model
- Influences on COVID-19 booster uptake among adults intending to receive a booster: a qualitative study
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Shashank Kraleti
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Understanding Vaccination Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine Using the Increasing Vaccination Model
- Key Conversations and Trusted Information Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Understanding HPV Vaccine Hesitancy and What Helped Hesitant Adopter Parents Have Their Children Vaccinated Despite Their Hesitancy
- Exploring Hesitancy, Motivations, and Practical Issues for COVID-19 Vaccination Among Vaccine-Hesitant Adopter Parents Using the Increasing Vaccination Model
- “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
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Ji Li
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
6 shared publications
- Understanding HPV Vaccine Hesitancy and What Helped Hesitant Adopter Parents Have Their Children Vaccinated Despite Their Hesitancy
- Social Processes and COVID-19 Vaccination of Children of Hesitant Mothers
- Exploring Hesitancy, Motivations, and Practical Issues for COVID-19 Vaccination Among Vaccine-Hesitant Adopter Parents Using the Increasing Vaccination Model
- Influences on COVID-19 booster uptake among adults intending to receive a booster: a qualitative study
- “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
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Brett Rowland
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Food Pantry Clients’ Needs, Preferences, and Recommendations for Food Pantries: A Qualitative Study
- “Life is hard”: How the COVID-19 pandemic affected daily stressors of women
- Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the republic of the Marshall Islands study protocol
- Relationship between sleep duration and quality and glycated hemoglobin, body mass index, and self-reported health in Marshallese adults
- Study protocol for family model diabetes self-management education with Marshallese participants in faith-based organizations
Jennifer A. Andersen
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Perceived Barriers to COVID-19 Testing
- Best of Intentions: Influential Factors in Infant Feeding Intent among Marshallese Pregnant Women
- Relationship between sleep duration and quality and glycated hemoglobin, body mass index, and self-reported health in Marshallese adults
- Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors and Barriers to Clinical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic for Marshallese Adults
- Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Morgan Gurel‐Headley
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Trusted Sources of COVID-19 Vaccine Information among Hesitant Adopters in the United States
- Facilitators to vaccination among hesitant adopters
- “I am hesitant to visit the doctor unless absolutely necessary”: A qualitative study of delayed care, avoidance of care, and telehealth experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Key Conversations and Trusted Information Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine
- “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
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