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Sheldon Riklon
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Federal Grant PI
Professor
Also affiliated: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2002–2016); Hawaii Department of Health (2015); University of Hawaii System (2015); Northwest University (2023)
Faculty Researcher
Northwest AR Campus Supply Chain, College of Northwest Arkansas UAMS Campus
17 h-index
73 pubs
778 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Sheldon Riklon's research focuses on health disparities and community-based participatory research, particularly among Pacific Islander communities in Arkansas. He has investigated the impact of COVID-19 on Marshallese Pacific Islanders, examining disparities in infection rates, vaccine willingness, and hesitancy. His work also addresses broader health disparities among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, exploring experiences of discrimination and the relationship between physical activity and self-efficacy among overweight and obese Marshallese adults.
Riklon is a Principal Investigator on a NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases grant totaling $641,647 to evaluate the effectiveness of a diabetes self-management education and support program for Marshallese individuals in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. His research group has published on dissemination protocols for community-based participatory research partnerships with Marshallese communities and has investigated cytogenetic and epigenetic aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes of Marshallese individuals in Northwest Arkansas.
His scholarly contributions include 73 publications and an h-index of 17. Riklon collaborates with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Brett Rowland, Rachel S. Purvis, Jennifer A. Andersen, and Holly C. Felix.
Metrics
- h-index: 17
- Publications: 73
- Citations: 778
Selected Publications
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Opinions towards Aging in the Marshallese Community residing in Northwest Arkansas (2025)
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Differential microRNA profiling of the Marshallese population in Arkansas reveals a higher association with chronic diseases (2025)
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Correction: External relationships as implementation determinants in community-engaged, equity-focused COVID-19 vaccination events (2025)
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Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: A study protocol (2024)
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External relationships as implementation determinants in community-engaged, equity-focused COVID-19 vaccination events (2024)
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RETRACTED: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA) (2024)
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Undiagnosed hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus among Marshallese adults in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2024)
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Moana: Alternate surveillance for COVID-19 in a Unique Population (MASC-UP) (2023)
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Assessment of diabetes self-care behaviors and knowledge among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023)
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Faith-based health screenings for Marshallese adults living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Study design and results (2023)
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Correction to: Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA (2023)
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Marshallese Mothers’ and Marshallese Maternal Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Life Planning Practices and Influences (2023)
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A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions for Overweight/Obese Marshallese Adults (2023)
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Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023)
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Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA (2023)
Federal Grants 1 $641,647 total
NIH
Contact PI
Feb 2022 - Jan 2027
Evaluation of the effectiveness of Ajjmuurur Baamḷe DSMES in the RMI
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.
- Baba Lejonron Program DHHS - Administration for Children & Families Principal Investigator
- Community Health Workers Reaching Everyone to Achieve Community Health Benton County Government Co-Investigator
- Connecting our Neighborhoods Need for Enhanced and Coordinated Testing to Achieve Equity: CoNNECT to Achieve Equality COVID NIH/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Principal Investigator
- Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH): 2017 - 2018 Supplement - Resubmission Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Co-Investigator
- Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD): An NIMHD COE NIH Co-Investigator
- McElfish - Reach Out and Connect (ROaC) Program - Supplement - TRACKSFP54731 Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Principal Investigator
- FAITH Network Research Advocates - COVID-19-Related Enhancement Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Co-Investigator
- Ajjmuurur Baamle Family Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Program DHHS - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Principal Investigator
- Comparative evaluation of Telehealth Multi-Component Optimal Model (MOM) of postpartum care among rural, low-income, and diverse women Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Principal Investigator
- FOOD AS MEDICINE: ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (FOOD INSECURITY) TO EFFECT CLINICAL OUTCOMES (CEAL) Westat via Westat Principal Investigator
- Effects of COVID-19 Related Medicaid Policy Changes in the Marshallese COFA Migrant Population NIH Co-Investigator
- Marshallese: Alternate Surveillance for COVID-19 in a Unique Population NIH/Nat. Inst. of General Medical Sciences via Washington State University Principal Investigator
- The Vaccine REACH (Reaching Everyone to Achieve Community Health) project Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
- Benton County REACH Covid Health Literacy DHHS - Office of Minority Health via Benton County Government Principal Investigator
- COVID-19 PREVENT (Partnership for Rapid Engagement to enhance Vaccine uptake for Everyone: Neighbors working Together) Project NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute via Westat Principal Investigator
- Healthy Start for Northwest Arkansas - Continuation US Department of Health & Human Services Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Pearl A. McElfish
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
29 shared publications
In database
- COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
- Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020
- Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA
- Examining the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Self-Efficacy for Exercise Among Overweight and Obese Marshallese Adults
- COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Hesitancy Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
Showing 5 of 29 shared publications
Brett Rowland
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
14 shared publications
In database
- Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020
- Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA
- Examining the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Self-Efficacy for Exercise Among Overweight and Obese Marshallese Adults
- Feasibility and efficacy of a pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the republic of the Marshall Islands study protocol
Showing 5 of 14 shared publications
Jennifer A. Andersen
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
11 shared publications
In database
- Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA
- COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Hesitancy Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
- Feasibility and efficacy of a pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Assessment of Diabetes-Related Health Disparities among the Marshallese Living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
- Faith-based health screenings for Marshallese adults living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Study design and results
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Rachel S. Purvis
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
9 shared publications
In database
- COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
- 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
- Study protocol for family model diabetes self-management education with Marshallese participants in faith-based organizations
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Holly C. Felix
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020
- Examining the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Self-Efficacy for Exercise Among Overweight and Obese Marshallese Adults
- Feasibility and efficacy of a pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Assessment of Diabetes-Related Health Disparities among the Marshallese Living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
- Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors and Barriers to Clinical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic for Marshallese Adults
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
James P. Selig
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
8 shared publications
In database
- Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020
- Feasibility and efficacy of a pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Comparing community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods: Faith-based organizations vs. outpatient clinics
- Assessment of Diabetes-Related Health Disparities among the Marshallese Living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
- Study protocol for family model diabetes self-management education with Marshallese participants in faith-based organizations
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Eldon Alik
Arkansas Department of Agriculture (US)
7 shared publications
- Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020
- COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Hesitancy Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
- Comparing community-driven COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods: Faith-based organizations vs. outpatient clinics
- Pandemic-Amplified Material Hardship and Community-Led Support among Marshallese Diasporic Communities in the United States
- RETRACTED: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA)
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Williamina Ioanna Bing
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the republic of the Marshall Islands study protocol
- Faith-based health screenings for Marshallese adults living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Study design and results
- Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Assessment of diabetes self-care behaviors and knowledge among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Undiagnosed hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus among Marshallese adults in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Don E. Willis
Northwest University
6 shared publications
In database
- COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
- Use of Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships to Reduce COVID-19 Disparities Among Marshallese Pacific Islander and Latino Communities – Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas, April–December 2020
- Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA
- COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness and Hesitancy Among Marshallese Pacific Islanders
- Complicity in sociology and community‐based participatory research with Marshallese
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Jonell Hudson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Feasibility and efficacy of a pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors and Barriers to Clinical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic for Marshallese Adults
- 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
- Assessment of diabetes self-care behaviors and knowledge among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Jack Niedenthal
Ministry of Defence (GB)
6 shared publications
- Feasibility and efficacy of a pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Assessment of Diabetes-Related Health Disparities among the Marshallese Living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
- Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Assessment of diabetes self-care behaviors and knowledge among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Undiagnosed hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus among Marshallese adults in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Ramey Moore
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
5 shared publications
In database
- Diabetes Self-Care Behaviors and Barriers to Clinical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic for Marshallese Adults
- Pandemic-Amplified Material Hardship and Community-Led Support among Marshallese Diasporic Communities in the United States
- RETRACTED: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA)
- External relationships as implementation determinants in community-engaged, equity-focused COVID-19 vaccination events
- Correction: External relationships as implementation determinants in community-engaged, equity-focused COVID-19 vaccination events
Ainrik George
4 shared publications
- Feasibility and efficacy of a pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the republic of the Marshall Islands study protocol
- Assessment of Diabetes-Related Health Disparities among the Marshallese Living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
- Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
4 shared publications
- Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA
- Examining the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Self-Efficacy for Exercise Among Overweight and Obese Marshallese Adults
- A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions for Overweight/Obese Marshallese Adults
- Correction to: Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA
Henry Otuafi
Police Department (LT)
4 shared publications
- Feasibility and efficacy of a pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Assessment of Diabetes-Related Health Disparities among the Marshallese Living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
- Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: A study protocol
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