Tiffany Lepard

Researcher

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

6 h-index 16 pubs 105 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Tiffany Lepard's research explores various aspects of genetic counseling and the patient experience. She has investigated the language used by genetic counselors to describe disability, examining both people-first and identity-first approaches. Lepard has also studied the perspectives of adult adoptees regarding the significance of family history information and the factors that influence applicants' decisions in the Genetic Counseling Admissions Match. Her work has extended to pediatric genetic counselors, looking into practices related to bullying screening, and genetic counselors' use of pedigree symbols for assisted reproductive technologies. Additionally, Lepard has explored perceptions and attitudes toward gene therapy among adults and parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.

Lepard has 15 publications with 104 citations and an h-index of 6. She has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including James P. Selig, Brayden West, Melinda E. Simonson, and Lori Williamson Dean, with whom she shares two publications each. Her most recent publication is from 2024, indicating ongoing research activity.

Metrics

  • h-index: 6
  • Publications: 16
  • Citations: 105

Selected Publications

  • Clinical genetic counselors' use of people‐ and identity‐first language in regard to patients' identification with disability (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Does the amount of family history matter? Perspectives of adult adoptees (2023)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Factors influencing applicants' rank order in the Genetic Counseling Admissions Match (2023)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Factors associated with pediatric genetic counselors' practices related to bullying screening (2022)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Exploring genetic counselors’ use of pedigree symbols to represent assisted reproductive technology (2021)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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