Wendy N. Nembhard
Federal Grant PI
High Impact
Professor
faculty
Epidemiology, College of Public Health
35 h-index
251 pubs
5,548 cited
Research Areas
Biography and Research Information
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Wendy N. Nembhard is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of birth defects and related health outcomes. She has led or co-led several federal grants totaling over $3.7 million from the NIH, including projects investigating birth defect causes and exposures, and disparities in immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in Arkansas. Nembhard's work has resulted in 244 publications with over 5,400 citations, and she holds an h-index of 34, designating her as a highly cited researcher. Her recent publications address national estimates for major birth defects, survival rates for individuals with congenital heart defects, the impact of maternal smoking on birth defects, and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart defects. She also investigates the prevalence and mortality associated with conditions like anorectal malformation and esophageal atresia, as well as Turner syndrome.
Nembhard leads a research group and collaborates with researchers primarily within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Jenil Patel, Danielle Boothe, and Emine Bircan. Her research contributes to understanding the prevalence, risk factors, and long-term outcomes associated with a range of congenital anomalies and developmental conditions, with a particular emphasis on population-based studies and public health implications in the United States.
Metrics
- h-index: 35
- Publications: 251
- Citations: 5,548
Selected Publications
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Comorbidities and Healthcare Utilization Among Young Adults With Congenital Heart Defects by Down Syndrome Status—Congenital Heart Survey to Recognize Outcomes, Needs, and <scp>wellbeinG</scp>, 2016–2019 (2025)
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Risk of carcinomas among children and adolescents with birth defects (2025)
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Survival of Children With Critical Congenital Heart Defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (2024)
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Maternal Exposure to Tap Water Disinfection By‐Products and Risk of Selected Congenital Heart Defects (2024)
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Enhancing the Classification of Congenital Heart Defects for Outcome Association Studies in Birth Defects Registries (2024)
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Gastroschisis prevalence patterns in 27 surveillance programs from 24 countries, International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research, 1980–2017 (2024)
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National population‐based estimates for major birth defects, 2016–2020 (2024)
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Fever and antibiotic use in maternal urinary tract infections during pregnancy and risk of congenital heart defects: Findings from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (2023)
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Neighborhood Deprivation and Neural Tube Defects (2023)
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Neighborhood social deprivation and healthcare utilization, disability, and comorbidities among young adults with congenital heart defects: Congenital heart survey to recognize outcomes, needs, and well‐being 2016–2019 (2023)
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Rare variants in CAPN2 increase risk for isolated hypoplastic left heart syndrome (2023)
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Associations between birth defects with neural crest cell origins and pediatric embryonal tumors (2023)
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Survival From Birth Until Young Adulthood Among Individuals With Congenital Heart Defects: CH STRONG (2023)
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Gender disparities in symptomology of COVID-19 among adults in Arkansas (2023)
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Comparison of Trihalomethane exposure assessment metrics in epidemiologic analyses of reproductive and developmental outcomes (2023)
Federal Grants 4 $3,711,648 total
NIH/National Center for Chronic Disease Prev and Health Promo
Contact PI
Sep 2024 - Sep 2029
DP24-004, PRC, Core: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers
NIH/National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Contact PI
Sep 2023 - Aug 2027
Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS) Core? Arkansas Center and Stillbirth
NIH/NIH Office of the Director
Contact PI
Sep 2020 - Feb 2025
DISCOVAR:Disparities in Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in ARkansas
NIH/National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
Contact PI
Dec 2018 - Aug 2023
Grants & Funding
- No FP attached UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
- DISCOVAR:Disparities in Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in ARkansas NIH Principal Investigator
- DISCOVAR:Disparities in Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in ARkansas NIH Principal Investigator
- No FP attached UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
- DISCOVER:Disparities in Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in ARkansas NIH/Nat. Cancer Institute Principal Investigator
- No FP attached UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
- Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK Study) UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
- DP24-004, PRC, Core: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers NIH Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Mark A. Canfield
Texas Department of State Health Services (US)
10 shared publications
- Prevalence and mortality among children with anorectal malformation: A <scp>multi‐country</scp> analysis
- Survival of infants born with esophageal atresia among 24 international birth defects surveillance programs
- Gastroschisis prevalence patterns in 27 surveillance programs from 24 countries, International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research, 1980–2017
- Causes of neonatal and postneonatal death among infants with birth defects in Texas
- Evaluating the proportion of isolated cases among a spectrum of birth defects in a population‐based registry
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Paul A. Romitti
University of Iowa (US)
10 shared publications
- Maternal Smoking and Congenital Heart Defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011
- Modeling complex effects of exposure to particulate matter and extreme heat during pregnancy on congenital heart defects: A U.S. population-based case-control study in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
- Assessing associations between residential proximity to greenspace and birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
- A genome‐wide association study of obstructive heart defects among participants in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
- Exome sequencing identifies genetic variants in anophthalmia and microphthalmia
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Matthew E. Oster
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
9 shared publications
- Survival From Birth Until Young Adulthood Among Individuals With Congenital Heart Defects: CH STRONG
- Disability Among Young Adults With Congenital Heart Defects: Congenital Heart Survey to Recognize Outcomes, Needs, and Well‐Being 2016–2019
- Comorbidities Among Young Adults with Congenital Heart Defects: Results from the Congenital Heart Survey To Recognize Outcomes, Needs, and well-beinG — Arizona, Arkansas, and Metropolitan Atlanta, 2016<b>–</b>2019
- Cardiology Care and Loss to Follow-Up Among Adults With Congenital Heart Defects in CH STRONG
- Neighborhood social deprivation and healthcare utilization, disability, and comorbidities among young adults with congenital heart defects: Congenital heart survey to recognize outcomes, needs, and well‐being 2016–2019
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Marilyn L. Browne
New York State Department of Health (US)
9 shared publications
- Modeling complex effects of exposure to particulate matter and extreme heat during pregnancy on congenital heart defects: A U.S. population-based case-control study in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
- A genome‐wide association study of obstructive heart defects among participants in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
- Exome sequencing identifies genetic variants in anophthalmia and microphthalmia
- Exome‐wide assessment of isolated biliary atresia: A report from the <scp>National Birth Defects Prevention Study</scp> using child–parent trios and a case–control design to identify novel rare variants
- Maternal cyclobenzaprine exposure and risk of birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (1997–2011) and Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (2014–2018)
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Marcia L. Feldkamp
University of Utah (US)
9 shared publications
- Prevalence and mortality among children with anorectal malformation: A <scp>multi‐country</scp> analysis
- Gastroschisis prevalence patterns in 27 surveillance programs from 24 countries, International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research, 1980–2017
- Modeling complex effects of exposure to particulate matter and extreme heat during pregnancy on congenital heart defects: A U.S. population-based case-control study in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
- Analysis of early neonatal case fatality rate among newborns with congenital hydrocephalus, a 2000–2014 <scp>multi‐country registry‐based</scp> study
- Exome sequencing identifies genetic variants in anophthalmia and microphthalmia
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Sherry L. Farr
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
8 shared publications
- Survival From Birth Until Young Adulthood Among Individuals With Congenital Heart Defects: CH STRONG
- Disability Among Young Adults With Congenital Heart Defects: Congenital Heart Survey to Recognize Outcomes, Needs, and Well‐Being 2016–2019
- Comorbidities Among Young Adults with Congenital Heart Defects: Results from the Congenital Heart Survey To Recognize Outcomes, Needs, and well-beinG — Arizona, Arkansas, and Metropolitan Atlanta, 2016<b>–</b>2019
- Cardiology Care and Loss to Follow-Up Among Adults With Congenital Heart Defects in CH STRONG
- Neighborhood social deprivation and healthcare utilization, disability, and comorbidities among young adults with congenital heart defects: Congenital heart survey to recognize outcomes, needs, and well‐being 2016–2019
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Jenil Patel
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Metabolomics Signatures and Subsequent Maternal Health among Mothers with a Congenital Heart Defect-Affected Pregnancy
- Racial disparities in symptomatology and outcomes of COVID-19 among adults of Arkansas
- Gender disparities in symptomology of COVID-19 among adults in Arkansas
- Prevalence and Clustering of Congenital Heart Defects Among Boys With Hypospadias
- Fever and antibiotic use in maternal urinary tract infections during pregnancy and risk of congenital heart defects: Findings from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Gary M. Shaw
Twitter (United States) (US)
7 shared publications
- Modeling complex effects of exposure to particulate matter and extreme heat during pregnancy on congenital heart defects: A U.S. population-based case-control study in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
- Assessing associations between residential proximity to greenspace and birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
- A genome‐wide association study of obstructive heart defects among participants in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
- Exome sequencing identifies genetic variants in anophthalmia and microphthalmia
- Paternal genetic variants and risk of obstructive heart defects: A parent-of-origin approach
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Benjamin C. Amick
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
7 shared publications
- Mission, Organization, and Future Direction of the Serological Sciences Network for COVID-19 (SeroNet) Epidemiologic Cohort Studies
- Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic on Supplement Usage and Its Combination with Self-Medication within the State of Arkansas
- Racial disparities in symptomatology and outcomes of COVID-19 among adults of Arkansas
- Gender disparities in symptomology of COVID-19 among adults in Arkansas
- Temporal Variations in Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infections by Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Jennifer Andrews
University of Arizona (US)
6 shared publications
- Survival From Birth Until Young Adulthood Among Individuals With Congenital Heart Defects: CH STRONG
- Disability Among Young Adults With Congenital Heart Defects: Congenital Heart Survey to Recognize Outcomes, Needs, and Well‐Being 2016–2019
- Comorbidities Among Young Adults with Congenital Heart Defects: Results from the Congenital Heart Survey To Recognize Outcomes, Needs, and well-beinG — Arizona, Arkansas, and Metropolitan Atlanta, 2016<b>–</b>2019
- Cardiology Care and Loss to Follow-Up Among Adults With Congenital Heart Defects in CH STRONG
- Neighborhood social deprivation and healthcare utilization, disability, and comorbidities among young adults with congenital heart defects: Congenital heart survey to recognize outcomes, needs, and well‐being 2016–2019
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
A. J. Agopian
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
6 shared publications
- Prevalence and descriptive epidemiology of Turner syndrome in the United States, 2000–2017: A report from the National Birth Defects Prevention Network
- Causes of neonatal and postneonatal death among infants with birth defects in Texas
- Evaluating the proportion of isolated cases among a spectrum of birth defects in a population‐based registry
- Prevalence and Clustering of Congenital Heart Defects Among Boys With Hypospadias
- Exome‐wide assessment of isolated biliary atresia: A report from the <scp>National Birth Defects Prevention Study</scp> using child–parent trios and a case–control design to identify novel rare variants
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Andrew F. Olshan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
6 shared publications
- A genome‐wide association study of obstructive heart defects among participants in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study
- Exome sequencing identifies genetic variants in anophthalmia and microphthalmia
- Exome‐wide assessment of isolated biliary atresia: A report from the <scp>National Birth Defects Prevention Study</scp> using child–parent trios and a case–control design to identify novel rare variants
- Associations between birth defects with neural crest cell origins and pediatric embryonal tumors
- Paternal genetic variants and risk of obstructive heart defects: A parent-of-origin approach
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Paula Hurtado‐Villa
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (CO)
6 shared publications
- Prevalence and mortality among children with anorectal malformation: A <scp>multi‐country</scp> analysis
- Survival of infants born with esophageal atresia among 24 international birth defects surveillance programs
- A multi‐program analysis of cleft lip with cleft palate prevalence and mortality using data from 22 International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research programs, 1974–2014
- Gastroschisis prevalence patterns in 27 surveillance programs from 24 countries, International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research, 1980–2017
- Analysis of early neonatal case fatality rate among newborns with congenital hydrocephalus, a 2000–2014 <scp>multi‐country registry‐based</scp> study
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Jorge S. López‐Camelo
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
6 shared publications
- Prevalence and mortality among children with anorectal malformation: A <scp>multi‐country</scp> analysis
- Survival of infants born with esophageal atresia among 24 international birth defects surveillance programs
- A multi‐program analysis of cleft lip with cleft palate prevalence and mortality using data from 22 International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research programs, 1974–2014
- Gastroschisis prevalence patterns in 27 surveillance programs from 24 countries, International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research, 1980–2017
- Analysis of early neonatal case fatality rate among newborns with congenital hydrocephalus, a 2000–2014 <scp>multi‐country registry‐based</scp> study
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Amy Nance
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
6 shared publications
- Prevalence and mortality among children with anorectal malformation: A <scp>multi‐country</scp> analysis
- Survival of infants born with esophageal atresia among 24 international birth defects surveillance programs
- A multi‐program analysis of cleft lip with cleft palate prevalence and mortality using data from 22 International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research programs, 1974–2014
- Interpregnancy interval and prevalence of selected birth defects: A multistate study
- Analysis of early neonatal case fatality rate among newborns with congenital hydrocephalus, a 2000–2014 <scp>multi‐country registry‐based</scp> study
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
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