Wendy N. Nembhard
Professor
Also affiliated: Twitter (United States) (2023); Carter Center (2016); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2015–2026); University of Minnesota (2004); Texas Medical Center (2013); Texas Department of State Health Services (2010–2013); Harvard University (2019); Johns Hopkins University (2014); Emory University (2016); The Kids Research Institute Australia (2016–2023); University of Dundee (2023); The University of Western Australia (2016–2023); Baylor College of Medicine (2012–2015); University of South Florida (2004–2018); Tripler Army Medical Center (2017); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2022); Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (2018); University of Florida Health (2012); Jackson Memorial Hospital (2016); University of Mississippi Medical Center (2016); Arkansas Cardiology (2020–2024); Public Health Department (2023); University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas (2026); Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (2012); National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (2010–2020); The Centers (2014–2023); Houston Institute for Clinical Research (2013); Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (2025); Department of Public (2004); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2019); Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (2016–2020); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2016–2021); Arkansas Department of Health (2019–2026); October 6 University (2023); Southwestern Medical Center (2013); University of Florida Health Science Center (2012); Morehouse School of Medicine (2001–2004); Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (2012); The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2010–2013); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2001–2026); Florida College (2011–2012); Stanford University (2019–2020)
Faculty Researcher
Epidemiology, College of Public Health
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Wendy N. Nembhard, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, focuses her research on the epidemiology of birth defects and congenital conditions. Her work investigates national population-based estimates for major birth defects, survival rates from birth into young adulthood for individuals with congenital heart defects (CHDs), and the prevalence and mortality associated with various congenital anomalies, including anorectal malformations and esophageal atresia.
Nembhard has received significant federal funding to support her research endeavors. She serves as PI on several NIH-funded grants, including the Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS) Core and Component B, totaling over $1.8 million, aimed at studying exposures during pregnancy and stillbirth. She also leads the PRC Core for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers, funded at $1 million, and the DISCOVAR study on disparities in immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in Arkansas, funded at over $900,000.
Her recent publications explore topics such as maternal smoking and its association with congenital heart defects, disability among young adults with CHDs, and characterization of neurodevelopmental and psychological outcomes in CHD. Nembhard's scholarship is recognized by her h-index of 36 and over 5,600 total citations, designating her as a high-impact, highly cited researcher. She leads a research group and collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Metrics
- h-index: 37
- Publications: 220
- Citations: 5,756
Selected Publications
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The association between paternal race and ethnicity and a spectrum of birth defects in a national case-control study (2026)
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Potency Matters: The Role of Statin Intensity in Modulating Risk for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (2025)
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Risk of Mortality From Esophageal Cancer Among US Poultry Workers, 1950−2019 (2025)
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Disparities in Birth Defect Related Hospitalization Costs and Length of Stay in the <scp>US</scp>, 2019 (2025)
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Exome Sequencing to Identify Novel Susceptibility Genes for Nonsyndromic Split‐Hand/Ft Malformation: A Report From the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (2025)
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The Power and Importance of 25,000 Words (2025)
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Abstract P1053: Impact of Adversity and Birth Outcomes on the Prevalence of Heart-Related Conditions in Children (2025)
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All genetic subtypes of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia exhibit increased incidence rates in children with Down syndrome (2025)
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Evaluating Differences in Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefts by Infant Sex: National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011 (2025)
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Co-occurrence of congenital anomalies and childhood brain tumors in 22 million live births (2025)
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Years of Potential Life Lost for Children and Adults With Congenital Heart Defects: United States, 2007 to 2017 (2025)
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Reproductive Health Counseling and Outcomes Among Women With Congenital Heart Defects: Results From the Congenital Heart Survey to Recognize Outcomes, Needs, and Well-Being, 2016–2019 (2025)
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Educational Attainment and Employment Status of Adults Living With Congenital Heart Disease in the United States, <scp>CH STRONG</scp> 2016–2019 (2025)
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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)
Federal Grants 4 $3,711,648 total
DP24-004, PRC, Core: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers
Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS) Core? Arkansas Center and Stillbirth
DISCOVAR:Disparities in Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in ARkansas
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.
- DISCOVER:Disparities in Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in ARkansas NIH/Nat. Cancer Institute Principal Investigator
- Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK Study) UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
- COPH MPH Maternal and Child Health Track Health Resources & Services Administration Co-Investigator
- Component A: Arkansas Proposal to participate in the Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS II) NIH Principal Investigator
- Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exposures NIH Principal Investigator
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Principal Investigator
- Case-cohort study of Cancers in Excess in Poultry Workers - Continuation Year 2020-2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Principal Investigator
- COVID-19 Pregnant Women and Infants Registry (CPWIR) Centers for Disease Control & Prevention via Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Racial and ethnic disparities in socio-economic status, access to care, and healthcare utilisation among children with heart conditions, National Survey of Children’s Health 2016–2019
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Racial and ethnic disparities in socio-economic status, access to care, and healthcare utilisation among children with heart conditions, National Survey of Children’s Health 2016–2019
Showing 5 of 7 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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