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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Wesley R White

Researcher

Faculty Researcher

5 h-index 12 pubs 117 cited

  • Humans
  • Female
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Suicide
  • Maternal Death
  • United States
  • Adult
  • Maternal Mortality
  • Drug Overdose
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Hospitalization
  • Health Literacy
  • Child Abuse

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Wesley R. White's research investigates critical issues in maternal health, substance use, and mental health. His work has examined the impact of punitive laws on peripartum substance use and the relationship between substance use, trauma, and postpartum readmission rates. White has also focused on increasing awareness of late maternal deaths and the role of psychiatric participation in Maternal Mortality Review Committees. His scholarship includes studies on probable posttraumatic stress disorder in women's inpatient psychiatric units and the role of student-run free clinics in addressing mental health disparities. White's scholarly contributions are reflected in his h-index of 5 and 12 total publications. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Jessica L. Coker, Shona L. Ray-Griffith, Clare C. Brown, and Alex Preston.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 12
  • Citations: 117

Selected Publications

  • Receipt of reproductive safety data among pregnant marijuana users and nonusers (2026)
    Archives of Women s Mental Health DOI OpenAlex
  • Impact of substance use and trauma on postpartum readmission rates and hospitalization costs: An observational study (2025)
    International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Peripartum substance use and punitive laws: an update (2025)
    Archives of Women s Mental Health 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • High Rates of Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in an Acute Psychiatric Women’s Inpatient Unit: An Opportunity to Improve Diagnosis and Direct Critical Efforts (2025)
    Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Bridging the Gap: The Crucial Role of Student-Run Free Clinics in Addressing Mental Health Disparities (2024)
    Academic Psychiatry 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The forgotten: Increasing awareness of late maternal deaths (2023)
    International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics DOI OpenAlex
  • Time to pay attention: an underrecognized casualty of the opioid epidemic (2023)
    Archives of Women s Mental Health 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Psychiatric participation in US Maternal Mortality Review Committees (2022)
    The Lancet Psychiatry 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Implementation of a health-literate patient decision aid for chest pain in the emergency department (2019)
    Patient Education and Counseling 4 citations DOI OpenAlex

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10 Collaborators 3 Institutions 1 Country

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