Pearman D Parker, PhD, MPH

Research Program: Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor Campus: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College: College of Nursing Department: Nursing Research

Cancer Research Interest

• Disease Site Focus: Breast
• Research Focus Area: Prevention, Treatment
• Type of Research: Population Sciences
• Research Interest Statement: Membership in the WPRCI would provide numerous opportunities to network and meet other cancer researchers on campus. Additionally, as a new KL2 scholar, I am hoping to establish connections which could lead to possible collaborations on future grant opportunities. Lastly, membership would help me to learn about the resources and infrastructures needed to establish a strong program of research at this stage in my career.

Contact Information

• Email Address: PPARKER@UAMS.EDU
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Recent Publications

• Parker PD, McSweeney JC, Johnson DD, Henry-Tillman R. "The Materials Didn't Really Seem to Apply to Me": A Focus-Group Study on Young Women's Needs and Perspectives on Breast Cancer Educational Material. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education. 2024. PMID: 38503988.
• Parker PD, McSweeney JC, McQueen A, [et al.]. "I'm Not Fighting Anymore So What Do I Do Now?" Young Women's Challenges While Transitioning Out of Active Breast Cancer Treatment and into Survivorship. Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing. 2023 60:469580231164230. PMID: 37039391. PMCID: PMC10107964.
• Tripathi SD, Parker PD, Prabhu AV, [et al.]. An Examination of Patients and Caregivers on Reddit Navigating Brain Cancer: Content Analysis of the Brain Tumor Subreddit. JMIR cancer. 2022 8(2):e35324. PMID: 35731559. PMCID: PMC9260533.
• Parker PD, McSweeney JC, Hadden KB, Hess KG. Revising Recruitment for Focus Groups to Meet Shifting Needs During COVID-19. Nursing research. 2022 71(2):158-163. PMID: 35212499. PMCID: PMC8881677.
• Bachu VS, Mahjoub H, Holler AE, [et al., including Parker PD]. Assessing COVID-19 Health Information on Google Using the Quality Evaluation Scoring Tool (QUEST): Cross-sectional and Readability Analysis. JMIR formative research. 2022. PMID: 34995206. PMCID: PMC8843082.
• Parker PD, Prabhu AV, Su J, [et al.]. What's in Between the Lines: Assessing the Readability, Understandability, and Actionability in Breast Cancer Survivorship Print Materials. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education. 2021. PMID: 33822316. PMCID: PMC8492775.
• Parker PD, Heiney SP, Adams SA, [et al.]. Factors influencing chemotherapy knowledge in women with breast cancer. Applied nursing research : ANR. 2020:151335. PMID: 32739071. PMCID: PMC7722178.
• Heiney SP, Donevant SB, Arp Adams S, [et al., including Parker PD]. A Smartphone App for Self-Management of Heart Failure in Older African Americans: Feasibility and Usability Study. JMIR aging. 2020 3(1):e17142. PMID: 32242822. PMCID: PMC7165307.
• Lawrence K, Chargualaf KA, Parker P, Nagel C. Learning never stops: Evaluation of peer teachers in high fidelity simulation. Nursing forum. 2020. PMID: 32003455. PMCID: PMC8720175.