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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Publications

• 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]. COVID-19 Health Information on Google: A QUEST Cross-Sectional Quality and Readability Analysis. JMIR formative research. 2022. PMID: 34995206.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Felder TM, Estrada RD, Quinn JC, [et al., including Parker PD]. Expectations and reality: perceptions of support among African American breast cancer survivors. Ethnicity & health. 2019 24(7):737-753. PMID: 28870098. PMCID: PMC6033673.
• Parker PD, Heiney SP, Friedman DB, [et al.]. The Experience of Chemotherapy Teaching and Readability of Chemotherapy Educational Materials for Women with Breast Cancer. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education. 2019. PMID: 31392598.
• Heiney SP, Parker PD, Felder TM, [et al.]. A systematic review of interventions to improve adherence to endocrine therapy. Breast cancer research and treatment. 2019 173(3):499-510. PMID: 30387003.
• Parker PD, Heiney SP, Friedman DB, [et al.]. How are health literacy principles incorporated into breast cancer chemotherapy education? A review of the literature. Journal of nursing education and practice. 2018 8(6):77-84. PMID: 31131068. PMCID: PMC6534157.
• Hayne PDP, Adams SA, Heiney SP. The relationships between psychosocial factors and group climate in African American women with breast cancer. Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship. 2017 8(8):362-367.
• Fairchild AJ, Heiney SP, Baruth M, [et al., including Hayne PD]. Mediators of Social Connection in a Group Teleconference Intervention. Research and theory for nursing practice. 2017 31(2):121-136. PMID: 28482993.
• Heiney SP, Gullatte M, Hayne P, [et al.]. Fatalism Revisited: Further Psychometric Testing Across Two Studies. Journal of religion and health. 2016 55(4):1472-81. PMID: 26661622.