Pearl Anna McElfish, PhD, MBA

Full Member

Research Program:

Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences

Faculty Rank:

Vice Chancellor Northwest Arkansas Region

Campus:

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

College:

Northwest Arkansas Campus

Department:

Provost

Cancer Research Interest

Disease Site Focus: No Specific Disease Site
Research Focus Area: Health Disparities, Prevention
Type of Research: Population Sciences
Research Interest Statement: I am a community-engaged researcher working to improve health equity. My work often focuses on nutrition, health behavior, and health services research.

Contact Information

Email Address: PAMCELFISH@UAMS.EDU
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Active Grants

Health Resources & Services Administration – 1 D04RH40292-01-00
“Cancer prevention and oncology services near our community for effective cancer prevent and treatment. Union County CONNECT. ”
Principal Investigator
5/1/2021 – 4/30/2026
Westat – 1OT2HL156812CEAL
“Food As Medicine: Addressing Social Determinants of Health (Food Insecurity) to Improve Clinical Outcomes”
Principal Investigator
5/1/2021 – 3/31/2026

Recent Publications

Narcisse MR, Wang ML, Schootman M, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Physical activity among cancer survivors: do neighborhood walkability and metropolitan size play a role?. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice. 2025 19(5):1726-1738. PMID: 38775900.
Narcisse MR, Wang ML, Stanford FC, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Age-Varying Association Between Adherence to 8-5-2-1-0 Guidelines in Adolescents with High BMI. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2025 12(5):2933-2950. PMID: 39227545. PMCID: PMC11873177.
Moore R, Purvis RS, Willis DE, [et al., including McElfish PA]. A Qualitative Study of Social Processes, HPV Vaccine Attitudes, and Vaccination Behavior Among Hesitant Adopter Parents. Clinical pediatrics. 2025 64(10):1388-1399. PMID: 40319367.
Parker P, Hallgreen E, Landes R, [et al., including McElfish P]. An examination of sexual dysfunction in a cohort of women cancer survivors. Cancer Survivorship Research & Care. 2025 3(1).
Willis DE, Li J, Selig JP, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Corrigendum to "Healthcare provider recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination: Prevalence, disparities, and correlates" [Patient Educ Couns 130 (2025) 108481]. Patient education and counseling. 2025 138:109220. PMID: 40516303.
Willis DE, Moore R, Andersen JA, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Corrigendum to "Correlates of COVID-19 vaccine coverage in Arkansas: Results from a weighted random sample survey" [Vaccine 41(41) (2023) 6120-6126]. Vaccine. 2025 62:127485. PMID: 40652681.
Hallgren E, Andersen JA, Thompson T, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Training and Preparedness among Informal Cancer Caregivers. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 2025 33(9):812. PMID: 40858762.
Willis DE, Moore R, Selig JP, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Corrigendum to "Pediatric HPV vaccination: Provider recommendations matter among hesitant parents" [Vaccine 42(25) (2025) 126166]. Vaccine. 2025 61:127343. PMID: 40479928.
Walter CS, Willis DE, Andersen JA, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Physical Activity Amid a Pandemic: How Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Shaped Behaviors During COVID-19. Journal of prevention (2022). 2025 46(3):413-426. PMID: 39798056.
Moore R, Hallgren E, Worrell S, [et al., including McElfish PA]. "I'm learning to live after cancer and its treatment": Exploring the challenges of cancer survivorship in Arkansas. SSM. Qualitative research in health. 2025 7. PMID: 40575724.
Spear MJ, Tiwari T, Vaughan JA, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Facilitators and Barriers to Utilization of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children Identified by Community Health Workers Serving Hispanic and Marshallese Households. Health promotion practice. 2025:15248399251341292. PMID: 40437804.
Choi S, Mendoza Kabua P, Andersen JA, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participation during Pregnancy: Racial/ethnic Inequities among Medicaid-Covered Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and Hispanic Women. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2025. PMID: 40295456.
Sugy C, McElfish PA, Brown CC. Disparities in Prenatal Care Utilization Among Racial/Ethnic and Nativity Subgroups in the United States. Preventive medicine. 2025 192:108238. PMID: 39889834. PMCID: PMC11845284.
McElfish PA, Caldwell A, Watson D, [et al.]. Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States. Preventive medicine reports. 2025 51:102983. PMID: 39990201. PMCID: PMC11847520.
Wang ML, Narcisse MR, Rodriguez K, McElfish PA. Gender disparities in job flexibility, job security, psychological distress, work absenteeism, and work presenteeism among U.S. adults. SSM - population health. 2025 29:101761. PMID: 40007632. PMCID: PMC11850157.
Willis DE, Andersen JA, Hallgren E, [et al., including McElfish PA]. COVID-19 Death Exposure among Adults in the United States. Omega. 2025 90(3):1094-1108. PMID: 35924749. PMCID: PMC9353316.
McElfish PA, Ayers BL, Hawley NL, [et al.]. Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories. AJOG global reports. 2025 5(1):100445. PMID: 40027475. PMCID: PMC11869019.
Park YM, Amick Iii BC, McElfish PA, [et al.]. Income Dynamics and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study. Journal of epidemiology. 2025 35(1):30-38. PMID: 38972733. PMCID: PMC11637811.
Andersen JA, Bogulski CA, Eswaran S, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Associations Between Sociodemographic Factors and Interest in Remote Patient Monitoring Among Arkansas Residents. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2025 31(1):66-74. PMID: 39178127. PMCID: PMC11958002.
Willis DE, Li J, Selig JP, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Healthcare provider recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination: Prevalence, disparities, and correlates. Patient education and counseling. 2025 130:108481. PMID: 39504805. PMCID: PMC11812527.
Willis DE, Narcisse MR, James L, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies? A latent class analysis of pediatric patients' parents. Clinical and translational science. 2025 18(1):e70042. PMID: 39783703. PMCID: PMC11713929.
Ayers BL, Kabua PM, Moore S, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Exploring the Experiences of Community-Based Doulas That Serve Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee Clients in Arkansas. Women's reproductive health (Philadelphia, Pa.). 2025 12(1):16-33. PMID: 40248518. PMCID: PMC12002423.
Moore R, Callaghan-Koru J, Vincenzo JL, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Correction: External relationships as implementation determinants in community-engaged, equity-focused COVID-19 vaccination events. Frontiers in health services. 2025 5:1650412. PMID: 40666168.
Williams ML, Selig JP, Amick Iii BC, [et al., including McElfish PA]. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a small rural southern state: Results of a weighted random sample survey. Heliyon. 2024 10(22):e40423. PMID: 39641058. PMCID: PMC11617713.
Willis DE, Moore R, Selig JP, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Pediatric HPV vaccination: Provider recommendations matter among hesitant parents. Vaccine. 2024 42(25):126166. PMID: 39079809. PMCID: PMC11401755.
McElfish PA, Riklon S, Andersen JA, [et al.]. Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: A study protocol. Contemporary clinical trials. 2024 146:107705. PMID: 39357739. PMCID: PMC11531376.
Yeary KHK, Willis DE, Yu H, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Self-reported Racial Discrimination and Healthy Behaviors in Black Adults Residing in Rural Persistent Poverty Areas. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2024 11(5):2756-2765. PMID: 37555914. PMCID: PMC11331421.
Willis DE, Moore R, Purvis RS, McElfish PA. Hesitant but vaccinated: Lessons learned from hesitant adopters. Vaccine. 2024 42(20):126135. PMID: 39068065.
Willis DE, Purvis RS, Moore R, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Social Processes and COVID-19 Vaccination of Children of Hesitant Mothers. Journal of community health. 2024 49(4):700-707. PMID: 38402520.
Narcisse MR, Andersen JA, Felix HC, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Factors associated with telehealth use among adults in the United States: Findings from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey. Journal of telemedicine and telecare. 2024 30(6):993-1004. PMID: 35892167.
Willis DE, Moore R, Selig JP, [et al., including McElfish PA]. COVID-19 Booster Uptake: Are Hesitant Adopters Less Likely to Get a Booster Shot Than Nonhesitant Adopters?. Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.). 2024 50(3):260-268. PMID: 37722699. PMCID: PMC11229423.
Purvis RS, Moore R, Willis DE, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Understanding HPV Vaccine Hesitancy and What Helped Hesitant Adopter Parents Have Their Children Vaccinated Despite Their Hesitancy. Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners. 2024 38(4):468-479. PMID: 38127043. PMCID: PMC11187701.
Langner J, Langston K, Mrachek A, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Creating Healthy Environments for Schools: A Comprehensive Approach to Improving Nutrition in Arkansas Public Schools. The Journal of school health. 2024 94(7):653-660. PMID: 38267004.
Purvis RS, Moore R, Willis DE, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Exploring Hesitancy, Motivations, and Practical Issues for COVID-19 Vaccination Among Vaccine-Hesitant Adopter Parents Using the Increasing Vaccination Model. Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners. 2024 38(4):456-467. PMID: 38430095. PMCID: PMC11222047.
Hallgren E, Moore R, Ayers BL, [et al., including McElfish PA]. "It was kind of a nightmare, it really was:" financial toxicity among rural women cancer survivors. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice. 2024 18(3):1006-1015. PMID: 36870038.
Ayers BL, Brown CC, Andersen JA, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Breastfeeding Intentions among Pregnant Women Enrolled in a Healthy Start Program in Arkansas. Maternal and child health journal. 2024 28(6):1113-1120. PMID: 38353889. PMCID: PMC11163872.
Park YM, Baek JH, Lee HS, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Income variability and incident cardiovascular disease in diabetes: a population-based cohort study. European heart journal. 2024 45(21):1920-1933. PMID: 38666368.
Moore R, Purvis RS, Willis DE, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Influences on COVID-19 booster uptake among adults intending to receive a booster: a qualitative study. Health promotion international. 2024 39(3). PMID: 38902983. PMCID: PMC11190055.
Short E, Selig JP, Felix HC, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Healthy food delivery for type 2 diabetes management in rural clinics' patients: A comparative effectiveness randomized controlled trial protocol. Contemporary clinical trials. 2024 140:107491. PMID: 38458560. PMCID: PMC11065573.
Sabado-Liwag MD, Kwan PP, Okihiro M, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Visibility and Data Equity: Insights From NIH RADx-UP. American journal of public health. 2024 114(S5):S354-S359. PMID: 38547462. PMCID: PMC11111332.
Narcisse MR, McElfish PA, Schootman M, [et al.]. Type 2 diabetes and health-related quality of life among older Medicare beneficiaries: The mediating role of sleep. Sleep medicine. 2024 117:209-215. PMID: 38593616. PMCID: PMC11081429.
Willis DE, Kaholokula JK, Andersen JA, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Racial Misclassification, Discrimination, Consciousness, and Self-Rated Health Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults in the USA. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2024 11(2):730-738. PMID: 36892814. PMCID: PMC9997430.
Walter CS, Narcisse MR, Felix HC, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Association Between Physical Activity and Physical Function in a Marshallese Population with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of immigrant and minority health. 2024 26(2):361-370. PMID: 37864639. PMCID: PMC10983015.
Bogulski CA, Andersen JA, Eswaran S, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Factors Associated with Online Patient Portal Utilization Experience in an Arkansas Phone Survey. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2024 30(4):e1148-e1156. PMID: 38011711. PMCID: PMC11035923.
Wang ML, Narcisse MR, Togher K, McElfish PA. Job Flexibility, Job Security, and Mental Health Among US Working Adults. JAMA network open. 2024 7(3):e243439. PMID: 38526492. PMCID: PMC10964112.
Moore R, Purvis RS, Willis DE, [et al., including McElfish PA]. "Every Time It Comes Time for Another Shot, It's a Re-Evaluation": A Qualitative Study of Intent to Receive COVID-19 Boosters among Parents Who Were Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine. Vaccines. 2024 12(2). PMID: 38400154. PMCID: PMC10892107.
Andersen JA, Willis DE, Kaholokula JK, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2024 11(1):184-191. PMID: 36626048. PMCID: PMC9838348.
Andersen JA, Willis DE, Kaholokula JK, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Correction to: Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2024 11(1):590. PMID: 36877381. PMCID: PMC11837118.
Andersen JA, Rowland B, Gloster E, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Assessment of diabetes self-care behaviors and knowledge among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Primary care diabetes. 2024 18(1):74-78. PMID: 38040537. PMCID: PMC10922376.
Morgan ER, Dillard D, Lofgren E, [et al., including McElfish P]. Moana: Alternate surveillance for COVID-19 in a Unique Population (MASC-UP). Contemporary clinical trials communications. 2024 37:101246. PMID: 38222877. PMCID: PMC10784670.
Andersen JA, Rowland B, Gloster E, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Undiagnosed hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus among Marshallese adults in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The journal of medicine access. 2024 8:27550834231225159. PMID: 38282818. PMCID: PMC10812094.
Purvis RS, Moore R, Rojo MO, [et al., including McElfish PA]. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA). Journal of public health research. 2024 13(1):22799036241231549. PMID: 38440055. PMCID: PMC10910884.
Moore R, Callaghan-Koru J, Vincenzo JL, [et al., including McElfish PA]. External relationships as implementation determinants in community-engaged, equity-focused COVID-19 vaccination events. Frontiers in health services. 2024 4:1338622. PMID: 38533190. PMCID: PMC10964718.
Narcisse MR, McElfish PA, Hallgren E, [et al.]. Non-use and inadequate use of cervical cancer screening among a representative sample of women in the United States. Frontiers in public health. 2024 12:1321253. PMID: 38711762. PMCID: PMC11070477.
McElfish PA, Rowland B, Hall S, [et al.]. Effectiveness of A Culturally Adapted Family Model of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support among Marshallese Pacific Islanders Delivered in a Group Format in Churches. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 2024 35(4):1258-1272. PMID: 39584211.
Hallgren E, Yeary KHK, DelNero P, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Barriers, facilitators, and priority needs related to cancer prevention, control, and research in rural, persistent poverty areas. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2023 34(12):1145-1155. PMID: 37526781. PMCID: PMC10547626.
Busch S, Andersen JA, Willis DE, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Receipt Among Pregnant Individuals: United States, 2016-2022. American journal of public health. 2023 113(S3):S240-S247. PMID: 38118087. PMCID: PMC10733870.
Hallgren E, Ayers BL, Moore R, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Facilitators and barriers to employment for rural women cancer survivors. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice. 2023 17(5):1338-1346. PMID: 35142993.
Willis DE, Moore R, Andersen JA, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Correlates of COVID-19 vaccine coverage in Arkansas: Results from a weighted random sample survey. Vaccine. 2023 41(41):6120-6126. PMID: 37661536. PMCID: PMC10574122.
Purvis RS, Moore R, Willis DE, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Key Conversations and Trusted Information Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine. Journal of health communication. 2023 28(9):595-604. PMID: 37599458. PMCID: PMC10528835.
Willis DE, Reece S, Gurel-Headley M, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Social processes, practical issues, and COVID-19 vaccination among hesitant adults. Vaccine. 2023 41(35):5150-5158. PMID: 37423799. PMCID: PMC11045247.
Reece S, McElfish PA, Andersen JA, [et al.]. Application Status Among Women Enrolled in a Healthy Start Program in Arkansas for the Special Nutrition Program for Women and Children. Journal of community health. 2023 48(4):724-730. PMID: 37000375. PMCID: PMC10063932.
Narcisse MR, Shah SK, Hallgren E, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Factors associated with breast cancer screening services use among women in the United States: An application of the Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. Preventive medicine. 2023 173:107545. PMID: 37201597. PMCID: PMC10773561.
Hallgren E, Narcisse MR, Andersen JA, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Medical Financial Hardship and Food Security among Cancer Survivors in the United States. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2023 32(8):1038-1047. PMID: 37255367. PMCID: PMC10524473.
Moore R, Purvis RS, CarlLee S, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Understanding Vaccination Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine Using the Increasing Vaccination Model. Journal of health communication. 2023 28(7):458-476. PMID: 37394866. PMCID: PMC10443235.
Long CR, Narcisse MR, Selig JP, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Prevalence and associations between food insecurity and overweight/obesity among native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adolescents. Public health nutrition. 2023 26(7):1338-1344. PMID: 37069046. PMCID: PMC10346012.
Andersen JA, Scott AJ, Rowland B, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Associations between COVID-19 Death Exposure and COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccine Uptake. Southern medical journal. 2023 116(7):519-523. PMID: 37400094. PMCID: PMC10309022.
Willis DE, Andersen JA, Montgomery BEE, [et al., including McElfish PA]. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Experiences of Discrimination Among Black Adults. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2023 10(3):1025-1034. PMID: 35391714. PMCID: PMC8989097.
Andersen JA, Gloster E, Hall S, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Associations between COVID-19 vaccine uptake, race/ethnicity, and political party affiliation. Journal of behavioral medicine. 2023 46(3):525-531. PMID: 36417011. PMCID: PMC9684822.
Ayers BL, Eswaran H, CarlLee S, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Exploring the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a culturally adapted group prenatal program, CenteringPregnancy, to reduce maternal and infant health disparities among Marshallese Pacific Islanders: A study protocol. Contemporary clinical trials communications. 2023 33:101127. PMID: 37091509. PMCID: PMC10120290.
Wu B, Arslanian KJ, Nyhan K, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Preterm birth among Pacific Islanders in the United States and the US-affiliated Pacific Islands: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Birth (Berkeley, Calif.). 2023 50(2):287-299. PMID: 37060205. PMCID: PMC10577805.
Short E, Gannon MA, Bounds K, [et al., including McElfish PA]. An integrated approach to address diabetes in the context of food insecurity: Delivering health study protocol. Contemporary clinical trials communications. 2023 33:101139. PMID: 37215390. PMCID: PMC10195850.
Reece S, CarlLee S, Scott AJ, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Hesitant adopters: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among diverse vaccinated adults in the United States. Infectious medicine. 2023 2(2):89-95. PMID: 38013742. PMCID: PMC10038887.
Hallgren E, Thompson T, Moore R, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Informal and Formal Financial Assistance to Rural Women during Cancer Treatment. SSM. Qualitative research in health. 2023 3. PMID: 40375971. PMCID: PMC12080471.
Silva R, Gannon MA, Presley JH, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Experiences of Farmers Market Vendors in a Healthy Food Incentive Program. Health promotion practice. 2023 24(1_suppl):116S-124S. PMID: 36999503.
McElfish PA, Liston R, Smith V, [et al.]. Rural Research Network to engage rural and minority community members in translational research. Journal of clinical and translational research. 2023 9(2):115-122. PMID: 37179792. PMCID: PMC10171320.
Vincenzo JL, Spear MJ, Moore R, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Reaching late adopters: factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination of Marshallese and Hispanic adults. BMC public health. 2023 23(1):631. PMID: 37013523. PMCID: PMC10068695.
Willis DE, Selig JP, Andersen JA, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Hesitant but vaccinated: assessing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the recently vaccinated. Journal of behavioral medicine. 2023 46(1-2):15-24. PMID: 35032254. PMCID: PMC8760868.
Andersen JA, Purvis RS, Scott AJ, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Contemporary clinical trials communications. 2023 32:101086. PMID: 36817737. PMCID: PMC9929673.
Haggard-Duff L, Hudson J, Holland A, [et al., including McElfish P]. Interprofessional Students' Perspectives on Culinary Medicine Training: Intentions from Plate to Practice. Medical science educator. 2023 33(2):481-487. PMID: 37261020. PMCID: PMC10226946.
McElfish PA, Selig JP, Scott AJ, [et al.]. Associations Between General Vaccine Hesitancy and Healthcare Access Among Arkansans. Journal of general internal medicine. 2023 38(4):841-847. PMID: 36323819. PMCID: PMC9629763.
Ayers BL, Purvis RS, Callaghan-Koru J, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Marshallese Mothers' and Marshallese Maternal Healthcare Providers' Perspectives on Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Life Planning Practices and Influences. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2023 20(5). PMID: 36900960. PMCID: PMC10001766.
Gurel-Headley M, Mamisashvili M, CarlLee S, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Associations between Influenza Vaccination and Health Care Access among Adults in the United States. Vaccines. 2023 11(2). PMID: 36851292. PMCID: PMC9958667.
CarlLee S, Willis DE, Andersen JA, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Healthcare Access and Experiences of Racial Discrimination as Predictors of General Vaccine Hesitancy. Vaccines. 2023 11(2). PMID: 36851286. PMCID: PMC9963783.
Willis DE, Montgomery BEE, Selig JP, [et al., including McElfish PA]. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and racial discrimination among US adults. Preventive medicine reports. 2023 31:102074. PMID: 36466305. PMCID: PMC9703864.
Wang ML, Narcisse MR, McElfish PA. Higher walkability associated with increased physical activity and reduced obesity among United States adults. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). 2023 31(2):553-564. PMID: 36504362. PMCID: PMC9877111.
Ewing LE, Pathak R, Landes RD, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Cytogenetic and epigenetic aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes of northwest Arkansas Marshallese. International journal of radiation biology. 2023 99(4):644-655. PMID: 35939319. PMCID: PMC9929030.
McElfish PA, Felix HC, Bursac Z, [et al.]. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions for Overweight/Obese Marshallese Adults. Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing. 2023 60:469580231152051. PMID: 36799349. PMCID: PMC9940234.
Long CR, Bailey MM, Cascante D, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Food Pantry Clients' Needs, Preferences, and Recommendations for Food Pantries: A Qualitative Study. Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition. 2023 18(2):245-260. PMID: 37065860. PMCID: PMC10103899.
Andersen JA, Rowland B, O'Connor G, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Faith-based health screenings for Marshallese adults living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Study design and results. Frontiers in public health. 2023 11:1075763. PMID: 37056659. PMCID: PMC10089260.
Purvis RS, Vincenzo JL, Spear M, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Factors Associated With Marshallese and Hispanic Adults' Willingness to Receive a COVID-19 Booster Dose. Journal of primary care & community health. 2023 14:21501319231171440. PMID: 37191303. PMCID: PMC10189419.
Hallgren E, Moore R, Riklon S, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Pandemic-Amplified Material Hardship and Community-Led Support among Marshallese Diasporic Communities in the United States. Journal of poverty. 2023 27(3):252-267. PMID: 37346477. PMCID: PMC10281722.
Andersen JA, Felix HC, Malhis JR, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Health Profiles of Marshallese With and Without a Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Clinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes. 2023 16:11795514231183595. PMID: 37636003. PMCID: PMC10449571.
Moore R, Rojo MO, Purvis RS, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Overcoming barriers and enhancing facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination in the Hispanic community. BMC public health. 2022 22(1):2393. PMID: 36539771. PMCID: PMC9765355.
McElfish PA, Purvis RS, Riklon S, Willis DE. Complicity in sociology and community-based participatory research with Marshallese. Sociology of health & illness. 2022 44 Suppl 1:142-157. PMID: 35213055.
Andersen JA, Rowland B, Gloster E, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Associations among Self-Reported Mental Health, Physical Activity, and Diet during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nutrition and health. 2022 28(4):711-719. PMID: 35234099. PMCID: PMC8891903.
Moore R, Purvis RS, Willis DE, [et al., including McElfish PA]. The vaccine hesitancy continuum among hesitant adopters of the COVID-19 vaccine. Clinical and translational science. 2022 15(12):2844-2857. PMID: 36330587. PMCID: PMC9747130.
McElfish PA, Riklon S, Purvis RS, [et al.]. Study protocol for family model diabetes self-management education with Marshallese participants in faith-based organizations. Contemporary clinical trials communications. 2022 30:101007. PMID: 36186543. PMCID: PMC9515595.
Willis DE, Long CR, Rowland B, [et al., including McElfish PA]. COVID-19 and food insecurity in a vulnerable rural state. Dialogues in health. 2022 1:100013. PMID: 36636611. PMCID: PMC9098512.
Purvis RS, Ayers BL, Rowland B, [et al., including McElfish PA]. "Life is hard": How the COVID-19 pandemic affected daily stressors of women. Dialogues in health. 2022 1:100018. PMID: 36776415. PMCID: PMC9162780.
Purvis RS, Moore R, Willis DE, [et al., including McElfish PA]. Factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine decision-making among hesitant adopters in the United States. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics. 2022 18(6):2114701. PMID: 36070518. PMCID: PMC9746519.
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