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Nicola A. Conners Edge

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Family And Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine

9 h-index 31 pubs 257 cited

Research Areas

Child Abuse and Trauma Early Childhood Education and Development Behavioral Health and Interventions Healthcare Policy and Management Child and Adolescent Health Mental Health Research Topics Health Policy Implementation Science Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Nicola A. Conners Edge's research focuses on improving child and family well-being through evidence-based interventions and policy implementation, particularly within early care and education settings. Her work investigates strategies to reduce exclusionary discipline and manage youth trauma, with a recent emphasis on the virtual delivery of psychoeducational groups for caregivers of trauma-exposed children. She has also studied the implementation of programs aimed at promoting healthy child development in mothers experiencing depressive symptoms. Conners Edge's publications have explored statewide initiatives to support children impacted by family violence and the integration of mental health consultation in early childhood programs. Her scholarship includes examining the implementation of specific frameworks like Conscious Discipline® and evaluating the impact of positive childhood experiences on health outcomes.

Her research network includes collaborators such as Lorraine McKelvey, Sufna G. John, Sufna Gheyara John, and Kanna Lewis, all based at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications. Conners Edge holds an h-index of 9, with 31 total publications and 257 citations. She is actively publishing, with recent work appearing in 2025.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 31
  • Citations: 257

Selected Publications

  • Consultant perception of the feasibility and effectiveness of infant and early childhood mental health consultation services provided virtually to early care and education (2025) DOI
  • 256 Identifying causes of parenting stress among postpartum mothers receiving medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) (2025) DOI
  • Correction: Fostering Informed and Responsive Systems for Trauma in Early Care and Education (FIRST:ECE): A Preliminary Evaluation (2024) DOI
  • Implementation of a comprehensive state effort to reduce exclusionary discipline in early care and education settings: Arkansas's policy (2024) DOI
  • Managing Youth Trauma Effectively: Evaluating the virtual delivery of a brief psychoeducational group for caregivers of trauma-exposed young children (2023) DOI
  • Engaging Families and Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Early Head Start (2022) DOI
  • Fostering Informed and Responsive Systems for Trauma in Early Care and Education (FIRST:ECE): A Preliminary Evaluation (2022) DOI
  • Examining the Implementation of Conscious Discipline®: A Qualitative Study Utilizing the I-PARIHS Framework (2022) DOI
  • Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation in the Context of a Statewide Expulsion Prevention Initiative (2021) DOI
  • Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience (2021) DOI

Grants & Funding

  • FY23 UAMS Family and Preventative Medicine Social Emotional - ABC Professional Services: Project PLAY Arkansas Department of Education Principal Investigator
  • Community Mental Health Center Partnership Pilot Projects with Early Childhood Programs (was Swanson) US Department of Health & Human Services - Pass Through: State of Arkansas Principal Investigator
  • Arkansas Outreach and Treatment Project for Pregnant and Postpartum Women US Department of Health & Human Services Principal Investigator
  • Decision Point Treatment for the Homeless (incoming Subcontract) Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - Pass Through: Decision Point, Inc. Principal Investigator
  • Parents and Children Together (PACT) Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Principal Investigator
  • Arkansas Outreach and Treatment Project for Pregnant and Postpartum Women US Department of Health & Human Services Principal Investigator
  • Arkansas Outreach and Treatment Project for Pregnant and Postpartum Women US Department of Health & Human Services Principal Investigator
  • FY24 UAMS Family and Preventative Medicine Social Emotional - ABC Professional Services: Project PLAY Arkansas Department of Education Principal Investigator

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Lorraine McKelvey University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Sufna G. John University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Sufna Gheyara John University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Kanna Lewis University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Joy Pemberton University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Karin L. Vanderzee University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Karin L. Vanderzee University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Elissa H. Wilburn University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications

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