Paula Roberson

High Impact

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Department Chairs, College of Medicine

58 h-index 147 pubs 15,590 cited

Research Areas

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Health disparities and outcomes Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Healthcare Policy and Management Child and Adolescent Health Health and Medical Research Impacts

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Paula Roberson's research interests encompass several critical areas of health and medicine. She has investigated the influence of social determinants of health on post-discharge mortality for veterans and the impact of maternal smoking on congenital heart defects, as documented in her work with the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Her publications also address the efficacy of fibrinolytic therapy for parapneumonic effusion and the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical residency matches, specifically within dermatology.

Further research by Roberson explores the application of automated patch clamp data to improve variant classification and penetrance stratification for <i>SCN5A</i>-Brugada Syndrome. She has also examined oral health data gaps and needs in North Carolina and the relationship between food allergy, quality of life, and mental health in adolescents and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roberson holds a professorship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and has a distinguished academic record, evidenced by an h-index of 58 and over 15,000 citations across 147 publications. She maintains an active research group and collaborates with colleagues at her institution, including M. Hameed, Charles A. James, and Mary B. Moore.

Metrics

h-index: 58
Publications: 147
Citations: 15,590

Selected Publications

Nationwide survey of benefits provided to radiology residents in the United States (2025) DOI
G-tube contrast check: Transition from fluoroscopy to abdominal radiographs (2024) DOI
The influence of social determinants of health on <scp>post‐discharge</scp> mortality of veterans who received care in a transitional care unit (2023) DOI
Efficacy of standardizing fibrinolytic therapy for parapneumonic effusion (2022) DOI
Maternal Smoking and Congenital Heart Defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2011 (2021) DOI

Grants & Funding

Center for Childhood Obesity Research NIH/NIGMS Co-Investigator
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Osteoporosis NIH Co-Investigator
Regulatory Ubiquitination in Immune senescence NIH Co-Investigator
No FP attached UAMS College of Medicine Principal Investigator
Effect of Tai Chi on Osteoarthritic Knee Pain in Elders with Mild Dementia NIH Co-Investigator
Ischemic Stroke Treatment with Microbubbles, a Novel Clot Lysis Therapeutic NIH Co-Investigator
Arkansas Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at UAMS NIH Co-Investigator
Early Events in Alzheimer Pathogenesis NIH Co-Investigator