Amar Kanekar Source Confirmed

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Researcher

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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14 h-index 71 pubs 1,143 cited

Research Areas

Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Behavioral Health and Interventions Social and Intergroup Psychology Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Behavioral and Psychological Studies Mental Health Research Topics Health disparities and outcomes Natural Language Processing Techniques

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Amar Kanekar's research investigates factors influencing health behaviors, social isolation, and health literacy, particularly within vulnerable populations. His work has explored the use of digital literacy and social support strategies to combat social isolation and loneliness in older adults. Kanekar has also examined how neighborhood characteristics, such as walkability, relate to social activity in this demographic. His publications include studies on vaccine hesitancy in parents, focusing on the roles of social networks, social media, and parental autonomy. He has also investigated the application of artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT, in health behavior change interventions and oral healthcare. Kanekar's scholarly output includes 71 publications with 1,143 citations and an h-index of 14. He has collaborated with Joseph O. Otundo, Janea Snyder, Jason Kushner, and Kristin Mann on multiple publications.

Metrics

h-index: 14
Publications: 71
Citations: 1,143

Selected Publications

A Scoping Review of the Use and Determinants of Social Media Among College Students (2025) DOI
Exploring barriers to formal mental health help-seeking among Iranian adolescent girls: a qualitative study using the PRECEDE model (2025) DOI
Exploring Social Support Strategies and Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Social Isolation and Loneliness: The Role of Digital Literacy (2024) DOI
A Fourth-Generation Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change (2024) DOI
A Pilot Study of the Use and Attitudes Toward Large Language Models Across Academic Disciplines (2024) DOI
Neighbourhood Services and Ageing in Place: An Extreme Industrialisation Perspective (2023) DOI
Role of Open AI (Artificial Intelligence)–Innovations in Health Behavior Change Interventions (2023) DOI
Contributors (2023) DOI
Ethical approaches to service, research, publication, and presentation (2023) DOI
Daily challenges in ethical decision-making (2023) DOI
APPLICATIONS OF CHATGPT IN ORAL HEALTHCARE: A CURRENT AND BRIEF OVERVIEW (2023) DOI
List of contributors (2023) DOI
Ethical, privacy, and confidentiality issues in the use and application of social media (2023) DOI
Neighbourhood walkability as a moderator of the associations between older adults’ information technology use and social activity: A cross-sectional study with sensitivity analyses (2022) DOI
Group-based Learning: An Innovative Practice for Engaged Learning in an Online Environment (2022) DOI