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Carol E. Cornell's research focuses on health equity, disparities, and the translation of research findings into community-level change. Her work investigates social determinants of health and capacity building within coalitions aimed at reducing chronic disease and racial/ethnic disparities, including those related to COVID-19. Cornell has also examined the outcomes of telemedicine-delivered gender-affirming care for transgender youth and explored somatic versus cognitive depressive symptoms as predictors of coronary artery disease in women.

Cornell holds a high-impact researcher designation, evidenced by an h-index of 33 and over 4,900 citations across 107 publications. Her federally funded research includes over $6.2 million in awards from the NIH. These grants support initiatives such as the Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD) and the Center for Research, Health and Society, as well as core funding for health promotion and disease prevention research centers. She leads a research group and maintains an active lab website, fostering collaboration with colleagues such as Dina M. Jones and Pebbles Fagan at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 33
  • Publications: 107
  • Citations: 4,912

Selected Publications

  • Capacity to address determinants of health among a social justice coalition in the United States (2025) DOI
  • What is Social Justice? An Important Approach to Public Health Research, Practice, and Health Care Solutions (2025) DOI
  • Using Concept Mapping to Identify Community Partners’ and Researchers’ Perceptions of Social Justice: A Path Toward Eliminating Chronic Disease Disparities (2024) DOI
  • Outcomes Research on Telemedicine-Delivered Gender-Affirming Health Care for Transgender Youth Is Needed Now: A Call to Action (2021) DOI
  • Somatic Versus Cognitive Depressive Symptoms as Predictors of Coronary Artery Disease Among Women with Suspected Ischemia (2021) DOI

Federal Grants 3 $6,249,323 total

NIH/National Center for Chronic Disease Prev and Health Promo Co-PI Sep 2024 - Sep 2029

DP24-004, PRC, Core: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers

National Center for Chronic Disease Prev and Health Promo $1,000,000 U48
NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Contact PI Sep 2021 - Jun 2026

Center for Research, Health and Society

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities $4,749,323 P50
NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Contact PI Sep 2007 - Apr 2024

Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD) Bridge Funding

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities $500,000 U54

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