James Selig
Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
faculty
Health Biostatistics, College of Public Health
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Biography and Research Information
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James Selig, Professor in Health Biostatistics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, studies health disparities and behavioral health, with a focus on vaccine hesitancy and its determinants. His recent publications investigate the influence of race/ethnicity, trust, fear of infection, and experiences of discrimination on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among various adult populations. Selig also examines parental intentions to vaccinate children against COVID-19.
His research extends to obesity prevention strategies in childcare settings and the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Selig's scholarly work has resulted in 138 total publications and 5,934 total citations, with an h-index of 25. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher and leads a research group, collaborating extensively with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Jennifer A. Andersen, Don E. Willis, Holly C. Felix, and Pearl A. McElfish.
Metrics
- h-index: 25
- Publications: 138
- Citations: 5,934
Selected Publications
- Diet Quality Among Community Members With Diabetes and Food Insecurity in Northwest Arkansas: Comparison Across 3 Racial/Ethnic Groups (2025) DOI
- Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States (2025) DOI
- Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categories (2025) DOI
- Physical Activity Amid a Pandemic: How Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors Shaped Behaviors During COVID-19 (2025) DOI
- Vaccine hesitancy or hesitancies? A latent class analysis of pediatric patients' parents (2025) DOI
- Influences on COVID-19 booster uptake among adults intending to receive a booster: a qualitative study (2024) DOI
- Type 2 diabetes and health-related quality of life among older Medicare beneficiaries: The mediating role of sleep (2024) DOI
- Social Processes and COVID-19 Vaccination of Children of Hesitant Mothers (2024) DOI
- COVID-19 Booster Uptake: Are Hesitant Adopters Less Likely to Get a Booster Shot Than Nonhesitant Adopters? (2023) DOI
- Correlates of COVID-19 vaccine coverage in Arkansas: Results from a weighted random sample survey (2023) DOI
- Factors influencing applicants' rank order in the Genetic Counseling Admissions Match (2023) DOI
- Prevalence and associations between food insecurity and overweight/obesity among native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adolescents (2023) DOI
- An integrated approach to address diabetes in the context of food insecurity: Delivering health study protocol (2023) DOI
- Racial Misclassification, Discrimination, Consciousness, and Self-Rated Health Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults in the USA (2023) DOI
- Healthcare Access and Experiences of Racial Discrimination as Predictors of General Vaccine Hesitancy (2023) DOI
Grants & Funding
- Reducing Alcohol Use among Black Men: Barbershop SBIRT NIH/NIMHD Co-Investigator
- Healthy Bodies, Healthy Souls - Continuation NIH/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Co-Investigator
- Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD): An NIMHD COE NIH Co-Investigator
- Community Engagement Research Alliance (CEAL) 2023-2024 Renewal NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute - Pass Through: Westat Other
- Connecting our Neighborhoods Need for Enhanced and Coordinated Testing to Achieve Equity: CoNNECT to Achieve Equality COVID NIH/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Other
- Distress Tolerance and Smoking Cessation NIH/Nat. Inst. on Drug Abuse - Pass Through: Wake Forest University Co-Investigator
- Sustainability of Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions in Childcare NIH Co-Investigator
- Program to Increase Diversity in Faculty Engaged in Behavioral and Sleep Medicine (PRIDE) NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute - Pass Through: University of Miami Other
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