Akilah A. Jefferson

Associate Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

10 h-index 66 pubs 477 cited

Research Areas

Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations Child and Adolescent Health Health disparities and outcomes Asthma and respiratory diseases Diet and metabolism studies Environmental justice and allergic disease Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Health and Medical Research Impacts

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Akilah A. Jefferson's research investigates the intersection of socioeconomic factors, environmental influences, and allergic diseases in children. Her work addresses health inequities by examining the impact of food insecurity and other socioeconomic determinants on the prevalence and management of allergic conditions. Jefferson has published on developing structural competency in allergy and immunology training to address health disparities and has contributed to reports on environmental justice and allergic disease. Her research also includes clinical trials, such as the VDORA1 randomized clinical trial on vitamin D replacement in children with obesity-related asthma. Additionally, she has developed predictive models for pediatric severe asthma exacerbations using administrative claims data and explores shared decision-making strategies to mitigate asthma health disparities. Jefferson is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she has collaborated on multiple publications with colleagues including Robbie Pesek, Mandana Rezaeiahari, J. Mick Tilford, and Arina Eyimina.

Metrics

h-index: 10
Publications: 66
Citations: 477

Selected Publications

Trends in Z-Code Utilization to Capture Social Determinants of Health among Children with Asthma in Arkansas (2026) DOI
Pediatric asthma population risk stratification using k-means clustering (2025) DOI
Trust, A Key to Counter Vaccine Hesitancy (2025) DOI
Video directly observed therapy to improve inhaler technique among pediatric patients with persistent asthma (2025) DOI
Effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma exacerbations and viral infections (2024) DOI
Evaluation of recurrent and recalcitrant warts in a deaf adolescent male reveals GATA2 deficiency (2024) DOI
169 Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program (2024) DOI
Food Insecurity and Health Inequities in Food Allergy (2024) DOI
Precision care in the treatment of pediatric asthma (2024) DOI
Survey of Arkansas Pediatric Providers on the Application of the NIH/NIAID Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States (2024) DOI
Association of Asthma Specialty Care and Adverse Outcomes for Children Enrolled in the Arkansas Medicaid Program (2024) DOI
Video Directly Observed Therapy To Improve Pediatric Inhaler Technique (2024) DOI
Viral Infections are Associated with More Severe Clinical Outcomes During Pediatric Asthma Exacerbations (2024) DOI
Impact of socioeconomic factors on allergic diseases (2023) DOI
Vitamin D Oral Replacement in Children With Obesity Related Asthma: <scp>VDORA1</scp> Randomized Clinical Trial (2023) DOI

Grants & Funding

GR037186-Jefferson-Assessing Risk, Outcomes, and Disparities in Pediatric Asthma UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
GR039166-Jefferson-ACRI-Quality of Asthma Care and Opportunity in a Pediatric Population UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
Multifactorial Asthma Determinants in Underresourced Pediatric Populations NIH Principal Investigator