Lorraine McKelvey

High Impact

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Family And Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine

mckelveylorraine@uams.edu

26 h-index 112 pubs 1,999 cited

Research Areas

Child and Adolescent Health Birth, Development, and Health Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Behavioral and Psychological Studies Health disparities and outcomes Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Child Abuse and Trauma SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Links

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Lorraine McKelvey's research focuses on child development, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and the impact of early life experiences on health outcomes. She investigates how factors such as home visiting programs and the COVID-19 pandemic affect vulnerable families and children. Her work explores the complex relationships between different types of ACEs and their influence on healthcare utilization and developmental trajectories throughout early childhood and into middle childhood.

McKelvey is involved in large-scale longitudinal studies, including the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study, focusing on recruiting and retaining diverse family populations. Her research aims to capture the intricacies of child behavior and caregiver-child interactions using rigorous and equitable methodologies. She has published on the screening of ACEs before age three and the positive effects of childhood experiences on emotional and behavioral health, particularly in relation to mitigating the long-term impacts of adversity.

Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 26 and 1,999 total citations across 112 publications. McKelvey collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Kanna Lewis, Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, Nicola A. Conners Edge, and Anthony Goudie. She leads a research group and maintains an active lab website.

Metrics

  • h-index: 26
  • Publications: 112
  • Citations: 1,999

Selected Publications

  • Retaining infants and young children who experience transitions in care in longitudinal studies of child health and development: Considerations from the HEALthy Brain and Child Development study (2025) DOI
  • Erratum to “Capturing the complexity of child behavior and caregiver-child interactions in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study using a rigorous and equitable approach” [Dev. Cognit. Neurosci. 69 (2024) 101422] (2025) DOI
  • Positive childhood experiences support emotional and behavioral health in middle childhood: Longitudinal mediation of adverse childhood experiences (2025) DOI
  • Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (2024) DOI
  • Examining Impacts of Healthy Families America on Infant Health Care (2023) DOI
  • Risks of adverse childhood experiences on healthcare utilization and outcomes in early childhood (2023) DOI
  • Cost-benefit analysis of home visiting to reduce infant mortality among preterm infants (2023) DOI
  • Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) before age 3: Evidence for the Family Map Inventory (2022) DOI
  • Engaging Families and Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Early Head Start (2022) DOI
  • Exploring Interrelatedness of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Infancy and Toddlerhood: Using Latent Class Approaches to Examine Developmental Outcomes (2022) DOI
  • Effects of COVID-19 on home visiting services for vulnerable families: A cross-state analysis of enrollment, engagement, and attrition patterns. (2021) DOI

Grants & Funding

  • Interventions for obesity prevention targeting young children in at-risk environments: An integrated approach US Department of Agriculture - Pass Through: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Co-Investigator
  • 1/6 HBCD Prenatal Experiences and Longitudinal Development (PRELUDE) Consortium NIH Co-Principal Investigator
  • Second Looks: Examining the Effectiveness of Early Head Start (Incoming Subc from UALR) DHHS - Administration for Children & Families - Pass Through: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Principal Investigator
  • Evaluation of Arkansas’ Family First Prevention Services Arkansas Department of Human Services Principal Investigator
  • Evaluation of the Arkansas Home Visiting Network Health Resources & Services Administration - Pass Through: Arkansas Children's Hospital Principal Investigator
  • Foundations for Smarter Screening: Exploring Patterns of Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Protective Influence of Early Intervention on Child Health and Development Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
  • HRSA/Maternal and Child Health/Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting Program - Continuation - Continuation - Continuation Arkansas Children's Hospital - Pass Through: Arkansas Department of Health Principal Investigator
  • Children's Exposure to Violence at Home and in the Community: Pathways to Outcomes at age 18 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Principal Investigator

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Kanna Lewis University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 10 shared publications Leanne Whiteside-Mansell University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Nicola A. Conners Edge University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Anthony Goudie University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Jared Beavers University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications James Selig University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication J. Mick Tilford University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication Elise Moix University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication

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