Sheldon Riklon Source Confirmed
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Professor
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
faculty
Northwest AR Campus Supply Chain, College of Northwest Arkansas UAMS Campus
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Biography and Research Information
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Sheldon Riklon, a Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, studies health disparities and community-based participatory research. His work frequently focuses on the Marshallese Pacific Islander community in Arkansas, addressing issues such as COVID-19 disparities, vaccine hesitancy, and the relationship between physical activity and self-efficacy in overweight and obese Marshallese adults. Riklon has also investigated experiences of discrimination among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders living in the USA and examined cytogenetic and epigenetic aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes of Marshallese individuals.
Riklon has secured federal funding for his research, including a $641,647 grant from the NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to evaluate the effectiveness of Ajjmuurur Baamḷe DSMES in the RMI. He leads a research group and collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Brett Rowland, Rachel S. Purvis, Jennifer A. Andersen, and Holly C. Felix, with whom he shares multiple publications.
With a career spanning over 74 publications and 754 citations, Riklon has an h-index of 16. His recent publications, including work from 2021, 2022, and 2023, highlight his ongoing engagement with critical public health issues and his commitment to community-engaged research practices.
Metrics
- h-index: 16
- Publications: 74
- Citations: 754
Selected Publications
- Opinions towards Aging in the Marshallese Community residing in Northwest Arkansas (2025) DOI
- Differential microRNA profiling of the Marshallese population in Arkansas reveals a higher association with chronic diseases (2025) DOI
- Correction: External relationships as implementation determinants in community-engaged, equity-focused COVID-19 vaccination events (2025) DOI
- Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: A study protocol (2024) DOI
- External relationships as implementation determinants in community-engaged, equity-focused COVID-19 vaccination events (2024) DOI
- RETRACTED: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Marshallese in Northwest Arkansas (USA) (2024) DOI
- Undiagnosed hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus among Marshallese adults in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2024) DOI
- Moana: Alternate surveillance for COVID-19 in a Unique Population (MASC-UP) (2023) DOI
- Assessment of diabetes self-care behaviors and knowledge among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023) DOI
- Faith-based health screenings for Marshallese adults living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Study design and results (2023) DOI
- Correction to: Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA (2023) DOI
- Marshallese Mothers’ and Marshallese Maternal Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Life Planning Practices and Influences (2023) DOI
- A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions for Overweight/Obese Marshallese Adults (2023) DOI
- Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023) DOI
- Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA (2023) DOI
Federal Grants 1 $641,647 total
Evaluation of the effectiveness of Ajjmuurur Baamḷe DSMES in the RMI
Grants & Funding
- Baba Lejonron Program DHHS - Administration for Children & Families Principal Investigator
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of Ajjmuurur Baam?e DSMES in the RMI NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases Principal Investigator
- Community Health Workers Reaching Everyone to Achieve Community Health Benton County Government Co-Investigator
- Baba Lejonron Program DHHS - Administration for Children & Families Principal Investigator
- Baba Lejonron Program DHHS - Administration for Children & Families Principal Investigator
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of Ajjmuurur Baam?e DSMES in the RMI NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases Principal Investigator
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of Ajjmuurur Baam?e DSMES in the RMI NIH/Nat. Inst. of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases Principal Investigator
- Baba Lejonron Program DHHS - Administration for Children & Families Principal Investigator
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