Don E. Willis

High Impact

Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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Northwest AR Research, College of Northwest Arkansas UAMS Campus

dewillis@uark.edu

24 h-index 193 pubs 2,127 cited

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Don E. Willis is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, affiliated with the Northwest AR Research and the College of Northwest Arkansas UAMS Campus. His research primarily focuses on public health issues related to infectious diseases, particularly COVID-19. Willis has investigated various aspects of vaccine hesitancy, including its relationship with race and ethnicity, trust in public health institutions, and fear of infection. His work also explores the sociodemographic determinants influencing these attitudes and behaviors, as well as perceived barriers to COVID-19 testing and motivations for vaccination among hesitant individuals.

Further research by Willis examines trusted sources of information regarding COVID-19 vaccines and the experiences of discrimination among Black adults in relation to vaccine hesitancy. He has also studied vaccine hesitancy among youth. Willis's scholarly output is substantial, with 193 total publications and over 2,100 citations, contributing to an h-index of 24. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher. His collaborative network includes numerous colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, such as Pearl A. McElfish (27 shared publications), Jennifer A. Andersen (24 shared publications), James Selig (17 shared publications), and Ramey Moore (16 shared publications).

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h-index: 24
Publications: 193
Citations: 2,127

Selected Publications

Temporal Trends in Telehealth Availability in Mental Health Treatment Settings: Differences in Growth by State Rurality, 2015–2020 (2023) 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
Key Conversations and Trusted Information Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine (2023) DOI
Understanding Vaccination Among Hesitant Adopters of the COVID-19 Vaccine Using the Increasing Vaccination Model (2023) DOI
Hesitant adopters: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among diverse vaccinated adults in the United States (2023) DOI
Place Still Matters: Social Vulnerabilities, Place-Level Disadvantage, and Food Insecurity during COVID-19 (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
Associations between Influenza Vaccination and Health Care Access among Adults in the United States (2023) DOI
Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA (2023) DOI
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and racial discrimination among US adults (2022) DOI
Associations between COVID-19 vaccine uptake, race/ethnicity, and political party affiliation (2022) DOI
The vaccine hesitancy continuum among hesitant adopters of the COVID‐19 vaccine (2022) DOI
Associations Between General Vaccine Hesitancy and Healthcare Access Among Arkansans (2022) DOI

Grants & Funding

FOOD AS MEDICINE: ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (FOOD INSECURITY) TO EFFECT CLINICAL OUTCOMES (CEAL) Westat - Pass Through: Westat Principal Investigator
Community Engagement Research Alliance (CEAL) 2023-2024 Renewal NIH/Nat. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute - Pass Through: Westat Principal Investigator