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I often provide interviews to state, national, and international news outlets. For interview requests, you may get in touch with the main HESC office or email me directly. Below are some of my prior media appearances and interviews:
I often provide interviews to state, national, and international news outlets. For interview requests, you may get in touch with the main HESC office or email me directly. Below are some of my prior media appearances and interviews:
Print and Online Media
Print and Online Media
Research Highlighted by Robin Lloyd in The Scientific American - March 10, 2022
Willis DE, Moore R, Purvis RS, McElfish PA. Hesitant but Vaccinated: Lessons Learned from Hesitant Adopters. Vaccine. 2024;42(20):126135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.07.036
Willis DE, Selig JP, Andersen JA, Hall S, Hallgren E, Williams M, Bryant-Moore K, McElfish PA. Hesitant but vaccinated: assessing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among the recently vaccinated [published online ahead of print, 2022 Jan 15]. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2022;10.1007/s10865-021-00270-6. doi:10.1007/s10865-021-00270-6
Dr. Don Willis joins University of Arkansas, HESC
Human Development and Family Sciences Faculty
Dr. Don Willis joins University of Arkansas, HESC
Human Development and Family Sciences Faculty
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TV Interviews (selected)
TV Interviews (selected)
Willis DE, Bogulski CA, Brown CC, Manning NA, White LS, Selig JP, Li J, McElfish PA. Postpartum Care Screenings by Care Modality Among US Mothers, 2020-2021. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Global Reports. 2025:100541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2025.100541
Radio and Podcast Interviews
Radio and Podcast Interviews
KUAF / Ozarks at Large Interview - June 21, 2023
CarlLee S, Willis DE, Andersen JA, Gurel-Headley M, Kraleti SS, Selig JP, Moore R, Diaz-Cruz A, Macechko MD, McElfish PA. Healthcare Access and Experiences of Racial Discrimination as Predictors of General Vaccine Hesitancy. Vaccines. 2023;11(2):409. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11020409
KUAR Interview - May 3, 2022
Willis DE, Andersen JA, Montgomery BEE, Selig JP, Shah SK, Zaller N, Bryant-Moore K, Scott AJ, Williams M, McElfish PA. COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Experiences of Discrimination Among Black Adults. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2022;10.1007/s40615-022-01290-x. doi:10.1007/s40615-022-01290-x
They discuss Don and his colleagues’ recent publication in CTS, “COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Race/ethnicity, trust, and fear,” digging into how location, race, past racism, and current systemic racism factor into the willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Willis DE, Andersen JA, Bryant-Moore K, Selig JP, Long C, Felix H, Curran GM, McElfish PA. 2021. “COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Race/Ethnicity, Trust, and Fear.” Clinical and Translational Science. doi: 10.1111/cts.13077
2022 ASCPT Clinical and Translational Science Award
2022 most cited article in Clinical and Translational Science
2022 most downloaded article published in Clinical and Translational Science
2021 most downloaded article published in Clinical and Translational Science
KUAF Interview - August 16, 2021
Willis DE, Andersen JA, Bryant-Moore K, Selig JP, Long C, Felix H, Curran GM, McElfish PA. 2021. “COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Race/Ethnicity, Trust, and Fear.” Clinical and Translational Science. doi: 10.1111/cts.13077
Video Abstract (selected)
Video Abstract (selected)
Willis DE. 2021. “Feeding Inequality: Food Insecurity, Social Status and College Student Health.” Sociology of Health & Illness. 43(1): 220-237. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13212
2022 top cited article in Sociology of Health & Illness
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