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46
Citations
7169
World Ranking
3685
National Ranking
1763

Overview

Alicia K. Matthews is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and the social sciences, with a strong focus on health-related issues affecting diverse populations.

The scientist's main fields of study include Medicine, with a substantial number of publications in Social Sciences. Their research extends into several subfields, including General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Oncology, Social Psychology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Key topics addressed in their work include:

  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Cancer survivorship and care

The scientist has frequently published in journals such as Blood, Journal of Professional Nursing, Frontiers in Public Health, Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, and Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention.

Among recent notable papers are:

  • Assessing and Addressing Cardiovascular Health in LGBTQ Adults: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2020, Circulation
  • Ethics of research at the intersection of COVID-19 and black lives matter: a call to action, 2021, Journal of Medical Ethics
  • A 10-year review of surgical management of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, 2020, British Journal of Dermatology
  • COVID-19 Prevention and Protecting Sex Workers: A Call to Action, 2020, Archives of Sexual Behavior
  • The influence of minority stress on indicators of suicidality among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults in Thailand, 2020, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors. Regular collaborators include Alana Steffen, Cherdsak Duangchan, Safa Elkefi, Chien-Ching Li, and Natasha Crooks.

Best Publications

  • Stigma and disclosure: Implications for coming out of the closet

    Patrick W. Corrigan;Alicia K. Matthews

  • Race/ethnicity and sexual orientation: intersecting identities.

    Cheryl A. Parks;Tonda L. Hughes;Alicia K. Matthews

  • Factors influencing medical information seeking among African American cancer patients.

    Alicia K. Matthews;Sarah A. Sellergren;Clara Manfredi;Maryann Williams

  • Prediction of depressive distress in a community sample of women: the role of sexual orientation.

    Alicia K. Matthews;Tonda L. Hughes;Timothy Johnson;Lisa A. Razzano

  • A comparison of blacks and whites seeking treatment for chronic pain

    Lance M. McCracken;Lance M. McCracken;Alicia K. Matthews;Tricia S. Tang;Sophia L. Cuba

  • Correlates of underutilization of gynecological cancer screening among lesbian and heterosexual women

    Alicia K Matthews;Dana L Brandenburg;Timothy P Johnson;Tonda L Hughes

  • A Qualitative Exploration of African-Americans' Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Illness Treatment Seeking

    Alicia K. Matthews;Patrick W. Corrigan;Barbara M. Smith;Frances Aranda

  • “Counting” Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Adults in Health Research: Recommendations from the Gender Identity in US Surveillance Group

    Sari L. Reisner;Kerith J. Conron;Scout;Kellan Baker

  • Passive exposure to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use increases desire for combustible and e-cigarettes in young adult smokers

    Andrea C King;Lia J Smith;Patrick J McNamara;Alicia K Matthews

  • Promotion of tobacco use cessation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people: a systematic review.

    Joseph G.L. Lee;Alicia K. Matthews;Cramer A. McCullen;Cathy L. Melvin

  • Comparing Lesbians' and Heterosexual Women's Mental Health: A Multi-Site Survey

    Tonda L. Hughes;Ann Pollinger Haas;Lisa Razzano;Roberta Cassidy

  • Mental health service use by African American women: exploration of subpopulation differences.

    Alicia K. Matthews;Tonda L. Hughes

  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Breast Cancer Survivors

    Alicia K. Matthews;Sarah A. Sellergren;Dezheng Huo;Marcy List

  • Tobacco Use and Sexual Orientation in a National Cross-sectional Study: Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Identity-Attraction Differences

    Sean Esteban McCabe;Alicia K. Matthews;Joseph G.L. Lee;Phil Veliz

  • A Comparative Study of Lesbian and Heterosexual Women in Committed Relationships

    Alicia K. Matthews;Jessica Tartaro;Tonda L. Hughes

  • Correlates of quality of life among African American and white cancer survivors.

    Alicia K. Matthews;Silvia Tejeda;Timothy P. Johnson;Michael L. Berbaum

  • Effects of Naltrexone on Smoking Cessation Outcomes and Weight Gain in Nicotine-Dependent Men and Women

    Andrea C. King;Dingcai Cao;Stephanie S. O’Malley;Henry R. Kranzler

  • Frequent Visitors Somatization in School-Age Children and Implications for School Nurses

    Robin Adair Shannon;Martha Dewey Bergren;Alicia Matthews

  • Sexual orientation disparities in adolescent cigarette smoking: intersections with race/ethnicity, gender, and age.

    Heather L. Corliss;Margaret Rosario;Michelle A. Birkett;Michael E. Newcomb

  • Coming out in color: racial/ethnic differences in the relationship between level of sexual identity disclosure and depression among lesbians.

    Frances Aranda;Alicia K. Matthews;Tonda L. Hughes;Naoko Muramatsu

  • Sexual Orientation Discrimination and Tobacco Use Disparities in the United States.

    Sean Esteban McCabe;Tonda L Hughes;Alicia K Matthews;Joseph G L Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Tonda L. Hughes
Tonda L. Hughes Columbia University
Andrea C. King
Andrea C. King University of Chicago
Timothy P. Johnson
Timothy P. Johnson University of Illinois at Chicago
Lisa M. Kuhns
Lisa M. Kuhns Northwestern University
Sari L. Reisner
Sari L. Reisner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sharon C. Wilsnack
Sharon C. Wilsnack University of North Dakota
Patrick W. Corrigan
Patrick W. Corrigan Illinois Institute of Technology
Carol J. Boyd
Carol J. Boyd University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michael E. Newcomb
Michael E. Newcomb Northwestern University
Olufunmilayo I. Olopade
Olufunmilayo I. Olopade University of Chicago

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