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Elias Mpofu is affiliated with the University of North Texas in the United States. Their research spans across multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine, health professions, and social sciences. The main subfields of study include general health professions, health, clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and sociology and political science.

Their scholarly output includes publications in both general and specialized venues. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
  • Healthcare
  • Geriatric Nursing

The focus of their research covers a range of topics, such as:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research
  • Geriatric care and nursing homes
  • Migration, health and trauma
  • Adolescent sexual and reproductive health
  • Aging and gerontology research
  • Frailty in older adults

Recent representative publications include:

  • Remote Work Support Needs of Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Poland: Perspectives of Individuals with Autism and Their Coworkers, 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Older Adults' Mental Health Through Leisure Activities During COVID-19: A Scoping Review, 2021, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
  • Nursing Assistants and Resident Satisfaction in Long-Term Care: A Systematic Review, 2021, Geriatric Nursing
  • Trending the Evidence on Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Continuum of Care Among Rural American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Tribes: A Systematic Scoping Review, 2020, Addictive Behaviors
  • Pathways to Sexual Decision Making by Pentecostal Church Youths in Botswana, 2021, BMC Public Health

Elias Mpofu frequently collaborates with several researchers including Pranee Liamputtong, Syeda Zakia Hossain, Tinashe Dune, Stan Ingman, and Gayle Prybutok.

Best Publications

  • Mental Health Interventions for Parent Carers of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Practice Guidelines from a Critical Interpretive Synthesis (CIS) Systematic Review.

    Denise E. Catalano;Linda Holloway;Elias Mpofu;Elias Mpofu;Elias Mpofu

  • Cultural Dimensions, Gender, and the Nature of Self‐concept: A Fourteen‐country Study

    David Watkins;Adebowale Akande;James Fleming;Maznah Ismail

  • Substance use and sexual risk behavior among South African eighth grade students.

    Lori Ann Palen;Edward A. Smith;Alan J. Flisher;Linda L. Caldwell

  • Exploring the Self-Concept in an African Culture

    Elias Mpofu

  • Health Wise South Africa: Development of a Life Skills Curriculum for Young Adults

    Linda Caldwell;Edward Smith;Lisa Wegner;Tania Vergnani

  • Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure Scores in a Sample of Adolescents From Zimbabwe

    Frank C. Worrell;Liza M. Conyers;Elias Mpofu;Beverly J. Vandiver

  • Effectiveness of Combined Cognitive and Physical Interventions to Enhance Functioning in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Chenchen Yang;Ami Moore;Elias Mpofu;Elias Mpofu;Elias Mpofu;Diana Dorstyn

  • Psychology in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges, prospects and promises

    Elias Mpofu

  • Racial and Disability Identity: Implications for the Career Counseling of African Americans With Disabilities

    Elias Mpofu;Debra A. Harley

  • Reproductive health and access to healthcare facilities: risk factors for depression and anxiety in women with an earthquake experience

    Jasim Anwar;Elias Mpofu;Lynda R Matthews;Ahmed Farah Shadoul

  • Rehabilitation and health assessment: Applying ICF guidelines

    Elias Mpofu;Thomas Oakland

  • Community-Oriented Health Services: Practices Across Disciplines

    Elias Mpofu

  • Enhancing Social Acceptance of Early Adolescents with Physical Disabilities: effects of role salience, peer interaction, and academic support interventions

    Elias Mpofu

  • Counseling people of African ancestry

    Elias Mpofu

  • Gender differences in self-construal: how generalizable are Western findings?

    David Watkins;Christopher Cheng;Elias Mpofu;Sola Olowu

  • Impact of protective factors on resilience of grandparent carers fostering orphans and non-orphans in Zimbabwe.

    Magen Mhaka-Mutepfa;Elias Mpofu;Robert Cumming

  • Preventing HIV by providing support for orphan girls to stay in school: does religion matter?

    Denise D. Hallfors;Hyunsan Cho;Bonita J. Iritani;John Mapfumo

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Efficacy for Reducing Recidivism Rates of Moderate- and High-Risk Sexual Offenders: A Scoping Systematic Literature Review

    Elias Mpofu;James A. Athanasou;Christine Rafe;Scott H. Belshaw

  • Factor structure of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking Figural Form A in Kiswahili speaking children: Multidimensionality and influences on creative behavior

    Steve Humble;Pauline Dixon;Elias Mpofu;Elias Mpofu

  • Culture and sun exposure in immigrant East Asian women living in Australia.

    Haeyoung Jang;Fung Kuen Koo;Liang Ke;Lindy Clemson

  • Assessment in Rehabilitation and Health

    Elias Mpofu;Thomas Oakland

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Oakland
Thomas Oakland University of Florida
David Watkins
David Watkins University of Melbourne
Lindy Clemson
Lindy Clemson University of Sydney
Anita Bundy
Anita Bundy Colorado State University
Gwynnyth Llewellyn
Gwynnyth Llewellyn University of Sydney
Fons J. R. van de Vijver
Fons J. R. van de Vijver Tilburg University
Ashley Craig
Ashley Craig University of Sydney
Donald H. Saklofske
Donald H. Saklofske University of Western Ontario
Fong Chan
Fong Chan University of Wisconsin–Madison
Linda L. Caldwell
Linda L. Caldwell Pennsylvania State University

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