Biostatistician
Department of Biostatistics
Contact Information
Office: 4130 Shuffield Drive #2017
Phone: 501-686-5206
Email: kkgaffney@uams.edu
Education
- 2022 – MPH (Biostatistics), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
- 1993 – B.A. (Mathematics), Bethel University, St. Paul, MN
Research Interest
Natural disaster stress and recovery, emerging infectious disease, rural health, appropriate use and interpretation of data, study design
Current Research Projects
Data Coordinating and Operations Center for the ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network (NIH; Lee J, Snowden J, and Ounpraseuth S, PI)
Recent Publications
- ElRayes W, Cieslak TJ, Palm D, Gaffney KK, Mohamed A, Medcalf S. From National Diversity to Global Synergy: Comparative Lessons and Recommendations for Global Action. Journal of Emergency Management. 2025; 23(5):593-611. doi: https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.0957.
- MacGeorge CA, Henry M, Ford HA, Malloch L, Fratesi E, Cabaniss S, Baldner J, Greer M, Gaffney K, Bimali M, Abraham P, Fu LY, Ounpraseuth PS, Turley CB. Study protocol for a pilot study for Remote ADHD Monitoring Program (RAMP) for children in rural areas. PLoS One. 2025;20(12):e0337802. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0337802. eCollection 2025. PubMed PMID: 41329787; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12671750.
- Gaffney KK, Duysen E, Medcalf S, Wichman C. Rural Natural Disaster Stress: A Survey of Community Resource Use and Effect. J Agromedicine. 2024;29(4):688-700. doi:10.1080/1059924X.2024.2388862
- Gaffney KK, Medcalf S, Duysen E, Wichman C. Rural and Agricultural Natural Disaster Stress and Recovery: A Comparison. J Agromedicine. 2023;28(4):797-808. doi:10.1080/1059924X.2023.2230987
- Gaffney KK, Jana Broadhurst M, Brett-Major DM. Mumps to COVID-19: Vaccinated persons remain vulnerable when community uptake is low. Vaccine. 2022;40(12):1691-1694. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.046