Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Health Disparities, Cardiovascular Disease Management, Precision Health
Area of Expertise
Dr. Nnaka's research focuses on improving health outcomes and compliance to complex self-management and preventive health behaviors among ethnic minority populations living with hypertension, heart failure, and vascular dementia through digital therapeutics (DTx). His research uniquely investigates the tailoring of digitized cardiovascular disease prevention, self-management, and treatment methods to meet the unique cultural needs and treatment preferences of ethnic minority groups. His goal is to contribute towards bridging racial and ethnic disparity gaps in cardiovascular disease health outcomes through an intentional health equity intervention design and implementation.
Techniques
Community-Based Participatory Research, Digitized Intervention Method, mHealth
Education/Academic qualification
Research Fellow, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) T-32 Science of Co-Occurring Disorders, Dartmouth College
PhD, Philosophy in Nursing Science, The University of Texas at Austin
MPH, Epidemiology and Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health
BSN, Nursing, University of Texas at Arlington
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Momentary Mindfulness Versus Distraction Coping Messages to Reduce Cannabis Craving Among Young Adults: A Microrandomized Trial
Stanger, C., Anderson, M. A. B., Xie, H., Nnaka, T., Budney, A. J., Qian, T., Yap, J. R. T. & Nahum-Shani, I., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Volunteers' perceived preparedness, training, experiences and satisfaction in a mass COVID-19 pandemic vaccine clinic
Lin, L. C., Nnaka, T. O., Horton, S. E., Todd, A. T., Hanley, K. B., Hecht, J., Guillet, N., Bogue, N., Morgan, S. & Johnson, K., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 31, 4, p. 740-751 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alcohol use, hooking-up, condom use: Is there a sexual double standard?
Penhollow, T. M., Young, M. & Nnaka, T., Jan 2017, In: American Journal of Health Behavior. 41, 1, p. 92-103 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of the Jonas Scholars Program on advancing nursing education, research, and practice
Coffee, Z., Josiah, N. A. C. & Nnaka, T., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Professional Nursing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Redesigning culturally tailored intervention in the precision health era: Self-management science context
Kim, M. T., Heitkemper, E. M., Hébert, E. T., Hecht, J., Crawford, A., Nnaka, T., Hutson, T. S., Rhee, H. & Radhakrishnan, K., 1 Sep 2022, In: Nursing Outlook. 70, 5, p. 710-724 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review