Positions
- Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
- Director, Office of Global Health
Contacts
- Phone: 501-686-8366
- Email: NDZaller@uams.edu
- Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
4301 West Markham #820
Little Rock, AR 72205
Research Experience
I have more than a decade of experience working with substance using and criminal justice populations in both domestic and international settings. My overall research interests are on the overlap between addiction and behavioral health disorders, infectious diseases and criminal justice involvement. I have focused my research on understanding risk for HIV acquisition and transmission among substance using and criminal justice populations as well as access to HIV and substance use treatment post-release from incarceration. My research seeks to inform evidence based policy with respect to ameliorating the adverse consequences associated with substance use, which include incarceration and excess morbidity and mortality.
Recent Publications
Zaller ND, Staton M, Gorvine MM, Tillson M, Glenn J, Pro G, Oser C, Ramaswamy M. Proposed development of the Criminal Justice Translation and Clinical Science (CJ-TRACS) network. J Clin Transl Sci. 2023 Apr 17;7(1):e189. doi: 10.1017/cts.2023.531. PMID: 37745927; PMCID: PMC10514680.
Zhang Y, Shi L, Fu G, Yang C, Zaller ND, Wei C, Yan H. Willingness to use and
intention to adhere to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men in Jiangsu Province, China. AIDS Care. 2023 Sep;35(9):1386-1394. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2023.2200992. Epub 2023 Apr 19. PMID: 37075742; PMCID: PMC10523904.
Zaller N, Staton M, Ramaswamy M. Introduction to the special issue: Health
and social drivers in the criminal justice system. J Clin Transl Sci. 2023 Mar
2;7(1):e69. doi: 10.1017/cts.2022.462. PMID: 37008620; PMCID: PMC10052440.
McKay M, Gorvine MM, Zaller N, Singh V, Goree J. Federal and Statewide
Coverage for Opioid-Sparing Chronic Pain Treatments. Pain Physician. 2022
Dec;25(9):E1457-E1466. PMID: 36608017.
Zaller ND, Gorvine MM, Ross J, Mitchell SG, Taxman FS, Farabee D. Providing
substance use disorder treatment in correctional settings: knowledge gaps and proposed research priorities-overview and commentary. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2022 Dec 8;17(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s13722-022-00351-0. PMID: 36482490; PMCID: PMC9733039.
Ray B, Aalsma M, Zaller ND, Comartin E, Sightes E. The Perpetual Blind Spot
in Public Health Surveillance. J Correct Health Care. 2022 Dec;28(6):391-395.
doi: 10.1089/jchc.21.06.0053. Epub 2022 Nov 24. PMID: 36450110.
Zaller N, Varghese FP, Bull C, Skaggs S, Braziel HL, Snyder LR, Stigar LV.
telehealth among substance using justice-involved persons on community
supervision: Benefits, challenges, and suggestions for future use. J Rural
Health. 2023 Mar;39(2):452-458. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12720. Epub 2022 Oct 25. PMID: 36284442.
Marshall SA, Tao J, Horton HK, Montgomery MC, Baloh J, Gu M, Mabin C, Cima M, Nunn AS, Chan PA, Zaller ND. Barriers and facilitators to HIV care engagement: Recommendations from people with HIV in rural Arkansas. J Rural Health. 2023 Mar;39(2):459-468. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12717. Epub 2022 Oct 6. PMID: 36203209; PMCID: PMC10038810.
Zielinski MJ, Smith MKS, Kaysen D, Selig JP, Zaller ND, Curran G, Kirchner
JE. A participant-randomized pilot hybrid II trial of group cognitive processing
therapy for incarcerated persons with posttraumatic stress and substance use
disorder symptoms: study protocol and rationale. Health Justice. 2022 Oct
1;10(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s40352-022-00192-8. PMID: 36181587; PMCID: PMC9525924.
Gu M, Pro G, Zaller N. Surveillance of COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons in the
US South: The role of economic distress in the communities surrounding prison facilities. J Clin Transl Sci. 2022 Aug 1;6(1):e101. doi: 10.1017/cts.2022.432.
PMID: 36106130; PMCID: PMC9428667.
Fradley MF, Praseuth A, Bearden RL, Smith MKS, Evans L, Zaller ND, Zielinski
MJ. Recommendations for conducting longitudinal studies with people who are justice involved. J Clin Transl Sci. 2022 Jun 1;6(1):e97. doi: 10.1017/cts.2022.410. PMID: 36003206; PMCID: PMC9395249.
Pro G, Hayes C, Montgomery BEE, Zaller N. Demographic and geographic shifts
in the preferred route of methamphetamine administration among treatment cases in the US, 2010-2019. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Aug 1;237:109535. doi:
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109535. Epub 2022 Jun 9. PMID: 35714531.
Gu M, Taylor B, Pollack HA, Schneider JA, Zaller N. A pilot study on
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in the US. PLoS One. 2022 Jun 15;17(6):e0269320. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269320. PMID: 35704555; PMCID: PMC9200349.
Tronick LN, Amendolara B, Morris NP, Longley J, Kois LE, Canada KE,
Augustine D, Zaller N. Decarceration of older adults with mental illness in the
USA – beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Prison Health. 2022 May 19;ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print):10.1108/IJPH-06-2021-0049. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-06-2021-0049. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35584307; PMCID: PMC10141497.
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. J Racial Ethn Health
Disparities. 2023 Jun;10(3):1025-1034. doi: 10.1007/s40615-022-01290-x. Epub
2022 Apr 7. PMID: 35391714; PMCID: PMC8989097.
Pro G, Liebert M, Remiker M, Sabo S, Montgomery BEE, Zaller N. Homeless
Opioid Treatment Clients Transitioning to Dependent and Independent Housing: Differential Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity. Subst Use Misuse. 2022;57(6):867-875. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2046097. Epub 2022 Mar 2. PMID: 35232321.
Marshall SA, Barham C, Neher T, Zielinski MJ, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Gorvine
MM, Zaller N. Acceptability of a Community Health Worker Program to Link High-Risk People in Jail to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. J Health Care Poor
Underserved. 2022;33(1):149-166. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0012. PMID: 35153211; PMCID: PMC9518958.
Pro G, Hayes C, Brown CC, Goree J, Zaller N. Individual and Health Policy
Factors Associated With Positive Heroin and Opioid Treatment Response: United States, 2018. Am J Public Health. 2022 Feb;112(S1):S66-S76. doi:
10.2105/AJPH.2021.306503. PMID: 35143268; PMCID: PMC8842205.
Teeter BS, Thannisch MM, Martin BC, Zaller ND, Jones D, Mosley CL, Curran
GM. Opioid overdose counseling and prescribing of naloxone in rural community pharmacies: A pilot study. Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm. 2021 Jun;2:100019. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100019. Epub 2021 May 8. PMID: 35128518; PMCID: PMC8813166.
Zielinski MJ, Praseuth A, Gai MJ, Evans LJ, Zaller ND, Umar I, Barocas JA.
Crisis stabilization units for jail diversion: A preliminary assessment of
patient characteristics and outcomes. Psychol Serv. 2022 Nov;19(4):630-636. doi: 10.1037/ser0000616. Epub 2022 Jan 31. PMID: 35099227; PMCID: PMC9339028.