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Kimberly K. Walker

Associate professor University of South Florida
Verified email at usf.edu
Cited by 631

A qualitative study exploring the relationship between mothers' vaccine hesitancy and health beliefs with COVID-19 vaccination intention and prevention during the …

KK Walker, KJ Head, H Owens… - Human Vaccines & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Vaccine hesitancy is a top ten global health threat that can negatively impact COVID-19
vaccine uptake. It is assumed that vaccine refusers hold deep, negative beliefs, while acceptors …

[HTML][HTML] “We fear the unknown”: Emergence, route and transfer of hesitancy and misinformation among HPV vaccine accepting mothers

KK Walker, H Owens, G Zimet - Preventive Medicine Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
Although licensed since 2006, US HPV vaccination rates remain suboptimal. Since mothers
are decision-makers for young adults’ vaccination, assessing ongoing knowledge deficits …

[HTML][HTML] USA dental health providers' role in HPV vaccine communication and HPV-OPC protection: a systematic review

KK Walker, RD Jackson, S Sommariva… - Human Vaccines & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background. Improving human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination coverage in
the US will require healthcare providers to recommend the vaccine more effectively. To inform …

[HTML][HTML] Midwestern Latino caregivers' knowledge, attitudes and sense making of the oral health etiology, prevention and barriers that inhibit their children's oral health …

KK Walker, EA Martínez-Mier, AE Soto-Rojas… - BMC Oral Health, 2017 - Springer
Background Using community-based participatory research, the Health Protection Model
was used to understand the cultural experiences, attitudes, knowledge and behaviors …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide map of nucleosome acetylation and methylation in yeast

…, M Cole, NM Hannett, TI Lee, GW Bell, K Walker… - Cell, 2005 - cell.com
Eukaryotic genomes are packaged into nucleosomes whose position and chemical modification
state can profoundly influence regulation of gene expression. We profiled nucleosome …

Tangled up in views: Beliefs in the nature of science and responses to socioscientific dilemmas

DL Zeidler, KA Walker, WA Ackett… - Science …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between students' conceptions
of the nature of science and their reactions to evidence that challenged their beliefs about …

[PDF][PDF] The somatic genomic landscape of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma

…, Q Wang, W Hale, A Hawes, D Kalra, K Walker… - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
We describe the landscape of somatic genomic alterations of 66 chromophobe renal cell
carcinomas (ChRCCs) on the basis of multidimensional and comprehensive characterization, …

Promoting discourse about socioscientific issues through scaffolded inquiry

KA Walker, DL Zeidler - International journal of science education, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
This case study investigated the implementation of an inquiry‐based curricular unit that was
designed to promote student discourse and debate on aspects related to the nature of …

Mothers' sources and strategies for managing COVID-19 uncertainties during the early pandemic months

KK Walker, KJ Head, J Bute, H Owens… - Journal of Family …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges and uncertainties for families.
Guided by uncertainty management theory, this study qualitatively explored mothers’ …

[PDF][PDF] Short RNAs are transcribed from repressed polycomb target genes and interact with polycomb repressive complex-2

…, WA Whyte, CF Pereira, E Brookes, K Walker… - Molecular cell, 2010 - cell.com
Polycomb proteins maintain cell identity by repressing the expression of developmental
regulators specific for other cell types. Polycomb repressive complex-2 (PRC2) catalyzes …