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Lorraine S. Wallace

Health Professions · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 2000

Publications

158

Citations

3,915

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

27

Publishing since 2000

Research summary
AI-generated

Lorraine S. Wallace works on health literacy and how easily patients and the public can access, understand, and use health information—ranging from medication labels and COVID-19 test instructions to insurance enrollment materials. Her work also extends into public health topics like childhood obesity, physical activity, and school food environments, as well as undergraduate research and medical education training programs. Overall her research combines patient communication, health policy, and educational program development.

Health literacy and communicationPatient-facing health materials and accessibilityChildhood health, nutrition, and physical activityUndergraduate and medical education research trainingHealthcare policy and health insurance access

Publication output has grown gradually over the last decade, rising from occasional papers in 2017-2019 to a steadier pace of about 3-5 per year since 2021.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 5 publications5242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research×4
  • The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine×3
  • PubMed×2
  • American Journal of Health Education×2
  • Academic Medical Journal×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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