Kristine Zimmermann, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor (RT)
Division of Health Research and Evaluation
Department of Family and Community Medicine
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About
Dr. Zimmermann has a doctoral degree in public health sciences. She has over 15 years of experience in research and evaluation in the health sciences and often collaborates with federal, state, and local agencies and organizations to engage in research. Dr. Zimmermann’s research focuses on chronic disease risk reduction and supporting healthy behaviors in women and under-resourced populations using evidence-based health promotion strategies.
Interests
Dr. Zimmermann is a mixed-methods public health researcher who is primarily interested in the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practice in community and clinical settings and community-engaged research to promote disease prevention and management and improve health outcomes. Her recent projects include cardiovascular risk reduction interventions with rural and under-resourced populations, physical activity and chronic disease prevention in rural perinatal persons, and clinic and community-based diabetes management interventions.
Selected Publications
Carnahan LR, Rauscher GH, Watson KS, Altfeld S, Zimmermann K, Ferrans CE, Molina Y. Comparing the roles of social context, networks, and perceived social functioning with health-related quality of life among self-reported rural female cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Jan;29(1):331-340. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05497-8. PMID: 32361830; PMCID: PMC7606329.
Dalstrom M, Guth B, Lizer C, Zimmermann K, Khare M. Supporting a rural wellness intervention through assessing and mapping rural physical activity environments. Prev Med Rep. 2021 Dec;24:101567. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101567. PMID: 34976633; PMCID: PMC8683888.
Khare MM, Zimmermann K, Lyons R, Locklin C, Gerber BS. Feasibility of promoting physical activity using mHEALTH technology in rural women: the step-2-it study. BMC Womens Health. 2021 Dec 16;21(1):415. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01561-5. PMID: 34915900; PMCID: PMC8679963.
Khare MM, Zimmermann K, Kazungu FK, Pluta D, Ng A, Mercadante AR, Law AV. COVID-19 vaccine attitudes and barriers among unvaccinated residents in rural northern/central Illinois. Ethn Dis. 2022 Fall;32(4):305-314. doi: 10.18865/ed.32.4.305. PMID: 36388860; PMCID: PMC9590596.
Zimmermann K, Muramatsu N, Molina Y, Carnahan LR, Geller SE. Application of the consolidated framework for implementation research to understand implementation context of a cardiovascular disease risk-reduction intervention in rural churches. Transl Behav Med. 2023 Apr 15;13(4):236-244. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibac110. PMID: 36694377.
Zimmermann K, Haen LS, Desloge A, Handler A. The role of a local health department in advancing health equity: universal postpartum home visiting in a large urban setting. Health Equity. 2023;7(1):703-712. doi: 10.1089/heq.2023.0104. PMID: 37908403; PMCID: PMC10615061.
Khare MM, Zimmermann K, Weidenbacher-Hoper V, Liao TL, Pluta D, Garry JP. Lessons learned in building a primary care training program in advanced surgical obstetrics: implementation of STRETCH-OB. Am J Public Health. 2024 May;114(S4):S312-S313. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307640. PMID: 38748967; PMCID: PMC11096765.
Zimmermann K, Cui Ms L, Kaur R, Ford C, Carnahan LR, Jefferies P, Curtis Mpa P, Khare MM. Implementation and reach of health coaching using motivational interviewing to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in uninsured Illinois women. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2024 Sep-Oct 01;30:S152-S161. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001926. PMID: 39041751; PMCID: PMC11268789.
Education
BS, Beloit College, Beloit, WI
MPH, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
PhD, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL