Media

I enjoy working with the media to disseminate findings and tell the stories of how research intersects with policies and with people's lives. My research has been covered by excellent reporters in multiple media outlets, including feature stories by the New York Times, Washington Post, National Public Radio, Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, and the Huffington Post. These media stories, commentaries, and podcasts have generated dialogue, interest and policy action at local, state, and national levels.

SPEAKING

Dr. Kozhimannil has presented at dozens of professional meetings and conferences, webinars, and grand rounds, and has been invited to give multiple keynote addresses. For speaking requests, please complete this form.

Below is a sampling of Dr. Kozhimannil's invited presentations at professional meetings, conferences, and webinars

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Maternity Care Access in Vermont and New Hampshire, and Across The US. Bi-State Primary Care Association. October 27, 2025; virtual

Rural Maternity Care Access and Maternal Health. Colorado Hospital Association. Maternal Health Virtual Summit. April 2, 2025; virtual

Addressing the Maternal Rural Health Crisis. Third Annual Virtual Conference on Obstetric Life Support, February 4, 2025; virtual

Birth Equity for Indigenous People in the US. Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health Native American Heritage Month Keynote Address, November 2024; virtual

Perinatal Health Equity for Indigenous People in the US (Invited keynote presentation). DONA International Summit, October 2024; virtual.

Declining Access to Maternity Care in Rural and Underserved Communities: A review of policy and structural factors (Invited keynote presentation). Partnership HealthPlan of California. Shuttering of Maternity Care Centers in Northern California Conference, February 2024; Fairfield, CA.

Improving Rural Health Equity: Telling the truth, Asking the right questions, Making an impact (Invited keynote presentation). Many Faces of Community Health Conference, Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers. August 2023; Bloomington, MN

Reducing inequities in maternity care in Minnesota. (Invited keynote presentation). MN Chapter of ACOG Annual Meeting, December 2019; Minneapolis, MN.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Birth Equity for Indigenous People. M Health Fairview Birth Justice Summit. November 13, 2025, Minneapolis, MN; in person

Indigenous Health Is Created and Revealed At Birth. Tribal Health Funders Workshop. Bethesda, MD; October 8, 2025; in person

Developing Effective Recommendations To Reduce Maternal Mortality. Minnesota Maternal Mortality Review Committee. Presentation + Workshop; Saint Paul, MN, September 18, 2025; in person

Rural Philanthropy Community of Practice: Special Session on Race, Place, and Class in Rural America. Grantmakers in Health Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA; June 17, 2025; in person panelist

Kozhimannil KB, Interrante JD. Indigenous Maternal Health in Rural US communities. Podium presentation at the 2025 NRHA conference. Atlanta, GA. May 2025; in person

Alker, J, Cross R, Kozhimannil KB. Webinar and Report Release: Medicaid Key to Maternal and Infant Health in Rural America. Georgetown University webinar, May 15 2025; virtual

Research and Engagement to Improve Maternity Care Access in Rural US Communities. Vanderbilt University MEADOW webinar. March 3, 2025; virtual

Intimate Partner Violence Among Birthing People: Rural-Urban Differences and Implications for Safety and Equity. UCSF IHPS Health Policy Grand Rounds Lecture Series, February 5, 2025; virtual.

Access to Maternity Care in Rural U.S. Communities. Rural Health Research Gateway Webinar, November 2024; virtual.

Intimate Partner Violence Among Birthing People: Rural–Urban Differences and Implications for Safety and Equity. National Institutes of Health Office of Disease Prevention, Prevention in Focus Webinar. June 3, 2024; virtual.

Rural Maternity Care Access: People, Providers, and Policy. Mathematica Health Care Decisions Affinity Group Visiting Speaker Series, April 2024; virtual.

Improving Access to Maternity Care: Challenges and Solutions for Rural Places. Stanford Health Policy, Stanford School of Medicine and Freeman Spogli Institute. February 2024; Stanford, CA.

Policy to Improve Postpartum Health Equity. NIH Pathways to Prevention Program, Identifying Risks and Interventions to Optimize Postpartum Health Workshop, December 2022; virtual.

Maternal Health Equity Across Race and Place. ASPE Health Policy Visiting Scholars Series, September 2021; virtual.

Rural Health Research Generating Real and Local Change. National Rural Health Association Annual Meeting, May 2021; virtual.

Maternal Health Equity Across Race and Place. Alaska Perinatal Quality Collaborative (AKPQC) and Maternal and Child Death Review (MCDR) Joint Summit, April 2021; virtual.

Pregnancy and Health Policy. (Invited congressional briefing). AcademyHealth and Jewish Healthcare Foundation, February 2021; virtual.

Racial Justice in Health: from Research to Re-imagining the Future. University of Washington School of Public Health, February 2021; virtual.

Establishing minimum thresholds for providing obstetric care in rural communities. (Invited workshop). Rural PREP Research Design and Dissemination Studio. American Hospital Association Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, January 2020; Phoenix, AZ.

Rural-urban differences in severe maternal morbidity and mortality (Press briefing). Health Affairs, National Press Club, December 2019; Washington, DC.

Public health and healthy communities of the future. University of Minnesota School of Public Health 75th Anniversary, Healthy Futures Summit, December 2019; Minneapolis, MN.

Maternity care in rural US communities. University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health. July 2019; Vancouver, BC.

Framing Rural Maternity Care. Rural Maternal Health Forum. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. June 2019; Washington, DC.