Research

HEALTH

RESEARCH

CENTER

CURRICULUM VITAE

I conduct research to inform the development, implementation, and evaluation of health policy that impacts health care delivery, quality, and outcomes during critical times in the lifecourse, including pregnancy and childbirth. The goal of my work is to contribute to the evidence base for clinical and policy strategies to advance racial, gender, and geographic equity and to collaborate with stakeholders in making policy change to address social determinants and structural injustice in order to facilitate improved health and well-being.

UMN RURAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER PUBLICATIONS

Interrante JD, Sheffield EC, O'Hanlon K, and Kozhimannil KB. 2010-2024 County-Level Hospital-Based Obstetric Care Status. University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Data Resource. May 2026. https://rhrc.umn.edu/publication/2010-2024-county-level-hospital-based-obstetric-care-status/.

Jacobson I, Rydberg K, Swendener A, Hill KX, Kozhimannil KB, and Henning-Smith C. Indian Health Service and Health Care Affordability Issues among American Indian/ Alaska Native People by Rurality, UMN Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief. January 2026. https://rhrc.umn. edu/publication/indian-health-service-and-health-care-affordability-issues-among-american-indian-alaska-native-people-by-rurality

Interrante JD, O’Hanlon K, Kozhimannil KB. Availability of Hospital-Based Obstetric Services in the United States by County, 2010 – 2023: A State-by-State Report. University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center. January 2026. https://rhrc.umn.edu/ publication/availability-of-hospital-based-obstetric-services-in-the-united-states-by-county-2010-2023-a-state-by-state-report/

Baker HA, Tuttle MS, and Kozhimannil KB. Community Healers: How Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority Leads in Health and Wellness, UMN Rural Health Research Center Case Study. December 2025. https://rhrc.umn.edu/publication/community-healers-how-cherokee-indian-hospital-authority-leads-inhealth-and-wellness

Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Interrante JD, Busse CE, McDaniel CE, Handley SC. Availability of Higher-Level Neonatal Care in Rural US Counties, 2010-2022. UMN Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief. December 2025. https://rhrc.umn.edu/publication/availability-of-higher-level-neonatal-care-services-in-rural-us-counties-2010-2022

2024-25 RHRC Annual Report

Interrante JD, Sheffield EC, O'Hanlon K, and Kozhimannil KB. 2010-2023 County-Level Hospital-Based Obstetric Care Status. University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Data Resource. October 2025. https://rhrc.umn.edu/publication/2010-2023-county-level-hospital-based-obstetric-care-status/.

Interrante JD, Carroll C, Sheffield EC, Handley SC, O’Hanlon K, and Kozhimannil KB. An Enhanced Method for Identifying Hospital-Based Obstetric Unit Status, Version 2 with Addendum. UMN Rural Health Research Center. October 2025. https://rhrc.umn.edu/publication/an-enhanced-method-for-identifying-hospital-basedobstetric-unit-status/

Interrante JD, Busse CE, Fritz AH, Handley SC, and Kozhimannil KB. Rural/Urban Differences in Health, Health Care Use, and Barriers to Care for Postpartum and Parenting Women, 2006-2018, UMN Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief. August 2025

Jacobson IE, Interrante JD, Baker HA, Tuttle MS, and Kozhimannil KB. Reasons for Experiencing Delayed or Forgone Health Care among Rural American Indian/Alaska Native and Rural Non-Hispanic White Individuals, 2022. UMN Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief. May 2025

Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Adole MJ, Fritz AH, Busse C, Jacobson I, and Interrante JD. Resources for Measuring Rurality in Research on Maternity Care. UMN Rural Health Research Center Practical Implications. January 2025.