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Research

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UMN RURAL

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

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.
Fritz AH, Thorsen M, Sheffield EC, and Kozhimannil KB. Midwifery Care at Rural Hospitals in Montana and California. UMN Rural Health Research Center Case Studies. December 2024.
2023-24 UMN RHRC Annual Report
Kozhimannil KB, Interrante JD, Fritz AH, Sheffield EC, Carroll C, and Handley SC. Information for Rural Stakeholders About Access to Maternity and Obstetric Care: a Community-Relevant Synthesis of Research. UMN Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief. September 2024.
Kozhimannil KB, Interrante JD, Fritz AH, and Sheffield EC. Loss of Hospital-Based Obstetric Services in Rural Counties in the United States, 2010-2022. UMN Rural Health Research Center Infographic. July 2024.
Kozhimannil KB, Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, Interrante JD. Rural-Urban Differences in Midwifery Care During Childbirth in the US. UMN Rural Health Research Center Infographic. July 2024.
Fritz AH, Sheffield EC, Chastain P, Henning-Smith C, Lewis V, Kozhimannil KB. Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Communities: Perspectives from Key Informant Interviews. UMN Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief. March 2024.
Sheffield EC, Fritz AH, Kozhimannil KB. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence and Postpartum Abuse Screening Among Rural US Residents who Gave Birth 2016-2020. UMN Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief. March 2024.
Tuttle M, Chastain P, Interrante JD, Henning-Smith C, and Kozhimannil KB. Eight Postpartum Support Programs in Rural Communities Across the United States. UMN Rural Health Research Center Case Series. August 2023.
Interrante JD, Chastain P, and Kozhimannil KB. State Differences in Recommended Components of Care Received During Postpartum Visits for Rural and Urban Residents, 2016-2019. UMN Rural Health Research Center Policy Brief. July 2023.
Tuttle M, Chastain P, Interrante JD, Henning-Smith C, and Kozhimannil KB. Two National-Level Organizations Supporting Rural Postpartum Health Across the United States. UMN Rural Health Research Center Case Series, July 2023.
Baker HA, Kozhimannil KB, and Basile Ibrahim, B. Maniilaq Health Center: Providing High-Quality Obstetric Care to American Indian/Alaska Native People in Rural Kotzebue, Alaska. University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center Case Study Series. June 2023.
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