Karen E. Schifferdecker, MPH, PhD
Title(s)
Associate Professor of Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine
Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Faculty Adviser, Center for Program Design and Evaluation at Dartmouth
Department(s)
Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Community and Family Medicine
Education
Luther College, BA 1989
U. Connecticut, MA 1993
U. Connecticut, PHD 2000
Dartmouth College, MPH 2011
Programs
Dartmouth Cancer Center
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Websites
https:
Contact Information
1 Medical Center Drive, WTRB-5
The Dartmouth Institute
Lebanon NH 03766
Professional Interests
Evaluation
Qualitative and mixed methods
Implementation science and quality improvement
Rural healthcare delivery
Patient-reported outcome measures
Cancer screening
Arthritis outcomes
Grant Information
1R01AG084611-01
Schifferdecker/Fisher (MPIs)
9/30/2023-6/30/2028
Understanding and Addressing Disparities in Primary Care: A National Mixed Methods Study
P01AG019783
Barnato, PI; Schifferdecker/Fisher, Project MPIs
8/15/2023- 7/31/2028
Causes and Consequences of Healthcare Inequity in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
PLACER 2020C3
Calderwood (PI), Role: Subaward PI
06/01/2022-05/31/2029
Colonoscopy Versus Stool-Based Testing for Older Adults with a History of Colon Polyps (COOP Trial)
#78479 RWJF
Fisher/Schifferdecker (Co-PIs)
05/01/2021-09/30/2023
Supporting Development and Implementation of a Second Wave of a National Survey of Physician Practices
Courses Taught
MPH Hybrid Program: Survey Methods for Public Health Practice and Health Services Research
MPH Residential and Hybrid Programs: Introduction to Qualitative Methods for Public Health and Healthcare Studies
Family Medicine clerkship: Community Project: care for underserved settings and populations
MPH Seminar: Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Biography
Dr. Schifferdecker is an Associate Professor in The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice and Community and Family Medicine. As a medical anthropologist and public health researcher, she has led qualitative and mixed methods evaluation and research over the past 30 years on a variety of topics, including rural healthcare delivery, rural health workforce supply and training, cancer screening, patient-reported outcomes, and disparities in healthcare delivery with funding from many agencies, including NIH, the VA's Office of Rural Health, PCORI, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Administration for Children and Families, and the Arthritis Foundation. Dr. Schifferdecker co-founded and directed the Center for Program Design and Evaluation at Dartmouth for 12 years, where she oversaw a team to provide mixed methods evaluation and research for over 120 projects. Dr. Schifferdecker's current research includes a VA Office of Rural Health funded study on rural workforce supply, a National Institutes of Aging-funded study focused on primary care access, quality, and safety net settings for care of older adults, a national comparative effectiveness clinical trial funded by PCORI on improving colorectal cancer screening surveillance for older adults, and Arthritis Foundation-funded research on osteoarthritis.
Train Rural, Work Rural: The Potential for Advanced Fellowships in Addressing Rural VA Healthcare Workforce Shortages. Lean management of crisis response and post-pandemic outcomes in US primary care practices. Innovation Culture Declines Drive Exnovation of Patient Engagement Strategies in Primary Care. Mixed-Methods Development and Validation of PRO/PREM Items for Patients Undergoing Colon Polyp Surveillance. US Primary Care Physician Payments for Productivity and Quality: Trends from Longitudinal National Practice Surveys. Gaps in the Electronic Medical Record May Contribute to Low Participation in Lung Cancer Screening. Lung Cancer Screening in a Rural Academic Health System Reveals Low False-Positive Rates. Evaluating rural healthcare workforce programs: Applying modified whole-of-person retention improvement framework in VHA programs. U.S. Primary Care Practice Capabilities Linked to Language Services for Patients with Limited English Proficiency. Facilitators and Barriers to Uptake of Remote Cardiac Monitoring in a Rural Setting: A Qualitative Analysis. |
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