Personal Summary

Kristen moved to Montana in 2017 and considers this new adventure her permanent home. She loves to ski, hike, camp and spend time with her husband and 4-legged kids!

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Epidemiology/Biostatistics; US DHHS ACYF Fellow at Cornell University (1994-95).

PhD in Child Welfare/Public Health at University of California, Los Angeles (1994).

MSW in Public Policy & Research at California State University, Sacramento (1988).

BA in World History at University of the Pacific (1985).

Teaching Experience

Several Research courses and practicums at University of California, Davis' School of Medicine (1999-2011).

Several graduate-level Research & Statistics courses at University of California, Berkeley's Schools of Social Welfare and Public Health (1994-1998).

Several undergraduate and graduate-level Statistics courses at UCLA (1992-1994).

Research Interests

Telemedicine/telehealth; child abuse & neglect; health disparities; maternal/child health.

Projects

UM CCFWD - Evaluation oversight: Community Health Worker Training Program; Innovations Projects; Zero Suicide/Caring Contacts; Title IV-E; Suicide Prevention, Intervention & Postvention (CSKT); Primary Prevention via Local Public Health; Research to Practice for Tribal Prevention Programs; Enhanced Rural Access & Training Program (Primary Care Residency Program); ARPA Gap Evidence-Based Study (Housing Project).

State of Montana, DPHHS - Oversight of Title V; Title V CYSHCN; Title X; Home Visiting (MIECHV); MOMS; MAPNet; WIC; FICMMR; Oral Health; Primary Care Office (HPSA-designations); PAF; TPP-2; PREP; SRAE; RPE.

State of California, CDPH - Oversight of Home Visiting (MIECHV); Adolescent Health; Black Infant Health; Project LAUNCH; Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS); MCAH Research & Evaluation.

University of California, Davis' School of Medicine - Pediatric Forensic Medicine; Child Abuse Telemedicine.

University of California, Berkeley's Child Welfare Research Center - multiple research projects and statewide evaluations focused on high-risk youth.

University of California, Los Angeles - Director, AIDS & Infants Project.

Field of Study

Telemedicine/telehealth; child abuse & neglect; pediatric forensic medicine; maternal, child & adolescent health; public health.

Selected Publications

Selected Publications:

Gregson J, Byrne K, Gilmore-Zarate C, Wilhelmsen E & Rogers K (2020). “Locally Identified Priorities for Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) During Early Implementation of an Evidence-Based Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.” Health Promotion Practice; May Issue.

Miyamoto S, Dharmar M, Boyle C, Yang N, MacLeod K, Rogers K, Nesbitt T & Marcin J (2014). “Impact of Telemedicine on the Quality of Forensic Sexual Abuse Examinations in Rural Communities.” Child Abuse & Neglect 25(8).

Castaneto M, Barnes AJ, Scheidweiler KB, Schaeffer M, Rogers KK, Stewart D & Huestis MA (2013).”Identifying Methamphetamine Exposure in Children.” Therapeutic Drug Monitoring; 35(6):823-830.

Sonik A, Stein-Wexler R, Rogers K, Coulter K, & Gorges S. (2010). “Follow-Up Skeletal Surveys for Suspected Non-Accidental Trauma: Can a More Limited Survey be Performed Without Compromising Diagnostic Information?” Child Abuse & Neglect. 34(10) (October): 804-806.

Grant P, Bell K, Stewart D, Paulson J & Rogers K. (2010). “Evidence of Methamphetamine Exposure in Children Removed From Clandestine Meth Laboratories.” Pediatric Emergency Care, Jan; 26(1):10-14.

Grant P & Rogers K. (2010). “Evidence of Methamphetamine Exposure in Children Removed From Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories.” Pediatric Research, 8(5)(suppl): 225A.

Rogers K (2009). “Telemedicine improves the care in child sexual assaults.” Healthcare Benchmarks & Quality Improvement.

MacLeod K, Marcin JP, Boyle C, Miyamoto S, Dimand R & Rogers K. (2008). “Using Telemedicine to Improve the Care Delivered to Sexually Abused Children in Underserved Hospitals.” Pediatrics, Jan; 123(1): 223-8.

Wootton-Gorges S, Walton J, Stein-Wexler R, Coulter K & Rogers K. (2008). “Comparison of CT and Chest Radiography in the Detection of Rib Fractures in Abused Infants.” Child Abuse & Neglect, 32(6) (June):659-63.

Stewart D & Rogers K. (2008). “The Presence of Nicotine in the Urine of Drug Endangered Children.” Journal of Investigative Medicine, 254(1).

Stewart D & Rogers K. (2007). “Medical & Physical Outcomes of the Drug Endangered Child.” Pediatric Research, 5(2)(suppl): 421B.

Boyle C, Miyamoto S, Cole S, Rogers K, McFetridge M, Trujano J, & Marcin JP. (2006). “Telemedicine for Pediatric Sexual Assault and Evidentiary Exams.” Telemed J E Health, 12(2): 205.

MacLeod K, Rogers K, Marcin JP, Boyle C, & Miyamoto S. (2006). “Telemedicine in Pediatric Sexual Assault." Pediatric Research, 5510:42.

Salehi-had, H., Brandt, J., Rosas, A. & Rogers, K. (2006). “Findings in Older Children with Abusive Head Injury: Does Shaken Child Syndrome Exist?” Pediatrics, 117(5) (May): e1039-e1044.

Publications

29 Publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Over 65 local, regional, national and international scientific presentations on medical & health/public health research.

Professional Experience

Director, Research & Evaluation: UM CCFWD (January, 2021-present). Focus on building research/evaluation capacity; oversight of research/evaluation efforts.

Bureau Chief: State of Montana, DPHHS' Family & Community Health Bureau (2017-2021). Focus on maternal, child & adolescent health.

Branch Chief: State of California, CDPH's Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Branch (2011-2017). Focus on maternal, child & adolescent health.

Research Professor: University of California, Davis' School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics (1999-2011). Focus on pediatric forensic medicine; telemedicine; drug-endangered children.

Assistant Research Professor/Lecturer: University of California, Berkeley's Schools of Social Welfare and Public Health (1994-1999). Focus on child welfare; public health; statistics.

Project Director - NIH Study (AIDS & Infants Study): UCLA's Schools of Medicine and Public Health (1991-1994). Focus on infants prenatally drug-exposed.

International Experience

With faculty at Harvard University's Center for the Developing Child, provided training and support to the China Development Research Foundation in Beijing, China; invited by the Chinese Minister of Health (2014).

Worked with the Canadian Association of Paediatric Health Centres to train medical faculty on the use of telemedicine in child abuse cases (2009).

Visiting Scholar and Instructor in the School of Social Work, University of Sheffield, England (1988).

Honors / Awards

Selected honors:

Public Health Acknowledging My Efforts (PHAME) Award: Leadership award from California's Department of Public Health (2016).

7 Subspeciality & Scholar's Awards in Pediatric Research from: Western Society for Clinical Investigation; Western Society for Pediatric Research; American Federation for Medical Research; Western Association of Physicians; California Thoracic Society (2005-2008).

Clifford Lardinois Research Award in Medicine from University of California, Davis (2004).

US DHHS ACYF Dissertation Fellowships (1992-94).

US DHHS ACF Interdisciplinary Training on Child Abuse & Neglect (1990-92)

University of California Scholarships at UCLA (1989-94).

Visiting Scholar at University of Sheffield, England (1987).