Dr. Reinschmidt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Promotion Sciences at the Hudson College of Public Health. Her research interests include community health workers, chronic disease prevention and health promotion, social determinants of health, community-based participatory intervention research, qualitative methods, reducing health disparities, increasing health equality, and social justice. Being trilingual in English, Spanish, and German, she has worked with multiethnic communities for nearly two decades. Dr. Reinschmidt is committed to supporting the community health workers workforce in Oklahoma (as well as its multiethnic, underserved communities) through applied intervention research. Over the past 3 years, she has developed and implemented diabetes and dementia trainings for community health workers.
Education:
- Post-doctoral Research Associate, Arizona Prevention Research Center, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health (MEZCOPH), University of Arizona, 2004–2007
- MPH, Community Health Practice, MEZCOPH, University of Arizona, 2001–2003
- PhD, Medical Anthropology, University of Arizona, 1993–2001
- MA, Cultural Anthropology, University of Tulsa, 1989–1991
- BA, Cultural Anthropology, Göttingen University, Germany
Appointments:
- Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Hudson College of Public Health, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, 2021-current
- Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Hudson College of Public Health, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, 2017-2021
- Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 2011-2017
- Research Scientist, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 2007-2011
- Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 2004-2007
Teaching:
- HPS 5463 Community Assessment, Organization and Interventions
- HPS 6963 Mixed Methods Research in Public Health
- HPS 5960 Directed Readings
- HPS 6933 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health
Clinical/Research Interests:
- Community health workers
- Latino health
- American Indian health
- Chronic disease prevention and health promotion
- Mental/emotional health promotion
- Community-based participatory intervention research
- Social determinants of health
- Workforce Development
- Reducing health disparities
Select Publications:
Link to Dr. Reinschmidt's current publications
Select publications:
1. Reinschmidt KM, Boyer S, Eberly K, Shorter CF, Dickens RD. Pre-Pandemic Landscape of the Oklahoma Public Health Workforce: A Case Study from the Regions 6 Training Needs Assessment Survey, 2019. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice 2024 July/August;30(4):E174-E183. PMID: 38870386. DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001966. Epub 2024 Jun 12. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38870386/
2. Reinschmidt KM, Philip T, Alhay Z, Braxton T, Jennings L. Training Community Health Workers to Address Disparities in Dementia Care: A Case Study from Oklahoma with National Implications. J Ambulatory Care Manage 2023;46(4):272-283. DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000470 PMID: 36939639.
3. Lederer A, Todd Barrett K, Shorter C, Kenefick HW, Kulik PKG, Morales M, Reinschmidt KM, Shrestha S. Public Health Training Centers’ Support for Community Health Workers: Case Studies of Needs Assessment, Training, and Student Field Placement Initiatives. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice 2022 September/October;28(5, Supp):S212-S222. DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001526 https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2022/09001/Public_Health_Training_Centers__Support_for.4.aspx
4. Reinschmidt KM, Olawale Dudubo O, Shorter CF, Dickens RD,*New M, Rask P, Teasdale TA. A Snapshot of Oklahoma’s CHR/CHW Workforce: Results from the Regions 6 Training Needs Assessment Survey, 2019. Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association. July/August 2021;114(4):173-182. https://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?m=24761&i=718969&p=34&ver=html5
5. Reinschmidt KM, Salvatore AL, Li J, Finnell KJ, *Lopez Giron AE, *Bump ER, *Philip TJ, Stoner JA. Diabetes among Hispanics in Oklahoma: Assessing Disparities to Guide Basic and Applied Research. The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association July/August 2020;113(4):160-166. https://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?m=24761&i=671309&p=14 NIHMSID: 1838244