Heather A Klusaritz, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
CPHI Senior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Core Faculty, Graduate Program in Public Health Studies
Director, Service Link, Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Director of Community Engagement, Center for Public Health Initiatives
Associate Director, Center for Community and Population Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Director of Community Health Services, Center for Health Equity Advancement, Penn Medicine
Department: Family Medicine and Community Health
Contact information
Department of Family Medicine & Community Health
3620 Hamilton Walk, Anatomy/Chemistry, Rm. 143
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3620 Hamilton Walk, Anatomy/Chemistry, Rm. 143
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-1849
Fax: 215-573-9025
Fax: 215-573-9025
Publications
Education:
Honors BA (Psychology)
Marquette University, 1997.
MSW
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
PhD (Social Welfare)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Permanent linkHonors BA (Psychology)
Marquette University, 1997.
MSW
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
PhD (Social Welfare)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Selected Publications
Apter AJ, Bryant-Stephens T, Park H, Fergus L, LaRose K, Foote P, Nezir F, Morgan AU, Han X, Morales KH, Klusaritz H.: Clinician views of patient navigators for underserved adults with asthma: A qualitative analysis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2025.Lomax S, Klusaritz H, Jimenez ME, Frausto B, Cahen V, Njoroge W, Yun K.: A Secret Shopper Study of Language Accessibility of Community-Based Behavioral Health Services for Children in Families Who Speak Spanish and English. J Pediatr 2025.
Wyman JF, Burgio KL, Newman DK, Cunningham SD, Hebert-Beirne J, Low LK, Meister MR, Stapleton A, Gahagan S, Williams BR; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: Exploring women's bladder self-care practices: A qualitative secondary analysis. J Adv Nurs 2025.
Brady SS, Cunningham SD, Brubaker L, Falke C, James AS, Kenton KS, Low LK, Markland AD, Mcgwin G, Newman DK, Norton JM, Nuscis K, Rodriguez-Ponciano DP, Rudser KD, Smith AR, Stapleton A, Sutcliffe S, Klusaritz HA; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: Associations of financial strain and unmet social needs with women's bladder health. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2025.
Camenga DR, Brady SS, Bilger A, Klusaritz H, Lipman TH, Levin EC, Brown O, Cunningham SD, LaCoursiere DY, James AS, Gahagan S, Hebert-Beirne J, Low LK; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: Bladder Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among US Adolescent Women. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2025.
Andy UU, Newman DK, Wyman JF, Klusaritz H, Walsh W, Shou H, Koepler N, Schmitz KH, Reaves S, Arya L, Brown RT.: The Mobility and Voiding Exercises in Older Women with Urinary Incontinence (MoVEonUp) randomized controlled trial: study protocol and rationale. BMC Geriatr 24: 994, Dec 2024.
Smith AL, Falke C, Rudser KD, McGwin G, Brady SS, Brubaker L, Kenton K, LaCoursiere DY, Lewis CE, Low LK, Lowder JL, Lukacz ES, Mueller ER, Newman DK, Nodora J, Markland A, Putnam S, Rickey LM, Rockwood T, Simon MA, Stapleton A, Vaughan CP, Wyman JF, Sutcliffe S; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: Bladder health in US women: population-based estimates from the RISE FOR HEALTH study. Am J Obstet Gynecol Nov 2024.
Lukacz ES, Fok CS, Bryant M, Rodriguez-Ponciano DP, Meister MR, Mueller MG, Lewis CE, Lowder JL, Smith AL, Stapleton A, Ayala A, Pakpahan R, Hortsch S, McDonald D, Putnam S, Rudser K, Song SJ, Knight R, Brubaker L; PLUS Research Consortium.: Feasibility of Home Collection for Urogenital Microbiome Samples. Urogynecology (Phila) 30: 896-905, Nov 2024.
Badlis S, Yu H, Klusaritz H, S L Tan A, Dooley T, Heggs H, Collins S, Raczka G, DeRoche-Brown N, Feuerstein-Simon R, Bauermeister JA, Villarruel AM, Bonett S, Glanz K, Lipman T.: Engaging Trusted Messengers to Increase COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine Uptake in Philadelphia: Lessons from the VaxUpPhillyFamilies program. Vaccine 42: 126040, Sep 2024.
Badlis S, Yu H, Klusaritz H, S L Tan A, Dooley T, Heggs H, Collins S, Raczka G, DeRoche-Brown N, Feuerstein-Simon R, Bauermeister JA, Villarruel AM, Bonett S, Glanz K, Lipman T.: Engaging Trusted Messengers to Increase COVID-19 Pediatric Vaccine Uptake in Philadelphia: Lessons from the VaxUpPhillyFamilies program. Vaccine June 2024.