Heather A Klusaritz
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
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.
Honors BA (Psychology)
Marquette University, 1997.
MSW
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
PhD (Social Welfare)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Post-Graduate Training
Global Health Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2007.
Penn Medicine Leadership Forum Participant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011-2011.
Permanent linkGlobal Health Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2007.
Penn Medicine Leadership Forum Participant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011-2011.
Description of Itmat Expertise
Access to care for vulnerable populations; health disparities; integrated behavioral health; social determinants of health; community engaged research methodologiesSelected Publications
Brady M, Jamison J, Ruggieri D, Klusaritz H, Keddem S, Weiss M, Young S, Adams D, Becker-Haimes EM.: Who makes it to treatment? Identifying families at risk for intake appointment non-attendance within a community mental health pediatric anxiety clinic. In Emily Becker-Haimes (Chair), Enhancing Outcomes for Anxious Youth in Community Settings from Engagement through Treatment [Symposium]. Symposium accepted for presentation at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Annual Conference, Boston, MA. April 2024.Williams BR, Brady SS, Levin EC, Brown O, Lipman TH, Klusaritz H, Nodora J, Coyne-Beasley T, Putman S, Gahagan S, Burgio KL; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: Black women's perspectives on bladder health: Social-ecological and life course contexts. Neurourol Urodyn Mar 2024.
Reaves S, Arya LA, Newman DK, Wyman J, Klusaritz H, Walsh W, Brown RT, Andy UU. : Reducing Falls in Older Women with Urinary Incontinence. Adv Geriatr Med Res. 5(4), January 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.20900/agmr20230011.
Burgio KL, Cunningham SD, Newman DK, Low LK, Nodora J, Lipman TH, Klusaritz H, James AS, Rickey L, Gahagan S, Hebert-Beirne J, Kenton KS, Williams BR.: Preferences for Public Health Messaging Related to Bladder Health in Adolescent and Adult Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 32(10): 1120-1135, Oct 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2022.0463.
Apter AJ, Bryant-Stephens T, Park H, Klusaritz H, Han X, Morales KH.: Trust and virtual communication during the COVID-19 pandemic for adults with asthma from low-income neighborhoods: What have we learned? J Allergy Clin Immunol 152(1): 68-72, Jul 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2023.04.016.
Smith AL, Rudser K, Harlow BL, McGwin G, Barthold J, Brady SS, Brubaker L, Cunningham SD, Griffith JW, Kenton K, Klusaritz H, Lewis CE, Lukacz ES, Maki J, Markland AD, Mueller ER, Newman DK, Nodora J, Rickey LM, Rockwood T, Simon M, Wyman JF, Sutcliffe S; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: RISE FOR HEALTH: Rationale and protocol for a prospective cohort study of bladder health in women. Neurourol Urodyn 42(5): 998-1010, Jun 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.25074.
Constantine ML, Rockwood TH, Rickey LM, Bavendam T, Low LK, Lowder JL, Markland AD, McGwin G, Mueller ER, Newman DK, Putnam S, Rudser K, Smith AL, Stapleton AE, Miller JM, Lukacz ES; of the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: Validation of bladder health scales and function indices for women's research. Am J Obstet Gynecol 228(5): 566.e1-566.e14, May 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.12.319.
Klusaritz H, Bilger A, Paterson E, Summers C, Barg FK, Cronholm PF, Saine ME, Sochalski J, Doubeni CA.: Impact of Stigma on Clinician Training for Opioid Use Disorder Care: A Qualitative Study in a Primary Care Learning Collaborative. Ann Fam Med suppl 2: s31-s38, Feb 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2920.
Fitzgerald CM, Cunningham SD, Berry A, Gahagan S, Joinson C, Lindberg S, Newman DK, Schmitz KH, Smith AL, Sutcliffe S, Shoham DA; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: Is there an association between physical activity and lower urinary tract symptoms in adolescent girls? Results from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Int Urogynecol J 2023.
Burgio KL, Cunningham SD, Newman DK, Low LK, Nodora J, Lipman TH, Gahagan S, Klusaritz H, James AS, Rickey L, Kenton KS, Hebert-Beirne J, Williams BR; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium.: Need for Public Health Messaging Related to Bladder Health from Adolescence to Advanced Age. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 32(2): 224-238, Nov 2022 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2022.0185.