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Kari Harland, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
  • Core Director for Research, University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center

Education

  • University of Iowa, Epidemiology, PhD, December 2010
  • University of Iowa, Epidemiology, Masters of Public Health, December 2004
  • University of Iowa, Psychology, BA, December 2001

Research Interests

  • Prevalence, incidence, and prevention of interpersonal violence including intimate partner violence, teen dating violence, and sexual violence.
  • Legal Epidemiology/Public Health Law Evaluation.

Selected Publications

  • Tu KJ, Vakkalanka JP, Okoro UE, Harland KK, Wymore C, Fuller BM, Campbell K, Swanson MB, Parker EA, Mack LJ, Bell A, DeJong K, Faine B, Zepeski A, Mueller K, Chrischilles E, Carpenter CR, Jones MP, Ward MM, Mohr NM. Provider-to-provider telemedicine for sepsis is used less frequently in communities with high social vulnerability. J Rural Health. 2024 Jun 26. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12861. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38924559.
  • Harland, K. K., Vakkalanka J. P., Peek-Asa, C. & Saftlas, A. F. (2020). State-level teen dating violence education laws and teen dating violence victimization in the USA: a cross-sectionals analysis of 36 states. Inj Prev. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043657. PMID:32299839. PMCID: 8080304.
  • Rochford HI, Peek-Asa C, Abbott A, Estin A, Harland K. United States' teen dating violence polices: summary of policy element variation. J Public Health Policy. Sep 21 2022;doi:10.1057/s41271-022-00365-7. PMID: 36131007.
  • Peek-Asa, C. Harland K. "Domestic Violence in the Workplace." Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention. SAGE Publications. February 2010.
  • Froehlich A, Bobb M, Mohr N, Harland KK, Romanowski K, Peek-Asa C, Takacs M. Legal Consumer Fireworks in Iowa Corresponds with a Dramatic Uptick in Injuries. Policy Brief. October 2017. https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/iprc/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Fireworks-Policy-Brief- 111317.pdf
  • Carney, C, DV McGehee, K. Harland, M. Weiss, and M. Raby. 2015. "Using Naturalistic Driving Data To Assess Vehicle-to-Vehicle Crashes Involving Fleet Drivers." Washington D.C.: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
  • Carney, C, DV McGehee, K. Harland, M. Weiss, and M. Raby. 2015. "Using Naturalistic Driving Data To Assess The Prevalence Of Environmental Factors And Driver Behaviors In Teen Driver Crashes." Washington, D. C.: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.
  • Plumb I, Briggs Hagen M, Wigand R, Dumyati G, Myers M, Harland K, Krishnadasan A, James Gist J, Abedi G, Fleming-Dutra K, Chea N, Lee J, Kellogg M, Edmundson A, Britton A, Wilson L, Lovett S, Ocampo V, Markus T, Smithline H, Hou P, Lee L, Mower W, Rwamwejo F, Steele M, Lim S, Schrading W, Chinnock B, Beiser D, Faine B, Haran J, Nandi U, Chipman A, LoVecchio, Eucker S, Femling J, Fuller M, Rothman R, Curlin M, Talan D, Mohr N, for the Vaccine Effectiveness among Healthcare Personnel Study Team. Effectiveness of an mRNA vaccine booster dose against COVID-19 among U.S. healthcare personnel. October 2021-July 2022. Open Forum Infection Disease. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofas457 November 14, 2023.
  • Okoro U, Harland KK, Assimacopoulos E, Findlay S. Trends in Health Care Coverage & Out-Of-Pocket Cost Barriers: A Gender Comparison. Journal of Women's Health. Accepted November 27, 2023.
  • Mohr NM, Plumb ID, Santos Leon E, Harland KK, Krishnadasan A, Nandi U, Hoth KF, Smithline HA, Talan DA, PREVENT Investigators. Factors associated with the decision to receive bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccination among health care personnel [in press]. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2023.