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Kristine Zimmermann, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor - Affiliate

Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine Rockford

Community Health Sciences

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Contact

Building & Room:

654 SPHPI

Office Phone:

815-395-5793

Office Hours - Fall 2024
Sunday
Monday 12:00pm – 01:00pm 629 SPHPI
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About

Kristine Zimmermann, PhD, MPH, faculty affiliate, is an assistant professor in the Division of Health Research and Evaluation in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, UIC College of Medicine Rockford and a faculty affiliate at the UIC Center for Research on Women and Gender.

Dr. Zimmermann is a mixed-methods researcher who engages communities in research with the goal of developing and implementing relevant, acceptable, accessible, and effective community-based health promotion strategies. A primary focus of her research involves the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practice in rural and under-resourced settings, with particular interests in women’s health, chronic disease risk reduction, and use of technology for disease prevention and management. After working with primarily older adults for several years, Dr. Zimmermann is currently focused on developing strategies to reduce chronic disease risk for rural-dwelling individuals in the perinatal period. Dr. Zimmermann also engages in research related to diabetes prevention and management.

Dr. Zimmermann has extensive experience evaluating public health programs in collaboration with state and local health departments and community partners.

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Education

Ph.D., Public Health Sciences – Community Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
M.P.H., Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL1996
B.S., Biochemistry and Sociology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI