Karen Kim, MD, MS - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Karen Kim, MD, MS
Dean, Penn State College of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Professor, Department of Medicine
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Clinical Trials
Understanding Patient Preference on Colorectal Cancer Screening Options
Recent Publications
2026
Adsul, P, Kanabar, N, Kruse-Diehr, A, Dignan, M, Oliveri, JM, Paskett, ED, Reuland, DS, Ferrari, RM, Moore, AA, Polite, B, Kim, K, Gupta, S, Castañeda, SF, Martinez, ME, Hatcher, J, Coury, J, Kenzie, ES, Petrik, AF, Coronado, GD, Liebovitz, D, Blanchard, J, Hoover, S, English, K, Mishra, SI, Davis, MM & Rabin, BA 2026, 'Generating the evidence base for implementation strategies targeting colorectal cancer screening in the accelerating colorectal cancer screening through implementation science (ACCSIS) research projects', BMC Public Health, vol. 26, no. 1, 576. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-26179-2
Yang, JY, Kim, KE, Cho, SJ & Hur, C 2026, 'Kimchi friend or foe: preserving cultural foods developed pre-refrigeration', Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 61, 103357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103357
2025
Kobrin, S, Subramanian, S, Hoover, S, McCarthy, S, Castañeda, SF, Mishra, SI & Kim, K 2025, 'A Framework for Advancing Colorectal Cancer Screening, Follow-Up, and Care Delivery for All', Health Education Quarterly, pp. 10901981251346803. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981251346803
Rabin, BA, Kenzie, ES, Oliveri, JM, Kruse-Diehr, AJ, Hoover, S, Menon, U, Doescher, MP, Adsul, P, Mishra, SI, English, K, Nodora, J, Lam, H, Kim, K, Coury, JK, Davis, MM, Malo, T, Kobrin, S, Subramanian, S & Ferrari, RM 2025, 'Documenting adaptations across the Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and follow-up through Implementation Science research programs: methods and adaptation examples', Frontiers in Health Services, vol. 5, 1613925. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2025.1613925
Major, A, Chou, J, Lam, H, Kim, KE, Turcotte, LM, Leisenring, W, Yasui, Y, Neglia, JP, Curry, M, Howell, RM, Oeffinger, KC, Hodgson, D, Nathan, PC, Armstrong, GT, Moskowitz, CS & Henderson, TO 2025, 'Mortality after colorectal cancer among survivors of childhood cancer', Journal of the National Cancer Institute. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaf127
Southworth, A, Perrine, SM, Lozano, P, Maene, C, Bhargava, S, Baig, AA, Kim, KE & Randal, FT 2025, 'The All One Community (A1C) Program Boosts Diabetes Outcomes in Under-Engaged Asian Immigrants Through Culturally Tailored Education and Partner-Supported Enrollment', Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 135-159. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2025.a967365
2024
Lozano, P, Veitch, Z, Sharp, M, Southworth, A, Randal, FT & Kim, KE 2024, 'A Mixed-methods Approach to Understanding Language Interpretation Services in Health Care Settings among Asian American Immigrants from Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds', Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 85-101. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2024.a933283
Luo, J, Saulsberry, L, Krakowka, WI, Kim, K, Ahsan, H & Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B 2024, 'Assessment of unmeasured confounding in the association between perceived discrimination and mental health in a predominantly African American cohort using g-estimation', International journal of epidemiology, vol. 53, no. 4. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyae085
Luo, J, Craver, A, Jin, Z, Zheng, L, Kim, K, Polonsky, T, Olopade, CO, Pinto, JM, Ahsan, H & Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B 2024, 'Contextual Deprivation, Race and Ethnicity, and Income in Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease', JAMA network open, vol. 7, no. 8, e2429137. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29137
Luo, J, Jones, RR, Jin, Z, Polonsky, T, Kim, K, Olopade, CO, Pinto, J, Ahsan, H & Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B 2024, 'Differing associations of PM2.5 exposure with systolic and diastolic blood pressures across exposure durations in a predominantly non-Hispanic Black cohort', Scientific reports, vol. 14, no. 1, 20256. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64851-6
Luo, J, Kibriya, MG, Jasmine, F, Shaikh, A, Jin, Z, Sargis, R, Kim, K, Olopade, CO, Pinto, J, Ahsan, H & Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B 2024, 'Duration-sensitive association between air pollution exposure and changes in cardiometabolic biomarkers: Evidence from a predominantly African American cohort', Environmental Research, vol. 240, 117496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117496
Sharp, MG, Lozano, P, Southworth, A, Peters, A, Lam, H, Randal, FT, Quinn, M & Kim, KE 2024, 'Mixed methods approach to understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among immigrants in the Chicago', Vaccine, vol. 42, no. 22, 125552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.12.062
Lozano, P, Peters, A, Southworth, A, Mo, Y, Lam, H, Randal, FT & Kim, KE 2024, 'Smoking behavior among Asian Americans during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: The influence of pandemic stressors and depression', Tobacco Induced Diseases, vol. 22, no. January. https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/176923
2023
Luo, J, Kibriya, MG, Chen, H, Kim, K, Ahsan, H, Olopade, OI, Olopade, CS, Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B & Huo, D 2023, 'A metabolome-wide case-control study of african american breast cancer patients', BMC Cancer, vol. 23, no. 1, 183. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-10656-1
Randal, FT, Lozano, P, Qi, S, Maene, C, Shah, S, Mo, Y, Ratsimbazafy, F, Boerwinkle, E, Cicek, M, Clark, CR, Cohn, E, Gebo, K, Loperena, R, Mayo, K, Mockrin, S, Ohno-Machado, L, Schully, S, Ramirez, AH, Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B, Ahsan, H, Lam, H & Kim, KE 2023, 'Achieving a Representative Sample of Asian Americans in Biomedical Research Through Community-Based Approaches: Comparing Demographic Data in the All of Us Research Program With the American Community Survey', Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596221130796
Craver, A, Luo, J, Kibriya, MG, Randorf, N, Bahl, K, Connellan, E, Powell, J, Zakin, P, Jones, RR, Argos, M, Ho, J, Kim, K, Daviglus, ML, Greenland, P, Ahsan, H & Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B 2024, 'Air quality and cancer risk in the All of Us Research Program', Cancer Causes and Control, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 749-760. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-023-01823-7
Coronado, GD, Ferrari, RM, Barnes, A, Castañeda, SF, Cromo, M, Davis, MM, Doescher, MP, English, K, Hatcher, J, Kim, KE, Kobrin, S, Liebovitz, D, Mishra, SI, Nodora, JN, Norton, WE, Oliveri, JM, Reuland, DS, Subramanian, S, Thompson, JH & Paskett, ED 2023, 'Characteristics of patient navigation programs in the Cancer Moonshot ACCSIS colorectal cancer screening initiative', Journal of the National Cancer Institute, vol. 115, no. 6, pp. 680-694. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djad032
Yasui, M, Choi, Y, Chin, M, Samuels, GM, Kim, K & Victorson, D 2023, 'Culturally attuned engagement: a qualitative analysis of social service providers in community based organizations serving Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian immigrant populations', Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2021.1913777
Luo, J, Powell, J, Ross, S, Johnson, J, Olopade, CO, Pinto, J, Kim, K, Ahsan, H & Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B 2023, 'Evaluating the impact of sickle cell disease on COVID-19 susceptibility and severity: a retrospective cohort study based on electronic health record', Frontiers in Epidemiology, vol. 3, 1241645. https://doi.org/10.3389/fepid.2023.1241645
Yasui, M, Jeong, E, Anam, S & Kim, K 2023, 'Historical Trauma and Loss Among South East Asians: Examination of a Modified Scale of Historical Loss', Adversity and Resilience Science, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 125-136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42844-023-00091-3
Gupta, S, Barnes, A, Brenner, AT, Campbell, J, Davis, M, English, K, Hoover, S, Kim, K, Kobrin, S, Lance, P, Mishra, SI, Oliveri, JM, Reuland, DS, Subramanian, S & Coronado, GD 2023, 'Mail-Based Self-Sampling to Complete Colorectal Cancer Screening: Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-up Through Implementation Science', Preventing Chronic Disease, vol. 20, E112. https://doi.org/10.5888/PCD20.230083
Yasui, M, Choi, Y, Chin, M, Miranda Samuels, G, Kim, K & Victorson, D 2023, 'Parental socialization of mental health in Chinese American families: What parents say and do, and how youth make meaning', Family Process, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 319-335. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12766
Luo, J, Kibriya, MG, Shah, S, Craver, A, De La Cruz, S, King, J, Olopade, CO, Kim, K, Ahsan, H, Pinto, J & Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B 2023, 'The Impact of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Asthma Prevalence in a Predominantly African-American, Chicago-Based Cohort', American journal of epidemiology, vol. 192, no. 4, pp. 549-559. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwad015
Luo, J, Krakowka, WI, Craver, A, Connellan, E, King, J, Kibriya, MG, Pinto, J, Polonsky, T, Kim, K, Ahsan, H & Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B 2024, 'The Role of Health Insurance Type and Clinic Visit on Hypertension Status Among Multiethnic Chicago Residents', American Journal of Health Promotion, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 306-315. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171231209674
Lozano, P, Randal, FT, Peters, A, Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B, Kibriya, MG, Luo, J, Shah, S, Zakin, P, Craver, A, Stepniak, L, Saulsberry, L, Kupfer, S, Lam, H, Ahsan, H & Kim, KE 2023, 'The impact of neighborhood disadvantage on colorectal cancer screening among African Americans in Chicago', Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 34, 102235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102235
2022
the All of Us Research Program Investigators 2022, 'An Overview of Cancer in the First 315,000 All of Us Participants', PloS one, vol. 17, no. 9 September, e0272522. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272522
Solonowicz, O, Stier, M, Kim, K, Kupfer, S, Tapper, E & Sengupta, N 2022, 'Digital Navigation Improves No-Show Rates and Bowel Preparation Quality for Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Quality Improvement Study', Journal of clinical gastroenterology, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 166-172. https://doi.org/10.1097/MCG.0000000000001497
Randal, FT, Qi, S, Lozano, P, Mo, Y, Oh, J, Choi, S, Hwang, A, Lobo, A, Hilton-Hayward, K, Sun, H, Richiez, D, Nguyen, A, Moraras, K, Lam, H & Kim, KE 2022, 'Establishing a National Engagement Strategy for Recruiting Asian Americans and Other Minorities into Biomedical Research', Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 349-359. https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2022.0052
Henderson, TO, Bardwell, JK, Moskowitz, CS, McDonald, A, Vukadinovich, C, Lam, H, Curry, M, Oeffinger, KC, Ford, JS, Elkin, EB, Nathan, PC, Armstrong, GT & Kim, K 2022, 'Implementing a mHealth intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening among high-risk cancer survivors treated with radiotherapy in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)', BMC health services research, vol. 22, no. 1, 691. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08082-3
Lozano, P, Rueger, SY, Lam, H, Louie, N, Southworth, A, Maene, C, Mo, Y, Randal, F & Kim, K 2022, 'Prevalence of Depression Symptoms Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Two Asian American Ethnic Groups', Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 909-917. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-021-01287-4
Kim, KE, Humphrey, HJ & Koh, HK 2022, 'Prioritizing Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Health Equity Agenda', Academic Medicine, vol. 97, no. 6, pp. 786-789. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000004673
Luo, J, Craver, A, Zakin, P, Stepniak, L, Moore, K, King, J, Kibriya, MG, Johnson, J, Olopade, CO, Pinto, JM, Kim, K, Ahsan, H & Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B 2022, 'Race may modify the association between blood type and COVID-19 infection', EJHaem, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 903-907. https://doi.org/10.1002/jha2.539
Luo, J, Kibriya, MG, Zakin, P, Craver, A, Connellan, L, Tasmin, S, Polonsky, T, Kim, K, Ahsan, H & Aschebrook-Kilfoy, B 2022, 'Urban spatial accessibility of primary care and hypertension control and awareness on Chicago’s South side: A study from the COMPASS cohort', Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, vol. 15, no. 9, pp. E008845. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.008845