Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH
Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Division of General Internal Medicine
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Recent Publications
2025
Boakye, MDS, Miyamoto, S, Greenwood, D, Boltz, M, Kraschnewski, J & Van Haitsma, K 2025, 'Dear Health Care Professional: What People Need and Want When Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes', Clinical Diabetes, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 148-155. https://doi.org/10.2337/cd23-0105
2024
Soleymani, T, Lehman, EB, Kong, L, Poger, JM, Yeh, HC & Kraschnewski, JL 2024, 'Bariatric surgery and COVID-19 outcomes: results from the PaTH to Health: Diabetes study', Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 1039-1045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2024.05.016
D’Souza, GC, Kraschnewski, JL, Francis, E, Heilbrunn, E, Kong, L, Lehman, E, Osevala, N, Urso, J, Chamberlain, L, Suda, KM, McNeil, L & Calo, WA 2024, 'Implementation of COVID-19 infection control best practices in nursing homes amid the pandemic', BMC health services research, vol. 24, no. 1, 941. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11407-z
Baker, S, Aumiller, B, Henao, MP, George, DR, Morales, T & Kraschnewski, J 2024, 'Integrating a Gamified Digital Application in Naturebased Settings to Improve Physical Activity and Health Outcomes Among Central Pennsylvanians: Using a Socioecological, Cross-disciplinary Guiding Framework', American Journal of Health Behavior, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 113-121. https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.48.1.11
Behrens, LL, Kitt-Lewis, E, Boltz, M, Calo, WA, Lehman, E, Whitaker, J, Osevala, N, Van Haitsma, K, Van Scoy, LJ & Kraschnewski, JL 2024, 'Leadership Perspectives on Nursing Home Operations From Crisis to Control: A Mixed Methods Study', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, vol. 25, no. 9, 105145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105145
Pinto, C, Risher, K, Calo, WA, Kraschnewski, J, Heilbrunn, E & Paules, CI 2024, 'Mpox Knowledge and Vaccine Willingness among a Representative Analysis of Adults in Pennsylvania', Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, vol. 32, no. 1, e1303. https://doi.org/10.1097/IPC.0000000000001303
Bufalini, CM, Kraschnewski, JL, Riley, TD, Wile, K, Spanos, K, Wong, A, Myrick, JG, Schaefer, EW & Calo, WA 2024, 'Stories to Prevent Cancer: A Pilot Study Using Cancer Survivor Narratives to Increase Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Intentions', Cancer Control, vol. 31. https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748241237328
Sciamanna, CN, Kurth, JD, Luzier, W, Conroy, DE, Calo, WA, Schmitz, K, Silvis, ML, Ballentine, NH, Zhou, S, Danilovich, M, Rovniak, LS, Moeller, M, Pierwola-Gawin, N, Kraschnewski, JL, Poger, J & Herrell, C 2024, 'Testing Interventions for Mobility through Exercise (TIME): Study protocol for a randomized trial comparing a novel, brief home-based exercise program and a standard home-based group exercise for older adults with mobility disability', Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 147, 107709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2024.107709
Sekhar, DL, Hoke, AM, Khan, M, Gordon, PL, Conahan, EK & Kraschnewski, JL 2024, 'The adolescent health network: A unique approach to sustained adolescent stakeholder engagement', Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, vol. 8, no. 1, e116. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2024.567
Lentes, JC, Taylor Gehman, AJ, Lengerich, EJ, Osetek, J, Veldheer, S, Gumby, A, Luquis, RR, Beiler, J & Kraschnewski, JL 2024, 'Training the Next Generation of Local Public Health Leaders: A Case Study of Community Health Organizers in Pennsylvania', Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 853-856. https://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000001954
2023
Kraschnewski, JL, Heilbrunn, ES, Calo, WA, Kong, L, Lehman, E, Hogentogler, E, Fisher, A, Osevala, N, Paules, CI, Whitaker, J, Urso, J, Chamberlain, L, Suda, KM, Stedjan, M & McNeil, L 2023, 'Accelerating guideline dissemination in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A patient-centered randomized controlled trial', Geriatric Nursing, vol. 51, pp. 439-445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.04.013
Moss, JL, Stoltzfus, KC, Popalis, ML, Calo, WA & Kraschnewski, JL 2023, 'Assessing the use of constructs from the consolidated framework for implementation research in U.S. rural cancer screening promotion programs: a systematic search and scoping review', BMC health services research, vol. 23, no. 1, 48. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08976-2
Nudy, M, Galper, K, George, D, Williams, BA, Kraschnewski, JL, Sinoway, L & Brignone, E 2023, 'Association between diseases of despair and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among insured adults in the USA: a retrospective cohort study from 2017 to 2021', BMJ open, vol. 13, no. 9, e074102. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074102
Calo, WA, Aumiller, B, Murray, A, Crawford, L, Bermudez, M, Weaver, L, Henao, MP, Gray, NM, DeLoatch, V, Rivera-Collazo, D, Gomez, J & Kraschnewski, JL 2023, 'Expanding opportunities for chronic disease prevention for Hispanics: the Better Together REACH program in Pennsylvania', Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 11, 1134044. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1134044
Calo, WA, Shah, PD, Fogel, BN, Ruffin IV, MT, Moss, JL, Hausman, BL, Segel, JE, Francis, E, Schaefer, E, Bufalini, CM, Johnston, N, Hogentogler, E & Kraschnewski, JL 2023, 'Increasing the adoption of evidence-based communication practices for HPV vaccination in primary care clinics: The HPV ECHO study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial', Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 131, 107266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2023.107266
Kraschnewski, JL, Kong, L, Bryce, CL, Francis, EB, Poger, JM, Lehman, EB, Helbling, S, Soleymani, T, Mancoll, RE, Villalobos, V & Yeh, HC 2023, 'Intensive behavioral Therapy for weight loss in patients with, or At-Risk of, type 2 Diabetes: Results from the PaTH to health diabetes study', Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 31, 102099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.102099
Boakye, MDS, Miyamoto, S, Greenwood, D, Kraschnewski, J, Haitsma, KV & Boltz, M 2023, 'Pathway From Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis to Action: How to Move People Forward', Diabetes Spectrum, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 264-274. https://doi.org/10.2337/ds22-0058
for the PCORnet Bariatric Study Collaborative 2023, 'Preoperative Depression Status and 5 Year Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in the PCORnet Bariatric Study Cohort', Annals of surgery, vol. 277, no. 4, pp. 637-646. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000005364
Boakye, MDS, Miyamoto, S, Greenwood, D, Van Haitsma, K, Boltz, M & Kraschnewski, J 2023, 'Remodeling Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis: What Individuals Need for Success', Clinical Diabetes, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 273-285. https://doi.org/10.2337/cd22-0075
Calo, WA, Hivner, EA, Hoke, AM, Bufalini, CM, Lehman, EB & Kraschnewski, JL 2023, 'The Healthy, Immunized Communities Study: A pilot intervention to increase parents’ intentions to get vaccines for their middle school children', Vaccine: X, vol. 13, 100273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100273
Paules, CI, Osevala, N, Lehman, E, Heilbrunn, ES, Francis, E, Hogentogler, RE, Kong, L & Kraschnewski, JL 2024, 'Underuse of SARS-CoV-2–Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies in Skilled Nursing Facilities', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 290-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2023.10.003
Forrest, LN, Waschbusch, DA, Pearl, AM, Bixler, EO, Sinoway, LI, Kraschnewski, JL, Liao, D & Saunders, EFH 2023, 'Urban vs. rural differences in psychiatric diagnoses, symptom severity, and functioning in a psychiatric sample', PloS one, vol. 18, no. 10 OCTOBER, e0286366. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286366
2022
Tate, DF, Kraschnewski, JL, Martinez, C, Diamond, M, Veldheer, S, Hwang, KO, Lehman, EB, Yang, C & Sciamanna, CN 2022, 'A cluster-randomized controlled trial of automated internet weight-loss programs in primary care: Role of automated provider feedback', Obesity, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 2363-2375. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23506
Sekhar, DL, Batra, E, Schaefer, EW, Walker-Harding, LR, Pattison, KL, Molinari, A, Rosen, P, Kraschnewski, JL & Waxmonsky, JG 2022, 'Adolescent Suicide Risk Screening: A Secondary Analysis of the SHIELD Randomized Clinical Trial', Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 251, pp. 172-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.07.036
Llavona-Ortiz, JY, Spanos, KE, Kraschnewski, JL, D’Souza, G, Myrick, JG, Sznajder, KK & Calo, WA 2022, 'Associations Between Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Decisions and Exposure to Vaccine Information in Social Media', Cancer Control, vol. 29. https://doi.org/10.1177/10732748221138404
Kawasaki, S, Hwang, G, Buckner, K, Francis, E, Huffnagle, S, Kraschnewski, J, Vulgamore, P, Lucas, A, Barbour, J, Crawford, M, Thomas, L, Fuller, M, Meyers, J, Swartzentruber, G & Levine, R 2022, 'Collaborative health systems ECHO: The use of a tele-education platform to facilitate communication and collaboration with recipients of state targeted response funds in Pennsylvania', Substance Abuse, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 892-900. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2021.2007519
Sciamanna, CN, Ballentine, NH, Bopp, M, Chinchilli, VM, Ciccolo, JT, Delauter, G, Fisher, A, Fox, EJ, Jan De Beur, SM, Kearcher, K, Kraschnewski, JL, Lehman, E, McTigue, KM, McAuley, E, Paranjape, A, Rodriguez-Colon, S, Rovniak, LS, Rutt, K, Smyth, JM, Stewart, KJ, Stuckey, HL & Tsay, A 2022, 'Correction to: Working to increase stability through exercise (WISE): screening, recruitment, and baseline characteristics (Trials, (2021), 22, 1, (809), 10.1186/s13063-021-05761-0)', Trials, vol. 23, no. 1, 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06018-0
Yeh, HC, Kraschnewski, JL, Kong, L, Lehman, EB, Heilbrunn, ES, Williams, P, Poger, JM, Francis, E & Bryce, CL 2022, 'Hospitalization and mortality in patients with COVID-19 with or at risk of type 2 diabetes: data from five health systems in Pennsylvania and Maryland', BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, vol. 10, no. 3, e002774. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-002774
Calo, WA, Francis, E, Kong, L, Hogentogler, R, Heilbrunn, E, Fisher, A, Hood, N & Kraschnewski, J 2022, 'Implementing Infection Control and Quality of Life Best Practices in Nursing Homes With Project ECHO: Protocol for a Patient-Centered Randomized Controlled Trial', JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 11, no. 5, e34480. https://doi.org/10.2196/34480
Calo, WA, Marin, E, Aumiller, B, Murray, A, Baptiste, C, Bermudez, M, Crawford, L, DeLoatch, V & Kraschnewski, JL 2022, 'Implementing Locally Tailored Strategies to Promote Redemption of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Vouchers Among WIC Participants in Central Pennsylvania', Health promotion practice, vol. 23, no. 1_suppl, pp. 100S-107S. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399221112453
Marquis-Gravel, G, Faulkner, M, Merritt, G, Farrehi, P, Zemon, N, Robertson, HR, Jones, WS & Kraschnewski, J 2023, 'Importance of patient engagement in the conduct of pragmatic multicenter randomized controlled trials: The ADAPTABLE experience', Clinical Trials, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 31-35. https://doi.org/10.1177/17407745221118559
Ghahramani, N, Chinchilli, VM, Kraschnewski, JL, Lengerich, EJ & Sciamanna, CN 2022, 'Improving Caregiver Burden by a Peer-Led Mentoring Program for Caregivers of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial', Journal of Patient Experience, vol. 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735221076314
Hoke, AM, Kraschnewski, JL, Pileggi, F, Rosen, P & Sekhar, DL 2022, 'Leveraging Community-Engaged Research to Address Adolescent Depression with Pennsylvania Public Schools and Communities', Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 217-225. https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2022.0025
Calo, WA, Lennon, RP, Ruffin IV, MT, Keller, C, Spanos, K, D'Souza, G & Kraschnewski, JL 2022, 'Support for HPV vaccine school-entry requirements in the United States: The role of exemption policies', Vaccine, vol. 40, no. 51, pp. 7426-7432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.08.019
Hoke, AM, Pattison, KL, Hivner, EA, Lehman, EB & Kraschnewski, JL 2022, 'The Role of Technical Assistance in School Wellness Policy Enhancement', Journal of School Health, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 361-367. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13136
Ramedani, S, George, DR, Leslie, DL & Kraschnewski, J 2022, 'The bystander effect: Impact of rural hospital closures on the operations and financial well-being of surrounding healthcare institutions', Journal of Hospital Medicine, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 901-906. https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.12961
Joshi, A, Pathare, A, Hameed, U, Hempel, E, McShane, M, Lehman, E, Diaz, A, Jain, A, Kraschnewski, J, Dallaghan, GB & Haidet, P 2023, 'Using the Project ECHO Model to Facilitate Mental Health Training in Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education: Results from Two Pilot Programs', Academic Psychiatry, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 416-421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-022-01715-z
2021
Gupta, N & Kraschnewski, J 2021, 'Addressing Public Health Needs With Health Technologies During COVID-19: A Medical Student Perspective', American journal of public health, vol. 111, no. 5, pp. 826-828. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306197
Jones, WS, Mulder, H, Wruck, LM, Pencina, MJ, Kripalani, S, Muñoz, D, Crenshaw, DL, Effron, MB, Re, RN, Gupta, K, David Anderson, R, Pepine, CJ, Handberg, EM, Manning, BR, Jain, SK, Girotra, S, Riley, D, DeWalt, DA, Whittle, J, Goldberg, YH, Roger, VL, Hess, R, Benziger, CP, Farrehi, P, Zhou, L, Ford, DE, Haynes, K, VanWormer, JJ, Knowlton, KU, Kraschnewski, JL, Polonsky, TS, Fintel, DJ, Ahmad, FS, McClay, JC, Campbell, JR, Bell, DS, Fonarow, GC, Bradley, SM, Paranjape, A, Roe, MT, Robertson, HR, Curtis, LH, Sharlow, AG, Berdan, LG, Hammill, BG, Harris, DF, Qualls, LG, Marquis-Gravel, G, Modrow, MF, Marcus, GM, Carton, TW, Nauman, E, Waitman, LR, Kho, AN, Shenkman, EA, McTigue, KM, Kaushal, R, Masoudi, FA, Antman, EM, Davidson, DR, Edgley, K, Merritt, JG, Brown, LS, Zemon, DN, McCormick, TE, Alikhaani, JD, Gregoire, KC, Rothman, RL, Harrington, RA, Hernandez, AF & Sandu, OA 2021, 'Comparative effectiveness of aspirin dosing in cardiovascular disease', New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 384, no. 21, pp. 1981-1990. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2102137
Nyland, JE, Raja-Khan, NT, Bettermann, K, Haouzi, PA, Leslie, DL, Kraschnewski, JL, Parent, LJ & Grigson, PS 2021, 'Diabetes, Drug Treatment, and Mortality in COVID-19: A Multinational Retrospective Cohort Study', Diabetes, vol. 70, no. 12, pp. 2903-2916. https://doi.org/10.2337/db21-0385
Ghahramani, N, Chinchilli, VM, Kraschnewski, JL, Lengerich, E & Sciamanna, CN 2021, 'Effect of Peer Mentoring on Quality of Life among CKD Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial', Kidney Diseases, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 323-334. https://doi.org/10.1159/000514477
Poger, JM, Murray, AE, Schoettler, EA, Marin, ES, Aumiller, BB & Kraschnewski, JL 2021, 'Enhancing community engagement in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Equipping learners to thrive in translational efforts', Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, vol. 5, no. 1, e172. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.835
Nana-Sinkam, P, Kraschnewski, J, Sacco, R, Chavez, J, Fouad, M, Gal, T, AuYoung, M, Namoos, A, Winn, R, Sheppard, V, Corbie-Smith, G & Behar-Zusman, V 2021, 'Health disparities and equity in the era of COVID-19', Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, vol. 5, no. 1, e99. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.23
Pilla, SJ, Kraschnewski, JL, Lehman, EB, Kong, L, Francis, E, Poger, JM, Bryce, CL, Maruthur, NM & Yeh, HC 2021, 'Hospital utilization for hypoglycemia among patients with type 2 diabetes using pooled data from six health systems', BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, vol. 9, e002153. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002153
Hoke, AM, Stuckey, H, Keller, CM, Lu, Z, Hivner, EA, Calo, WA, Strick, JM & Kraschnewski, J 2021, 'In Their Own Words: Resources Needed by School Nurses to Facilitate Student Immunization Compliance', Journal of School Health, vol. 91, no. 3, pp. 218-226. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12993
Leonard, KS, Adams, EL, Savage, JS, Paul, IM, Kraschnewski, JL, Pattison, KL, Kjerulff, KH & Symons Downs, D 2021, 'Influence of prenatal perceived stress on postpartum weight retention is mediated by high gestational weight gain in women with overweight', Clinical obesity, vol. 11, no. 3, e12446. https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12446
Spanos, KE, Kraschnewski, JL, Moss, JL, Wong, A & Calo, WA 2021, 'Parent support for social media standards combatting vaccine misinformation', Vaccine, vol. 39, no. 9, pp. 1364-1369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.01.005
Wong, A, Kraschnewski, JL, Spanos, KE, Fogel, B & Calo, WA 2021, 'Parental motivations for seeking second medical opinions for their child's HPV vaccine', Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 24, 101550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101550
Bennett, WL, Bramante, CT, Rothenberger, SD, Kraschnewski, JL, Herring, SJ, Lent, MR, Clark, JM, Conroy, MB, Lehmann, H, Cappella, N, Gauvey-Kern, M, McCullough, J & McTigue, KM 2021, 'Patient recruitment into a multicenter clinical cohort linking electronic health records from 5 health systems: Cross-sectional analysis', Journal of medical Internet research, vol. 23, no. 5, e24003. https://doi.org/10.2196/24003
George, DR, Snyder, B, Van Scoy, LJ, Brignone, E, Sinoway, L, Sauder, C, Murray, A, Gladden, R, Ramedani, S, Ernharth, A, Gupta, N, Saran, S & Kraschnewski, J 2021, 'Perceptions of Diseases of Despair by Members of Rural and Urban High-Prevalence Communities: A Qualitative Study', JAMA network open, vol. 4, no. 7, 18134. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18134
Hoke, AM, Keller, CM, Calo, WA, Sekhar, DL, Lehman, EB & Kraschnewski, JL 2021, 'School Nurse Perspectives on COVID-19', Journal of School Nursing, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 292-297. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840521992054
Sekhar, DL, Schaefer, EW, Waxmonsky, JG, Walker-Harding, LR, Pattison, KL, Molinari, A, Rosen, P & Kraschnewski, JL 2021, 'Screening in High Schools to Identify, Evaluate, and Lower Depression among Adolescents: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA network open, vol. 4, no. 11, e2131836. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.31836
Musshafen, LA, Poger, JM, Simmons, WR, Hoke, AM, Hanson, LN, Bondurant, WW, McCullough, JR & Kraschnewski, JL 2021, 'Strengthening the clinical research workforce through a competency-based orientation program: Process outcomes and lessons learned across three academic health institutions', Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, vol. 5, no. 1, e178. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2021.852
Lee, YJ, Brazile, T, Galbiati, F, Hamm, M, Bryce, C, Jain, S, Kraschnewski, J & McTigue, K 2021, 'Understanding shared decision-making experience among vulnerable population: Focus group with food bank clients', Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, vol. 5, no. 1, e37. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2020.530
Kraschnewski, J, Yeh, HC, Francis, E, Kong, L, Lehman, E, Rovito, S, Poger, J & Bryce, C 2021, 'Utilization of intensive behavioural treatment for obesity in patients with diabetes', Clinical obesity, vol. 11, no. 1, e12426. https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12426
Stuckey, H, Hivner, EA, Kraschnewski, JL, Molinari, AM, Costigan, HJ & Sekhar, DL 2021, '“I wouldn't even know what to do,” Adolescent and Parent Perspectives on Identifying, Understanding, and Seeking Help for Adolescent Depression', Psychiatric Quarterly, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 1459-1472. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-021-09918-7