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Research interests
Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski joined the faculty of Penn State College of Medicine in July 2009. She is a clinician-investigator with a research focus on behavioral interventions for healthy lifestyles in both clinical and community settings. She has more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, and her research has been presented and awarded at both the regional and national levels.
Dr. Kraschnewski serves as director of Penn State Project ECHO, part of a national movement to democratize medical knowledge to improve and save lives in rural and underserved communities. Under her leadership, Penn State Project ECHO has robust funding support from the Department of Health and Human Services/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, with two grants focused on opioid use disorder and alcohol use in youth within central Pennsylvania. Dr. Kraschnewski is also Principal Investigator of the REACH Project, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Enhancing Hispanic Health in Rural Pennsylvania through healthy lifestyle strategies" (Better Together). She also leads a five-year PCORI-funded study to investigate the impact of obesity counseling on diabetes outcomes utilizing the electronic health records from Penn State, University of Pittsburgh, Johns Hopkins, Temple Health System, University of Utah and Geisinger Health System.
In her prior role as executive director of Penn State PROWellness, she had funding from organizations including PCORI, HRSA, Merck, Boy Scouts of America, Kohl's Cares and the Highmark Foundation.
Teaching and educational interests
In addition to her research and administrative roles, Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski enjoys teaching internal medicine resident physicians and medical students.
Clinical interests
Along with her other work, Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski sees patients in the primary care setting.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Internal Medicine Residency, Duke University Medical Center
Master of Public Health, Thesis: Examining the role of community health workers in public health promotion and disease prevention, University of North Carolina
Primary Care Research, NRSA Fellow, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
MD, University of Wisconsin
External positions
Member, Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
Member, The Obesity Society
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Kraschnewski, J. (PI), Hughes, J. (CoPI), Hwang, W. (CoPI), Sinoway, L. L. I. (CoPI) & McCormick, J. (CoPI)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
9/15/16 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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Does Staff Training and Support for Using Infection Control Practices Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes?
Kraschnewski, J. (PI)
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
1/1/20 → 12/31/23
Project: Research project
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Engaging Community Health Workers in PCOR to Address Health Disparities in the Context of COVID-19
Kraschnewski, J. (PI)
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
1/1/20 → 12/31/20
Project: Research project
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Comparing Two Programs to Train Staff to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
Kraschnewski, J. (PI)
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
1/1/20 → 12/31/23
Project: Research project
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Bariatric surgery and COVID-19 outcomes: results from the PaTH to Health: Diabetes study
Soleymani, T., Lehman, E. B., Kong, L., Poger, J. M., Yeh, H. C. & Kraschnewski, J. L., Nov 2024, In: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 20, 11, p. 1039-1045 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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
Baker, S., Aumiller, B., Henao, M. P., George, D. R., Morales, T. & Kraschnewski, J., Jan 2024, In: American Journal of Health Behavior. 48, 1, p. 113-121 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leadership Perspectives on Nursing Home Operations From Crisis to Control: A Mixed Methods Study
Behrens, L. L., Kitt-Lewis, E., Boltz, M., Calo, W. A., Lehman, E., Whitaker, J., Osevala, N., Van Haitsma, K., Van Scoy, L. J. & Kraschnewski, J. L., Sep 2024, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 25, 9, 105145.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stories to Prevent Cancer: A Pilot Study Using Cancer Survivor Narratives to Increase Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Intentions
Bufalini, C. M., Kraschnewski, J. L., Riley, T. D., Wile, K., Spanos, K., Wong, A., Myrick, J. G., Schaefer, E. W. & Calo, W. A., Jan 1 2024, In: Cancer Control. 31Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Underuse of SARS-CoV-2–Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Paules, C. I., Osevala, N., Lehman, E., Heilbrunn, E. S., Francis, E., Hogentogler, R. E., Kong, L. & Kraschnewski, J. L., Feb 2024, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 25, 2, p. 290-295 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Outstanding Collaborative Research Team
Kong, L. (Recipient) & Kraschnewski, J. (Recipient), 2017
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Outstanding Collaborative Research Team
Abendroth, T. (Recipient), Bascom, R. (Recipient), Berg, A. (Recipient), Chuang, C. (Recipient), Hwang, W. (Recipient), Kraschnewski, J. (Recipient), Naccarelli, G. (Recipient) & Sciamanna, C. (Recipient), 2014
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