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Kristen Kirksey, PhD, MPH

Title(s)Project Policy Analyst, Institute for Health & Aging
SchoolSchool of Nursing
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ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0001-9684-4125 Additional info
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    University of Connecticut, Storrs, CTPhD05/2023Sociology
    University of Connecticut, Storrs, CTMA12/2018Sociology
    Tulane University, New Orleans, LAMPH12/2012International Health and Development
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TNBA05/2009Medicine, Health, and Society
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    Society of Family Planning2024  - 2026Changemakers in Family Planning

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    Susceptibility to contraceptive mis-and dis-information in Mississippi: A community-based survey experiment
    Society of Family Planning Jan 1, 2026 - Jun 30, 2027
    Role: Co-Investigator

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    1. An in-depth interview study of women's perspectives on the effects of contraceptive use on future fertility in Ethiopia and Kenya. Social Science and Medicine - Qualitative Research in Health. 2025; 8. Kirksey K, Feleke H, Okumu S, Bizuneh H, Wekesa P, Suchman L, Phillips B, Kwena Z, Liu J, Bukusi E, Gitome S, Gebrehanna E, Holt K. View Publication.
    2. Probability games, workshops and the social world of international science communication. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 2022. Atsbeha E., Holzer E., Anagnostou E., Block P., Alexander S., Negatu S., Kirksey K. .
    3. Technology transfer and everyday life among smallholder farmers: Notes on the small inconveniences that slow the transition to industrial agriculture in Ethiopia. Perspectives on Global Development and Technology. 2022. Negatu S., Holzer E., Atsbeha E., Kirksey K. .
    4. A social history of racial disparities in breastfeeding in the United States. Soc Sci Med. 2021 11; 289:114365. Kirksey K. PMID: 34592542.
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    5. Development of an interdisciplinary, multi-method approach to seasonal climate forecast communication at the local scale. Climatic Change. 2020. Alexander S., Atsbeha E., Negatu S., Kirksey K., Brossard D., Holzer E., Block P.
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