Katy Kozhimannil

Kozhimannil studied Spanish and international relations at the University of Minnesota. She moved to Princeton University for her graduate studies, where she worked toward a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in policy and administration.{{cn|date=October 2020}} Kozhimannil was a doctoral student at Harvard University, where she studied physics and mental maternal health services.{{Cite thesis|title=Improving maternal health services: characterizing risks and measuring program and policy impacts|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/477170271|date=2009|language=English|first=Katy Backes|last=Kozhimannil|oclc=477170271}} She has said that she became interested in healthcare policy because of the loss of a family member, who was working on a rural Native American reservation when she died during childbirth,{{Cite web|title=Announcing the 25th Heinz Awards Honorees|url=http://www.heinzawards.net/2020-recipients/|access-date=2020-10-14|website=www.heinzawards.net|archive-date=2020-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018125102/http://www.heinzawards.net/2020-recipients/|url-status=dead}} and after learning about the significant differences in the maternal mortality of people from different ethnicities.

Kozhimannil studies the health policies that impact healthcare, quality and outcomes during pregnancy and childbirth.{{Cite web|title=Katy B. Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA|url=https://directory.sph.umn.edu/bio/sph-a-z/katy-kozhimannil|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Directory {{!}} School of Public Health - University of Minnesota|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Katy B. Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA|url=https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/publications/our-bodies-ourselves-2011/contributors/katy-kozhimannil/|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Our Bodies Ourselves|language=en}} In particular, she has evaluated the increasing rates of maternal mortality in marginalised communities in the United States. She has shown that women who live in less populated rural communities are 9% more likely to die during childbirth than those who live in cities.

Kozhimannil has also evaluated the role of Doula care during childbirth of women on Medicaid in Minnesota, and showed that they can decrease the chances of a caesarean section, result in better birth outcomes and save money.

• 2015 Labelle Lectureship in Health Services Research{{Cite web|title=Labelle Lectureship|url=https://chepa.mcmaster.ca/news-events/labelle-lectureship|access-date=2020-10-14|website=chepa.mcmaster.ca}}
• 2016 HCUP Outstanding Article of the Year Award{{Cite web|title=HCUP Outstanding Article of the Year Award - Archive of Recipients|url=https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/awards_archive.jsp|access-date=2020-10-14|website=www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov|language=en}}
• 2016 Alice S. Hersh New Investigator Award{{Cite web|title=Alice S. Hersh Emerging Leader Award Past Recipients {{!}} AcademyHealth|url=https://www.academyhealth.org/page/alice-s-hersh-emerging-leader-award-past-recipients|access-date=2020-10-14|website=www.academyhealth.org}}
• 2018 Carol Weisman and Gary Chase Gender Based Award{{Cite web|title=2018 ARM - Scholarships & Awards {{!}} AcademyHealth|url=https://www.academyhealth.org/page/2018-arm-scholarships-awards|access-date=2020-10-14|website=www.academyhealth.org}}
• 2020 Heinz Award for Public Policy

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• {{Cite journal|last1=Kozhimannil|first1=Katy Backes|last2=Law|first2=Michael R.|last3=Virnig|first3=Beth A.|date=2013-03-01|title=Cesarean Delivery Rates Vary Tenfold Among US Hospitals; Reducing Variation May Address Quality And Cost Issues|journal=Health Affairs|volume=32|issue=3|pages=527–535|doi=10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1030|issn=0278-2715|pmc=3615450|pmid=23459732}}
• {{Cite journal|last1=Hardeman|first1=Rachel R.|last2=Medina|first2=Eduardo M.|last3=Kozhimannil|first3=Katy B.|date=2016-12-01|title=Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives — The Role of Health Professionals|url= |journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=375|issue=22|pages=2113–2115|doi=10.1056/NEJMp1609535|issn=0028-4793|pmc=5588700|pmid=27732126}}
• {{Cite journal|last=Kozhimannil|first=Katy Backes|date=2009-02-25|title=Association Between Diabetes and Perinatal Depression Among Low-Income Mothers|journal=JAMA|volume=301|issue=8|pages=842–7|doi=10.1001/jama.2009.201|pmid=19244191|issn=0098-7484|doi-access=}}

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