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Research Interests
Dr. Simon's primary research interests are aimed at promoting health equity and eliminating health disparities among low income, medically underserved women across the lifespan. Integrating health services research with social epidemiologic models, Dr. Simon's research focuses on interventions (such as patient navigation and community health outreach workers) that aim to reduce and eliminate such disparities. Within this context, Dr. Simon prefers to leverage culture and community to achieve these goals and thereby integrates community based participatory research framework into her work. She also has a strong portfolio of workforce development programs including the world's first healthcare pipeline development free massive open online course, "Career 911: Your Future Job in Medicine and Healthcare" on the Coursera platform. She is the founding director of the Center for Health Equity Transformation and the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative. Finally, she serves as a member of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the National Academy of Medicine's Roundtable for the Promotion of Health Equity.
Certifications and Licenses
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Training Experience
| 2004 | Residency, Yale-New Haven Hospital |
| 2006 | Fellowship, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital) |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Rush Medical Collage
… → 2000
MPH, University of Illinois at Chicago
… → 1996
Research interests
- Geriatrics
- Global Health
- Health Disparities
- Health Services Research
- Public Health
- Public Policy
- Women's Health / Women's Reproductive Health
- Cancer: Female Reproductive System (ovary, cervix, uterus)
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Grants
Health For All: Advancing Library-Academic Medical Center Partnerships to Navigate Wellness and Scale Preventive Services Access
9/19/19 → 5/31/22
Project: Research project
Education/Outreach Core for Northwestern Uterine Leiomyoma Research Center
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
9/1/19 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
Northwestern Uterine Leiomyoma Research Center
Bulun, S. E., Chakravarti, D., Parker, J. B., Simon, M. A., Wei, J. & Yin, P.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
9/1/19 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
The OPTIMIZE Study: Optimizing Patient Navigation for Perinatal Care
Simon, M. A., Burnett-Zeigler, I. E., Kominiarek, M. & Lee, J.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
8/7/19 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
Northwestern University Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (NU-MHRT)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
7/18/19 → 2/29/24
Project: Research project
Research Output
Abortion referral patterns among generalist OB/GYNs and primary care practitioners: A qualitative study
Linton, A., Mendez, S. R. & Simon, M. A., Feb 2020, In : Contraception. 101, 2, p. 132-136 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Owens, D. K., Davidson, K. W., Krist, A. H., Barry, M. J., Cabana, M., Caughey, A. B., Doubeni, C. A., Epling, J. W., Kubik, M., Landefeld, C. S., Mangione, C. M., Pbert, L., Silverstein, M., Simon, M. A., Tseng, C. W. & Wong, J. B., Feb 25 2020, In : JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 323, 8, p. 757-763 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
1
Scopus
citations
Adaptation of a proactive smoking cessation intervention to increase tobacco quitline use by LGBT smokers
Matthews, A. K., Breen, E., Veluz-Wilkins, A., Ciecierski, C., Simon, M., Burrell, D. & Hitsman, B., Jan 1 2019, In : Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 13, Special Issue 2019, p. 71-84 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1
Scopus
citations
Adaptation of a proactive smoking cessation intervention to increase tobacco quitline use by LGBT smokers
Matthews, A. K., Breen, E., Veluz-Wilkins, A., Ciecierski, C., Simon, M., Burrell, D. & Hitsman, B., Jan 1 2019, In : Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 13, Special Issue, p. 43-44 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
A feasibility study of activity tracking devices in pregnancy
Kominiarek, M. A., Balmert, L. C., Tolo, H., Grobman, W. & Simon, M., Nov 4 2019, In : BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 19, 1, 401.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access