Summaries of Independent Scientist (K) Awards

Koopman, Richelle J.

Institution: University of Missouri-Columbia
Grant Title: Patient Readiness To Use Internet Health Resources
Grant Number:  K08 HS17948
Duration: 5 years (2008-2013)
Total Award: $722,800

Project Description: The proposed research has two main aims:

1. Develop a measure of the readiness (aptitude + desire) of patients with chronic conditions to use Web-based health resources for health information exchange.
2. Determine how the frequency and type of Web-based health resources are associated with improvements in clinical measures for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Career Goals: Dr. Koopman is an Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She received her M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and served her residency in family medicine at St. Margaret Memorial—University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She was later a Faculty Development Fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina where she earned her Masters in Clinical Research. Dr. Koopman intends to become an independent health services researcher focusing on improving the quality and safety of patient care for those with chronic conditions.

Progress to Date: This grant has just started.

Highlights and Specific Accomplishments:

• Former member of the Editorial Board, Family Medicine.
• Former member of research committee, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
• Review, Joint Grant Awards Program, American Academy of Family Physicians.
• Diabetes Special Interest Group Leader, North American Primary Care Research Group.
• Reviewer for Annals of Family Medicine, JAMA, Family Medicine, Journal of the National Medical Association, Journal of Rural Health, International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine.

K-Generated Publications: None thus far.

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