Catherine Kim
Biographic Data
| ID | 3863010 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Kim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Kim |
| SIGNATURE | KIM C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9237-0532 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Advancing Health Equity Through Language-Concordant Medical Training
Language barriers remain a critical yet understudied determinant of health inequity in the United States. Many patients who speak limited English, particularly within Hispanic and Latinx communities, experience compounded barriers related to immigration policy, mistrust, and systemic undercounting that reduce access to care and participation in public health. These conditions also restrict medical trainees’ opportunities to develop culturally and…
Nulato
The famous serum run of 1925 has focused upon Balto, Togo, and the Norwegian mushers Gunnar Kaasen and Leonard Seppala. The mushers who ran most of the legs were actually descended from Alaskan Natives, including George and Edgar Nollner and Charlie Evans. Thanks to the Fairbanks Library archivists who sent me the interview with Charlie Evans and Edgar Nollner. This short fiction won one of the inaugural McGovern Center Writing Awards
The engagement of people with lived experiences in substance use research
Background: People with lived experiences (PWLE) are underrepresented in research engagement, however their involvement can significantly boost the relevance and impact of research. Questions concerning the credibility and trustworthiness of PWLE researchers by traditional and positivist researchers have been identified. Having been associated with substance use of questionable legality and related substance use activities, PWLE researchers face …
A unified acoustic-to-speech-to-language embedding space captures the neural basis of natural language processing in everyday conversations
This study introduces a unified computational framework connecting acoustic, speech and word-level linguistic structures to study the neural basis of everyday conversations in the human brain. We used electrocorticography to record neural signals across 100 h of speech production and comprehension as participants engaged in open-ended real-life conversations. We extracted low-level acoustic, mid-level speech and contextual word embeddings from a …
A Qualitative Analysis on Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs and Issues During Covid-19 Using a Reproductive Justice Framework
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing health inequities, further exposing the challenges in meeting the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs, particularly for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). We interviewed 11 key informants through three focus groups to explore barriers and pathways to SRH care for BIPOC during COVID-19 in the United States. Reimagining reproductive health practices requires holistic practices and multis…
Private Insurance Coverage for Diabetes Before and After Enactment of the Preexisting Condition Mandate of the Affordable Care Act, 2005–2016
Objectives. To examine private insurance coverage for persons with diabetes before and after enactment of the preexisting condition mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the United States. Methods. We conducted a nationwide study in adults aged 20 to 59 years with private health insurance with the Clinformatics Data Mart Database (2005–2016). We used fixed-effects negative binomial regression to evaluate differences in pre–post mandate tren…
Acculturation Strategies and Symptoms of Depression
Acculturation Strategies Among South Asian Immigrants
Are Asian American Women Advantaged? Labor Market Performance of College Educated Female Workers
Prior research reveals that the labor-market performance of Asian American women exceeds that of white women. Using the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, this study investigates the aspects of the labor market in which the Asian advantage may occur—unemployment, annual earnings, and the number of people supervised. Our results show that when controlling for field of study, college type, region of residence, and other demographic variable…
Are Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Preconception Diabetes Mellitus Less Common in Non-Hispanic Black Women than in Non-Hispanic White Women
Caregiving Behavior Is Associated With Decreased Mortality Risk
Traditional investigations of caregiving link it to increased caregiver morbidity and mortality, but do not disentangle the effects of providing care from those of being continuously exposed to an ailing loved one with serious health problems. We explored this possible confound in a national, longitudinal survey of elderly married individuals ( N = 3,376). Results showed that spending at least 14 hr per week providing care to a spouse predicted d…
Agreement Between Self-Reports and Medical Records Was Only Fair in a Cross-Sectional Study of Performance of Annual Eye Examinations Among Adults With Diabetes in Managed Care
The low level of agreement between self-report and medical records suggests that many providers of diabetes care do not have easily available accurate information on the eye examination status of their patients
Missed Opportunities for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Screening Among Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Objectives. We sought to determine rates and factors associated with screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus. Methods. We retrospectively studied women with diagnosed gestational diabetes mellitus who delivered at a university-affiliated hospital (n=570). Data sources included medical and administrative record review. Main outcome measures were the frequency of any type of glucose testi…
Children as Live Kidney Donors for Siblings
According to Dr. Aaron Spital, studies suggest that kidney transplantation from living donors offer the best results for pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease. Fortunately, many parents are willing to donate a kidney to improve the health of their child. Not all parents can donate, however, because of tissue incompatibility with their child, and not all patients have such willing parents. Under some circumstances, pediatric patients in …
Physician adherence to preventive cardiology guidelines for women
Are Asian American Women Advantaged? Labor Market Performance of College Educated Female Workers
Prior research reveals that the labor-market performance of Asian American women exceeds that of white women. Using the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, this study investigates the aspects of the labor market in which the Asian advantage may occur—unemployment, annual earnings, and the number of people supervised. Our results show that when controlling for field of study, college type, region of residence, and other demographic variable…
Acculturation Strategies Among South Asian Immigrants
A unified acoustic-to-speech-to-language embedding space captures the neural basis of natural language processing in everyday conversations
This study introduces a unified computational framework connecting acoustic, speech and word-level linguistic structures to study the neural basis of everyday conversations in the human brain. We used electrocorticography to record neural signals across 100 h of speech production and comprehension as participants engaged in open-ended real-life conversations. We extracted low-level acoustic, mid-level speech and contextual word embeddings from a …
Acculturation Strategies and Symptoms of Depression
Children as Live Kidney Donors for Siblings
According to Dr. Aaron Spital, studies suggest that kidney transplantation from living donors offer the best results for pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease. Fortunately, many parents are willing to donate a kidney to improve the health of their child. Not all parents can donate, however, because of tissue incompatibility with their child, and not all patients have such willing parents. Under some circumstances, pediatric patients in …
Physician adherence to preventive cardiology guidelines for women
Missed Opportunities for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Screening Among Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Objectives. We sought to determine rates and factors associated with screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus. Methods. We retrospectively studied women with diagnosed gestational diabetes mellitus who delivered at a university-affiliated hospital (n=570). Data sources included medical and administrative record review. Main outcome measures were the frequency of any type of glucose testi…
Agreement Between Self-Reports and Medical Records Was Only Fair in a Cross-Sectional Study of Performance of Annual Eye Examinations Among Adults With Diabetes in Managed Care
The low level of agreement between self-report and medical records suggests that many providers of diabetes care do not have easily available accurate information on the eye examination status of their patients
Caregiving Behavior Is Associated With Decreased Mortality Risk
Traditional investigations of caregiving link it to increased caregiver morbidity and mortality, but do not disentangle the effects of providing care from those of being continuously exposed to an ailing loved one with serious health problems. We explored this possible confound in a national, longitudinal survey of elderly married individuals ( N = 3,376). Results showed that spending at least 14 hr per week providing care to a spouse predicted d…
Are Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Preconception Diabetes Mellitus Less Common in Non-Hispanic Black Women than in Non-Hispanic White Women
Are Asian American Women Advantaged? Labor Market Performance of College Educated Female Workers
Prior research reveals that the labor-market performance of Asian American women exceeds that of white women. Using the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, this study investigates the aspects of the labor market in which the Asian advantage may occur—unemployment, annual earnings, and the number of people supervised. Our results show that when controlling for field of study, college type, region of residence, and other demographic variable…
Acculturation Strategies Among South Asian Immigrants
Acculturation Strategies and Symptoms of Depression
Private Insurance Coverage for Diabetes Before and After Enactment of the Preexisting Condition Mandate of the Affordable Care Act, 2005–2016
Objectives. To examine private insurance coverage for persons with diabetes before and after enactment of the preexisting condition mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the United States. Methods. We conducted a nationwide study in adults aged 20 to 59 years with private health insurance with the Clinformatics Data Mart Database (2005–2016). We used fixed-effects negative binomial regression to evaluate differences in pre–post mandate tren…
A Qualitative Analysis on Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs and Issues During Covid-19 Using a Reproductive Justice Framework
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing health inequities, further exposing the challenges in meeting the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs, particularly for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). We interviewed 11 key informants through three focus groups to explore barriers and pathways to SRH care for BIPOC during COVID-19 in the United States. Reimagining reproductive health practices requires holistic practices and multis…
The engagement of people with lived experiences in substance use research
Background: People with lived experiences (PWLE) are underrepresented in research engagement, however their involvement can significantly boost the relevance and impact of research. Questions concerning the credibility and trustworthiness of PWLE researchers by traditional and positivist researchers have been identified. Having been associated with substance use of questionable legality and related substance use activities, PWLE researchers face …
A unified acoustic-to-speech-to-language embedding space captures the neural basis of natural language processing in everyday conversations
This study introduces a unified computational framework connecting acoustic, speech and word-level linguistic structures to study the neural basis of everyday conversations in the human brain. We used electrocorticography to record neural signals across 100 h of speech production and comprehension as participants engaged in open-ended real-life conversations. We extracted low-level acoustic, mid-level speech and contextual word embeddings from a …
Advancing Health Equity Through Language-Concordant Medical Training
Language barriers remain a critical yet understudied determinant of health inequity in the United States. Many patients who speak limited English, particularly within Hispanic and Latinx communities, experience compounded barriers related to immigration policy, mistrust, and systemic undercounting that reduce access to care and participation in public health. These conditions also restrict medical trainees’ opportunities to develop culturally and…
Nulato
The famous serum run of 1925 has focused upon Balto, Togo, and the Norwegian mushers Gunnar Kaasen and Leonard Seppala. The mushers who ran most of the legs were actually descended from Alaskan Natives, including George and Edgar Nollner and Charlie Evans. Thanks to the Fairbanks Library archivists who sent me the interview with Charlie Evans and Edgar Nollner. This short fiction won one of the inaugural McGovern Center Writing Awards
Medicine (8 works) · Public health (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Immigration (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Diabetes mellitus (3 works) · Endocrinology (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works)