Title

Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Graduate Faculty III, College of Graduate Studies

Bio

Kristin Baughman, Ph.D., is Professor of Family & Community Medicine at NEOMED. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Indiana University at Bloomington. She conducts health services research with a focus on advance care planning, conversations about treatment options and patient values between healthcare providers, patients and their families.

Dr. Baughman is currently the site PI for two grants: the Ohio Cardiovascular Collaborative (Cardi-OH.org) and the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Northern Ohio. She serves on the editorial board for the journal, The Gerontologist. Her teaching focuses on biostatistics and research methods for medical students and Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) students.

Courses

• Foundations of Medicine (medical students)
• Health Systems Science (medical students)
• Practice of Medicine (Evidence-based medicine small groups for medical students)
• Capstone I (MPH students)

Presentations

• Ludwick R, Patton RM, Zalon M, Baughman K. Nurses as Transformational Leaders in Public Advocacy for Advance Care Planning. Oral presentation at: International Conference of Nurses (ICN) Congress; 2023, July 1-5; Montreal, Canada.
• Baughman KR, Ludwick R, Jarjoura D, Kropp D. Impact of advance care planning self-efficacy and beliefs on professional judgments. Oral presentation at: IAGG 2017 World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics; 2017 July 24; San Francisco, CA.
• Ratcliff E, Baughman KR, Ludwick R. Factors Associated with Nursing Home COVID-19 Vaccination Rates. Poster presentation at Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, 2024, June 30, Baltimore, MD.
• Inzetta SL, Fleming E, Baughman KR, Van Fossen V, Hazelett S. Can We Identify Disparities that May Impact Breast Cancer Screenings, Detection and Diagnosis in Women 60 and Older? Poster presentation at 33rd Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference, National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCoBC), March 15-20, 2024, Las Vegas, NV.
• Baughman KR and Fischbein R. Teaching the scientific method and self-directed learning to medical students using publicly available resources. Research presentation at the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, May 2022 in Indianapolis, IN.

Publications

• Ludwick R, Zalon M, Patton, R, Baughman K. Analysis of Ohio Nurses’ Voting Behaviors 2020-2023. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 2024. In press.
• Ludwick R, Baughman KR. Education, Policy, and Advocacy in Predicting Use of Do-Not-Hospitalize Orders in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 2022 Nov 1;48(11):45-52.
• Krishnappa V, Ludwick R, Sompalle S, Baughman KR. Impact of Chronic Conditions, Healthcare Utilization, and Demographics on Advance Care Planning. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 2023 Apr;40(4):378-86.
• Baughman KR, Ludwick R, Jarjoura D, Kropp D, Shenoy V. Advance care planning in skilled nursing facilities: A multi-site examination of professional judgments. The Gerontologist. 2019; 59(2):338–346.
• Baughman KR, Ludwick R, Fischbein R, McCormick K, Meeker, Hewit M, Drost J, Kropp D. Development of a scale to assess physician advance care planning self-efficacy. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2017; 34(5):435-441.

Awards

• 2024-25 UH Faculty Scholar
• 2024 Liebelt-Wheeler Award for Faculty Excellence
• 2023 Peter Burg Faculty Award for Excellence in Geriatrics
• 2022 Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public Health Program Outstanding MPH Faculty Award

COMPREHENSIVE PUBLICATION LIST

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