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Michele Diane Kipke, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical Scholar)

Associate Vice President for Strategic Health Initiatives

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Overview

Dr. Michele Kipke is a Professor of Pediatrics and Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine and Associate Vice President for Strategic Health Alliances in the Office of the Senior Vice President of Health Affairs at the University of Southern California (USC). In addition, she co-directs USC’s Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute. A nationally known public health researcher and policy expert, Dr. Kipke has been intimately involved in the HIV/AIDS epidemic since its onset in the U.S. in the mid-1980’s and has made significant scientific contributions to the field of HIV prevention since that time. Early in her career, she studied risk for HIV exposure among injection drug users, developed and conducted the first formal evaluation of an HIV prevention intervention for adolescents in Harlem, and evaluated one of the first needle exchange programs. During the past three decades, Dr. Kipke has conducted NIH-funded behavioral epidemiologic research with at-risk youth populations, as well as health services and health outcomes research to characterize inequities in health in diverse pediatric populations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Kipke has led a USC-wide effort, called VaccinateLA, which includes a digital and multi-media campaign, and community navigation services delivered to residents in low vaccination communities in Los Angeles County, as well as in 34 states throughout the United States. Through this effort, over 400,000 individuals have been vaccinated to date. Targeted public health interventions are also being developed to increase pediatric vaccinations. To date, Dr. Kipke has authored over 100 publications and lectured nationally and internationally.

Dr. Kipke currently serves as the Chair for NIH’s HIV/AIDS Intra- and Inter-personal Determinants and Behavioral Interventions Scientific Review Committee. She was elected to the Pediatric Society for Research and the American Pediatric Society, she has served in numerous national leadership roles and professional and advisory boards, and she has received countless awards, including USC’s highly esteemed Associates Award for Creativity in Research and Scholarship. In 2021 she was recognized by Los Angeles Business Journal as a Women of Influence in Healthcare.

Dr. Kipke received her doctorate from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and completed her postdoctoral training at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She served as the Director of the National Academies’ Board on Children, Youth and Families, and participated as a Fellow in the prestigious Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program for Women (ELAM). Dr. Kipke has been an elected member of the South Pasadena Unified School District’s Governing Board since 2008 and served as School Board President in 2011, 2015, and 2020. Dr. Kipke has also served on other Boards and served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children in child protective care.

Awards

  • Los Angeles Business Journal: Women of Influence in Healthcare, 2021
  • University of Southern California: Mentoring Award for Mentoring Faculty, 2020
  • University of Southern California: Associates Award for Creativity in Research and Scholarship, 2020
  • American Pediatric Society: Elected Member, 2013
  • Society for Pediatric Research: Elected Member, 2013
  • Society for Pediatric Research: Elected Member, 2010
  • Society of Adolescent Medicine: Elected Member, 1990

Publications

  • National Quality Indicators in Pediatric Sickle Cell Anemia Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 01; 153(4). . View in PubMed
  • Intimate partner violence types are differentially associated with substance use among young, urban, sexual minority men of color PLoS One. 2024; 19(9):e0309958. . View in PubMed
  • Uncertainty and the NICU Experience: A Qualitative Evaluation of Family and Provider Perspectives Children (Basel). 2023 Oct 27; 10(11). . View in PubMed
  • Gut dysbiosis and inflammatory blood markers precede HIV with limited changes after early seroconversion EBioMedicine. 2022 Oct; 84:104286. . View in PubMed
  • Longitudinal trajectories of prescription opioid misuse in adolescents Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 07 01; 236:109470. . View in PubMed
  • Connecting to Early Intervention Services After Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge in a Medicaid Sample Acad Pediatr. 2022 03; 22(2):253-262. . View in PubMed
  • Designing a Mobile Health Solution to Facilitate the Transition from NICU to Home: A Qualitative Study Children (Basel). 2022 Feb 15; 9(2). . View in PubMed
  • PLoS One. 2022; 17(11):e0278232. . View in PubMed
  • A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) study of medication and CBT sequencing in the treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders BMC Psychiatry. 2021 06 30; 21(1):323. . View in PubMed
  • Maternal post-traumatic stress and depression symptoms and outcomes after NICU discharge in a low-income sample: a cross-sectional study BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Jan 12; 21(1):48. . View in PubMed
  • Psychometric Data Linking Across HIV and Substance Use Cohorts AIDS Behav. 2020 Nov; 24(11):3215-3224. . View in PubMed
  • Association of WIC Participation and Growth and Developmental Outcomes in High-Risk Infants Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 01; 59(1):53-61. . View in PubMed
  • Viewpoints from families for improving transition from NICU-to-home for infants with medical complexity at a safety net hospital: a qualitative study BMC Pediatr. 2019 07 05; 19(1):223. . View in PubMed
  • Smartphones and Text Messaging are Associated With Higher Parent Quality of Life Scores and Enrollment in Early Intervention After NICU Discharge Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 07; 58(8):903-911. . View in PubMed
  • A Focus on the HIV Care Continuum Through the Healthy Young Men’s Cohort Study: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 Jan 24; 8(1):e10738. . View in PubMed
  • The impact of preterm birth <37 weeks on parents and families: a cross-sectional study in the 2 years after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2017 Feb 16; 15(1):38. . View in PubMed
  • Patient perspectives on peer mentoring: type 1 diabetes management in adolescents and young adults Diabetes Educ. 2015 02; 41(1):59-68. . View in PubMed
  • A profile of nonurgent emergency department use in an urban pediatric hospital Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Oct; 28(10):977-84. . View in PubMed
  • Sickle cell disease in California: sociodemographic predictors of emergency department utilization Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2012 Jan; 58(1):66-73. . View in PubMed
  • Sickle-cell disease in California: a population-based description of emergency department utilization Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011 Mar; 56(3):413-9. . View in PubMed
  • The impact of recent stressful experiences on HIV-risk related behaviors J Adolesc. 2010 Jun; 33(3):463-75. . View in PubMed
  • Effectiveness of interventions to prevent youth violence a systematic review Am J Prev Med. 2007 Jul; 33(1):65-74. . View in PubMed
  • Needle-sharing among young IV drug users and their social network members: The influence of the injection partner’s characteristics on HIV risk behavior Addict Behav. 2006 Sep; 31(9):1607-18. . View in PubMed
  • Do street youths’ perceptions of their caregivers predict HIV-risk behavior? J Fam Psychol. 2005 Sep; 19(3):456-64.. View in PubMed
  • Preventing violence and related health-risking social behaviors in adolescents Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ). 2004 Sep; (107):1-7. . View in PubMed
  • HIV risk behavior and HIV testing: a comparison of rates and associated factors among homeless and runaway adolescents in two cities AIDS Educ Prev. 2001 Apr; 13(2):131-48. . View in PubMed
  • Service utilization among homeless and runaway youth in Los Angeles, California: rates and reasons J Adolesc Health. 1999 Jun; 24(6):449-58. . View in PubMed
  • A collaborative evaluation of a needle exchange program for youth Health Educ Behav. 1999 Apr; 26(2):213-24. . View in PubMed
  • Service utilization among homeless and runaway youth in Los Angeles, California: rates and reasons J Adolesc Health. 1999 Mar; 24(3):190-200. . View in PubMed
  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles: a model of integrated care for HIV-positive and very high-risk youth J Adolesc Health. 1998 Aug; 23(2 Suppl):59-70. . View in PubMed
  • “Substance abuse” disorders among runaway and homeless youth Subst Use Misuse. 1997 Jun; 32(7-8):969-86. . View in PubMed
  • Homeless youths and young adults in Los Angeles: prevalence of mental health problems and the relationship between mental health and substance abuse disorders Am J Community Psychol. 1997 Jun; 25(3):371-94. . View in PubMed
  • Homeless youth and their exposure to and involvement in violence while living on the streets J Adolesc Health. 1997 May; 20(5):360-7. . View in PubMed
  • Street youth, their peer group affiliation and differences according to residential status, subsistence patterns, and use of services Adolescence. 1997; 32(127):655-69. . View in PubMed
  • Drug use, needle sharing, and HIV risk among injection drug-using street youth Subst Use Misuse. 1996 Jul; 31(9):1167-87. . View in PubMed
  • HIV risk behavior, street outreach, and condom use in eight high-risk populations AIDS Educ Prev. 1996 Jun; 8(3):191-204. . View in PubMed
  • Street youth in Los AngelesProfile of a group at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1995 May; 149(5):513-9. . View in PubMed
  • An evaluation of an AIDS risk reduction education and skills training (ARREST) program J Adolesc Health. 1993 Nov; 14(7):533-9. . View in PubMed
  • Substance use among youth seen at a community-based health clinic J Adolesc Health. 1993 Jun; 14(4):289-94. . View in PubMed
  • Health and health needs of homeless and runaway youthA position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. J Adolesc Health. 1992 Dec; 13(8):717-26. . View in PubMed
  • Selected demographic changes in medicine Indiana Med. 1992 Sep-Oct; 85(5):366-7. . View in PubMed
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Adolescents Adolesc Med. 1990 Oct; 1(3):429-450. . View in PubMed
  • HIV infection and AIDS during adolescence Med Clin North Am. 1990 Sep; 74(5):1149-67. . View in PubMed
  • Reliability and construct validity of the needle sharing inventory Int J Addict. 1989 Jun; 24(6):515-26. . View in PubMed

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