Kathleen Call, PhD
Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management

Contact Info
Professor, Division of Health Policy and Management
PhD, Sociology, University of Minnesota, 1994
Summary
My research focuses on access to care and health insurance among disparities populations, including poor, young, elderly, uninsured, rural, and chronically ill populations. I explore the complexities of measuring and estimating rates of insurance coverage, including the discrepancy between survey and administrative data counts of insurance coverage, commonly referred to as the “Medicaid undercount.” My research interests include disparities in access to health care and health insurance as well as developing community-driven solutions to barriers to health care. I am an investigator at SHADAC and co-director of the School of Public Health's Health Equity Work Group, an interdisciplinary group that aims to reduce health disparities through research, teaching, professional development, and community outreach programs.
Expertise
Equity, methods, health insurance, access to care, survey methods, community engaged research
Awards & Recognition
Research
Research Funding Grants
- 2015–2017, Minnesota Department of Health, "Minnesota Health Access Survey 2015," Principal Investigator
- 2014–2017, National Opinion Research Center, "CMS Analytic Support for a Nationwide Adult Medicaid Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey," Principal Investigator
- 2016–2021, NIH NCI, "Cancer Related Health Disparities Training Program," Co-Investigator
- 2016–2019, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, "State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC): Helping states bridge the gap between health insurance data and the policy-making process," Co-Investigator
- 2016–2017, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, "Interdisciplinary Research Leaders," Co-Investigator
- 2014–2017, MN Department of Health and Human Services, "Minnesota State Innovation Model (SIM) Evaluation," Co-Investigator
Publications
Teaching
Courses
- PubH 6772, Health Disparities Capstone Seminar
- PubH 7784, Master's Project Seminar: PHAP and HSRP&A
- PubH 7791, Independent Study: Public Health Administration and Policy
Media
In The News
SPH News
- Call and Team Earn Kudos from CEPH for New Course
- Helping Uninsured Minnesotans Obtain Health Coverage
- Public Insurance Enrollees Report Unfair Treatment and Fear Cost of Care
In The Media
- Minnesota’s Uninsured Rate Jumps in 2017 Despite Strong Economy (Forest Lake Times)