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Karen Remsberg, PhD, MSPH

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

Department of Social Medicine, HCOM

remsberg@ohio.edu

Ph.D., 2001, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh

Research Interests

• Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, reproductive health and obesity
• Epidemiology of diabetes during pregnancy and postpartum chronic disease prevention
• Health across the lifespan and health of rural populations, including Appalachia
• Clinical prevention and population health

Selected Publications

• Remsberg KE, McKeown RE, McFarland KF, Irwin LS. Diabetes in pregnancy and Cesarean delivery. Diabetes Care 1999;22:1561-7.

• Remsberg KE and Siervogel RM. A life span approach to cardiovascular disease risk and aging: The Fels Longitudinal Study. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 2003;124(3):251-259. Remsberg, KE. 23 November 2011.

• Remsberg KE, Demerath EW, Schubert CM, Chumlea WC, Sun SS, Siervogel RM. Early menarche and the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in adolescent girls: the Fels Longitudinal Study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2005; 90(5):2718-24.

• Denham SA, Remsberg K, Wood L. Diabetes Education in Appalachia. Rural and Remote Health 2010 Apr-Jun;10(2):1321. Epub 2010 Jun 17.

• Remsberg KE, Talbott EO, Dorman JS, Costantino JP, Kuller LH. Early male pattern baldness and risk factors for CVD in brothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Under review.

• Remsberg KE. Postpartum health, encouragement, and understanding of risk for diabetes. Oral presentation at the West Virginia Diabetes Symposium and Workshop: Bridging the Gap with Education. West Virginia University Extension Service, Charleston, WV; 20 October 2011.
  Manuscript in preparation.