Aaron J Kruse-Diehr, PhD
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Positions
- Associate Professor
College Unit(s)
Other Affiliation(s)
- Family and Community Medicine - Turfland
- Markey Cancer Center - Affiliated Faculty
Biography and Education
Biography
Dr. Aaron J Kruse-Diehr is an associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine; associate director for implementation science in the UK Center for Health Services Research; co-director of the UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Center for Implementation, Dissemination & Evidence-based Research (CIDER); core faculty in the Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET); director of the UK CCTS Community Leadership Institute of Kentucky (CLIK); member of the Markey Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control (CP) Research Program; and inaugural fellow in the 2023–24 Markey Cancer Center Leaders Advancing UNity and Cancer Health Equity (LAUNCH) Academy.
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Education
- PhD, Health Education, University of Toledo
- MA, English, DePaul University
- BA, English, The Ohio State University
Research
Dr. Kruse-Diehr is an implementation scientist whose funded research (NCI, NIDDK, Anthem Inc.) applies combined determinants and outcomes frameworks, such as iterative PRISM and RE-AIM, to behavioral health interventions in organizational settings. His primary research program focuses on increasing colorectal cancer screening rates among populations disproportionately affected by cancer (e.g., African Americans, rural Appalachian Kentuckians) in clinical and community sites by matching novel implementation strategies to stool-based colorectal cancer screening interventions. Secondarily, he conducts research on the implementation of diabetes patient self-management interventions that focus mainly on the mechanisms of peer support, tailored education, and patient needs that address social determinants of health.
Selected Publications
Kruse-Diehr AJ, Cegelka D, Combs C, et al. Using the consolidated framework for implementation research to identify church leaders' perspectives on contextual determinants of community-based colorectal cancer screening for Black Kentuckians. Implement Sci Commun. 2024;5(1):83. Published 2024 Jul 25. doi:10.1186/s43058-024-00621-9
Kruse-Diehr AJ, Cegelka D, Holtsclaw E, et al. Feasibility and efficacy of a novel audiovisual tool to increase colorectal cancer screening among rural Appalachian Kentucky adults. Front Public Health. 2024;12:1415607. Published 2024 Jul 11. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1415607
Bennett CJ, Glassman TJ, Saltzman B, Dake JA, Kruse-Diehr A. A Pilot Evaluation of the Respect YOU Curriculum. J Sch Health. 2024;94(8):687-696. doi:10.1111/josh.13477
Tillewein H, Becker J, Kruse-Diehr A. Institutional Barriers to Healthcare Services Among Transgender Individuals in the Rural Midwest. J Homosex. 2024;71(9):2099-2115. doi:10.1080/00918369.2023.2222204
Paskett ED, Kruse-Diehr AJ, Oliveri JM, et al. Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-up through Implementation Science (ACCSIS) in Appalachia: protocol for a group randomized, delayed intervention trial. Transl Behav Med. 2023;13(10):748-756. doi:10.1093/tbm/ibad017
Lewis-Thames MW, Leahy N, Kruse-Diehr AJ, et al. Adapting a research and community capacity-building program to address rural cancer burden and facilitate partnership development between rural community stakeholders and an urban comprehensive cancer center. J Cancer Educ. 2023;38(4):1245-1255. doi:10.1007/s13187-022-02256-7
Kruse-Diehr AJ, Cegelka D, Holtsclaw E, et al. Barriers and facilitators to stool-based screening for colorectal cancer among black Louisville residents. J Cancer Educ. 2023;38(3):1050-1058. doi:10.1007/s13187-022-02231-2
Smalls BL, Eddens K, Kruse-Diehr A, Williams E, Ortz CL. Assessing the availability of trusted health information in a rural Appalachia community using social network analysis. Heliyon. 2023;9(3):e13774. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13774.
Kruse-Diehr AJ, Lewis-Thames MW, Wiedenman E, James A, Chambers L. Perspectives of cancer prevention and control resources from stakeholders in rural southern Illinois. J Rural Health. 2022;38(2):398-408. doi:10.1111/jrh.12606
Kruse-Diehr AJ, Dignan M, Cromo M, et al. Building cancer prevention and control research capacity in rural Appalachian Kentucky primary care clinics during COVID-19: development and adaptation of a multilevel colorectal cancer screening project. J Cancer Educ. 2022;37(5):1407-1413. doi:10.1007/s13187-021-01972-w
Ko LK, Scarinci IC, Bouchard EG...Kruse-Diehr A, et al. A framework for equitable partnerships to promote cancer prevention and control in rural settings. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2022;6(2):pkac017. doi:10.1093/jncics/pkac017
Kruse-Diehr AJ, Oliveri JM, Vanderpool RC, et al. Development of a multilevel intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening in Appalachia. Implement Sci Commun. 2021;2(1):51. Published 2021 May 19. doi:10.1186/s43058-021-00151-8
Dignan M, Kruse-Diehr A. Increasing cervical cancer prevention through HPV testing: challenges in developing persuasive messages. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2021;14(9):823-824. doi:10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-21-0179
Kruse-Diehr AJ, McDaniel JT, Lewis-Thames MW, James AS, Yahaya M. Racial residential segregation and colorectal cancer mortality in the Mississippi Delta Region. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021;18:E14. Published 2021 Feb 18. doi:10.5888/pcd18.200483
Kruse-Diehr AJ, Lee MJ, Shackelford J, Saidou Hangadoumbo F. The state of research on faith community nursing in public health interventions: results from a systematic review. J Relig Health. 2021;60(2):1339-1374. doi:10.1007/s10943-020-01168-4