Krista

Krista Schumacher

Coordinator of Rural Research and Grant Development and Adjunct Professor of Public Health, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Chapter Member: Oklahoma SSN
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About Krista

Schumacher's research focuses on rural health; health care quality improvement; and program evaluation. Overarching themes include the role of social determinants of health in creating and perpetuating health disparities; approaches to teaching medical students and clinical faculty quality improvement methodologies; and evaluating public health programs.

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Contributions

Why It Makes Sense to Measure School Readiness - And Provide Extra Help to the Least Prepared Children

  • Naneida Lazarte-Alcala
Key Findings Brief,

In the News

Opinion: "Why Tracking School Readiness Matters," Krista Schumacher (with Naneida Lazarte Alcala), OK Policy, July 1, 2014.

Publications

"Oklahoma School Readiness Reach-by-Risk Report 2014," (with Naneida Lazarte Alcalá), Oklahoma Department of Human Services Practice and Policy Research Quarterly, March 31, 2014.

Presents the results of research examining the extent to which children in counties with a high prevalence of school readiness risk factors have access to quality early childhood education and child care. Implications for policy and resource allocation are discussed.

"Oklahoma School Readiness Risk Report 2013: Predictors in School Readiness," (with Naneida Lazarte Alcalá), Oklahoma Department of Human Services Practice and Policy Research Quarterly, March 31, 2013.

Documents the process of developing the Oklahoma School Readiness Risk Index (SRRI), which ranks counties according to index scores and groups them into four risk levels, ranging from high to low risk.