Kayla Alvis
Kayla Alvis, PhD
Research Faculty, Center for Rural Health Research
College of Public Health
EDUCATION
PhD, Rural Sociology, Interdisciplinary specialization: Demography, The Ohio State University
M.S., Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
B.A., Psychology, The University of Mississippi
RESEARCH FOCUS
Social determinants of health, rural health, individuals with disabilities, reproductive health, mixed methods.
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Health Policy Fellow, AcademyHealth, Washington, DC (remote) 2023-2023
- Graduate Research Assistant, Ohio Policy Evaluation Network, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2022-2023
- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellow, Nisonger Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2022-2023
- Health Policy Intern, The Health Policy Institute of Ohio, Columbus, OH 2022-2022
- Graduate Research or Teaching Assistant, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2018-2022
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst (EI Clinic), Western Psychological and Counseling Services, Portland, OR 2017-2018
- Clinical Director: Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Juvo Autism and Behavioral Health, Oakland, CA 2013-2017
- Graduate Assistant, Project 12-Ways, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 2011-2013
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
2023. K.M. Alvis. How Place Matters (Or Doesn’t) for Health Among Adults With and Without Disabilities in Ohio. Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting. August 2-6. 2023. K.M. Alvis. Provider-required Contraception Use Among Reproductive-Aged Women in Rural Appalachian Ohio. Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting. August 2-6. 2023.
D. Ellsworth, C. Brown, J. Albert, K.M. Alvis, L. Hackenberg. The Direct Support Professional Workforce: Empowering Ohio DSPs. Ohio Provider Resource Association. May 18-19. 2022. K.M. Alvis. Rurality, Mental Health, and Disability: A Study of Ohio. Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting, August 4-7. 2022.
K.M. Alvis and S. Casapulla. How much do you know about health in your county? Exploring publicly available health outcomes data to address social determinants of health. Ohio Rural Health Conference, August 1-2.
OUTREACH PUBLICATIONS
K.M. Alvis. How and Why Federal Policymakers Should Support Research on Rural Hospital Closures.
K.M. Alvis. Individuals with Disabilities in Rural America: The Need for Health Services Research.
K.M. Alvis. The Need for Better Definitions and Data on “Rural” in Health Services Research.
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Spending time with my daughter, reading (non-fiction and fiction), traveling, and vintage furniture