Kristine (Kris) A. Siefert

Edith S. Gomberg Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Professor of Social Work

Degrees

AB, English, 1972, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
MSW, Social Work, 1975, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
MPH, Maternal and Child Health, 1979, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis;
PhD, Social Work, 1980, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

BioSketch

Kristine Siefert joined the faculty of the School of Social Work in 1979. She has served as associate dean for academic affairs, assistant dean for research, and director of the Research Center on Poverty, Risk, and Mental Health. She has also served as a faculty associate of numerous interdisciplinary research and training programs and centers throughout the University. Her research focuses on identifying modifiable social, behavioral, and environmental determinants of health and mental health in women and children, with an emphasis on addressing socioeconomic and racial/ethnic health disparities. Recent studies have examined the etiology of racial/ethnic disparities in pregnancy outcome, the contributions of poverty and discrimination to maternal depression, and the impact of household food insufficiency on physical and mental health. Her research has been supported by numerous federal agencies and foundations. In 2003, she was named one of the most influential researchers in social work. She has served as a consultant for numerous governmental, human services, and professional organizations and in an editorial capacity or as a reviewer for 25 scientific and professional journals. In 2007 she was appointed the Edith S. Gomberg Collegiate Professor of Social Work. She is also a recipient of the University's Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award.

Kris A. Siefert, Edith S. Gomberg Collegiate Professor of Social Work and Professor of Social Work

Email

ksiefert@umich.edu

Location

Room:	2846 SSWB
Phone:	(734) 763-6201
Fax:	(734) 763-3372

University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Selected Publications

Watkins, D. C., Hudson, D. L., Caldwell, C. H., Siefert, K., & Jackson, J. S. (2011). Discrimination, mastery, and depressive symptoms among African American men. Research on Social Work Practice, 21(3), 269-277.

Sohrsdahl, K., Slopen, N., Siefert, K., Seedat, S., Stein, D. J., & Williams, D. R. (2011). Household food insufficiency and mental health in South Africa. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65, 426-431.

Finlayson, T., Williams, D. R., Siefert, K., Jackson, J. S., & Nowjack-Raymer, R. (2010). Oral health disparities and psychosocial correlates of self-rated oral health in the National Survey of American Life. American Journal of Public Health, 100(S1), S246-255.

Ranjit, N., Siefert, K., & Padmanabhan, V. (2010). Bisphenol-A and disparities in birth outcomes: A review and directions for future research. Journal of Perinatology, 30(1), 2-9.

Xu, X., Grigorescu, V., Siefert, K., Lori, J., & Ransom, S. B. (2009). Cost of racial disparity in the rate of preterm birth: Evidence from Michigan. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 20(3), 729-747.

Xu, X., Siefert, K., Jacobson, P. D., Lori, J. R., & Ransom, S. B. (2009). Malpractice burden, rural location, and discontinuation of obstetric care: A study of obstetric providers in Michigan. Journal of Rural Health, 25(1), 33-42.

Gavin, A., Holzman, C., Siefert, K., & Tian, Y. (2009). Maternal depressive symptoms, depression and psychiatric medication use in relation to risk of preterm delivery. Women's Health Issues, 19, 325-334.

Xu, X., Siefert, K., Jacobson, P. D., Lori, J. R., & Ransom, S. B. (2008). The impact of malpractice burden on Michigan obstetrician-gynecologists' career satisfaction. Women's Health Issues, 18(4), 229-237.

Xu, X., Lori, J. R., Siefert, K., Jacobson, P. D., & Ransom, S. B. (2008). Malpractice liability burden in midwifery: A survey of Michigan certified nurse-midwives. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 53(1), 19-27.

Xu, X., Siefert, K., Jacobson, P. D., Lori, J. R., & Ransom, S. B. (2008). The effects of medical liability on obstetric care supply in Michigan. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 198(2), 205.e1-9.

Padmanabhan, V., Siefert, K., Anderson, E., Pinkerton, J., Ransom, S., Tao, L., et al. (2008). Maternal bisphenol-A concentrations at delivery: A looming problem? Journal of Perinatology, 28(4), 258-263.

Kubiak, S. P., & Siefert, K. (2008). Depression in African American and white women convicted of a felony drug offense. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 8(3), 322-342.

Siefert, K. (2008). Hunger, nutrition, and food programs. In Encyclopedia of social work. Oxford University Press.

Delva, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Steinhoff, E., Shin, D. E., & Siefert, K. (2007). Using Tobit Regression Analysis to further understand the association of youth alcohol problems with depression and parental factors among Korean adolescent females. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 40(2), 145-149.

Heflin, C., Corcoran, M., & Siefert, K. (2007). Work trajectories, income changes and food insufficiency in a Michigan welfare population. Social Service Review, 83(1), 3-25.

Siefert, K., Finlayson, T., Williams, D. R., Delva, J., & Ismail, A. (2007). Modifiable risk and protective factors for depressive symptoms in low-income African American mothers. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(1), 113-123.

Finlayson, T. L., Siefert, K., Ismail, A. I., & Sohn, W. (2007). Psychosocial factors and early childhood caries among low-income African-American children in Detroit. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 35, 439-448.