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Khaya Clark, PhD

Email: khaya.clark@va.gov 
Telephone: 503-220-8262 x51124

Current appointments:

Research Investigator and Sociologist, NCRAR, VA Portland Health Care System
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University

Research interests:

Dr. Clark is a sociologist with a background in health services research and implementation science. In her role as a rehabilitative researcher, Dr. Clark uses implementation science, human factors frameworks, quality improvement models, and qualitative, mixed-methods approaches to understand processes that support, or impede, the implementation of evidence-based practices in VA and Department of Defense rehabilitative settings. Dr. Clark’s areas of research include the use of Veterans’ health narratives on chronic health conditions to inform research, system improvement, and clinical services related to the provision of tinnitus management, and the implementation of ototoxicity management guidelines (with Dr. Konrad-Martin) in VA and non-VA settings.

Research projects:

Patient Health Experiences: Using Patient Narratives to Improve Tinnitus Rehabilitation Services and Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Khaya Clark, PhD
Co-Investigator: Tara Zaugg, AuD
Co-Investigator: Kathleen Carlson, PhD
VA RR&D SPiRE award 2022-2024

Auditory Rehabilitation Needs in COVID-19 Survivors
Principal Investigator: Kelly Reavis, PhD
Collaborator: Khaya Clark, PhD
VA RR&D SPiRE award 2021-2023

Traumatic Brain Injury Among Veterans
Principal Investigator: Mark Helfand, MD
Collaborator: Khaya Clark, PhD

Physiological, Behavioral, and Predictive Correlates of Ototoxicity in Humans
Principal Investigator: Dawn Konrad-Martin, PhD
Collaborator: Khaya Clark, PhD
VA RR&D Merit award 2019-2024

Selected publications:

Dobscha, S., Clark, K., Karras, E., Simonetti, J., Newell, S., Kenyon., E., Elliott, V., Boster, J., Gerrity, M., (2022). Development and Preliminary Evaluation of an Education Program for Primary Care Teams on Discussing Firearms Storage Safety with Veterans, Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development.

Mojica, C., Gunn, R., Pham, R., Miech, E., Romer, A., Renfro, S., Clark, K., Davis, M. (2022). An observational study of workflows to support fecal testing for colorectal cancer screening in primary care practices serving Medicaid enrollees.  BMC Cancer, 22 (106). Doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-09106-7.

Clark, K., Garinis, A., & Konrad-Martin, D. (2021). Incorporating patient narratives to enhance audiological care and clinical research outcomes. American Journal of Audiology, 30, 3S, 916-921.

Garinis, A., *Poling, G., Rubenstein, R., Konrad-Martin, D., Hullar, T., Baguley, D., Burrows, H., Chisholm, J., Custer, A., Dreisbach, L., Feeney, P., Hunter, L., Marras, T., Ortiz, C., Peterson, L., Steyger, P., Winthrop, K., Zettner, E., Clark, K., Hungerford, M., Vachhani, J., Brewer, C. Clinical Considerations for Routine Auditory and Vestibular Monitoring in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis, American Journal of Audiology, 30(3S):800-809.

Clark, K., Newell, S., Kenyon, E., Karras, E., Simonetti, J., Gerrity, M., & Dobscha, S. (2021). Firearm storage safety discussions in VA primary care: Staff Perspectives. General Hospital Psychiatry, 72, 96-101.

Selected Presentations:

Lacey, C., Clark, K., Polaski, R., Theodoroff, S., Garinis, A., Johansson, K., Mannino, R., Milnes, T., Konrad-Martin, D. A national survey assessing VA ototoxicity management practices. Poster presentation at the 2021 Association of VA Hematology and Oncology Conference: Denver, CO September 2021.

Polaski, R., Clark, K., Theodoroff, S., Garinis, A., Johansson, K., Mannino, R., Milnes, T., Konrad-Martin, D. Systematic evaluation of VA ototoxicity monitoring practices. Poster presentation at the 2021 Joint Defense Audiology Veterans Conference (JDVAC). Poster presentation at the 2021 Annual Conference: Virtual, March 2021.

Dobscha, S. Clark, K.D., Karras, E., Simonetti, J., Kenyon, E., Gerrity, M. Veteran and VHA perspectives on discussing means safety in primary care settings. Oral presentation at the 2019 HSRD&D/QUERI National Conference: Washington, DC, October 2019.

Dobscha, S., Clark, K.D., Karras, E., Simonetti, J., Kenyon, E., Gerrity, M. Veteran and VHA staff perspectives on discussing lethal means safety in primary care settings. Oral presentation at the 2019 VA/DOD Suicide Prevention Conference: Nashville, TN, August 2019.

Clark, K.D., Gerrity, M., Kenyon, E., Karras, E., Simonetti, J., Dosbscha, S. Means safety discussions for suicide prevention in primary care: Veteran and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care team perspectives. Poster presentation at the 2019 Society of General Internal Medicine Conference: Washington, DC. May 2019.

 

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