Events
Available for speaking engagements. Contact Kara for more information.
2022
- 10/2022: Kara Zivin, PhD, Installation as Marcia A. Valenstein, MD, Collegiate Professor in Psychiatry, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
- 08/2022: Findings from the Maternal Behavioral Health Policy Evaluation (MAPLE) Study Team: Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Severe Maternal Morbidity, and Unmet Needs, 25th NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research, online/virtual
- 04/2022: Findings from the Maternal Behavioral Health Policy Evaluation (MAPLE) Study, North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ann Arbor, MI
- 02/2022: Severe maternal morbidity in commercially insured individuals, NIH Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative Awardee Workshop, online/virtual
2021
- 10/2021: Perinatal Mental Health Briefing, Health Affairs, online/virtual
- 09/2021: Maternal Suicide in the US: the Latest Research and Data Collection Efforts, 2020 Mom, online/virtual
- 09/2021: Remembrance Vigil for Maternal Suicide Awareness, 2020 Mom, online/virtual
- 05/2021: Enriching Science, Education, Practice, and Policy with Narrative and the Humanities, University of Michigan, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, online/virtual
2020
- 07/2020: Trends in Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm Among Privately Insured Delivering Women, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, online/virtual
- 02/2020: The Cost of Untreated Maternal Mental Health Conditions. 2020 Mom Forum, Los Angeles, CA
2019
- 10/2019: Biennial Conference on Perinatal Mental Health, Chapel Hill, NC
- 10/2019: Local Strategies for Improving Maternal Mental Health, National Association of Counties, online/virtual
- 05/2019: National Perinatal Depression Research Engagement Symposium, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
- 04/2019: Depression Summit for Researchers and Clinicians, Pine Rest, Grand Rapids, MI
Selected past events, lectures, and engagements:
- 06/2022: Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- 02/2018: University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- 03/2017: Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Service, online/virtual
- 03/2015: Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- 12/2007: Veterans Mental Health Care, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs testimony, Washington, DC
Vermont College of Fine Arts, July 2019
Media
- 07/2022: VA researcher focuses on how to prevent staff burnout at VA: U.S. Medicine
- 05/2022: The costs of untreated maternal mental health conditions: On the Evidence: Mathematica Podcast
- 01/2022: Health risks in mothers can last up to one year after delivery: WDIV Detroit
- 10/2021: Paid leave, health care access and child care: How policy can protect parents’ mental health: The 19th
- 03/2021: Responses to Meghan Markle’s revelation about suicidality during pregnancy: STAT First Opinion OpEd and Podcast
- 03/2021: Suicidality during pregnancy: Glamour, Prevention, Salon, Today.com, Washington Post
- 11/2020: Trends in suicidality during pregnancy and postpartum: The 19th, HuffPost, MedPage Today, Michigan Health, USA Today
- 11/2020: Expert Q&A: Measuring and informing policy to address gaps in maternal mental health care (University of Michigan, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation)
Dr. Zivin welcomes communication with writers, researchers, students, policymakers, and stakeholders interested in public health and/or creative nonfiction.