Michelle J Ko

Title(s)Associate Professor, Med: Public Health Sciences
SchoolSchool of Medicine
AddressMed Sci-1C
CA 95616
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    Title(s)Teacher, Continuing & Professional Education


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    Lifecourse exposure to community violence and risk of cognitive decline, Alzheimer's Disease, and related dementias among African-Americans
    NIH R01AG067525May 1, 2020 - Feb 28, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Bridging the gap: Addressing healthcare disparities among foreign-born SGM and racial/ethnic minority populations. Soc Sci Med. 2026 Jun 23; 404:119530. Chakalov BT, Cannon CEB, Ko MJ. PMID: 42361433.
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    2. Rural Hospital Closures, Hospital Spatial Accessibility, and Preventive Care Receipt in the US South: A Cross-Sectional Ecological Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Jun; 41(8):2237-2247. Planey AM, Wong S, Winata F, Daaleman TP, Ko MJ. PMID: 41116094.
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    3. Certified Nursing Assistant Training Opportunities: Insights From States' Administrative Data. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Dec; 73(12):3903-3906. Johnson MN, Brazil N, Ko M. PMID: 40985311.
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    4. Spatial-Structural Disparities in Acute Care Accessibility Among Latin American Immigrants and Spanish Speakers in the Rural US South. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Jul 16. Planey AM, Rodriguez R, Wong S, Wallace D, Hecht HK, Winata F, Ko MJ. PMID: 40670721.
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    5. Relationships between historical redlining, contemporary housing market dynamics, racial composition, and mental health in U.S. urban neighborhoods: A conditional process analysis. Soc Sci Med. 2025 Aug; 379:118180. Wagner J, Brazil N, Buggs S, Ko M. PMID: 40378697; PMCID: PMC13418432.
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    6. "The Place Where Danger Waits": Ten Years of Incarceration After the 1994 Crime Bill and Cognitive Function among Older Adults. J Urban Health. 2025 Jun; 102(3):726-735. Adkins-Jackson PB, Gobaud AN, Kim B, Ford TN, Hill-Jarrett TG, Tejera CH, Ko M, Bailey ZD, Hardeman RR, Tsai AC, Gee G, Thorpe RJ, Uzzi M, Matz MB, Solomon G, Avila-Rieger JF, Belsky DW, Babulal GM, Barnes L, Manly JJ, Szanton SL, Alang S. PMID: 40310509; PMCID: PMC12279660.
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    7. Criminal Justice, Arrests Data, and Structural Racism Measurement for Health Equity Research: Promises and Pitfalls. Health Serv Res. 2025 Jun; 60(3):e14449. Mitchell C, Stantoznik J, Fashaw-Walters S, Akosionu O, Hardeman R, Ko M. PMID: 39933958; PMCID: PMC12120514.
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    8. Navigating Hostile Workplaces and Educational Spaces Within Health Services and Policy Research. Health Equity. 2024; 8(1):806-815. Rogers TB, Graham KQ, Mitchell CR, Chantarat T, Ko MJ. PMID: 40125391; PMCID: PMC11671308.
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    9. Longer travel times to acute hospitals are associated with lower likelihood of cancer screening receipt among rural-dwelling adults in the U.S. South. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Mar; 36(3):297-308. Planey AM, Wong S, Planey DA, Winata F, Ko MJ. PMID: 39576391.
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    10. Asian American Diversity and Representation in the Health Care Workforce, 2007 to 2022. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 10 01; 7(10):e2440071. Ko M, Dinh K, Iv S, Hahn M. PMID: 39418019; PMCID: PMC11581573.
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    11. The health implications of neighborhood networks based on daily mobility in US cities. Soc Sci Med. 2024 08; 354:117058. Brazil N, Chakalov BT, Ko M. PMID: 38943778.
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    12. Experiences of Leaders in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in US Academic Health Centers. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 06 03; 7(6):e2415401. Esparza CJ, Simon M, London MR, Bath E, Ko M. PMID: 38869901; PMCID: PMC11177162.
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    13. Asian Americans and Racial Justice in Medicine. N Engl J Med. 2024 01 25; 390(4):372-378. Ko M, Ngo V, Zhang AY, Mabeza RM, Hahn M. PMID: 38265651.
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    14. Structural Factors and Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Travel Times to Acute Care Hospitals in the Rural US South, 2007-2018. Milbank Q. 2023 09; 101(3):922-974. Planey AM, Planey DA, Wong S, McLafferty SL, Ko MJ. PMID: 37190885; PMCID: PMC10509521.
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    15. Perceptions of workplace climate and diversity, equity, and inclusion within health services and policy research. Health Serv Res. 2023 04; 58(2):314-324. Chantarat T, Rogers TB, Mitchell CR, Ko MJ. PMID: 35808931; PMCID: PMC10012221.
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    16. Generation and age of immigration on later life cognitive performance in KHANDLE. Int Psychogeriatr. 2023 01; 35(1):17-28. Meyer OL, Eng CW, Ko MJ, Chan ML, Ngo U, Gilsanz P, Glymour MM, Mayeda ER, Mungas DM, Whitmer RA, Whitmer RA. PMID: 33353575; PMCID: PMC8219806.
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    17. Racism In My Medical Education. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 Jun; 39(6):1087-1091. Ko M. PMID: 32479239.
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    18. Wearable Sensor System to Monitor Physical Activity and the Physiological Effects of Heat Exposure. Sensors (Basel). 2020 Feb 06; 20(3). Pham S, Yeap D, Escalera G, Basu R, Wu X, Kenyon NJ, Hertz-Picciotto I, Ko MJ, Davis CE. PMID: 32041097; PMCID: PMC7039288.
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    19. Primary Care Clinician and Clinic Director Experiences of Professional Bias, Harassment, and Discrimination in an Underserved Agricultural Region of California. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 10 02; 2(10):e1913535. Ko M, Dorri A. PMID: 31642925; PMCID: PMC6820031.
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    20. Managing Diversity To Eliminate Disparities: A Framework For Health. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 09; 37(9):1383-1393. Ko M, Sanders C, de Guia S, Shimkhada R, Ponce NA. PMID: 30179560.
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    21. Predictors of Nursing Facility Entry by Medicaid-Only Older Adults and Persons With Disabilities in California. Inquiry. 2018 Jan-Dec; 55:46958018768316. Ko M, Newcomer RJ, Harrington C, Hulett D, Kang T, Bindman AB. PMID: 29633899; PMCID: PMC5896851.
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    22. Nursing Home Implementation of Health Information Technology: Review of the Literature Finds Inadequate Investment in Preparation, Infrastructure, and Training. Inquiry. 2018 Jan-Dec; 55:46958018778902. Ko M, Wagner L, Spetz J. PMID: 29888677; PMCID: PMC6050994.
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    23. Changes in healthcare access and utilization among participants in a public housing relocation program in Atlanta, Georgia. Health Place. 2016 11; 42:63-68. Cummings JR, Allen L, Ko M, Bonney L, Hunter-Jones J, Cooper H. PMID: 27685005; PMCID: PMC5389413.
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    24. The Effectiveness of Emergency Department Visit Reduction Programs: A Systematic Review. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 10; 68(4):467-483.e15. Raven MC, Kushel M, Ko MJ, Penko J, Bindman AB. PMID: 27287549.
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    25. Decline In Public Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centers Most Serious In Counties With High Shares Of Black Residents. Health Aff (Millwood). 2016 06 01; 35(6):1036-44. Cummings JR, Wen H, Ko M. PMID: 27269020; PMCID: PMC5019357.
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    26. Health Care Use Before and After Entering Long-Term Services and Supports. J Appl Gerontol. 2018 Jan; 37(1):26-40. Newcomer R, Harrington C, Hulett D, Kang T, Ko M, Bindman A. PMID: 27091879.
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    27. Health Care Expenditures After Initiating Long-term Services and Supports in the Community Versus in a Nursing Facility. Med Care. 2016 Mar; 54(3):221-8. Newcomer RJ, Ko M, Kang T, Harrington C, Hulett D, Bindman AB. PMID: 26759982.
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    28. Integrating Health Care for the Most Vulnerable: Bridging the Differences in Organizational Cultures Between US Hospitals and Community Health Centers. Am J Public Health. 2015 Nov; 105 Suppl 5:S676-9. Ko M, Murphy J, Bindman AB. PMID: 26509286; PMCID: PMC4627518.
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    29. Changes in the Supply of US Rural Health Centers, 2000-2011: Implications for Rural Minority Communities. J Rural Health. 2016 06; 32(3):245-53. Ko M, Cummings JR, Ponce NA. PMID: 26376352.
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    30. Early diffusion of gene expression profiling in breast cancer patients associated with areas of high income inequality. Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 Apr; 34(4):609-15. Ponce NA, Ko M, Liang SY, Armstrong J, Toscano M, Chanfreau-Coffinier C, Haas JS. PMID: 25847643.
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    31. Safety net integration: a shared strategy for becoming providers of choice. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2015 Apr; 40(2):403-19. Murphy J, Ko M, Kizer KW, Bindman AB. PMID: 25646387.
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    32. Payment rates for personal care assistants and the use of long-term services and supports among those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Health Serv Res. 2014 Dec; 49(6):1812-31. Ko M, Newcomer R, Kang T, Hulett D, Chu P, Bindman AB. PMID: 25327166; PMCID: PMC4254126.
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    33. Whose social capital matters? The case of U.S. urban public hospital closures and conversions to private ownership. Soc Sci Med. 2014 Aug; 114:188-96. Ko M, Derose KP, Needleman J, Ponce NA. PMID: 24919649.
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    34. Race/ethnicity and geographic access to Medicaid substance use disorder treatment facilities in the United States. JAMA Psychiatry. 2014 Feb; 71(2):190-6. Cummings JR, Wen H, Ko M, Druss BG. PMID: 24369387; PMCID: PMC4039494.
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    35. Residential segregation and the survival of U.S. urban public hospitals. Med Care Res Rev. 2014 Jun; 71(3):243-60. Ko M, Needleman J, Derose KP, Laugesen MJ, Ponce NA. PMID: 24362646.
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    36. No man is an island: disentangling multilevel effects in health services research. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014 Mar; 23(3):177-9. Ko M, Bindman AB. PMID: 24200544.
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    37. Geography and the Medicaid mental health care infrastructure: implications for health care reform. JAMA Psychiatry. 2013 Oct; 70(10):1084-90. Cummings JR, Wen H, Ko M, Druss BG. PMID: 23965816; PMCID: PMC4048197.
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    38. Urban neighbourhood unemployment history and depressive symptoms over time among late middle age and older adults. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2013 Feb; 67(2):153-8. Wight RG, Aneshensel CS, Barrett C, Ko M, Chodosh J, Karlamangla AS. PMID: 22918896; PMCID: PMC3681821.
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    39. Community residential segregation and the local supply of federally qualified health centers. Health Serv Res. 2013 Feb; 48(1):253-70. Ko M, Ponce NA. PMID: 22816426; PMCID: PMC3589965.
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    40. Policy brief. J Health Soc Behav. 2011 Jun; 52(2):162. Aneshensel CS, Ko MJ, Chodosh J, Wight RG. PMID: 21673144.
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    41. The urban neighborhood and cognitive functioning in late middle age. J Health Soc Behav. 2011 Jun; 52(2):163-79. Aneshensel CS, Ko MJ, Chodosh J, Wight RG. PMID: 21673145; PMCID: PMC3152319.
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    42. Urban Neighborhoods and Depressive Symptoms in Late Middle Age. Res Aging. 2011 Jan 01; 33(1):28-50. Wight RG, Ko MJ, Aneshensel CS. PMID: 21572903; PMCID: PMC3092717.
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    43. The role of medical education in reducing health care disparities: the first ten years of the UCLA/Drew Medical Education Program. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 May; 22(5):625-31. Ko M, Heslin KC, Edelstein RA, Grumbach K. PMID: 17443370; PMCID: PMC1852922.
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    44. Impact of the University of California, Los Angeles/Charles R. Drew University Medical Education Program on medical students' intentions to practice in underserved areas. Acad Med. 2005 Sep; 80(9):803-8. Ko M, Edelstein RA, Heslin KC, Rajagopalan S, Wilkerson L, Colburn L, Grumbach K. PMID: 16123457.
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