Aaron Kruse-Diehr, PhD
Chair, Department of Community and Behavioral Health Sciences, School of Public Health Augusta University
- Augusta GA
Dr. Kruse-Diehr’s research focuses on closing the gap between evidence and practice in healthcare settings.
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Biography
Areas of Expertise
Education
University of Toledo
Ph.D.
Health Education
2015
DePaul University
Master of Arts
English
2007
Ohio State University
Bachelor of Arts
English
2004
Affiliations
- Kentucky Public Health Association
- American Society of Preventive Oncology
- Society of Behavioral Medicine
- American Academy of Health Behavior
- Society for Implementation Research Collaborative
- American Public Health Association
Media Appearances
Kruse-Diehr named chair for SPH’s Community and Behavioral Health Sciences
Augusta University online
2025-04-23
Augusta University School of Public Health Dean Teresa Waters, PhD, has announced the addition of Aaron J. Kruse-Diehr, PhD, as the school’s inaugural chair of the Department of Community and Behavioral Health Sciences.
Kruse-Diehr, who most recently served as co-director of the University of Kentucky’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science Center for Implementation, Dissemination, and Evidence-based Research and associate director for implementation science in the UK Center for Health Services Research, will begin in June.
April 9th declared Translational Science Day in Lexington
WUKY online
2024-04-09
Each attendee, whether a researcher or a student, has a role in the translational spectrum. Dr. Aaron Kruse-Diehr, conference chair and co-director of the CCTS Center for Implementation, Dissemination & Evidence-based Research (CIDER), says it takes 17 years for just 14 percent of original research to enter into clinical practice.
Articles
Using the consolidated framework for implementation research to identify church leaders’ perspectives on contextual determinants of community-based colorectal cancer screening for Black Kentuckians
Implementation Science Communications2025-07-25
Black Kentuckians experience more deleterious colorectal cancer (CRC) outcomes than their White counterparts, a disparity that could be reduced by increased screening in Black communities.
Using the Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model to identify implementation determinants of a statewide diabetes learning collaborative in Kentucky
BMC Health Services Research2025-05-21
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Kentucky is among the highest in the United States. Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) is an evidence-based intervention that teaches people living with T2D to self-manage their disease but is underutilized in Kentucky despite being available free-of-charge to residents of every county.
School-Based Body Image Programming: A Critical Literature Review
Psychology in the Schools2025-03-03
The purpose of this review is to summarize the literature on school-based programs that have been developed to address body image among adolescents. A literature review on this topic has not been conducted since 2013, warranting the need for an updated review since the proliferation of social media and other societal changes.
Feasibility and efficacy of a novel audiovisual tool to increase colorectal cancer screening among rural Appalachian Kentucky adults
Frontiers in Public Health2024-07-10
Residents of Appalachian regions in Kentucky experience increased colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality. While population-based screening methods, such as fecal immunochemical tests (FITs), can reduce many screening barriers, written instructions to complete FIT can be challenging for some individuals.
Formative evaluation of a brief video addressing student exam study habits and wellness behaviors
International Journal of Health Promotion and Education2022-02-07
Undergraduate student attrition is correlated with poor academic performance, and success is often predicated on students’ ability to develop and employ appropriate and healthy study habits. This study describes the development and formative evaluation of a brief video designed to enhance college students’ study and wellness behaviors.
