Shimrit Keddem, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania and Co-Director of the Qualitative Research Core at the Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP). Dr. Keddem is a health services researcher and educator with expertise in qualitative and mixed methods. Through her research, she seeks to improve health care programming, especially for vulnerable and disadvantaged populations.
Her work in health services research has focused on system-level assessments and patient experiences of primary care and patient-centered care, both within and outside the Veterans Health Administration. Her research in women’s health has explored the relationship between social-ecological factors and sexual and reproductive health outcomes for women. Throughout her research career, she has collaborated with colleagues from multiple disciplines and used a variety of mixed methods techniques to examine diverse public health and health services topics.
