Krista Highland (they/them)

PhD

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Anesthesiology
Title
Director of the Anesthesiology Research Coordinating Center
Location: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Health Equity & Justice, Healthcare Optimization, Gender-Affirming Healthcare, Pain Management

Education

PhD Clinical Psychology, University of Nebraska - Lincoln (2012)
MA Psychology, University of Nebraska - Lincoln (2009)
BS Psychology & Biology, Black Hills State University (2007)

Biography

Dr. Highland is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in advanced statistical methodology and clinical research. They are an Associate Professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology (primary), Military and Emergency Medicine (secondary), and Medicine (tertiary).

They are a principal investigator on multiple grants including two large CDMRP Chronic Pain Management grants. Their research examines pain management optimization through a health equity measurement framework and biopsychosocial lens. As such, Dr. Highland employs a range of statistical modeling approaches, including structural equation modeling and machine learning.

Dr. Highland completed their PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and pre-doctoral clinical psychology internship at the University of Washington's Level I Trauma Center, Harborview Medical Center, in the Behavioral Medicine and Neuropsychology Track. After their PhD, they completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Director, Anesthesiology Research Coordinating Center

Faculty Advisor, Spectrum (LGBTQIA+) Student Group

Chair, LGBTQIA+ Affirming Curriculum Taskforce

Co-Chair, School of Medicine Diversity Committee - Sustainment and Assessment Subcommittee

Subject Matter Expert, Defense Health Agency, Pain Management Clinical Support Service

Representative Bibliography

Johnson M, CarreƱo PK, Lutgendorf M, Brown J, Velosky AG, Highland KB. Hysterectomy Inequities Between Black and White Patients in the US Military Health System: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Eur J Obstet Gynecol. 2023, in press.

Wondwossen Y, Patzkowski MS, Amoako MY, Lawson BK, Velosky AG, Soto AT, Highland KB. Spinal Cord Stimulator Inequities within the Us Military Health System. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface. 2023/04/13/ 2023;doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurom.2023.03.008

Costantino RC, Tilley LC, Gressler LE, Zarzabel LA, Vasquez CM, Peters S, Pakieser J, Highland KB, dosReis S. Naloxone Prescribing Associated With Reduced Emergency Department Visits in the Military Health System. Medical Care: December 2022 - Volume 60 - Issue 12 - p 901-909 doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001782

Pakieser J, Peters S, Tilley LC, Costantino RC, Scott-Richardson M, Highland KB. Naloxone Prescribing Practices in the Military Health System before and after Policy Implementation. Pain reports. Mar-Apr 2022;7(2):e993. doi:10.1097/PR9.0000000000000993

Highland KB, Parry J, Kent M, Patzkowski JC, Patzkowski MS, Herrera G, Kane A, Giordano NA. Lagged Effect of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Sleep Disturbance on Subacute Postsurgical PROMIS Pain Behavior. J Orthop Res. Jul 8 2022;doi:10.1002/jor.25412

Kent ML, Giordano NA, Rojas W, Lindl MJ, Lujan E, Buckenmaier CC, 3rd, Kroma R, Highland KB. Multidimensional Perioperative Recovery Trajectories in a Mixed Surgical Cohort: A Longitudinal Cluster Analysis Utilizing National Institutes of Health Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Measures. Anesth Analg. Feb 1 2022;134(2):279-290. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000005758

Patzkowski MS, Costantino RC, Kane TM, Nghiem VT, Kroma RB, Highland KB. Military Health System Opioid, Tramadol, and Gabapentinoid Prescription Volumes before and after a Defense Health Agency Policy Release. Clin Drug Investig. May 2022;42(5):439-446. doi:10.1007/s40261-022-01152-8

Scott-Richardson M, Johnson G, Burnett S, Giordano NA, Highland KB. Policy Facilitators Versus Structural Barriers: Integrative Therapy Telehealth Changes in the United States During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Telemed J E Health. May 2022;28(5):728-735. doi:10.1089/tmj.2021.0167

Scott-Richardson M, Giordano NA, Highland KB. The Public Health Need to Estimate State Readiness in Pain Management Policy Implementation and Equity. Pain Med. May 4 2022;23(5):1035-1037. doi:10.1093/pm/pnab240

Webber R, Patzkowski MS, Costantino RC, Velosky AG, Lee V, Cyr KL, Harris LM, Scott-Richardson M, Highland KB. Procedural Benzodiazepine and Post-Vasectomy Opioid and Nonopioid Prescribing Variation in a Large Health Care System. Urology Practice. 2022;9(5):431-440. doi:doi:10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000324