Dr. Schenk is available for media appearances and interviews. Please contact Dr. Schenk directly with any media requests.
Dr Schenk’s regular column series “The Public Health Workforce is Not OK” is available on Substack.
Opinion Pieces
- Schenk KD et al. We are the Public Health Workforce. Health Affairs Forefront, April 10, 2023.
- Schenk KD. Public Health Layoffs and Tech Layoffs: A World of Difference. STAT News, Feb 3, 2023.
- Schenk KD. The Public Health Workforce: Looking for a Diagnosis. Medscape, Aug 25 2022
- Schenk KD, Stuart ES. Don’t let children under 12 slip through the cracks in the fight against Covid. STAT News, Aug 10, 2021.
- Schenk KD. Biden’s COVID Plan Is Just a Beginning. Scientific American, Feb 25, 2021.
Recent Media Appearances
NPR National Public Radio, Interview for “All Things Considered.” Broadcast 11/23/2022.
CNN Health, Interview for “Thousands of public health experts are losing their jobs at a critical time.” Broadcast 11/14/2022.
de Beaumont Foundation. Guest blog post: The Public Health Workforce: Looking for a Diagnosis. Published 08/02/2022.
Dear Pandemic. Guest blog post: Evidence-based strategies for minimizing exposures to COVID-19 after Summer Camp. Published 08/02/2022.
I Hate Politics podcast
In this interview on the I Hate Politics podcast, broadcast July 23, 2021, Dr. Schenk shared her experiences working on the public health frontline during the COVID-19 Emergency Response, including her perspectives on data modernization and staffing.
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Coronavirus: how to protect essential workers
In this clip from an interview on BBC World Service, broadcast March 27, 2020, Dr. Schenk shared tips for the protection of essential workers. Her segment starts at 0:43.
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Coronavirus: how to shop for food safely
In this clip from an interview on BBC World Service, broadcast March 23, 2020, Dr. Schenk responded to specific questions about food shopping practices during the coronavirus pandemic.
Publications
Dr. Schenk has published extensive research in the scientific literature addressing various aspects of infectious diseases. Recent examples are featured here.
Peer-Reviewed Research Publications
- Puffer ES, Finnegan A, Schenk KD, Langhaug L, Rusakaniko S, Choi Y, Mahaso S, Simmons R, & Green EP. Comparing fears about paediatric HIV disclosure to the lived experiences of parents and guardians: A prospective cohort study. Psychology & Health, 1–17, Feb 2022.
- Langhaug L, Finnegan A, Schenk KD, Puffer ES, Rusakaniko S, Green EP. Caregiver self-efficacy to talk about sex predicts conversations about HIV transmission risk with perinatally infected young people in Zimbabwe. AIDS Care, 32:12, 1524-1528, Feb 2020.
- Finnegan A, Langhaug L, Schenk KD, Puffer ES, Rusakaniko S, Choi Y, Mahaso S, Green EP. The prevalence and process of pediatric HIV disclosure: A population-based prospective cohort study in Zimbabwe. PLoS ONE 14(5):e0215659, May 2019.
- Schenk KD, Tun W, Sheehy M, Okal J, Kuffour E, Moono G, Mutale F, Kyeremaa R, Ngirabakunzi E, Amanyeiwe U, Leclerc-Madlala S. “Even the fowl has feelings”: Access to HIV information and services among persons with disabilities in Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia. Disability and Rehabilitation, October 2018. DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1498138
Books and Chapters
- Schenk KD, Okal J. COVID-19 and HIV: Similarities and differences – what have we learnt? Chapter in Voices from Within: A Public Health Perspective on the Response to COVID-19 (Eds. Kingori C, Nicks S), Ohio University Press, forthcoming 2023
- Schenk KD, Ramarao S. Ethical considerations of conducting research among children affected by HIV: a view from an ethics review board. Chapter in “Children, Young People and HIV/AIDS: A Cross-Cultural Perspective” (Ed. Liamputtong P), Springer, 2016
- Schenk K, Williamson J. Ethical Approaches to Gathering Information from Children and Adolescents in International Settings. Population Council (Horizons / FHI Impact / USAID), Washington DC, 2005. Download in full here.
View more of Dr. Schenk’s publications on ResearchGate.