Kathryn E. Bouskill

@kebouskill on Twitter

Social Scientist; Associate Director, RAND Center for Global Risk and Security; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in anthropology, Emory University; M.P.H. in epidemiology, Emory University; B.A. in anthropology, University of Notre Dame

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Media Resources

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Overview

Kathryn (Casey) Bouskill is a social scientist at the RAND Corporation and associate director of the RAND Center for Global Risk and Security. She is also professor of core coursework at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. An anthropologist by training, Bouskill draws on qualitative and quantitative methods to study a range of sociocultural- and health-related issues. Her topical areas of focus include: the role of emerging technologies in health and wellbeing, issues in cancer prevention and survivorship, military mental health, social cohesion in a globalizing world, and global health. Bouskill has worked and taught in the United States and Austria, where she served as a Fulbright scholar. In addition, she has performed multiple collaborative and interdisciplinary projects in the United States, the European Union, Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. She has a Ph.D. in anthropology and an M.P.H. in epidemiology from Emory University.

Research Focus

Languages

German

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: Heroic Minds; ZDNet

Commentary

Inequality in Opportunity to Work from Home an Underlying Condition Likely Aggravated by the Pandemic
Building a safe, healthy workforce where success, productivity, and financial security are available to all segments of American society could provide resilience against inevitable future shockwaves. Since working from home is a key part of such resilience, policymakers could focus on supporting the advantages, remediating the downsides, and expanding access to this form of work.
May 14, 2021 Detroit News
Open Science and a Culture of Health: You Two Should Talk
By working together, the Culture of Health and Open Science movements could increase their potential to accelerate the use of scientific evidence to address impediments to population health and collective well-being.
Mar 7, 2018 Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences

Publications

Journal Article
Black and White Differences in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Screening Outcomes: A Narrative Review
Higher rates of colorectal cancer incidence among black patients are primarily driven by lower rates of colorectal cancer screening. Our findings highlight the need to increase black patients' access to quality screening to reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality.
May 27, 2021
Journal Article
Common Themes in Early State Policy Responses to Substance Use Disorder Treatment During COVID-19
States have made significant policy changes to SUD treatment policies during COVID-19, particularly regarding telehealth and facilitation of remote care. Understanding these changes could help policymakers prioritize guidance during the pandemic and for future health crises.
May 27, 2021
Journal Article
What Influences Evidence-Based Treatment Sustainment After Implementation Support Ends? A Mixed Method Study of the Adolescent-Community Reinforcement Approach
Our findings lend empirical support for implementation theories in that multiple factors appear to be associated with long-term delivery of an evidence-based treatment.
2020
Journal Article
Opinion: Why Institutional Review Boards Should Have a Role in the Open Science Movement
Institutional review boards are not in sync with shifting research practices performed under the banner of open science.
2019
Journal Article
Creating Culture-Centered Health and Health Insurance Literacy Resources: Lessons Learned from Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Native American, and Vietnamese Communities
A culture-centered approach to health literacy programs enhances meaningful and effective health communication.
May 26, 2021
Journal Article
Evidence Map of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Management Options
This is an evidence-map of ductal carcinoma in situ treatment options and impacts on patient-centered and clinical options.
2019
Journal Article
Toward a Typology of Office-based Buprenorphine Treatment Laws: Themes from a Review of State Laws
Buprenorphine is a gold standard treatment for opioid use disorder. Some states have passed laws regulating office-based buprenorphine treatment, with requirements beyond those required in federal law. This study identified themes in state laws.
May 26, 2021
Journal Article
Evaluation Report of the First Three Years (2017-2019) of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model Test
CMMI contracted with the RAND Corporation to evaluate the first three years of the MA VBID model test. This report serves as our second and final evaluation of the first three years of the model test.
Oct 21, 2020
Journal Article
First Annual Evaluation Report of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model Test: 2017, Year 1 of the Intervention
RAND researchers are evaluating a five-year model test to assess whether value-based insurance design can increase use of high-value services, reduce use of avoidable services, improve quality of care, and improve health outcomes and reduce spending.
2019
Research Brief
Guidance for Organizations That Support the Behavioral Health of Post-9/11 Veterans
This brief highlights important treatment, provider, and system factors that organizations that support the behavioral health needs of veterans with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health disorders should consider.
Jul 22, 2020
Report
Improving Substance Use Care: Addressing Barriers to Expanding Integrated Treatment Options for Post-9/11 Veterans
This report provides guidance and recommendations to support the delivery of quality care for veterans with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health disorders.
Jul 22, 2020
Research Brief
Strategies to Improve Treatment for Post-9/11 Veterans with Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders
This brief describes how treatment facilities could improve their care of veterans with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders and address barriers to care for such veterans.
Jul 22, 2020
Report
Global Health and Security: Threats and Opportunities
In this Perspective, the authors review the scope and operation of global health security, identify emerging threats, and assess how adequately current visions of global health security account for these threats.
Dec 13, 2019
Journal Article
Insurers' Perspectives on MA Value-Based Insurance Design Model
In this study, we explored insurers' perspectives on Medicare Advantage value-based insurance design, identified perceived barriers to joining the model test, and described ways to overcome them.
Nov 19, 2019
Report
An Implementation and Impact Evaluation of From Coverage to Care
The authors present their analysis of From Coverage to Care's effectiveness in meeting its goals of helping consumers understand their health insurance and connect to care and supporting organizations as they aid consumers in this process.
Nov 5, 2019
Report
Addressing Social Determinants of Health Needs of Dually Enrolled Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage Plans: Findings from Interviews and Case Studies
How are the needs of dually enrolled beneficiaries in Medicare and Medicaid met? This report presents ways that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and Medicare-Medicaid plans can meet the needs of dually enrolled beneficiaries.
Apr 12, 2019
Report
Types and Costs of Services for Dual Beneficiaries by Medicare Advantage Health Plans: An Environmental Scan
This report identifies the types of services that Medicare Advantage plans implement to meet the needs of dually enrolled and other high-cost, high-need beneficiaries and presents a typology of the services that plans implement.
Apr 12, 2019
Report
Experiences of Medicaid Programs and Health Centers in Implementing Telehealth
Telehealth is underutilized by safety-net providers due to a range of policy, organizational, and logistical barriers. This research facilitates state-to-state learning to inform both Medicaid policy and Medicare policy and provide lessons learned.
Mar 8, 2019
Report
Opportunities for All: Mutually Beneficial Opportunities for Syrians and Host Countries in Middle Eastern Labor Markets
This report examines the labor markets in Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon for Syrian migrants fleeing the civil war. Each country has its specific challenges, and recommendations are tailored to each to improve the socioeconomic environment for all.
Dec 13, 2018
Research Brief
Win-Win Solutions for Syrian Refugees — and Their Hosts
Nearly 7 million Syrian refugees live in other Middle Eastern countries due to the Syrian Civil War. RAND researchers conducted surveys and focus groups to find policies that might create economic opportunities for refugees and host-nation workers.
Dec 13, 2018
Journal Article
Blind Spots in Telemedicine: A Qualitative Study of Staff Workarounds to Resolve Gaps in Diabetes Management
Despite noteworthy progress in detecting diabetic retinopathy and access to DR screening, telemedical screening adds additional burdens to medical staff that should be addressed to strengthen the potential of such platforms.
Aug 15, 2018
Report
Speed and Security: Promises, Perils, and Paradoxes of Accelerating Everything
This Perspective -- part of a series examining critical security challenges in 2040 -- reviews the concept of speed and offers key points for policymakers and the public to consider in preparing for the possibilities and implications of a faster future.
May 1, 2018
Journal Article
Diabetic Retinopathy and the Cascade Into Vision Loss
Vision loss for diabetes patients is more a result of gaps in care than of simple biological sequence.
Mar 28, 2018
Research Brief
Data and Family Planning: An Evaluation of Two Programs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
This brief summarizes an evaluation of two programs to help monitor progress toward a global goal to increase modern contraceptive use by 2020. Both programs can improve promotion of country-driven agendas for data collection, use, and ownership.
Feb 5, 2018
Report
Evaluation of Two Programs Supporting Global Family Planning Data Needs: Assessing Achievements, Informing Future Directions
This evaluation of two programs that help monitor progress toward a global goal to increase modern contraceptive use by 2020 is based on qualitative and quantitative data from interviews with more than 260 stakeholders in 16 countries.
Feb 5, 2018
Report
Evaluation of Two Programs Supporting Global Family Planning Data Needs: Summary
This report summarizes an evaluation of two programs that help monitor progress toward a global goal to increase modern contraceptive use by 2020.
Feb 5, 2018
Research Brief
Improving Support for America's Hidden Heroes: A Military Caregiver Research Blueprint
In this brief, RAND researchers document the construction and elements of a research blueprint to inform future efforts to improve support for military and veteran caregivers.
Jun 14, 2017
Report
Improving Support for America's Hidden Heroes: A Research Blueprint
In this report, RAND researchers document the construction and elements of a research blueprint to inform future efforts to improve support for military and veteran caregivers.
Jun 14, 2017
Journal Article
The Impact of Cancer and Quality of Life Among Long-Term Survivors of Breast Cancer in Austria
Perceptions of breast cancer's effect among long term survivors in Austria are influenced by, and in term potentially influence, the survivors' physical and mental health-related quality of life.
Jul 14, 2016

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Security 2040: The Promise and Perils of AI, 3D Printing, and Speed
Apr 24, 2018