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Education & Training
Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, 1990 - 1991- New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Public Health and General Preventive MedicineFellowship, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1978 - 1981
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 1977- Pennsylvania State UniversityBA, General Arts and Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, 1969 - 1973
Certifications & Licensure
ME State Medical License 1981 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2010 - 2014
MA State Medical License 2010 - 2011
NJ State Medical License 1978 - 2003
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Pumphandle Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Applied Epidemiology Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, 2009
- Leveraging Collaboration Award as a member of the Salmonella in Orange Juice Response Group Food and Drug Organization, 2006
- Certificate of Recognition Phi Beta Kappa Association of Maine, 2003
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Letter to the editor: Peanut butter confirmed as the source in a case of infant botulism, United Kingdom, 2024.Kathleen F Gensheimer, Cecile Punzalan, Karl Klontz
Euro Surveillance. 2025-10-01 - 2 citationsGenomic Surveillance of Foodborne Pathogens: Advances and Obstacles.Kathleen Gensheimer, Marc W Allard, Ruth E Timme, Eric Brown, Leslie Hintz
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2024-11-14 - 17 citationsA review of the evidence to support interim reference level for dietary lead exposure in adultsLaurie C. Dolan, Brenna M. Flannery, Dana Hoffman-Pennesi, Alexandra Gavelek, Olivia E. Jones
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2020-03-01
Journal Articles
- The Role of Adverse Event Reporting in the FDA Response to a Multistate Outbreak of Liver Disease Associated with a Dietary SupplementKlontz K., DeBeck H., LeBlanc P., Mogen K., Wolpert B., Sabo J., Salter M., Seelman S., Lance S., Monahan., Steigman D., Gensheimer K., Public Health Reports, 1/1/2015
- Pandemic Influenza Planning, United States, 1978-2008Iskander J., Strikas RA., Gensheimer K., Cox NJ., Redd SC., Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1/1/2013
- Book Review, Avian Influenza: Science, Policy and PoliticsGensheimer, K.F., Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1/1/2011
Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Recommendations for Postexposure Interventions to Prevent Infection with Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C Virus, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tetanus in Persons W...1/1/2008
- Recommendations for Postexposure Interventions to Prevent Infection with Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C Virus, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tetanus in Persons W...1/1/2008
- Considerations for Pandemic Influenza Planning; A State PerspectiveInstitute of Medicine, National Academies Press - 1/1/2005
Other
- Principles of the Ethical Practice of Public HealthGensheimer, K.F., contributor PHLS Ethics Work Group, Public Health Leadership Society
http://www.apha.org/NR/rdonlyres/1CED3CEA-287E-4185-9CBD-BD405FC60856/0/ethicsbrochure.pdf
1/1/2002
Press Mentions
Increased Use of Type of Diagnostic Test Poses Challenge to Tracking of Foodborne IllnessApril 14th, 2016
U.S. Report Shows Mixed Progress on Curbing Foodborne PathogensMay 14th, 2015
Management of an Outbreak of Tuberculosis in a Small CommunityJuly 15th, 1996
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