Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2006
  • M.S.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2002
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health 2011 - 2013
  • Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health 2007 - 2011
  • Assistant Research Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health 2006 - 2007
  • Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health 2006
• Expertise
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  Global Scholarship

  • Research

    • United States of America (Country) 
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Work-Related Risks of Certified Athletic Trainers awarded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2010 - 2013
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Kerr, Zachary Y., Johna K. Register-Mihalik, Riana R. Pryor, Lauren A. Pierpoint, Samantha E. Scarneo, William M. Adams, Kristen L. Kucera, Douglas J. Casa, and Stephen W. Marshall. “The Association between Mandated Preseason Heat Acclimatization Guidelines and Exertional Heat Illness during Preseason High School American Football Practices..” Environ Health Perspect 127, no. 4 (April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP4163.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Lauren V. Fortington, Catherine S. Wolff, Stephen W. Marshall, and Caroline F. Finch. “Estimating the international burden of sport-related death: a review of data sources..” Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention 25, no. 2 (April 2019): 83–89. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042642.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Ashley L. Schoenfisch, Jennifer McIlvaine, Lori Becherer, Tamara James, Yeu-Li Yeung, Susan Avent, and Hester J. Lipscomb. “Factors associated with lift equipment use during patient lifts and transfers by hospital nurses and nursing care assistants: A prospective observational cohort study..” International Journal of Nursing Studies 91 (March 2019): 35–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.11.006.
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    • Dompier, Thomas P., Kristen L. Kucera, Jonathan A. Drezner, Douglas J. Casa, Johna K. Register-Mihalik, and Kevin M. Guskiewicz. “Sudden Death and Catastrophic Injury Reporting: A Call to Action for Athletic Trainers..” J Athl Train 54, no. 2 (February 2019): 122–23. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-77-18.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Dustin W. Currie, Erin B. Wasserman, Zachary Y. Kerr, Leah Cox Thomas, Stephen Paul, and R Dawn Comstock. “Incidence of Sport-Related Internal Organ Injuries Due to Direct-Contact Mechanisms Among High School and Collegiate Athletes Across 3 National Surveillance Systems..” J Athl Train 54, no. 2 (February 2019): 152–64. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-271-17.
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    • Valier, Alison R Snyder, Cailee E Welch Bacon, Kristen L. Kucera, and Richelle M. Williams. “Implementation Science: Lessons Learned From Evaluating Practice Recommendations for the Care of Patients With Spine Injuries..” J Athl Train 54, no. 2 (February 2019): 192–97. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-242-17.
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    • Drezner, Jonathan A., Danielle F. Peterson, David M. Siebert, Leah Cox Thomas, Martha Lopez-Anderson, Monica Z. Suchsland, Kimberly G. Harmon, and Kristen L. Kucera. “Survival After Exercise-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Young Athletes: Can We Do Better?.” Sports Health 11, no. 1 (January 2019): 91–98. https://doi.org/10.1177/1941738118799084.
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    • Schoenfisch, Ashley L., Kristen L. Kucera, Hester J. Lipscomb, Jennifer McIlvaine, Lori Becherer, Tamara James, and Susan Avent. “Use of Assistive Devices to Lift, Transfer, and Reposition Hospital Patients..” Nursing Research 68, no. 1 (January 2019): 3–12. https://doi.org/10.1097/nnr.0000000000000325.
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    • Yau, Rebecca K., Savannah G. Dennis, Barry P. Boden, Robert C. Cantu, James A. Lord, and Kristen L. Kucera. “Catastrophic High School and Collegiate Cheerleading Injuries in the United States: An Examination of the 2006-2007 Basket Toss Rule Change..” Sports Health 11, no. 1 (January 2019): 32–39. https://doi.org/10.1177/1941738118807122.
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    • Eckard, Timothy, Darin Padua, Timothy Mauntel, Barnett Frank, Laura Pietrosimone, Rebecca Begalle, Shiho Goto, Michael Clark, and Kristen Kucera. “Association between double-leg squat and single-leg squat performance and injury incidence among incoming NCAA Division I athletes: A prospective cohort study..” Physical Therapy in Sport : Official Journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine 34 (November 2018): 192–200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.10.009.
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    • Kay, Melissa C., and Kristen L. Kucera. “Mixed Methods Designs for Sports Medicine Research..” Clinics in Sports Medicine 37, no. 3 (July 2018): 401–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2018.03.005.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Hester J. Lipscomb, Karen G. Roos, John M. Dement, and Jennifer M. Hootman. “Work-Related Injury and Management Strategies Among Certified Athletic Trainers..” Journal of Athletic Training 53, no. 6 (June 13, 2018): 606–18. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-232-17.
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    • Roos, Karen, Kristen L. Kucera, Yvonne Golightly, Joseph B. Myers, Wayne Rosamond, and Stephen W. Marshall. “Capture of Time-Loss Overuse Soccer Injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Injury Surveillance System, 2005-2006 Through 2007-2008..” Journal of Athletic Training 53, no. 3 (March 2018): 271–78. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-191-16.
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    • Ranapurwala, Shabbar I., Kristen L. Kucera, and Petar J. Denoble. “The healthy diver: A cross-sectional survey to evaluate the health status of recreational scuba diver members of Divers Alert Network (DAN)..” Plos One 13, no. 3 (January 2018). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194380.
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    • Ranapurwala, Shabbar I., Steve Wing, Charles Poole, Kristen L. Kucera, Stephen W. Marshall, and Petar J. Denoble. “Mishaps and unsafe conditions in recreational scuba diving and pre-dive checklist use: a prospective cohort study..” Injury Epidemiology 4, no. 1 (December 2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-017-0113-z.
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    • Fortington, Lauren V., Kristen L. Kucera, and Caroline F. Finch. “A call to capture fatalities in consensus statements for sports injury/illness surveillance..” British Journal of Sports Medicine 51, no. 14 (July 2017): 1052–53. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097488.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Rebecca K. Yau, Johna Register-Mihalik, Stephen W. Marshall, Leah C. Thomas, Susanne Wolf, Robert C. Cantu, Frederick O. Mueller, and Kevin M. Guskiewicz. “Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Fatalities Among High School and College Football Players - United States, 2005-2014..” Mmwr. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 65, no. 52 (January 6, 2017): 1465–69. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6552a2.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Karen G. Roos, Jennifer M. Hootman, Hester J. Lipscomb, John M. Dement, and Barbara A. Silverstein. “Work-related illness and injury claims among nationally certified athletic trainers reported to Washington and California from 2001 to 2011..” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 59, no. 12 (December 2016): 1156–68. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22648.
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    • Hibberd, Elizabeth E., Kevin G. Laudner, Kristen L. Kucera, David J. Berkoff, Bing Yu, and Joseph B. Myers. “Effect of Swim Training on the Physical Characteristics of Competitive Adolescent Swimmers..” Am J Sports Med 44, no. 11 (November 2016): 2813–19. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546516669506.
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    • Ranapurwala, Shabbar I., Charles Poole, Stephen W. Marshall, Kristen L. Kucera, Petar J. Denoble, and Steve Wing. “Factors influencing adherence to pre-dive checklists among recreational scuba divers..” Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine : Journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc 43, no. 7 (November 2016): 827–32.
    • Hoffman, Mark, Viktor Bovbjerg, Kim Hannigan, Jennifer M. Hootman, Sam T. Johnson, Kristen L. Kucera, and Marc F. Norcross. “Athletic Training and Public Health Summit..” Journal of Athletic Training 51, no. 7 (July 2016): 576–80. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-51.6.01.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Stephen W. Marshall, Susanne H. Wolf, Darin A. Padua, Kenneth L. Cameron, and Anthony I. Beutler. “Association of Injury History and Incident Injury in Cadet Basic Military Training..” Med Sci Sports Exerc 48, no. 6 (June 2016): 1053–61. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000000872.
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    • Ranapurwala, Shabbar I., Petar J. Denoble, Charles Poole, Kristen L. Kucera, Stephen W. Marshall, and Steve Wing. “The effect of using a pre-dive checklist on the incidence of diving mishaps in recreational scuba diving: a cluster-randomized trial..” International Journal of Epidemiology 45, no. 1 (February 2016): 223–31. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyv292.
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    • Hibberd, Elizabeth E., Kevin Laudner, David J. Berkoff, Kristen L. Kucera, Bing Yu, and Joseph B. Myers. “Comparison of Upper Extremity Physical Characteristics Between Adolescent Competitive Swimmers and Nonoverhead Athletes..” J Athl Train 51, no. 1 (January 2016): 65–69. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-51.2.04.
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    • Lipscomb, Hester J., Ashley L. Schoenfisch, Wilfrid Cameron, Kristen L. Kucera, Darrin Adams, and Barbara A. Silverstein. “Contrasting patterns of care for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee through workers' compensation and private health care insurance among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989 to 2008..” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 58, no. 9 (September 2015): 955–63. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22455.
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    • Roos, Karen G., Stephen W. Marshall, Zachary Y. Kerr, Yvonne M. Golightly, Kristen L. Kucera, Joseph B. Myers, Wayne D. Rosamond, and R Dawn Comstock. “Epidemiology of Overuse Injuries in Collegiate and High School Athletics in the United States..” Am J Sports Med 43, no. 7 (July 2015): 1790–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546515580790.
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    • Lipscomb, Hester J., Ashley L. Schoenfisch, Wilfrid Cameron, Kristen L. Kucera, Darrin Adams, and Barbara A. Silverstein. “Workers' compensation claims for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008..” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 58, no. 4 (April 2015): 428–36. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22433.
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    • Lipscomb, H. J., A. L. Schoenfisch, W. Cameron, K. L. Kucera, D. Adams, and B. A. Silverstein. “Workers' compensation claims for musculoskeletal disorders and injuries of the upper extremity and knee among union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 58, no. 4 (January 1, 2015): 428–36. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22433.
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    • Lipscomb, Hester J., Ashley L. Schoenfisch, Wilfrid Cameron, Kristen L. Kucera, Darrin Adams, and Barbara A. Silverstein. “Twenty years of workers' compensation costs due to falls from height among union carpenters, Washington state..” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57, no. 9 (September 2014): 984–91. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22339.
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    • Lipscomb, H. J., A. L. Schoenfisch, W. Cameron, K. L. Kucera, D. Adams, and B. A. Silverstein. “How well are we controlling falls from height in construction? Experiences of union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 69–77. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22234.
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    • Lipscomb, H. J., A. L. Schoenfisch, W. Cameron, K. L. Kucera, D. Adams, and B. A. Silverstein. “Twenty years of workers' compensation costs due to falls from height among union carpenters, Washington State.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57, no. 9 (January 1, 2014): 984–91. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22339.
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    • Lipscomb, Hester J., Ashley L. Schoenfisch, Wilfrid Cameron, Kristen L. Kucera, Darrin Adams, and Barbara A. Silverstein. “How well are we controlling falls from height in construction? Experiences of union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008..” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 57, no. 1 (January 2014): 69–77. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22234.
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    • Quandt, Sara A., Kristen L. Kucera, Courtney Haynes, Bradley G. Klein, Ricky Langley, Michael Agnew, Jeffrey L. Levin, Timothy Howard, and Maury A. Nussbaum. “Occupational health outcomes for workers in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector: implications for immigrant workers in the southeastern US..” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 8 (August 2013): 940–59. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22170.
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    • McCoy, Amanda J., Kristen L. Kucera, Ashley L. Schoenfisch, Barbara A. Silverstein, and Hester J. Lipscomb. “Twenty years of work-related injury and illness among union carpenters in Washington State..” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 4 (April 2013): 381–88. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22134.
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    • Mccoy, A. J., K. L. Kucera, A. L. Schoenfisch, B. A. Silverstein, and H. J. Lipscomb. “Twenty years of work-related injury and illness among union carpenters in Washington State.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 4 (2013): 381–88. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22134.
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    • Quandt, S. A., K. L. Kucera, C. Haynes, B. G. Klein, R. Langley, M. Agnew, J. L. Levin, T. Howard, and M. A. Nussbaum. “Occupational health outcomes for workers in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector: Implications for immigrant workers in the southeastern US.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 8 (2013): 940–59. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22170.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Stephen W. Marshall, David R. Bell, Michael J. DiStefano, Candice P. Goerger, and Sakiko Oyama. “Validity of soccer injury data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Injury Surveillance System..” J Athl Train 46, no. 5 (September 2011): 489–99.
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    • Mirka, G. A., X. Ning, S. Jin, O. Haddad, and K. L. Kucera. “Ergonomic interventions for commercial crab fishermen.” International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 41, no. 5 (September 1, 2011): 481–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2011.03.006.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Hester J. Lipscomb, and Barbara Silverstein. “Medical care surrounding work-related back injury claims among Washington State Union Carpenters, 1989-2003..” Work (Reading, Mass.) 39, no. 3 (January 2011): 321–30. https://doi.org/10.3233/wor-2011-1180.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Dana Loomis, Hester Lipscomb, and Stephen W. Marshall. “Prospective study of incident injuries among southeastern United States commercial fishermen..” Occupational and Environmental Medicine 67, no. 12 (December 2010): 829–36. https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.2009.053140.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., and Hester J. Lipscomb. “Assessment of physical risk factors for the shoulder using the Posture, Activity, Tools, and Handling (PATH) method in small-scale commercial crab pot fishing..” Journal of Agromedicine 15, no. 4 (October 2010): 394–404. https://doi.org/10.1080/1059924x.2010.511967.
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    • Knowles, Sarah B., Kristen L. Kucera, and Stephen W. Marshall. “Commentary: the injury proportion ratio: what's it all about?.” Journal of Athletic Training 45, no. 5 (September 2010): 475–77. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-45.5.475.
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    • Kucera, K. L., and M. A. McDonald. “Occupational stressors identified by small-scale, independent commercial crab pot fishermen.” Safety Science 48, no. 5 (June 1, 2010): 672–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2010.01.019.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Hester J. Lipscomb, Barbara Silverstein, and Wilfred Cameron. “Predictors of delayed return to work after back injury: A case-control analysis of union carpenters in Washington State..” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 52, no. 11 (November 2009): 821–30. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20747.
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    • Lipscomb, Hester J., John M. Dement, Barbara Silverstein, Kristen L. Kucera, and Wilfrid Cameron. “Health care utilization for musculoskeletal back disorders, Washington State union carpenters, 1989-2003..” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 51, no. 5 (May 2009): 604–11. https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0b013e31819c561c.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Dana Loomis, Hester J. Lipscomb, Stephen W. Marshall, Gary A. Mirka, and Julie L. Daniels. “Ergonomic risk factors for low back pain in North Carolina crab pot and gill net commercial fishermen..” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 52, no. 4 (April 2009): 311–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20676.
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    • Lipscomb, Hester J., James Nolan, Dennis Patterson, Dimitrios Makrozahopoulos, Kristen L. Kucera, and John M. Dement. “How much time is safety worth? A comparison of trigger configurations on pneumatic nail guns in residential framing..” Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 123, no. 4 (July 2008): 481–86. https://doi.org/10.1177/003335490812300409.
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    • Kucera, K. L., D. Loomis, and S. W. Marshall. “A case crossover study of triggers for hand injuries in commercial fishing..” Occupational and Environmental Medicine 65, no. 5 (May 2008): 336–41. https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.2006.032375.
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    • Kucera, Kristen L., Gary A. Mirka, Dana Loomis, Stephen W. Marshall, Hester J. Lipscomb, and Julie Daniels. “Evaluating ergonomic stresses in North Carolina commercial crab pot and gill net fishermen..” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 5, no. 3 (March 2008): 182–96. https://doi.org/10.1080/15459620701873514.
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    • Lipscomb, Hester, Kristen Kucera, Carol Epling, and John Dement. “Upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders among a cohort of women employed in poultry processing..” Am J Ind Med 51, no. 1 (January 2008): 24–36. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20527.
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    • McDonald, Mary Anne, and Kristen L. Kucera. “Understanding non-industrialized workers' approaches to safety: how do commercial fishermen "stay safe"?.” Journal of Safety Research 38, no. 3 (January 2007): 289–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2006.10.009.
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    • Kucera, K. L., S. W. Marshall, D. T. Kirkendall, P. M. Marchak, and W. E. Garrett. “Injury history as a risk factor for incident injury in youth soccer..” British Journal of Sports Medicine 39, no. 7 (July 2005). https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2004.013672.
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    • Mirka, Gary A., Gwanseob Shin, Kristen Kucera, and Dana Loomis. “Use of the CABS methodology to assess biomechanical stress in commercial crab fishermen..” Applied Ergonomics 36, no. 1 (January 2005): 61–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2004.08.001.
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    • Mirka, G., G. Shin, K. Kucera, and D. Loomis. “Low back stress in commercial crab fishermen.” Iie Annual Conference and Exhibition 2004, December 1, 2004.
    • Lipscomb, Hester J., Dana Loomis, Mary Anne McDonald, Kristen Kucera, Stephen Marshall, and Leiming Li. “Musculoskeletal symptoms among commercial fishers in North Carolina..” Applied Ergonomics 35, no. 5 (September 2004): 417–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2004.04.004.
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    • Marshall, S. W., K. Kucera, D. Loomis, M. A. McDonald, and H. J. Lipscomb. “Work related injuries in small scale commercial fishing..” Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention 10, no. 4 (August 2004): 217–21. https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.2003.005058.
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    • McDonald, Mary Anne, Dana Loomis, Kristen L. Kucera, and Hester J. Lipscomb. “Use of qualitative methods to map job tasks and exposures to occupational hazards for commercial fishermen..” American Journal of Industrial Medicine 46, no. 1 (July 2004): 23–31. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20031.
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  • Book Sections

    • Wolff, Catherine S., Robert C. Cantu, and Kristen L. Kucera. “Catastrophic neurologic injuries in sport.,” 158:25–37, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-63954-7.00004-5.
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