Kristen Leigh Kucera
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine
Occupational epidemiology
o Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
o Ergonomics and exposure assessment
o Commercial fishing
Sports injury epidemiology
Surveillance for sports and occupational injuries
Injury prevention
Epidemiology methods
o Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)
o Ergonomics and exposure assessment
o Commercial fishing
Sports injury epidemiology
Surveillance for sports and occupational injuries
Injury prevention
Epidemiology methods
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Community and Family Medicine 2013
Contact Information
- Duke Box 3834, Durham, NC 27710
- Wachovia Bldg., Room 461, 2200 W Main St, Suite 400, Durham, NC 27705
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kristen.kucera@duke.edu
(919) 684-8374
- 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, Community and Family Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Community and Family Medicine 2011 - 2013
- Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Community and Family Medicine 2007 - 2011
- Assistant Research Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Community and Family Medicine 2006 - 2007
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Community and Family Medicine 2006
- Expertise
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Global Scholarship
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Research
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- Research
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Selected Grants
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
- Drezner, JA, Peterson, DF, Siebert, DM, Thomas, LC, Lopez-Anderson, M, Suchsland, MZ, Harmon, KG, and Kucera, KL. "Survival After Exercise-Related Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Young Athletes: Can We Do Better?." Sports Health 11, no. 1 (January 1, 2019): 91-98. Full Text
- Schoenfisch, AL, Kucera, KL, Lipscomb, HJ, McIlvaine, J, Becherer, L, James, T, and Avent, S. "Use of Assistive Devices to Lift, Transfer, and Reposition Hospital Patients." Nursing Research 68, no. 1 (January 2019): 3-12. Full Text
- Yau, RK, Dennis, SG, Boden, BP, Cantu, RC, Lord, JA, and Kucera, KL. "Catastrophic High School and Collegiate Cheerleading Injuries in the United States: An Examination of the 2006-2007 Basket Toss Rule Change." Sports Health: a Multidisciplinary Approach 11, no. 1 (January 2019): 32-39. Full Text
- Kucera, KL, Schoenfisch, AL, McIlvaine, J, Becherer, L, James, T, Yeung, Y-L, Avent, S, and Lipscomb, HJ. "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 (December 31, 2019): 35-46. Full Text
- Eckard, T, Padua, D, Mauntel, T, Frank, B, Pietrosimone, L, Begalle, R, Goto, S, Clark, M, and Kucera, K. "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. Full Text
- Kay, MC, and Kucera, KL. "Mixed Methods Designs for Sports Medicine Research." Clinics in Sports Medicine 37, no. 3 (July 2018): 401-412. (Review) Full Text
- Kucera, KL, Lipscomb, HJ, Roos, KG, Dement, JM, and Hootman, JM. "Work-Related Injury and Management Strategies Among Certified Athletic Trainers." Journal of Athletic Training 53, no. 6 (June 13, 2018): 606-618. Full Text
- Roos, K, Kucera, KL, Golightly, Y, Myers, JB, Rosamond, W, and Marshall, SW. "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): 271-278. Full Text
- Ranapurwala, SI, Kucera, KL, and Denoble, PJ. "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): e0194380-null. Full Text
- Ranapurwala, SI, Wing, S, Poole, C, Kucera, KL, Marshall, SW, and Denoble, PJ. "Mishaps and unsafe conditions in recreational scuba diving and pre-dive checklist use: a prospective cohort study." Injury Epidemiology 4, no. 1 (December 2017): 16-null. Full Text
- Fortington, LV, Kucera, KL, and Finch, CF. "A call to capture fatalities in consensus statements for sports injury/illness surveillance." British Journal of Sports Medicine 51, no. 14 (July 2017): 1052-1053. Full Text
- Kucera, KL, Yau, RK, Register-Mihalik, J, Marshall, SW, Thomas, LC, Wolf, S, Cantu, RC, Mueller, FO, and Guskiewicz, KM. "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): 1465-1469. Full Text
- Kucera, KL, Roos, KG, Hootman, JM, Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, and Silverstein, BA. "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): 1156-1168. Full Text
- Hibberd, EE, Laudner, KG, Kucera, KL, Berkoff, DJ, Yu, B, and Myers, JB. "Effect of Swim Training on the Physical Characteristics of Competitive Adolescent Swimmers." The American Journal of Sports Medicine 44, no. 11 (November 2016): 2813-2819. Full Text
- Ranapurwala, SI, Poole, C, Marshall, SW, Kucera, KL, Denoble, PJ, and Wing, S. "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): 827-832.
- Hoffman, M, Bovbjerg, V, Hannigan, K, Hootman, JM, Johnson, ST, Kucera, KL, and Norcross, MF. "Athletic Training and Public Health Summit." Journal of Athletic Training 51, no. 7 (July 2016): 576-580. Full Text
- Kucera, KL, Marshall, SW, Wolf, SH, Padua, DA, Cameron, KL, and Beutler, AI. "Association of Injury History and Incident Injury in Cadet Basic Military Training." Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 48, no. 6 (June 2016): 1053-1061. Full Text
- Ranapurwala, SI, Denoble, PJ, Poole, C, Kucera, KL, Marshall, SW, and Wing, S. "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): 223-231. Full Text
- Hibberd, EE, Laudner, K, Berkoff, DJ, Kucera, KL, Yu, B, and Myers, JB. "Comparison of Upper Extremity Physical Characteristics Between Adolescent Competitive Swimmers and Nonoverhead Athletes." Journal of Athletic Training 51, no. 1 (January 21, 2016): 65-69. Full Text
- Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, Cameron, W, Kucera, KL, Adams, D, and Silverstein, BA. "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): 955-963. Full Text
- Roos, KG, Marshall, SW, Kerr, ZY, Golightly, YM, Kucera, KL, Myers, JB, Rosamond, WD, and Comstock, RD. "Epidemiology of Overuse Injuries in Collegiate and High School Athletics in the United States." The American Journal of Sports Medicine 43, no. 7 (July 2015): 1790-1797. Full Text
- Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, Cameron, W, Kucera, KL, Adams, D, and Silverstein, BA. "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): 428-436. Full Text
- Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, Cameron, W, Kucera, KL, Adams, D, and Silverstein, BA. "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): 428-436. Full Text
- Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, Cameron, W, Kucera, KL, Adams, D, and Silverstein, BA. "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): 984-991. Full Text
- "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. Full Text
- Adams, D, and Silverstein, BA. "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): 984-991. Full Text
- Lipscomb, HJ, Schoenfisch, AL, Cameron, W, Kucera, KL, Adams, D, and Silverstein, BA. "How well are we controlling falls from height in construction? Experiences of union carpenters in Washington State, 1989-2008." Am J Ind Med 57, no. 1 (January 2014): 69-77. Full Text Link to Item
- Quandt, SA, Kucera, KL, Haynes, C, Klein, BG, Langley, R, Agnew, M, Levin, JL, Howard, T, and Nussbaum, MA. "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): 940-959. (Review) Full Text
- McCoy, AJ, Kucera, KL, Schoenfisch, AL, Silverstein, BA, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Twenty years of work-related injury and illness among union carpenters in Washington State." Am J Ind Med 56, no. 4 (April 2013): 381-388. Full Text Link to Item
- Mccoy, AJ, Kucera, KL, Schoenfisch, AL, Silverstein, BA, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Twenty years of work-related injury and illness among union carpenters in Washington State." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 56, no. 4 (2013): 381-388. Full Text
- Quandt, SA, Kucera, KL, Haynes, C, Klein, BG, Langley, R, Agnew, M, Levin, JL, Howard, T, and Nussbaum, MA. "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): 940-959. Full Text
- Kucera, KL, Marshall, SW, Bell, DR, DiStefano, MJ, Goerger, CP, and Oyama, S. "Validity of soccer injury data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Injury Surveillance System." Journal of Athletic Training 46, no. 5 (September 2011): 489-499. Full Text
- Mirka, GA, Ning, X, Jin, S, Haddad, O, and Kucera, KL. "Ergonomic interventions for commercial crab fishermen." International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 41, no. 5 (September 1, 2011): 481-487. Full Text
- Kucera, KL, Lipscomb, HJ, and Silverstein, B. "Medical care surrounding work-related back injury claims among Washington State Union Carpenters, 1989-2003." Work 39, no. 3 (2011): 321-330. Full Text Link to Item
- Kucera, KL, Loomis, D, Lipscomb, H, and Marshall, SW. "Prospective study of incident injuries among southeastern United States commercial fishermen." Occup Environ Med 67, no. 12 (December 2010): 829-836. Full Text Link to Item
- Kucera, KL, and Lipscomb, HJ. "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. Full Text
- Knowles, SB, Kucera, KL, and Marshall, SW. "Commentary: the injury proportion ratio: what's it all about?." J Athl Train 45, no. 5 (September 2010): 475-477. Full Text Link to Item
- Kucera, KL, and McDonald, MA. "Occupational stressors identified by small-scale, independent commercial crab pot fishermen." Safety Science 48, no. 5 (June 1, 2010): 672-679. Full Text
- Kucera, KL, Lipscomb, HJ, Silverstein, B, and Cameron, W. "Predictors of delayed return to work after back injury: A case-control analysis of union carpenters in Washington State." Am J Ind Med 52, no. 11 (November 2009): 821-830. Full Text Link to Item
- Lipscomb, HJ, Dement, JM, Silverstein, B, Kucera, KL, and Cameron, W. "Health care utilization for musculoskeletal back disorders, Washington State union carpenters, 1989-2003." J Occup Environ Med 51, no. 5 (May 2009): 604-611. Full Text Link to Item
- Kucera, KL, Loomis, D, Lipscomb, HJ, Marshall, SW, Mirka, GA, and Daniels, JL. "Ergonomic risk factors for low back pain in North Carolina crab pot and gill net commercial fishermen." Am J Ind Med 52, no. 4 (April 2009): 311-321. Full Text Link to Item
- Lipscomb, HJ, Nolan, J, Patterson, D, Makrozahopoulos, D, Kucera, KL, and Dement, JM. "How much time is safety worth? A comparison of trigger configurations on pneumatic nail guns in residential framing." Public Health Reports 123, no. 4 (July 2008): 481-486. Full Text
- Kucera, KL, Loomis, D, and Marshall, SW. "A case crossover study of triggers for hand injuries in commercial fishing." Occup Environ Med 65, no. 5 (May 2008): 336-341. Full Text Link to Item
- Kucera, KL, Mirka, GA, Loomis, D, Marshall, SW, Lipscomb, HJ, and Daniels, J. "Evaluating ergonomic stresses in North Carolina commercial crab pot and gill net fishermen." J Occup Environ Hyg 5, no. 3 (March 2008): 182-196. Full Text Link to Item
- Lipscomb, H, Kucera, K, Epling, C, and Dement, J. "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. Full Text Link to Item
- McDonald, MA, and Kucera, KL. "Understanding non-industrialized workers' approaches to safety: how do commercial fishermen "stay safe"?." Journal of Safety Research 38, no. 3 (January 2007): 289-297. Full Text
- Kucera, KL, Marshall, SW, Kirkendall, DT, Marchak, PM, and Garrett, WE. "Injury history as a risk factor for incident injury in youth soccer." British Journal of Sports Medicine 39, no. 7 (July 2005): 462-null. Full Text
- Mirka, GA, Shin, G, Kucera, K, and Loomis, D. "Use of the CABS methodology to assess biomechanical stress in commercial crab fishermen." Appl Ergon 36, no. 1 (January 2005): 61-70. Full Text Link to Item
- Mirka, G, Shin, G, Kucera, K, and Loomis, D. "Low back stress in commercial crab fishermen." Iie Annual Conference and Exhibition 2004 (December 1, 2004): 1741-null.
- Lipscomb, HJ, Loomis, D, McDonald, MA, Kucera, K, Marshall, S, and Li, L. "Musculoskeletal symptoms among commercial fishers in North Carolina." Appl Ergon 35, no. 5 (September 2004): 417-426. Full Text Link to Item
- Marshall, SW, Kucera, K, Loomis, D, McDonald, MA, and Lipscomb, HJ. "Work related injuries in small scale commercial fishing." Inj Prev 10, no. 4 (August 2004): 217-221. Full Text Link to Item
- McDonald, MA, Loomis, D, Kucera, KL, and Lipscomb, HJ. "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. Full Text
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Book Sections
- Wolff, CS, Cantu, RC, and Kucera, KL. "Catastrophic neurologic injuries in sport." , 25-37. January 2018. Full Text
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