Senior Research Scientist
TxCORE Associate Director
Dr. Kristin Richards is the Associate Director of TxCORE and a Senior Research Scientist with the Health Outcomes Division where she generates real-world evidence regarding healthcare resource utilization and expenditures, medication adherence and persistence, and patient health outcomes. In addition, she manages the Center’s databases and assists faculty and graduate students with data acquisition. She has particular expertise and experience with the Texas Medicaid databases, and has conducted numerous studies using these data sets for a variety of disease categories.
Kristin has a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration from The University of Texas at Austin. She is a registered pharmacist.
Education
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
M.S., The University of Texas at Austin
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Profile
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kristin-Richards/2
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-richards-a1984833/
Selected Recent Publications
CORE Area: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Richards K, Mantri S, Brown CM, Johnsrud M, Arcona S, Sasané R. A qualitative study on perspectives on Parkinson’s disease medications: insights from patient focus groups. Patient Preference and Adherence. 2024; 18: 1919-1928. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S473991
Heidari E, Zalmai R, Richards K, Sakthisivabalan L, Brown C. Z-code documentation to identify social determinants of health among Medicaid beneficiaries in Texas. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy. 2023: 19(1): 180-183. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.10.010
Brown CM, Kanu C, Richards KM, Stevens L, Sasane R, McAneny B. Exploring access to care from the perspective of patients with breast cancer: a qualitative study. Cancer Medicine. 2022; 11(12): 2455-2466. doi: 10.1002/cam4.4624
Brown CM, Richards KM, Vohra Y, Kanu C, Stevens L, Sasane R, Balu S, McAneny B. Evaluation of access to care issues in patients with breast cancer. Journal of Medical Economics. 2021; 24(1): 38-45. doi: 10.1080/1369698.2020.1858580
CORE Area: Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Richards K, Johnsrud M, Zacker C, Sasané R. Detailing healthcare claims data evidence of extrapyramidal symptoms in Medicaid patients with schizophrenia after second-generation antipsychotic medication initiation. Community Mental Health Journal. 2024 Sep 6. doi: 10.1007/s10597-024-01347-7
Richards K, Johnsrud M, Zacker C, Sasané R. Association between persistence with oral atypical antipsychotic medications and hospital and emergency department utilization in Medicaid patients with schizophrenia. Patient Preference and Adherence. 2024; 18: 177-185. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S439081
Richards K, Johnsrud M, Zacker C, Sasané R. One-year medication treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization, and expenditures for Medicaid patients with schizophrenia starting oral atypical antipsychotic medication. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. 2024; 51(2): 207-216. doi: 10.1007/s10488-023-01327-1
Johnsrud M, Richards K, Arcona S, Sasane R, Leoni M. An assessment of Parkinson’s disease medication treatment patterns in the Medicaid population. Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2021; 5: 100109. doi: 10.1016/j.prdoa.2021.100109
Liang Y, Rascati K, Richards K. Prevalence of primary immune thrombocytopenia and related healthcare resource utilization among Texas Medicaid beneficiaries. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2021; 37(8): 1315-1322. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2021.1923469
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UT College of Pharmacy-Health Outcomes
2409 University Avenue, STOP A1930
Austin, TX 78712-1120
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2409 University Avenue
PHR 3.210B
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712