Kathryn Himmelstein, MD, MSEd

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Himmelstein is interested primarily in the intersections of racial and economic justice and health. Her prior research has examined disproportionate punishment of LGBTQ youth by schools, police, and courts; the projected impact on women healthcare workers of raising the minimum wage to $15/hour; and financial underinvestment in hospitals serving patient of color.

Publications

  • Published 9/3/2025

    Lawrence JA, Jahn JL, Shi J, Himmelstein KEW, Feldman JM, Linos N, Bassett MT. Reparations for African enslavement in the United States and Black survival using the panel study of income dynamics. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Sep 03; 194(9):2659-2666. PMID: 39673191.

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  • Published 6/20/2025

    Lupez EL, Himmelstein KEW, Pearl A, Bayly JE, Bernstein EY, Olivieri-Mui BL. The Association of Non-English Language Preference with Reported HIV Testing in the United States, 2015-2018. J Immigr Minor Health. 2025 Oct; 27(5):882-886. PMID: 40540130.

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  • Published 5/7/2025

    Lawrence JA, Shi J, Jahn JL, Himmelstein KEW, Feldman JM, Bassett MT. Methodological approaches to structural change: epidemiology and the case for reparations. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 May 07; 194(5):1249-1254. PMID: 39218438.

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  • Published 11/5/2024

    Himmelstein KEW, Mohareb AM. Association Between Medical Debt and Vaccine Uptake in the USA, 2021-2022. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Jun; 40(8):1851-1858. PMID: 39500843.

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  • Published 7/5/2024

    Himmelstein KEW, Tsai AC. Medical and Educational Indebtedness Among US Health Care Workers. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Jul 05; 5(7):e241917. PMID: 39058510.

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Education

  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD
  • St John's University, MSEd
  • Yale University, BA

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