Jill Inderstrodt, PhD, MPH

Contact : ji3@iupui.edu

All pregnant people deserve the pregnancy, birth, and infancy they want for themselves and their babies.

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Research Scientist, Clem McDonald Center for Biomedical Informatics, Regenstrief Institute
Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Affiliated Scientist, Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University

Dr. Jill Inderstrodt’s research focuses on advancing the understanding of antecedents and outcomes related to maternal and child health (MCH) by employing innovative informatics processes and technologies. Her research interests include maternal morbidity and mortality, breastfeeding, health communication, public health informatics, and infant outcomes related to adverse pregnancy events. Her work is funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Dr. Inderstrodt received her PhD in Health Communication and MPH from Purdue University. Before joining CBMI, she completed a medical informatics fellowship with the VA’s Center for Health Information and Communication. She is a research fellow with the NIH’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD), a competitive fellowship aimed at increasing diversity in AI and ML research. She is also a Public Voices Fellow with the OpEd Project in partnership with AcademyHealth. Her writing as a Public Voices Fellow can be seen in The Boston Globe, The Indianapolis Star, Slate, Education Week, and various other outlets.

Featured Projects

Linking Data Across Clinical and Public Health Systems to Enhance Maternal and Child Health Surveillance in Indiana

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

(2023-2026)

Role: Co-Investigator

Build a registry of pregnant people-infant dyads and link discrete public health data sources for surveillance of stillbirth, neonatal abstinence syndrome and congenital syphilis.

Late-term Preeclampsia in Birthing People Without Early Pregnancy Biomarkers

Protocol for a Prediction Model for
National Institutes of Health Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (NIH AIM-AHEAD)

(2023-2024)

Role: Principal Investigator

Develop a machine learning model to predict preeclampsia in pregnant people who present late for prenatal care

The Templates for Adverse Pregnancy Experiences and Lactation Utilization and Referral SWIFT

Department of Veterans Affairs

(2023-2024)

Role: Principal Investigator

Examine the use of pregnancy templates in the VA EHR, referrals for veterans during pregnancy, and veteran postpartum healthcare utilization

Highlighted Publications

Feb 6, 2024

Facilitators and Barriers to Breastfeeding among Veterans Using Veterans Affairs Maternity Care Benefits

Publication: Women’s Health Issues

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.12.005

Authors: Inderstrodt J, Vargas S, Stryczek KC, Crawford JN, Hooker T, Marteeny V, Wallace KF, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks K

Sep 16, 2022

Comparing VA and non-VA medical centers: Informing Veteran health care choice at the MISSION Act watershed.

Publication: Journal of Veteran's Studies

doi: 10.21061/jvs.v8i3.343

Authors: Inderstrodt JM, Wadsworth SM, Williams K

Sep/Oct 2019

Addressing Health Disparities in America: Analysis of Community Health Improvement Plans

Publication: Nursing Research

doi: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000364

Authors: Inderstrodt J, Perrault EK, Hintz EA, Hildenbrand G

Oct 9, 2018

Comparing advice from military parents, partners, and veterans about how families can encourage service members to seek behavioral healthcare

Publication: Journal of Family Communication

doi: 10.1080/15267431.2018.1530238

Authors: Wilson SR, Kamal D, Winter S, Dorrance Hall E, Gettings P, Hughes Kirchubel L, Inderstrodt-Stephens J

Nov 21, 2018

Effects of reintegration difficulties, perceived message acceptance and perceived autonomy support on U.S. military veterans’ evaluations of messages encouraging them to seek behavioral health care

Publication: Communication Monographs

doi:10.1080/03637751.2018.1536828

Authors: Gettings P, Dorrance Hall E, Wilson SR, Kamal D, Inderstrodt-Stephens J, Hughes Kirchubel L

Dec 7, 2017

Tracking success – outputs versus outcomes: A comparison of accredited and non-accredited public health agencies’ Community Health Improvement Plan objectives

Publication: Journal of Community Health

doi: 10.1007/s10900-017-0454-0

Authors: Perrault EK, Inderstrodt-Stephens J, Hintz EA

Dec 12, 2017

Fat chicks who run: Stigma experienced by overweight endurance athletes

Publication: Journal of Sport and Social Issues

doi: 10.1177/0193723517747884

Authors: Inderstrodt-Stephens J, Acharya L

Oct 6, 2017

U.S. mothers’ behaviors and preferences when choosing physicians for their families: Assisting “Chief Medical Officers”

Publication: Health Care for Women International

doi: 10.1080/07399332.2017.1367002

Authors: Perrault EK, Inderstrodt-Stephens J

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