Description of Research Expertise
Peter Cronholm, MD, MSCE, CAQHPM, FAAFP, is an Associate Professor, Vice Chair for Research, Director of Community Programs, and Associate Program Director, in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) at the Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn. He has additional training in biostatistics, mixed methods, and epidemiology with content expertise in program evaluation, implementation science, and the science of community engagement. Dr. Cronholm's research interests have focused on mitigating health disparities through community-engaged health services with attention to: 1) the integration of trauma-informed care and primary prevention strategies into systems of care; and 2) expanding the role of mixed methodologies and patient-centered outcomes into research paradigms. He has developed and currently serve as the Director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Mixed Methods Research Lab (MMRL) – A university Service Center housed within DFMCH.
Selected Publications
Cronholm PF, Applequist J, Krischer J. Fontenot E, Davis T, Burroughs C, McAlear CA, Borchin R, Kullman J, Carette S, Khalidi N, Koening C, Langford CA, Monach P, Moreland L, Pagnough C, Specks U, Sreih AG, Ytterberg SR, Merkel PA, Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium: A study of implementation factors for a novel approach to clinical trials: constructs for consideration in the coordination of direct-to-patient online-based medical research BMC Med Res Methodol 24 (244): 1-14,2024.
Wu K, Strane D, Kellom K, Stokes S, Brunisholz K, Rubin D, Klusaritz K, Cronholm PF: Implementing a Population-Based Social Determinants of Health Intervention: Early Lessons Learned from Collaboration between Clinical and Community Organizations J Health Care Poor Underserved 35 (3): 933-950,2024.
Keddem S, Caceres O, Thatipelli S, Roder N, Momplaisir F, Cronholm PF: Barriers and Facilitators to Long-Acting Injectable HIV PrEP Implementation in Primary Care Since Its Approval in the United States J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 95 (4): 370-376,2024.
Bunt SK, Traxler M, Zimmerman B, Rosenbaum M, Heaberlin S, Cronholm PF, Kinsey EW, Skelly K: Family Medicine Clinician Screening and Barriers to Communication on Food Insecurity: A CERA General Membership Survey J Am Board Fam Med 37 (2): 196-205,2024.
Gregory EF, Johnson G, Barretto A, Zakama A, Maddox AI, Levine LD, Lorch SA, Fiks AG, Cronholm PF: Communication and birth experiences among Black birthing people who experienced preterm birth Ann Fam Med 22 (1): 31-36,2024.
Gregory EF, Cronholm PF, Levine LD, Beidas RS, DeMarco M, O'Sullivan AL, Lorch SA, Maddox AI, Wu K, Fiks AG: Integrating care for mother-infant dyads after birth: A qualitative study of clinician perspectives on feasibility Womens Health Rep 4 (1): 642-650,2023.
Moore DJ, Bradner MK, Strayer SM, Santen SA, Edwards C, Hayes RB, Cronholm PF: Characterizing the Current State of Motivational Interviewing Education in North American Family Medicine Clerkships: A CERA Study Fam Med 55 (9): 598-606,2023.
Penwell-Waines L, Kulshreshtha A, Brennan J, Buck K, Fazio L, Grace A, Ricker M, Romain A, Schneiderhan J, Cronholm PF: Comparing Resident and Program Director Perspectives on Wellness Curricula: A CERA Study Peer-Reviewed Reports in Medical Education Research (PRiMER) 7 (33): 1-11,2023.
Wright KM, Ravenna P, Wheat S, Villarreal CM, Clements DS, Cronholm PF: Social Determinants of Health in Family Medicine Residency: A National Survey of Program Directors Fam Med 56 (2): 102-107,2023.
Ganetzky DB, Purcell A, Truchil R, Tjaden A, Cronholm PF: Patient-centered hypertension management: Two team-based models Fam Pract Manag 30 (4): 12-16,2023.
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