Kimber P. Richter, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Preventive Medicine & Public Health

A recent public health initiative at KU Medical Center established a smoke-free environment for its campus. The success of this hospital smoking cessation service for employees and patients, UKanQuit at KUMed, is due in part to its Clinical Director, Kimber Richter. Kim’s expertise and passion are focused on understanding and treating tobacco dependence. Specific projects include direct observation of substance abuse treatment facilities to identify what they do (and don’t do) to help their clients quit smoking, training staff to address tobacco dependence among people in treatment for mental illness, and summarizing service data to evaluate a hospital-based smoking cessation program for inpatients. She co-founded and co-chairs the Kansas Alliance for Health Advocates. She serves on the boards of the Kansas Public Health Association and the American Association for Medical Education and Research on Substance Abuse, and on the International Advisory Board for Current Drug Abuse Reviews and is Associate Editor for Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Kim also co-directs Health of the Public, an important clerkship for 4th-year medical students.

BA	Philosophy/Literature	St. John’s College, Annapolis MD
MA	Psychology	University of Kansas
MPH	Public Health	University of Kansas
PhD	Behavioral Psychology	University of Kansas