Kathryn Hyzak
Assistant Professor
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Academic information
- Department: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Research interests
- Hybrid Efficacy and Effectiveness-Implementation Trials
- Mixed Method Research
- Qualitative Research
- Community Partner-Engaged Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Neurologic Informed Care
About
Biography
I am a tenure-track assistant professor in The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and a formally trained implementation scientist. My research is driven by one central goal: to accelerate the use of evidence-based interventions in real-world treatment settings to improve the quality and effectiveness of health care at scale.
I am currently the principal investigator of grants funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – both of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). I have served as the implementation science lead and co-investigator or consultant on grants funded by the Department of Defense, Organon Pharmaceuticals, the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and the NIH.
My research focuses on developing and testing implementation strategies and their mechanisms to accelerate the adoption, implementation and sustainability of evidence-based interventions across health and community-based service systems.
I am dedicated to advancing care for vulnerable populations with multiple, complex health conditions, with a focus on traumatic brain injury. I have provided implementation science expertise in areas spanning contraception care, substance use disorder treatment, mental health care, cardiovascular care, diabetes management, chronic pain and spinal cord injury.
Credentials
Education
- PhD
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- MSW
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
Research
Research interests
- Hybrid Efficacy and Effectiveness-Implementation Trials
- Mixed Method Research
- Qualitative Research
- Community Partner-Engaged Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Neurologic Informed Care
- Behavioral Health
Honors and Awards
- Editorial Board, Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
- Fellow, Implementation Research Institute, Washington University, St. Louis (2025 – 2027)
- Co-Chair, National Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Implementation Science Special Interest Group
- Voting Board Member and Sponsorship Chair, Society for Implementation Research Collaboration
- Voting Board Member and Secretary, Executive Committee, Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine - Brain Injury Special Interest
- Executive Committee, International Association of Social Workers in Acquired Brain Injury
- Invited Faculty and Speaker, Global Cardiovascular Clinical Trialists Forum (2025)
Professional Society Membership
- Society for Implementation Research Collaboration
- International Brain Injury Association
- American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
- International Association of Social Workers in Acquired Brain Injury