Ann Coker, PhD, MPH

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Dr. Ann Coker is currently Executive Director of the University of Kentucky's Center for Research on Violence Against Women. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Since 2007, Dr. Coker has served as Professor in UK College of Medicine's Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Much of her research and practice has been creating and evaluating bystander-based violence prevention programming to reduce sexual violence, child sex trafficking and maternal deaths and injuries due to violence.

Affiliation

Professor of Epidemiology,
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director and Endowed Chair,
University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women
Lexington, Kentucky

Live Events involving Ann Coker

Kentucky Symposium for Maternal and Infant Outcomes · Appalachian Wireless Arena · Pikeville, KY, US · August 27-28, 2025

Conferences and Curricula involving Ann Coker

Online Activities involving Ann Coker

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KyPQC: Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Mortality & Morbidity in Kentucky

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This presentation examines the intricate relationship between substance use disorder, mental health conditions, and intimate partner violence as contributing factors to maternal mortality and injury....

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Ann Coker, PhD, MPH

Activity Details

Credit Amounts:
- CME: 1.00
- Other: 1.00
- CPHCE: 1.00
- ASWB ACE: 1.00
- CNE: 1.00
- CCHW: 1.00
Type: Video Webcast
Expires: Oct 23, 2026
Cost: Free

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Safety Needs: IPV and Safety

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To reduce Kentucky’s high maternal death rate due to preventable causes. What we know: >80% of Kentucky’s maternal deaths & injuries are caused by 3 preventable...

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Ann Coker, PhD, MPH