Dr. Mary E. Lacy is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology with expertise in diabetes epidemiology.
Her research focuses on improving diabetes care and reducing disparities in diabetes outcomes, examining them through many lenses including racial/ethnic, age-related, and access to care.
Dr. Lacy was recently a KL2 Career Development Award to develop a diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) prediction tool to identify patients at high-risk for DKA-related hospitalizations by leveraging data from the Kentucky Statewide Inpatient Database and electronic health record (EHR) data from two healthcare systems. The primary training goals of the KL2 are to obtain formal and hands-on training in implementation science and clinical informatics. These methods will form part of the next step of the project which aims to improve integration of evidence into clinical practice using health information technology.
Dr. Lacy is also collaborating on several other studies including examining glycemic and vascular risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia in older adults with type 2 diabetes; assessing disparities in guideline-compliant care for Medicaid patients with diabetes; and examining barriers to clinical care and reasons for medication non-adherence in diabetes patients in Appalachia.
The University of Kentucky College of Public Health (CPH) recently honored its faculty and staff at the college’s Summer Assembly.
Helping people is her passion. Growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, Jacklyn Vollmer was described as very social and a people-pleaser.
The University of Kentucky's College of Public Health (CPH) has selected three students to participate in the Spring 2022 Undergraduate Research Fe
The University of Kentucky College of Public Health is undergoing a review by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) for re-accreditation. Part of this process includes the invitation to provide third-party comments. Anyone, including students, alumni, employers, community partners, etc., is allowed to share relevant information about the college directly with CEPH. If you would like to provide input to CEPH to inform their review, send your comments to submissions@ceph.org by May 4th, 2025.
