Erin Corriveau

Erin Corriveau, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health and Population Health at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She serves as the Medical Director of the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment and previously held roles in Wyandotte County, including Deputy Health Officer. Her work focuses on rural and underserved communities, public health policy, and infectious disease management (e.g., tuberculosis and hepatitis C). She leads initiatives addressing health disparities, including the Wyandotte County Health Equity Taskforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Education: MD from University of New Mexico, MPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
• Residencies: Family and Community Medicine and Preventive Medicine.

Research priorities include pandemic response, equitable healthcare access, and interdisciplinary care teams. She co-leads an NIH Radx-Up grant to expand testing in underserved Kansas areas and contributed to PCORI-funded initiatives on long-term care facility testing. She advises the University of Kansas “Daily Digest” on pandemic best practices and explores policies affecting vaccine distribution and school reopenings.

• Grants/Funding: NIH Radx-Up, PCORI submission, foundation-funded Health Equity Taskforce.

Her clinical and educational efforts emphasize medical-legal partnerships and direct care to Native American communities (Zuni and Navajo reservations). She directs the Community Health Division, fostering collaborations between clinicians, public health professionals, and community leaders to address systemic health inequities.