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Amy Knopf

Amelia (Amy) S. Knopf
PhD, RN, FAAN

Indianapolis
Associate Professor

Community & Health Systems

Contact Information

Email
asknopf@iu.edu
Phone
317-274-2285
Location
Nursing
W425

Education

Leadership in Education and Adolescent Health Fellow, 2013–2015
NINR T32 Postdoctoral Fellow 2013-2015
PhD, University of Washington
NINR F31 Predoctoral Fellow 2011-2013
NINR T32 Predoctoral Fellow 2009-2011
MPH, University of Washington
BSN, Western Kentucky University

Research Areas

Prevention & Health Promotion

Specialties and Expertise

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Barriers to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Ethics
Marginalized Populations

Health Policy

Health Ethics
Health Equity

Awards and Honors

Fellow, American Academy of Nursing 2020
Harriet Werley New Investigator Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society, 2018
Appointed Committee Member, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Ad-Hoc Committee on the Underrepresentation of Women and Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Clinical Research

Biography

Dr. Knopf is an Associate Professor in the Indiana University School of Nursing. Her research focuses on the ethical engagement and representation of marginalized communities and individuals in clinical research. She has received $2.5 million in external funding as a principal investigator from the NIH-funded Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) and the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Dr. Knopf is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and has received several other regional and national awards in recognition of her accomplishments. Her work has been cited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and U.S. Department of State. She has served as an invited expert speaker at high-level international meetings of the U.S Agency for International Development and the World Health Organization. She was the first nurse selected for a research residency at the Brocher Foundation for biomedical ethics in Hermance, France.

Dr. Knopf served on a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine ad-hoc committee that conducted a congressionally mandated study focused on improving representation in research. The committee's report was released in spring 2022. Dr. Knopf has a strong interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at the university and in the community. She has given lectures and presentations on inclusive classroom practices. Dr. Knopf teaches courses in health care ethics and qualitative methods.

Media Features

Black Women are Being Diagnosed with HIV at Higher Rates than Other Groups. (August 3, 2021). Interview with Darian Benson, host of Side Effects Public Media.

An interview with Amelia Knopf, about the article, “A Review of Nursing Position Statements on Racism Following the Murder of George Floyd and Other Black Americans.” (July 2021). [JANAC podcast].

Pandemic Motherhood. (December 10, 2020). Interview with Reema Khrais, host of This is Uncomfortable [Season 3, Episode 10 online newsletter]. Marketplace.

Peterson, A. H. (November 11, 2020). “Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women” [online newsletter]. Substack.

External Funding

Active 

12/19-10/25. (ME-2018C3-14766). “Use of public deliberation in diverse communities to improve research consent processes for clinical research.” (Corresponding PI). PCORI, $1,230,546.

Completed

2019-2024 (5T32NR018407). "Advanced training in self-management interventions for chronic conditions." (Co-PI from 2022-2024). NINR, $1,843,528.

2016-2020. (3U24HD089880). “Innovative approaches to minor consent and enrollment in biomedical HIV prevention trials.” (PI). NICHD, $1,486,302.

Publications

Carson, I.,Wu, W., Knopf, A.S., Crawford, C. Zapolski, T (2024). On the Relationship between online heterosexist discrimination and mental health and substance use among LGBTQ+ adolescents. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 53(4):1277-1291.

Knopf, A.S., Draucker, C.B., Fortenberry, J.D., et al (2023). Parental engagement in consent processes for enrollment in minor adolescent biomedical HIV prevention trials: Implications for minor adolescents’ willingness to participate. J of Adolescent Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.11.241

Draucker, C.B., Carrion, A., Ott, M.A., Knopf, A.S. (2023). A blueprint for assessing facilitator fidelity to principles of public deliberation. JMIR Formative Research; e51202

Knopf, A.S., Draucker, C.B., Fortenberry, J.D., et al (2023). Parental engagement in consent processes for enrollment in minor adolescent biomedical HIV prevention trials: Implications for minor adolescents’ willingness to participate. J of Adolescent Health.

Skeen, S., Green, S.S., & Knopf, A.S. (2022). Synthesizing adaptive digital bioethics to guide the use of interactive communications technologies in adolescent behavioral medicine: A systematic configurative review. Pediatric Clinics of North America [Special issue: Progress in Behavioral Health Interventions for Children and Adolescents].

Fontenot, H. B., Mattheus, D. B., Lim, E., Michel, A., Ryan, N., Knopf, A., Abuelezam, N. N., Stamp, K., Hekel, B., Branson, S., & Zimet, G. (2022). Undergraduate nursing students’ COVID-19 vaccine intentions: A national survey. PLoS ONE, 16(12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0261669

Knopf, A.S., Budhwani, H., Logie C., et al (2021). Nursing position statements on racism following the murder of George Floyd and other Black Americans. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 32(4):453-466.https://doi.org/10.1097/jnc.0000000000000270

Enjioke, S., Knopf, A. S., & Aalsma, M. (2021). Ethical approaches to vaccine allocation and administration in carceral settings, with a focus on youth. Journal of Correctional Health Care.

Calarco, J. M., Meanwell, E., Anderson, E. M, & Knopf, A. S. (2021). By default: How mothers in different-sex dual earner couples account for inequalities in pandemic parenting. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231211038783

Knopf A. S., Krombach, P., Katz, A. J., Baker, R., & Zimet, G. (2021). Measuring research mistrust in adolescents and adults: Validity and reliability of an adapted version of the Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale. PLoS ONE, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245783

Michel, A., Ryan, N., Matheus, D., Knopf, A., Abuelezam, N. N., Stamp, K., Branson, S., Hekel, S., & Fontenot, H. B. (2021). Undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions of nursing education during the 2020 pandemic: A national sample. Nursing Outlook, 69(5), 903–912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2021.05.004

Neilan, A. M.,Valentine, S. S., & Knopf, A. S. (2021). Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 27-2021. Case of 15 year-old male seeking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. The New England Journal of Medicine, 385(11).

Knopf, A., Ott, M. A., Draucker, C. B., Fortenberry, J. D., Reirden, D. H., Arrington-Sanders, R., Schneider, J., Straub, D., Baker, R., Bakoyannis, G., & Zimet, G. D. (2020). Innovative approaches to minor consent for biomedical HIV prevention trials: Consent 2.0 Protocol. Journal of Medical Internet Research: Research Protocols, 9(3), e16509.

Ott, M. A., & Knopf, A. S. (2019). Avoiding a tyranny of the majority: Public deliberation as citizen science, sensitive issues, and vulnerable populations. American Journal of Bioethics, 19(8), 28–31.

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