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Location
Healthy Kentucky Research Building, Room 360
Phone
859-218-0108
Email
ty.borders@uky.edu

Dr. Borders is a leading expert on rural health services research and policy in the U.S.  He serves as Director of the federally-funded Rural and Underserved Health Research Center, 1 of only 7 rural health policy research centers, and Editor of The Journal of Rural Health, the nation's only scholarly journal focused on rural health issues.  He earned a PhD in Health Administration, MA in Health Administration, and MS in Epidemiology from the University of Iowa and a BA in Psychology from the University of Kansas.  He has received funding as PI from the NIH (NIAAA and NIDA), RWJF, AHRQ, and HRSA to investigate rural health and health services.  Dr. Borders teaches courses on applied epidemiology and research in the DNP program and welcomes the opportunity to mentor undergraduate and graduate nursing students as they complete research projects.

Dr. Borders has received the following awards: Outstanding Alumni Award for Career Achievement, University of Iowa College of Public Health; Honorary Kentucky Colonel; Excellence in Writing Award, University of Kentucky Department of Rhetoric and Writing; Faculty Research Award, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Public Health, and is a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology.

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Education

  • PhD, University of Iowa, 1999
  • MS, University of Iowa, 2001
  • MA, University of Iowa, 1995
  • BA, University of Kansas, 1993

Interests

  • Rural population health
  • Rural cancer services
  • Rural addition health services
  • Consumer and patient reported outcomes

Past Grants


Rural and Urban African American Cocaine Users’ Perceived Need for Care

Grant Primary Investigator: Ty Borders
Project Period: -
Total Award: $1,508,118
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)


Prescription Drug Overdose: Boost for State Prevention

Grant Primary Investigator:
Project Period: -
Total Award: $362,000
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Quality of Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Grant Primary Investigator: Ty Borders
Project Period: -
Total Award: $149,382
Sponsor: Kentucky Medicaid / State University Partnership Program


Disparities in the Receipt of Guideline-Compliant Care and Outcomes in Kentucky Medicaid Enrollees with Diabetes

Grant Primary Investigator:
Project Period: -
Total Award:
Sponsor: Kentucky Medicaid / State University Partnership Program


Rural and Underserved Health Research Center

Grant Primary Investigator: Ty Borders
Project Period: -
Total Award: $2,800,000
Sponsor: HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy


Influences Upon the Decision to Adopt Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment in Rural Settings

Grant Primary Investigator:
Project Period: -
Total Award: $426,039
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)


Rural and Urban Disparities in Provider and Parent Perspectives of Childhood Cancer Survivors’ Barriers to Follow-Up Care

Grant Primary Investigator:
Project Period: -
Total Award: $150,000
Sponsor:


Clinician and Patient Experiences with COVID-19 Induced Rapid Transitions to Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Grant Primary Investigator:
Project Period: -
Total Award: $432,861
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)


Rural and Underserved Health Research Center

Grant Primary Investigator: Ty Borders
Project Period: -
Total Award: $3,308,407
Sponsor: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy / HRSA