Irina V. Haller, Ph.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor

Research

• Vitamin D and chronic diseases in rural and American Indian populations
• Health disparities
• Rural health care models
• Rural-urban differences in health care utilization
• Clinical trials: design and evaluation

Education

• Ph.D., Physiology and Zoology, Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Russia
• M.S., Applied and Computational Mathematics University of Minnesota, Duluth
• Professional Degree in Mathematics, Teaching Certification, Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Russia

Teaching

Statistics and analytical methodology in biomedical research and evidence based medicine

Professional Merits 

Professional Societies

• American Public Health Association (APHA): Gerontological Health Section; American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Caucus
• American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
• The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
• Native Research Network

Honors:

• Graduation Diploma with Excellence, Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation, 1989
• Aetna Susan B. Anthony Award For Excellence in Research on Older Women and Public Health (APHA Gerontological Health); Honorable mention, 2006
• Aging and Rural Health Research Award (APHA Gerontological Health); Honorable mention, 2006
• The Duluth Clinic Foundation 2008 Award of Excellence in Research, Duluth, MN, 2009 

Publications

Meigal AYu, Pavlova IV, Lupandin YuV, Sokolov AL, Antonen EG. Thermoregulatory activity of motor units during human development. Arctic Med. Research. 1995;54:192-200. [PMID: 8579668]

Pavlova IV, Sorokina LV, Lupandin YuV. [The dependence of the thermoregulating activity of motor units and of the firing rate of muscle contraction on body mass in mammals]. Fiziol Zh Im IM Sechenov 1996;82 (1):124-132. Russian. [PMID: 8829671]

Haller EW, Wittmers LE, Jr., Haller IV, Regal RR. The obese gene is expressed in lean littermates of the genetically obese mouse (C57BL/6J ob/ob). Am J Physiol 1999;276:E762-E765. [PMID: 10198314]

Gessert CE, Elliott BE, Haller IV. Dying of old age: an examination of death certificates of Minnesota centenarians. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50(9):1561-5. [PMID: 12383155].

Elliott TE, Elliott BA, Regal RR, Renier CM, Haller IV, Crouse BC, Witrak MT, Jensen PB. Lake Superior Rural Cancer Care Project, Part III: provider practice. Cancer Care 2002;10(2):75-84. [PMID: 11903272]

Bakken JS, Haller I, Riddell D, Walls JJ, Dumler JS. The serologic response of patients infected with the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis. Clin Infect Dis 2002;34:22-7. [PMID: 11731941] (Erratum - Clin Infect Dis 2002(Feb 15);34(4):561)

Boylan MJ, Renier CM, Knuths JS, Haller IV. Preventing cardiovascular disease in women: An intervention-control group-randomized study. Minn Med 2003;86(5):52-6. [PMID 15495678]

Gessert CE, Elliott BA, Haller IV. Mortality patterns in middle age and old age. [letter] J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2003;58A(11):B967. [PMID: 14630873]

Elliott TE, Elliott BA, Renier CM, Haller IV. Rural-Urban Differences in Cancer Care: Results from the Lake Superior Rural Cancer Care Project. Minn Med 2004; 87(9):44-50. [PMID 15495877]

Gessert CE, Baines BK, Kuross SA, Clark C, Haller IV. Ethical Wills and Suffering in Patients with Cancer: A Pilot Study. J Palliat Med 2004;7(4):517-26. 462 [PMID 15353095]

Elliott BA, Renier CM, Haller IV, Elliott TE. Health Related Quality of Life in Patients with Cancer and Other Concurrent Illnesses. Qual Life Res 2004;13(4):457-462 [PMID 15085918]

Elliott TE, Elliott BA, Regal RR, Renier CM, Haller IV, Crouse BC, Witrak MT, Jensen PB. Improving rural cancer patients' outcomes: A group-randomized trial. J Rural Health 2004;20(1):26-35. [PMID 14964925]

Bamford JTM, Elliott BA, Haller IV. Tacrolimus effect on rosacea. J Am Acad Derm 2004; 50:107-8. [PMID: 14699377]

Elliott BA, Haller IV, Peterson JM. Targeted IPV Education: Sustained change in rural and mid-sized medical settings. Family Violence Prevention and Health Practice 2005; 1(2): (http://endabuse.org/health/ejournal/archive/1-2/).

Gessert CE, Haller IV, Kane RL, Degenholtz H. Rural-Urban Differences in Medical Care for Nursing Home Residents with Severe Dementia at the End of Life. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006; 54:119-1206. [PMID 16913985]

Haller IV, Gessert CE. Utilization of Medical Services at the End of Life in Elders with Cognitive Impairment: Focus of Outliers. J Palliative Med. 2007; 10(2):400-407. [PMID 17472512]

Miroshnichenko AG, Tarakanova LI, Haller IV. [Evaluation of factors influencing resuscitation outcome in prehospital period] Skoraya Pomosch. 2006;4:3-6. Russian.

Westra R, Haller IV, Adams J, Peterson BJ, Pearson J. Early Introduction to Obstetrical Care for Medical Students. Fam Med. 2008; 40(1):17-23. [PMID 18172794]

Gessert CE, Haller IV. Medicare hospital charges in the last year of life: distribution by quarter for rural and urban nursing home decedents with cognitive impairment. J Rural Health. 2008 Spring;24(2):154-60. [PMID: 18397450].

Messer M, Haller IV, Larson P, Pattison-Crisostomo J, Gessert CE. The use of a series of ketamine infusions in two patients with treatment-resistant depression. Rapid Publication. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2009. [In press]

Gessert CE, Haller IV, Ross T. Termination of dialysis prior to death: Geographic variation in the United States. J Palliat Med. [Under review]

Messer M, Haller IV. Maintenance ketamine treatment produces long-term recovery from depression. Research Letter. [In preparation]

Haller IV, Renier CM, Fernandez AM, Palcher JA. Osteoporosis-related knowledge and behaviors in postmenopausal women with or without osteoporosis. [In preparation]

Haller IV, Jaakola J, Kruger D, Palcher J, Binkley N. Vitamin D status and peripheral BMD among American Indian women in the Great Lakes region. [In preparation]

Selected research projects/grants:

“Osteoporosis Knowledge, Risk Factors and Health-related Quality of Life” (Duluth Clinic Foundation). IV Haller (PI), AM Fernandez MD, CM Renier BS.

“Evaluation of BMD in Native American Females - Pilot” (SMDC Research Committee). IV Haller (PI), AM Fernandez MD.

“Hypovitaminosis D and peripheral BMD in a Native American population: Pilot Project” (SMDC Research Committee). IV Haller, N Binkley MD (MPI).

“Termination of Dialysis Prior to Death: Geographic Variation in the United States” (SMDC Research Committee). CE Gessert, MD, MPH (PI), IV Haller, T Ross MD.

“Zinc sulfate in the treatment of Rosacea: A randomized, controlled trial” (Duluth Clinic Foundation). JTM Bamford MD (PI), CE Gessert MD, IV Haller, K Kruger MD, Prohaska PhD.

“Ketamine frequency treatment for major depressive disorder - Pilot” (Miller-Dwan Foundation). M Messer MD (PI), IV Haller, J Pattison-Crisostomo RN, CE Gessert MD.

“Vitamin D inadequacy: Documentation in rural populations and evaluation of correction by food supplementation” (The Wisconsin Partnership Program, SMDC Research Committee, Duluth Clinic Foundation). IV Haller, N Binkley MD (MPI).

“Extended-release mixed amphetamine salts for adult ADHD and cocaine dependence” (R01, a randomized treatment trial, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH). J Grabowski PhD (PI) et al., Co-Inv.: IV Haller.

“System changes to enhance care and efficiency: Implementation and control clinic comparison” (SMDC Research Committee). M Belknap MD (PI), IV Haller, S Henke, C Heltne MD, J Grabowski PhD.

“Vitamin D status, cardiovascular health and diabetes in American Indians” (R01, a clinical trial, NCMHI Comprehensive Centers of Excellence [P60], NIH). N Binkley MD (PI) et al., Co-Inv. IV Haller.