Kathleen M Muldoon, PhD

Midwestern University

Dr. Muldoon received her Ph.D. (Anthropology) from Washington University in St. Louis. She is Professor of Anatomy at Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ. She is Director of Humanity in Medicine and the courageous conversation training course Medical Improv for medical and allied health students. She is an award-winning educator and was named the 2023 Northup Educator of the Year by the national Student Osteopathic Medical Association. Dr. Muldoon maintains several distinct areas of scholarly research, including evaluating methods for prevention of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection through professional education, and promotion of CMV awareness and behavioral interventions in the community. Dr. Muldoon's research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Geographic Society, American Philosophical Society, and Vitalyst Foundation, among others. She has given more than 200 research seminars and outreach workshops nationally and internationally. Her work has been featured on National Public Radio, USA Today, in the CMV memoir Remedies for Sorrow, and several podcasts. Dr. Muldoon chaired the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Curriculum Taskforce on Diversity and is a member of several academic and state committees relating to diversity advocacy and disability services. She is a consultant for Moderna and the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, and served as Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee at the National CMV Foundation. She co-founded Stop CMV AZ/Alto CMV AZ in 2021 and is a board member for the Arizona Hands and Voices and Care 4 the Caregivers. Dr. Muldoon is the proud mother of three children: her middle child has multiple disabilities due to congenital CMV.