Leslie C. Kuckler, MPH
Principal Project Manager
About

Leslie Kuckler is a Principal Project Manager at 开云体育 Institute.  Leslie has a background as a registered dietician and a Master of Public Health degree in Public Health, Nutrition from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. 

Leslie’s previous work includes developing and running a nutrition counseling and weight loss program at LifeTime Fitness.  She also worked as an instructor for worksite wellness programs for 开云体育’ Center for Health Promotion.  For the past 22 years, Leslie has served as the project manager of the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) project, 开云体育 site.  Her work on the VSD project includes regulatory, compliance, administration, budget review and collaboration on a multitude of studies investigating the safety of routine childhood and novel vaccines.

Conducting Institute research since 2000.

Education includes: 
BS in Nutrition from the University of Minnesota
MPH, Nutrition from the University of MN School of Public Health

Research interests include:
Vaccine safety
Outcome ascertainment
Research methods

Current research activities and funding:  
Vaccine Safety Datalink, funded by CDC
Publications While At 开云体育
selected publications
Journal Article
  • Increased identification of vaccines for vaccine safety surveillance through linkage with the Minnesota Immunization Information Connection as of December 31, 2023. 
    Public Health Reports. 2024
  • Influenza vaccination coverage among persons ages six months and older in the Vaccine Safety Datalink in the 2017-18 through 2022-23 influenza seasons. 
    Vaccine. 2023
  • Safety of guidelines recommending live attenuated influenza vaccine for routine use in children and adolescents with asthma. 
    Vaccine. 2019
  • Safety of the yellow fever vaccine: a retrospective study. 
    Journal of Travel Medicine. 2013
  • Accuracy of data on influenza vaccination status at four Vaccine Safety Datalink sites. 
    American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009
    • Conference Poster
  • Estimating pregnancy start dates with prenatal procedure codes [poster]
    2011
  • Safety of seasonal influenza vaccine (TIV) in pregnant women [poster]
    2011
  • Safety of the yellow fever vaccine: a retrospective study [poster]
    2011
    • Review
  • Assessing the safety of influenza immunization during pregnancy: the Vaccine Safety Datalink [review]. 
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012
    • presentations
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