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Carolyn DiGuiseppi

Professor of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health; Director of Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado School of Public Health (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)

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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 10 Sept 2026

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OfficeColorado School of Public Health (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus), Aurora, Colorado, USAThe organisation’s office, not a personal address.

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Carolyn DiGuiseppi: key facts

Kind of voice
Academic
Role
Professor of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health; Director of Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Organisation
Colorado School of Public Health (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Quoted on
Health inequalities, Learning disability & autism
Press coverage
Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
20 Sept 2026
First quoted
10 Sept 2026

03  Profile

Who Carolyn DiGuiseppi is

Carolyn DiGuiseppi PhD, MD, MPH is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology (with a joint post in Community & Behavioral Health) at the Colorado School of Public Health. She is also Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Evidence-Based Medicine in the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Her research interests include the epidemiology of injuries and of autism spectrum disorder. Before joining the University of Colorado in 2000, she was a senior research fellow at the Institute of Child Health, University College London. She was also a senior health policy analyst at the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and project director for the US Preventive Services Task Force.

Her recent work covers injury and self-harm risk in autistic people and the safety of older drivers (the LongROAD study). Her published work is US-based, and the sources found do not show which UK press coverage quoted her.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Received the Excellence in Research Award from the Colorado School of Public Health in 2012, and was inducted into the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health the same year. Source ↗

  2. 02

    Awarded a PhD in Paediatric Epidemiology by University College London in 2002. Source ↗

  3. 03

    Served as Associate Dean for Faculty at the Colorado School of Public Health from August 2015 to February 2022 (per her LinkedIn profile). Source ↗

  4. 04

    Co-led the University of Colorado site of the LongROAD study of older drivers. Source ↗

04  The signal · where Carolyn DiGuiseppi sits on health inequalities

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One of the voices most often quoted in the press on health inequalities.

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  1. Dr Amir Khan portraitDr Amir KhanClinicianGP Partner, The Ridge Medical PracticeLeading
  2. Scot Hunter portraitScot HunterThink tankAnalyst, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)Leading
  3. Veena RaleighSector leadersenior fellow at the King's FundLeading
  4. Phillipa HaxtonSector leaderHead of Vital Events Statistics, National Records of ScotlandLeading
  5. Hannah DaviesSector leaderChief Executive of the Northern Health Science Alliance and Executive Director of Health Equity NorthLeading
  6. Carolyn DiGuiseppi portraitCarolyn DiGuiseppiAcademicProfessor of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health; Director of Evidence-Based Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Colorado School of Public Health (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)Leading
  7. Samantha FieldSector leadersenior fellow at the Health FoundationLeading
  8. Professor Euan PhimisterAcademicBusiness School at the University of Aberdeen and the University of StellenboschLeading

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05  On the record · press

What Carolyn DiGuiseppi has said

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  • cidrap.umn.edu
  • earth.com
  • medicaldaily.com
  • medicalxpress.com
  • technologynetworks.com

Where Carolyn DiGuiseppi has been quoted

  1. Autistic Medicaid Enrollees Lived to About 65 Years in a 21-Year Analysis of Federal Death Recordsmedicaldaily.com · 20 Sept 2026
  2. This finding is sobering" -- Autism Linked to a Near 14-Year Life Expectancy Deficittechnologynetworks.com · 16 Sept 2026
  3. Study: Autism shaves an average of 14 years from life expectancy, with flu the leading contributorcidrap.umn.edu · 14 Sept 2026
  4. Preventable deaths may contribute to autism life expectancy gapearth.com · 12 Sept 2026
  5. Autism linked to 14-year gap in life expectancymedicalxpress.com · 10 Sept 2026
How we found the articles that name Carolyn DiGuiseppi: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics

Health inequalities

  • health inequalities
  • health disparities
  • health inequality
  • deprivation and health
  • healthy life expectancy
  • life expectancy gap
  • levelling up health
  • social determinants of health

Also searched with “health inequalities” in each of 8 national papers. Every term for Health inequalities

Learning disability & autism

  • learning disability
  • autism
  • autistic
  • SEND
  • EHCP
  • special educational needs
  • ADHD
  • Down's syndrome

Also searched with “learning disability” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Learning disability & autism

Verbatim

“the estimate is close to general-population life expectancy in countries such as Haiti and Angola, and called the finding sobering”
Coauthor, University of Colorado · Health inequalities · medicaldaily.com · 20 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“Life expectancy for the autistic population enrolled in Medicaid in the United States is ~65 years, which is the same as for the general population in Haiti or Angola. This finding is sobering.”
Professor of epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health · Learning disability & autism · technologynetworks.com · 16 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“Life expectancy for the autistic population enrolled in Medicaid in the United States is about 65 years, which is same as for the general population in Haiti or Angola. This finding is sobering.”
MD, PhD, coauthor at University of Colorado · Health inequalities · cidrap.umn.edu · 14 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“This finding is sobering.”
epidemiologist at the Colorado School of Public Health · Health inequalities · earth.com · 12 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“Life expectancy for the autistic population enrolled in Medicaid in the United States is about 65 years, which is the same as for the general population in Haiti or Angola. This finding is sobering.”
Professor of epidemiology at Colorado School of Public Health · Health inequalities · medicalxpress.com · 10 Sept 2026 · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. Carolyn DiGuiseppi PhD, MD, MPH – Colorado School of Public Health directory profile. Title, departments, research interests, prior roles (UCL, AHRQ, USPSTF), PhD, and awards.
  2. Carolyn DiGuiseppi – LinkedIn. Current roles, dates, Associate Dean tenure, and UCL research fellowship (1996–2000).
  3. Study Steers Toward Goal of Keeping Seniors in the Driver's Seat. Professor of epidemiology and co-lead of the CU LongROAD site; older-driver research.
  4. Carolyn DiGuiseppi – ResearchGate. Current projects: Study to Explore Early Development, autism screening and linkage to services, and Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers.
  5. LinkedIn post by the CU Anschutz Injury & Violence Prevention Center. Her Q&A on self-harm, wandering and adverse childhood experiences in relation to injury risk in autistic youth and adults.

07  Contact & links

LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/carolyn-diguiseppi-b817164a
Staff page
coloradosph.cuanschutz.edu/resources/directory/directory-profile/Diguiseppi-Carolyn-UCD1450

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Professors, researchers and think-tank analysts quoted on the strength of their research rather than a clinical role. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 13 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.