Dr Harper has mentored more than 150 students/residents/fellows/faculty of all genders, but primarily women. She is honored for her outstanding patient care and has changed health policy locally, nationally, and globally. She has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers. Her research completed the HPV vaccine trials, disseminated the research, and changed ACIP recommendations and WHO Cervical Cancer Elimination programs. Her future research will change screening modalities to make cervical cancer screening patient-centered for average-risk asymptomatic women. She is honored for her teaching skills, educational curricula, and genuine care for her mentees. Her mentees have become leaders across Family Medicine and several medical school education/admission leaders. She is highly regarded as compassionate, evenly weighing evidence, listening to those around her, and working to understand perspectives and lived experiences to advance women's health. Dr. Harper is one person whom the University of Michigan can genuinely say has changed the world for the better.
She has served as president of NAPCRG, the national primary care research group, working with multi-disciplinary professionals to initiate a career pathway for physician-researchers in Family Medicine. The evidence needed for primary care is different from her trial designs in HPV vaccination. She works at both ends of the needs: establishing access to primary care datasets and training physician-researchers on how to use the data to answer questions that will effectively change primary care for the better. Both are critical needs for patient-centered care improvements.
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