Dr. Wibberly brings more than thirty years of public service experience spanning public health, rural health, public policy, program development, evaluation, and strategic planning at the federal, state, and local levels. She is widely recognized as a trusted resource, problem solver, and collaborative leader with a demonstrated ability to convene stakeholders across disciplines and sectors to advance shared objectives.
As Director of the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC), Dr. Wibberly works closely with the nation’s twelve regional and two national Telehealth Resource Centers to support the development, implementation, and long-term sustainability of telehealth programs. MATRC’s mission is to foster innovation and strengthen the delivery of high-quality telehealth solutions that expand access to care and improve health outcomes for individuals and families in communities facing persistent health challenges.
Dr. Wibberly is deeply committed to the role of telehealth in the future of public health and health care delivery. Her research and applied projects emphasize collaborative, team-based, and pragmatic approaches designed to inform policy, enhance program effectiveness, and improve community and population health outcomes, with particular attention to rural and other populations that face barriers to accessing quality health care.
University of Virginia School of Medicine:
Associate Professor of Research, Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Director, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center
Director of Research, Karen S. Rheuban Center for Telehealth
Education:
Certificate, Management Academy for Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University
B.A., Psychology, Gordon College
Recent Publications:
- Flickinger T, Mathew M, Gordon D, Nappi A, Ryall A, Patterson M, Wibberly K, Collins S, Pannone A, Archbald-Pannone L. “Four I” Framework for Telehealth Optimization in Congregate Care Communities. Telemed J E Health. February 2025.
- VanderWerf*, M. Bernard, J., Barta, D.T., Berg, J., Collins, T., Dowdy, M., Feiler, K., Moore, D.L., Sifri,C., Spargo, S., Taylor, C.W., Towle, C.B., and Wibberly. K.H. Pandemic Action Plan: Phase 3 – Lessons learned from implementation. “What did we learn?” Telemedicine and e-Health. July 2024.
- Mathew, M., Flickinger, T., Nappi, A, Gordon, D, Ryall, A, Wibberly, K, Collins,S, and Archbald-Pannone, L. (2024). Anticipated and Experienced Barriers to Telehealth in Congregate Care Facilities Across Virginia, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25(6).
- Wong, D., Cross, I.H., Ramers, C. B., Imtiaz, F, Scott, J.D., Dezan, A. M., Armistad, A. J., Manteuffel, M. E., Wagner, D., Hunt, R. C., England, W. L., Kwong, M.W., Dizon, R. A., Lamers, V, Pltokin, I., Jolly, T., Jones, W., Daly, D.D,, Yeager, M., Riley, J.A., Krupinski, E. A., Solomon, A. P., Wibberly, K. H., Struminger, B.B. (2024). Large-Scale Telemedicine Implementation for Outpatient Clinicians: Results from a Pandemic-Adapted Learning Collaborative. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management.
- Wibberly K.H. (2024). Preparing mental health providers for the future: the case for moving beyond the elective telehealth course to integrating telehealth training throughout the curriculum. Front. Psychol. 14:1301569. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1301569.
- Davis, C. L., Popovich, John J., Widere, J. C., Wibberly, K.H. and Harris, D. (2023). Rurality as a Risk Factor for Pulmonary Health Disparities. Clinics in Chest Medicine. Elsevier, Inc.
- Wibberly, K. (2022). The Perfect Storm, the Perfect Solution? COVID-19 and Telehealth in Welch, W. (Ed). Masks, Misinformation, and Making Do: Appalachian Health-Care Workers and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press.
- VanderWerf*, M. Bernard, J., Barta, D.T., Berg, J., Collins, T., Dowdy, M., Feiler, K., Moore, D.L., Sifri,C., Spargo, S., Taylor, C.W., Towle, C.B., and Wibberly. K.H. Pandemic Telemedicine Technology Response Plan and Technology Assessment Phase 2: Pandemic Action Plan Key Issues and Technology Solutions for Health Care Delivery Organizations in a Pandemic. Telemedicine and e-Health. July 2021.
- VanderWerf*, M. Bernard, J., Barta, D.T., Berg, J., Collins, T., Dowdy, M., Feiler, K., Moore, D.L., Sifri,C., Spargo, S., Taylor, C.W., Towle, C.B., and Wibberly. K.H. Pandemic Action Plan Policy and Regulatory Summary Telehealth Policy and Regulatory Considerations During a Pandemic. Telemedicine and e-Health July 2021.
- El Khafif, M., Wibberly, K., Cleckley, E., Nguyen, T.H., Divers, M. “We Are Martinsville (WAM): Leveraging Mobile Gaming for Community Engagement and Improving Health” International Journal of E-Planning Research June 2021 10(4):25
- Wibberly, K. and Haney, T. (2021). People Issues in Telemedicine in Ford, D and Valenta, S (Eds). Telemedicine: Overview and Application in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
- Rheuban, K. and Wibberly, K. (2020). Legal and Regulatory Issues in Telehealth in Schweickert, P. and Rutledge, C. (Eds.). Telehealth Essentials for Advanced Practice Nursing. Thorofare, NJ: Slack Incorporated.
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