Kirby McKinnon is the primary data contact for all of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California NICUs. She joined the Perinatal Research Unit (PRU) at Kaiser Permanente's Division of Research as a Research Coordinator in 2017. In her role as a coordinator, Kirby manages the annual data closeout of the PRU's Neonatal Minimum Dataset (NMDS) regional cohort for submission to CPQCC. Kirby holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from DePaul University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Outside of work, Kirby enjoys backpacking, climbing and volunteering as a wildlife docent with the National Park Service