Faculty

Karen J. Wernli

Affiliate Professor, Epidemiology
Affiliate Professor, Health Systems and Population Health

206-287-2934

Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2006
MS Epidemiology, University of Texas, 1998
BS Animal Physiology, University of California (San Diego), 1995

Contact

206-287-2934

1730 Minor Ave., Suite 1600
Seattle, WA 98101
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Research Interests

Comparative effectiveness research; cancer screening and diagnostic, preventive services, methodology

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Lung cancer screening care pathways in community settings: An examination of three healthcare systems.
(2026 Feb 4)
Ann Am Thorac Soc
Walsh C, Palazzo L, Hansell L, Louie T, Long S, Brown M, Hippe DS, Coronado GD, DeCell K, Leone RJ, Lodhi S, Wysham N, Wernli KJ, Triplette M

Influenza vaccine effectiveness against outpatient acute respiratory illness with laboratory-confirmed influenza, United States, 2024-25 season.
(2026 Mar 26)
medRxiv
Chung JR, Price AM, House SL, Mills J, Wernli KJ, Sanchez M, Martin ET, Vaughn IA, Murugan V, Kramer J, Saade EA, Faryar K, Gaglani M, Raiyani C, Zimmerman RK, Taylor LH, Williams OL, Walter EB, DaSilva J, Kirby MK, Levine MZ, Kondor R, Noble EK, Sumner KM, Ellington SR, Flannery B, US Flu VE Network Investigators

Influenza Antibody Levels Associated with Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza in a Test-Negative Study Design, US Flu VE Network, November 2018-May 2019.
(2026 Mar 26)
medRxiv
Flannery B, Chung JR, Holiday C, Jefferson S, Gaglani M, Murthy K, Zimmerman RK, Nowalk MP, Jackson ML, Wernli KJ, Monto AS, Martin ET, Nguyen HQ, Petrie JG, Noble EK, Sumner KM, Grant L, Li ZN, Levine MZ

Interim Estimates of 2025-26 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, September 2025-February 2026.
(2026 Mar 12)
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 75(9): 116-123
Maloney P, Reeves EL, Wielgosz K, Price AM, Natarajan K, DeSilva MB, Dascomb K, Klein NP, Tartof SY, Irving SA, Grannis SJ, Ong TC, Weber ZA, Schuster JE, Zerr DM, Michaels MG, Boom JA, Halasa NB, Staat MA, Weinberg GA, House SL, Saade EA, Geffel KM, Gaglani M, Wernli KJ, Murugan V, Martin ET, Bontrager NAB, Kirby MK, Payne AB, Dawood FS, Tannis A, Moline HL, Zhao SK, Adams K, DeCuir J, Olson SM, Chung JR, Lewis N, Flannery B, Reed C, Garg S, Ellington S, CDC Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Collaborators, CDC Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Collaborators

Estimating influenza transmission parameters: Comparing two study designs, 2023-2024.
(2026 Mar)
Epidemics 54(): 100888
Biddle JE, House S, Kwon JH, Presti RM, Fritz SA, Curley T, McLaren SH, Stockwell MS, Schmitz J, Talbot HK, Grijalva CG, Saade EA, Albar Z, Murugan V, Cruz RA, Martin ET, Vaughn IA, Wernli KJ, Wickersham BM, Zimmerman RK, Geffel KM, Gaglani M, Smith ME, Walter EB, Bontrager NAB, Bristol L, Price AM, Chung JR, Flannery B, Rolfes MA, Mellis AM, RVTN-Flu study group, US Flu VE Network Investigators

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