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 Areas

Research Interests

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

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Burden of hospitalizations in four adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivor populations in the United States, 2006-2020.
(2026 Oct 15)
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Wernli KJ, Haupt EC, Smitherman AB, Osuji T, Shen E, Chawla N, Casperson M, Kirchhoff AC, Laurent CA, Ruddy KJ, Keegan THM, Kaddas HK, Abrahão R, Chao CR, Sauder CAM, Figueroa Gray M, Chubak J, Nichols HB, Kushi LH, Hahn EE
I need it. Without it, I wouldn't have gone, and I do want to go: patient perspectives on the acceptability and appropriateness of two patient-centered interventions to improve adherence to annual lung cancer screening.
(2026)
Front Health Serv 6(): 1810956
Palazzo L, Luce C, Vasavada A, Mettert K, Gao H, Ralston JD, Bezman N, Green BB, Rogers K, Anderson ML, Su YR, Triplette M, Carter-Bawa L, Wernli KJ
Predictive Risk Model for Early Post-Treatment Acute Care Use in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients With Cancer.
(2026 Aug 25)
JCO Oncol Pract
Buckley RC, Stein JN, Wardell AC, Kuo TM, Baggett C, Nichols HB, Hahn EE, Wernli KJ, Kushi LH, Keegan THM, Smitherman AB
Health Communication and Stepped Reminders Interventions for Lung Cancer Screening: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
(2026 Oct 1)
JAMA Intern Med 186(10): 1236-1245
Wernli KJ, Anderson ML, Palazzo L, Luce C, Bezman N, Rogers K, Chin M, Gao H, Ralston J, Su YR, Carter-Bawa L, Triplette M, Tuzzio L, Vasavada A, Green BB
Understanding older adults' perceptions and attitudes toward digital health and technology in a lung cancer screening-eligible population: a qualitative study.
(2026 Jul 21)
BMC Health Serv Res 26(1):
Vasavada A, Palazzo L, Luce C, Sanchez M, Triplette M, Ralston JD, Carter-Bawa L, Green BB, Gao H, Li CI, Anderson ML, Su YR, Rogers K, Wernli KJ
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