Faculty

Stephen E. Hawes

Professor, Epidemiology
Associate Director, Epidemiology
Center/Institute Director, Global Health
Adjunct Professor, Global Health


Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2001
MS Biostatistics, University of Washington, 1993
BA Statistics, University of Rochester, 1985

Contact


Box 351619
Department of Epidemiology
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, 840
Seattle, WA

Bio

Dr. Stephen Hawes is professor and former chair of the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, at the University of Washington. He has adjunct appointments in the Departments of Global Health and Health Services. Dr. Hawes’s primary research interests are in human papillomavirus (HPV) and other STDs, cervical cancer, and HIV and he has more than 25 years of research experience conducting cohort studies in Senegal, West Africa as well as in Seattle. Dr. Hawes is Director of the UW Strategic Analysis, Research and Training (START) Center and has conducted global mentoring and scientific research workshops in Kenya, Namibia, Peru, Vietnam and Cambodia.

Research Areas

Research Interests

Dr. Hawes’s primary research interests are in human papillomavirus (HPV) and other STDs, cervical and anal cancer and precursor lesions, and HIV-1 and HIV-2, and he has more than 20 years of research experience conducting cohort studies in Senegal, West Africa as well as in Seattle. He also studies biomarkers for various cancers including cancer of the cervix, anus, lung, breast, ovary, and skin.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Partnering with traditional healers to increase HIV testing in Senegal, West Africa.
(2025 Nov 1)
AIDS 39(13): 1978-1981
Benzekri NA, Sambou JF, Diedhiou Y, Sagna ML, Tamba IT, Hawes SE, Manga NM, Gottlieb GS, Seydi M
HIV resistance to dolutegravir varies with co-administered agents.
(2025 Sep 2)
Clin Infect Dis
Beck IA, Boyce CL, Bishop MD, Oldroyd AR, du Toit L, Saimen A, Ramarope KM, Hitchcock S, du Plessis NM, Mbogo L, Chohan BH, Maheria P, Oyaro P, Knowles K, Zhang Z, Brummel SS, Drain PK, Smith RA, Gottlieb GS, Abuogi L, Patel RC, Farquhar C, Wiznia A, Ruel T, Rossouw TM, Hawes SE, Frenkel LM
The Role of Human Papillomavirus E6 Oncoprotein as a Biomarker in Anal Cancer Screening in Persons Living with HIV.
(2025 Sep 2)
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 34(9): 1656-1662
Faria F, Hawes SE, Lin J, Schouten J, Stankiewicz Karita HC, Cherne S, Vasavada A, Barnabas RV, Wasserheit JN, Feng Q, Winer RL
The path to prevention of multiple sclerosis: Considerations for Epstein-Barr virus vaccine-based prevention studies.
(2025 Jul)
Mult Scler 31(8): 905-915
Zane GK, Sutton A, Brumwell A, Hossain MR, Hawes SE, Giovannoni G, Mowry EM, Jacobson S, Cohen JI, Bebo B, Patel RC
Regional Variation in Urinary Escherichia coli Resistance Among Outpatients in Washington State, 2013-2019.
(2024 Nov 14)
Microorganisms 12(11):
Fenelon HT, Hawes SE, Kapoor H, Salm AE, Radcliff J, Rabinowitz PM
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