Faculty

Isaac C. Rhew

Adjunct Research Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Research Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

206-221-1897

Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2009
MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2006
AB Psychology, Stanford University, 1995

Contact

206-221-1897

Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors
Box 354944
1100 NE 45th St., #300
Seattle, WA 98105

Bio

Dr. Rhew is a psychiatric epidemiologist with research interests in the etiology of and preventive interventions for substance use and mental health problems particularly regarding influences of area-level social and physical context on these outcomes. In addition, he is interested in epidemiologic and applied statistical methods especially for longitudinal and multi-level studies.

Research Areas

Research Interests

  • Etiology and prevention of mental health and substance use problems
  • Social determinants of health
  • Area-level contextual factors and health
  • Epidemiologic methods
  • Applied statistical methods
  • Co-occurrence of substance use and internalizing problems

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Developmental Associations of Racialized Experiences and Attitudes in the 20s with Health Status Approaching Midlife.
(2026 Apr 22)
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
Kosterman R, Epstein M, Halvorson MA, Rhew IC, Danzo S, Satchell AK, Pandika DM
Design of MOSAAIC (Multi-Ethnic Observational Study in American Asian and Pacific Islander Communities).
(2026 Apr 16)
JACC Asia
Ahn J, Ahsan H, Anderson GL, Aschebrook-Kilfoy B, Beery D, Carrick W, Celedón JC, Chan KCG, Chen Y, Ðoàn LN, Fang CY, Floyd JS, Hayes RB, Henderson V, Hong Y, Hsing AW, Hsu L, Hu FB, Jin JL, John EM, Kanaya AM, Kaplan RC, Kibriya MG, Kim K, Kushida C, Lampe JW, Li S, Lu Y, Ma GX, Mau MKLM, Maunakea AK, Mendoza JA, Neuhouser ML, Newman JD, Odden MC, Palaniappan L, Park SL, Randal F, Rhew IC, Santos S, Soliman EZ, Thyagarajan B, Hsin-Chun Tsai J, VoPham T, Wang P, Wion E, Yan Y, Yi SS, Zhu L, MOSAAIC Investigators
Nonmonotonic associations between cannabis use frequency and alcohol use in a statewide sample of young adults from Washington State.
(2026 Mar 27)
Am J Prev Med
Fleming CB, Calhoun BH, Rhew IC, Kilmer JR, Larimer ME, Guttmannova K
Assessment of Measurement Equivalence of the Communities That Care Brief Depression Scale by Immigrant Generation Status in Latinx Youth.
(2026 Mar)
J Community Psychol 54(2): e70098
Delawalla MLM, Rhew IC, Martinez G, Skinner M, Oesterle S, Guttmannova K
Using machine learning to identify unique predictors of alcohol and cannabis impaired driving.
(2026 Mar)
Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken) 50(3): e70245
Calhoun BH, Hultgren BA, McCabe CJ, Rhew IC, Larimer ME, Kilmer JR, Guttmannova K
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