Faculty

Kerry Reding

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics
Endowed Professorship, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics


Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2008
MPH Epidemiology, University of Michigan, 2002
BS Zoology, Arizona State University, 1998

Contact


University of Washington
Box 357266
School of Nursing, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems
WA

Research Interests

My research focuses on reducing cancer incidence and improving survival, with particular interests in lifestyle interventions and biomarkers of risk, as well as reducing racial disparities in breast cancer.

My current research projects include:

  1. A multi-level intervention focused on improving nutrition and physical activity habits, implemented at the school-level and individual-level.
  2. Ancillary study focused on a novel estrogen biomarker in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). This project examines this biomarker prospectively for its link to breast cancer and will leverage the WHI study.
  3. A project investigating racial differences in breast cancer treatment. This project is characterizing the patterns of care received for breast cancer by linking WHI data with medicare claims data.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Exploring Breast Cancer Survivors' Preferences for Text Messaging-Based Mobile Health Interventions Targeting Sleep and Physical Activity: Qualitative Study.
(2026 Jul 9)
JMIR Form Res 10(): e85386
Tsai CS, Szewczyk W, Lee H, Drerup M, Blakeney EA, Greenlee H, Heffner JL, Vasbinder A, Reding KW

Declines in Social Support During Breast Cancer Treatment and Their Association With Exercise Capacity Reductions in Breast Cancer Survivors.
(2026 Jun 29)
Am J Lifestyle Med
Nguyen J, Reding KW, B D'Agostino R Jr, O'Connell NS, Ladd A, Szewczyk W, Lucas AR, Meléndez GC, Mihalko S, Wagner LI, Ky B, Weaver KE, Lesser GJ, Hundley WG, UPBEAT Study Team

Exploring Feature Priorities and User Needs in Developing Virtual Study Assistants.
(2026 Mar 6)
JMIR Form Res 10(): e86945
Tsai CS, Lee H, Szewczyk W, Palmer JK, Putnam S, Munson SA, Heffner JL, Vasbinder A, Paullada A, Yuwen W, Reding KW

Association of sleep disturbance during breast cancer treatment and left ventricular ejection fraction decline: a prospective cohort study.
(2026 Feb 24)
Cardiooncology 12(1):
Szewczyk W, Reding KW, D'Agostino RB Jr, Cheng RK, Palesh O, Olson K, Ladd A, Weaver KE, Ky B, Hundley WG

Racial differences in breast cancer-specific mortality and CVD-specific mortality after breast cancer in post-menopausal women.
(2025 Dec 17)
Cardiooncology 11(1): 112
Reding KW, L Vasbinder A, Cheng RK, Barac A, Wang Y, Szewczyk WJ, Haque R, Ballinger TJ, Breathett K, Shadyab AH, Shih R, Nuno T, Wild RA, Zhang X, Nassir R, Mouton C, Lane DS, Martin LW, Manson JE, Stefanick ML, Simon MS, Jones V

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