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)

Young Adult Cannabis, Alcohol, Nicotine, and Nonprescribed Pain Reliever Use in Washington State Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic.
(2025 Aug)
AJPM Focus 4(4): 100342
Fleming CB, Martinez G, Rhew IC, Kilmer JR, Larimer ME, Guttmannova K
Changing Developmental Patterns of Cannabis and Alcohol Use in Washington State: an Analysis of Young Adult Birth Cohorts Born in 1990-2004.
(2025 May 27)
Prev Sci
Acolin J, Calhoun B, Rhew IC, Fleming CB, Hultgren B, Martinez G, Kilmer JR, Larimer M, Guttmannova K
A just-in-time adaptive personalized mobile app intervention produces limited short-term reductions in heavy episodic drinking frequency in college students: A randomized control trial during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2025 Jun)
Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken) 49(6): 1321-1336
Lee CM, Cadigan JM, Calhoun BH, Cronce JM, Fairlie AM, Rhew IC, Patrick ME, Walter T, Graupensperger S, Yan AN, Duckworth JC, Larimer ME
Age-Varying Patterns of Cannabis Use, Related Risk Factors, and their Associations among Young Adults in the Context of Legalized Nonmedical Cannabis.
(2025 Apr 14)
Prev Sci
Martinez G, Calhoun BH, Fleming CB, Linden-Carmichael AN, Acolin J, Rhew IC, Kilmer JR, Larimer ME, Guttmannova K
An Examination of Facilitators and Barriers to Care Receipt Among Specific Groups of LGBTQ+ and Cisgender Heterosexual Veterans.
(2025)
Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers 2025():
Upham M, Beaver K, Chang CJ, Cascalheira CJ, Rhew IC, DeFiori K, Dashtestani KS, Kauth MR, Shipherd JC, Kaysen D, Simpson TL
Show complete publication list