Faculty

Cathy R. Wasserman

Affiliate Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

360-236-4250

Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of California (Berkeley), 1996
MPH Epidemiology, University of California (Berkeley), 1990

Contact

360-236-4250

Washington Department of Health
PO Box 47890
Olympia, WA 98504

Research Areas

Research Interests

maternal child health, chronic disease, environmental health; health status and health service information (policy, development and decisions)Applied epidemiology related to non-infectious conditions in Washington: maternal child health, injury, chronic disease, environmental health; analyze and interpret health status and health service information for use in policy development and decision making.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Assessing the Prevalence of Suicidality and Protective Factors Among Sexually and Gender Diverse Youth-Washington, 2021.
(2025 Apr-May)
J Sch Health 95(4-5): 349-360
Stalter RM, Simckes M, Shah A, Gorman H, Grant JS, Marcinkevage JA, Sanford SJ, Shimkin GN, McFarland K, Wasserman CR
Buprenorphine utilization among all Washington State residents' based upon prescription monitoring program data - Characteristics associated with two measures of retention and patterns of care over time.
(2021 Aug)
J Subst Abuse Treat 127(): 108446
Banta-Green CJ, Hansen RN, Ossiander EM, Wasserman CR, Merrill JO
Maternal drug use and its effect on neonates: a population-based study in Washington State.
(2012 May)
Obstet Gynecol 119(5): 924-33
Creanga AA, Sabel JC, Ko JY, Wasserman CR, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Taylor P, Barfield W, Cawthon L, Paulozzi LJ
Socio-economic status and risk of conotruncal heart defects and orofacial clefts.
(2003 Jul)
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 17(3): 264-71
Carmichael SL, Nelson V, Shaw GM, Wasserman CR, Croen LA
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In the News

Can WA reduce the high number of maternal deaths?
Crosscut, 10/04/2016