Faculty

Karen J. Wernli

Affiliate Professor, Epidemiology
Affiliate Professor, Health Systems and Population Health

206-287-2934

Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2006
MS Epidemiology, University of Texas, 1998
BS Animal Physiology, University of California (San Diego), 1995

Contact

206-287-2934

1730 Minor Ave., Suite 1600
Seattle, WA 98101
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Research Areas

Research Interests

Comparative effectiveness research; cancer screening and diagnostic, preventive services, methodology

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Estimating influenza transmission parameters: Comparing two study designs, 2023-2024.
(2026 Jan 12)
Epidemics 54(): 100888
Biddle JE, House S, Kwon JH, Presti RM, Fritz SA, Curley T, McLaren SH, Stockwell MS, Schmitz J, Talbot HK, Grijalva CG, Saade EA, Albar Z, Murugan V, Cruz RA, Martin ET, Vaughn IA, Wernli KJ, Wickersham BM, Zimmerman RK, Geffel KM, Gaglani M, Smith ME, Walter EB, Bontrager NAB, Bristol L, Price AM, Chung JR, Flannery B, Rolfes MA, Mellis AM, RVTN-Flu study group, US Flu VE Network Investigators
"It's coming whether we want it to or not": A qualitative exploration of older adults' comfort with and perceptions of technology and digital health.
(2025 Nov 19)
Res Sq
Vasavada A, Palazzo L, Luce C, Sanchez M, Triplette M, Ralston JD, Carter-Bawa L, Green BB, Gao H, Li CI, Anderson ML, Su YR, Rogers K, Wernli KJ
A pragmatic pre-post intervention trial to address adherence to lung cancer screening follow-up in community settings (the ACCELL trial): Study protocol.
(2025 Dec)
Contemp Clin Trials 159(): 108106
Louie T, Snidarich M, Hippe DS, Wernli KJ, Palazzo L, Hansell L, Brown M, Coronado GD, Lodhi S, Leone R, DeCell K, Mardesich K, Wysham N, Triplette M
Identifying clustering in patterns of late effects among survivors of adolescent and young adult Hodgkin lymphoma.
(2025 Nov 3)
JNCI Cancer Spectr 9(6):
Parker K, Heneghan MB, Li QW, Brunson A, Ou J, Kaddas HK, Abrahão R, Chubak J, Wernli KJ, Zebrack B, Hahn EE, Kushi LH, Nichols HB, Keegan T, Kirchhoff AC
Does Home COVID-19 Testing Bias COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Estimates?
(2026 Jan)
Am J Prev Med 70(1): 108096
Nowalk MP, Balasubramani GK, D'Agostino H, Zimmerman RK, Monto AS, Martin ET, Nguyen HQ, Gaglani M, Mamawala M, Tartof S, Lewin BJ, Wernli K, Wickersham B, Talbot HK, Grijalva CG, Chung JR, Flannery B, U.S. Flu VE Network Investigators
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