Discipline(s):
Public Health Genomics, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Health Education
Area(s) of Expertise:
Cancer Communication, Cancer Prevention, Genomic Technologies, Technology Adoption, Measure Development, Survey Research, Qualitative Methodologies
E-Mail:
jnharris1@gmail.com
Background:
Julie Harris will receive her PhD in the summer of 2008 from the University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, in the Department of Public Health Genetics. She holds an MPH from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education. Her dissertation is focused on examining how communication about genetic information occurs in the familial and clinical context, and determining how that communication influences an individual’s cancer prevention and screening behaviors. Julie’s research spans several areas including racial disparities and cancer survivorship, direct-to-consumer advertising, and the uptake of race-based pharmaceuticals. Her work emanates from an increasingly pressing question: What is the impact of emerging biotechnologies on current trends in health disparities? Her future research interests are focused on examining the social, political, and economic forces driving the uptake of new biomedical technologies such as genetic testing and screening. The goal of this work is to identify effective health policies and interventions aimed at reducing the negative impact of technologies on population health disparities and to improve the utility of these tools for all communities. Julie also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology/Marine Biology from the University of North Carolina.
Journal Articles:
Click here for a list of Julie Harris's available publications in PubMed.
