Nora Henrikson, PhD, MPH
"I believe that our members are the key to helping us know how to deliver the best care possible."
Nora Henrikson, PhD, MPH
Associate Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Associate Professor, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Department of Health Systems Science
Affiliate Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, and Institute for Public Health Genetics
Biography
Nora Henrikson (she/her) is an associate investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute. She leads a research portfolio focused on interventions to improve cancer care delivery, health equity, and patient outcomes.
Her current research explores methods for improving risk notification and cascading genetic testing for family members of people with hereditary cancers as well as interventions to mitigate cancer-related financial hardship. Dr. Henrikson also leads systematic evidence reviews on cancer screening and behavioral counseling with the Kaiser Permanente Evidence-based Practice Center.
Dr. Henrikson holds affiliate faculty appointments at the University of Washington School of Public Health in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health, and the Institute for Public Health Genetics. She is also an associate professor at the Bernard J. Tyson Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine.
She has a PhD from the University of Washington School of Public Health’s Institute for Public Health Genetics, an MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a BA (sociology) from Lehigh University.
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE
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Cancer
Genetic testing for cancer risk, cancer-related financial hardship
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Social Determinants of Health
Financial hardship, health equity
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Health Services & Economics
Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods; intervention design; implementation science
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Preventive Medicine
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Evidence-Based Practice
Systematic review and evidence synthesis; epidemiology
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Public Health Genetics
Social, ethical, and policy implications of genomics and precision health
Recent publications
Henrikson NB, Scrol A, Leppig KA, Ralston JD, Larson EB, Jarvik GP Preferences of biobank participants for receiving actionable genomic test results: results of a recontacting study 2021 Jun;23(6):1163-1166. doi: 10.1038/s41436-021-01111-2. Epub 2021-02-18. PubMed
Haas CB, Scrol A, Jujjavarapu C, Jarvik GP, Henrikson NB Usefulness of mobile apps for communication of genetic test results to at-risk family members in a U.S. integrated health system: a qualitative approach from user-testing 2021 Jun;10(2). doi: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2021.100511. Epub 2021-04-22. PubMed
Lin JS, Perdue LA, Henrikson NB, Bean SI, Blasi PR Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force 2021 May 18;325(19):1978-1998. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.4417. PubMed
Lin JS, Perdue LA, Henrikson NB, Bean SI, Blasi PR Screening for Colorectal Cancer: An Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 2021 May PubMed
Jujjavarapu C, Anandasakaran J, Amendola LM, Haas C, Zampino E, Henrikson NB, Jarvik GP, Mooney SD ShareDNA: a smartphone app to facilitate family communication of genetic results 2021 Jan 6;14(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s12920-020-00864-0. Epub 2021-01-06. PubMed
Jones SM, Henrikson NB, Panattoni L, Syrjala KL, Shankaran V A theoretical model of financial burden after cancer diagnosis 2020 Dec;16(36):3095-3105. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0547. Epub 2020-09-25. PubMed
Henrikson NB Experiences of social scientists in health research settings: SBM Leadership Institute 2020 Oct 8;10(4):902-904. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa065. PubMed
Opel DJ, Henrikson NB, Lepere K, Robinson JD Progress in Evidence-Based Communication about Childhood Vaccines 2020 Aug;20(6):729-730. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.02.007. Epub 2020-02-10. PubMed
Lynch JA, Sharp RR, Aufox SA, Bland ST, Blout C, Bowen DJ, Buchanan AH, Halverson C, Harr M, Hebbring SJ, Henrikson N, Hoell C, Holm IA, Jarvik G, Kullo IJ, Kochan DC, Larson EB, Lazzeri A, Leppig KA, Madden J, Marasa M, Myers MF, Peterson J, Prows CA, Kulchak Rahm A, Ralston J, Milo Rasouly H, Scrol A, Smith ME, Sturm A, Stuttgen K, Wiesner G, Williams MS, Wynn J, Williams JL Understanding the Return of Genomic Sequencing Results Process: Content Review of Participant Summary Letters in the eMERGE Research Network 2020 May 13;10(2). doi: 10.3390/jpm10020038. Epub 2020-05-13. PubMed
Pisu M, Banegas MP, Liang MI, Tuzzio L, Henrikson NB. How, when, and with whom should cost of care conversations occur? preferences of two distinct cancer survivor groups. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020 May 7:JOP1900726. doi: 10.1200/JOP.19.00726. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
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Why does Nora Henrikson study patients’ cost of treatment?
Dr. Henrikson’s Annals of Internal Medicine study describes 3 kinds of cost concerns that can affect cancer care.
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Discussing patients’ concerns about cost of care
Nora Henrikson discusses her latest research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in May 2019. (Vimeo, 3:50)
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