Recognition Spring 2026
- NCI/AcademyHealth program selects Henrikson as visiting scholar
- Wernli and Crawford-Gallagher receive KPWHRI mentoring awards
- DiJulio facilitates talk on increasing survey response and data accuracy
- Hoopes gives workshop on adolescent health
- Matson and Angerhofer give webinar on integrating cannabis use treatment into primary care
- Simon presents virtual grand rounds at Stanford University
- Penfold coauthors top-cited paper in drug safety journal
- Hickman gives webinar on end-of-life decision-making
NCI/AcademyHealth program selects Henrikson as visiting scholar
KPWHRI Associate Investigator Nora Henrikson, PhD, MPH, was recently named the 2026-2027 scholar for the National Cancer Institute/AcademyHealth Healthcare Delivery Research Visiting Scholars Program. The program provides selected researchers with a year-long, part-time opportunity to conduct new research that supports their career goals and advances the science of cancer care delivery. In her scholar project, Henrikson will summarize the current state of the science on patient and caregiver experiences with cancer-related administrative burden by conducting a narrative literature review and an analysis of the National Institutes of Health scientific portfolio.
Wernli and Crawford-Gallagher receive KPWHRI mentoring awards
In April, KPWHRI was pleased to announce the recipients of its Annual Mentoring Awards: Senior Investigator Karen Wernli, PhD, and Research Interventionist Brandi Crawford-Gallagher, LICSW. Wernli won the award for outstanding mentoring of scientists and was recognized for supporting mentees who were stepping into leadership roles on projects spanning implementation science, qualitative methods, data and analytic coordination, and clinical informatics. Crawford-Gallagher was honored as the outstanding staff mentor for invaluable support of her mentees’ career growth and for demonstrating how to meaningfully use social work competencies in research.
DiJulio facilitates talk on increasing survey response and data accuracy
In April, KPWHRI’s Bianca DiJulio, MHS, facilitated a series of presentations at the International Field Directors and Technologies Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. The presentations focused on how incentives and web modalities can impact early survey completions and discussed how statewide educational data can mask barriers and outcomes for minority populations.
Hoopes gives workshop on adolescent health
The Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting in Seattle in March featured a workshop led by KPWHRI Assistant Investigator Annie Hoopes, MD, MPH. The workshop was titled “Fertile Ground: Cultivating a Digital Health Landscape to Support Adolescents and Their Caregivers During Transitions to Independent Care.”
Matson and Angerhofer give webinar on integrating cannabis use treatment into primary care
KPWHRI Collaborative Scientist Tessa Matson, PhD, MPH, and Associate Investigator Julie Angerhofer, PhD, MPH, presented a webinar for the University of Washington Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute in March. The webinar, titled “Integrating Cannabis Use Prevention and Treatment into Primary Care,” shared practical tools, lessons learned, and ongoing challenges related to embedding cannabis use screening, assessment, and treatment into routine primary care.
Simon presents virtual grand rounds at Stanford University
In March, KPWHRI Senior Investigator Greg Simon, MD, MPH, spoke about rollout designs in implementation research at virtual grand rounds for the Center for Dissemination & Implementation At Stanford (C-DIAS). The center aims to improve access to evidence-based addiction treatments by advancing the science of implementation. Simon’s talk summarized the advantages and disadvantages of using stepped wedge and other rollout designs to evaluate implementation of new programs.
Penfold coauthors top-cited paper in drug safety journal
A paper co-authored by KPWHRI Senior Investigator Rob Penfold, PhD, was recently named a 2024 top-cited article in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. The paper describes the Real-World Evidence Data Enterprise (RWE-DE) — a data network established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Sentinel Innovation Center to increase the availability and utility of real-world data to inform regulatory decisions.
Hickman gives webinar on end-of-life decision-making
Susan Hickman, PhD, KPWHRI’s director of investigative science and a senior investigator, presented a webinar in February as part of the Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN) Data Resources Forum. Hickman’s webinar, titled “Aging, Death & Politics,” focused on translating research on end-of-life decision-making into policy and practice. View webinar.
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