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 and access to care.
Her current research explores methods for improving access to cascade testing for family members of people with hereditary cancers, as well as interventions to address cancer-related financial hardship and reduce medical care-related administrative burden.
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
DiNucci A, Henrikson NB, Jonas MC, Basra S, Blasi P, Brown J, Esplin ED, Hassen D, Hao J, Hu Y, Klinger T, Ladd I, Leppig K, Lewis M, Meyer M, Ney S, Ramaprasan A, Romagnoli K, Salvati Z, Scrol A, Schwiter R, Sheridan L, Somasundaram B, Suwannarat P, Wagner JK, Rahm AK Feasibility and Assessment of a Cascade Traceback Screening Program (FACTS): Protocol for a Multisite Study to Implement and Assess an Ovarian Cancer Traceback Cascade Testing Program 2021 Jun 11;11(6). doi: 10.3390/jpm11060543. Epub 2021-06-11. PubMed
Henrikson NB, Blasi P, Figueroa Gray M, Tiffany BT, Scrol A, Ralston JD, Fullerton SM, Lim CY, Ewing J, Leppig KA Patient and Family Preferences on Health System-Led Direct Contact for Cascade Screening 2021 Jun 10;11(6). doi: 10.3390/jpm11060538. Epub 2021-06-10. PubMed
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
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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)
