Paula Blasi, MPH
“I want my research to be actionable, relevant, and accessible to people in my community.”
Paula Blasi, MPH
Senior Collaborative Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Paula.R.Blasi@kp.org
206-287-2094
Biography
Paula Blasi, MPH, is enthusiastic about conducting research that can improve the well-being of patients and communities. Her research interests include evidence-based medicine, evidence synthesis, and qualitative inquiry. Paula works with the Kaiser Permanente Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) on systematic reviews of clinical preventive services for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and she conducts qualitative research with patient and provider populations.
Paula earned a Master of Public Health at the University of Washington, in the Community-Oriented Public Health Practice (COPHP) program. She completed a master’s capstone project with YWCA Seattle-King-Snohomish and a practicum at Public Health—Seattle & King County. Before joining KPWHRI, Paula was a writer and editor at the Advisory Board Company, a health care research and consulting firm in Washington, D.C.
Research interests and experience
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Preventive Medicine
Preventive care, evidence-based medicine, systematic reviews
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Behavior Change
Health promotion, social/behavioral theories
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Social Determinants of Health
Recent publications
Martinez RG, Cramer ER, Norris LA, Matson A, Lang C, Henrikson NB, Blasi PR, Palazzo LG, Hoopes AJ, Dorsey S, Weiner BJ Short Report: Comparison of three methods for identifying implementation determinants to measurement-based care 2025 Nov 19 doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7973723/v1. Epub 2025-11-19. PubMed
Patnode CD, Henrikson NB, Webber EM, Blasi PR, Senger CA, Guirguis-Blake JM Breastfeeding and Health Outcomes for Infants and Children: A Systematic Review 2025 Jul;156(1). doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-071516. Epub 2025-04-17. PubMed
Henrikson NB, Scrol A, Zepp JM, Anderson ML, Blasi PR, Ewing JJ, Grafton J, Ralston JD, Fullerton SM, Leppig KA Health system-led early consent and direct contact of at-risk relatives: Pilot study results 2025 Apr 3;28(1):150-162. doi: 10.1159/000545404. Epub 2025-04-03. PubMed
Henrikson NB, Jonas MC, Blasi PR, Buchanan AH, Suwannarat P, Leppig K, Scrol A, Leitzel T, Deneal AN, Canedo D, Ramaprasan A, Basra SS, Brown J, Odums M, Hu Y, Romagnoli KM, Khieu E, Balton E, Patel S, Kunnmann M, Hassen D, Hao J, Lewis M, Schwiter R, Goehringer J, Ramey HM, Gustafson S, Hsieh K, Ladd I, Rahm AK Implementation of a Traceback Testing Program for Ovarian Cancer: Findings from the FACTS Study 2025 Mar 29;17(7). doi: 10.3390/cancers17071154. Epub 2025-03-29. PubMed
Blasi PR, Zepp JM, Scrol A, Ewing J, Anderson ML, Ralston JD, Fullerton SM, Leppig K, Henrikson NB "I didn't have to worry about it": Patient and family experiences with health system involvement in notifying relatives of genetic test results 2024 Sep 30;27(1):150-160. doi: 10.1159/000541532. Epub 2024-09-30. PubMed
Grabert BK, McRee AL, Henrikson NB, Heisler-MacKinnon J, Blasi PR, Norris CM, Nguyen MB, Dunn J, McKeithen MC, Gilkey MB Feasibility of using an app-based coaching intervention to improve provider communication about HPV vaccination 2023 Aug 11;13(8):581-588. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibad002. Epub 2023-03-31. PubMed
Henrikson NB, Ivlev I, Blasi PR, Nguyen MB, Senger CA, Perdue LA, Lin JS Skin Cancer Screening: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force 2023 Apr 18;329(15):1296-1307. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.3262. PubMed
Henrikson NB, Ivlev I, Blasi PR, Nguyen MB, Senger CA, Perdue LA, Lin JS Screening for Skin Cancer: An Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 2023 Apr PubMed
Romagnoli KM, Kulchak Rahm A, Jonas MC, Schwiter R, Klinger T, Ladd I, Salvati Z, DiNucci A, Blasi PR, Sheridan L, Scrol A, Henrikson NB Human-centered design study to inform traceback cascade genetic testing programs at three integrated health systems 2023 Mar 3;26(1):45-57. doi: 10.1159/000529852. Epub 2023-03-03. PubMed
Blasi PR, Scrol A, Anderson ML, Gray MF, Tiffany B, Fullerton SM, Ralston JD, Leppig KA, Henrikson NB Feasibility, acceptability, and limited efficacy of health system-led familial risk notification: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation 2022 Aug 9;8(1):174. doi: 10.1186/s40814-022-01142-9. Epub 2022-08-09. PubMed
Healthy findings blog
How do you make sense of a mountain of evidence?
KPWHRI researchers answer questions about systematic reviews and their impact on health care guidelines.
From research to practice
Predicting and preventing missed clinic visits
Biostatistician Yates Coley reports on new predictive analytics work that’s decreasing missed visits at KP Washington.
healthy findings blog
Finding evidence to drive COVID-era decisions
How Paula Blasi brings research findings to light to support Kaiser Permanente’s rapid response to COVID-19.
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