Jessica Chubak, PhD
“My research focuses on improving cancer control by finding effective ways to get screened for cancer and to navigate treatment and survivorship.”
Jessica Chubak, PhD
Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Jessica.Chubak@kp.org
206-287-2556
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Biography
Jessica Chubak, PhD, is an epidemiologist who works to improve cancer diagnosis, treatment, control, and survivorship. Dr. Chubak’s methodological research focuses on the use of administrative and electronic health record data in epidemiologic and health services studies.
Dr. Chubak joined KPWHRI in 2007, bringing expertise in epidemiologic methods, pharmacoepidemiology, and cancer. Awarded a Fulbright graduate student grant, she pursued her master's degree in bioethics and health law in New Zealand before completing her PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Washington (UW). Dr. Chubak is an affiliate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the UW School of Public Health, where she enjoys teaching and working with students.
Research interests and experience
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Cancer
Epidemiology; colorectal cancer; medication use; survivorship; recurrence; secondary prevention; quality of life; automated data collection; screening; animal-assisted activities; survivorship
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Health Services & Economics
Screening
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Medication Use & Patient Safety
Cancer risk and use of common medications
Recent publications
Alimena S, Lykken JM, Tiro JA, Chubak J, Haas JS, Werner C, Kobrin SC, Silver MI, Perkins RB, Feldman S Accessibility of Criteria to Exit Cervical Cancer Screening at Age 65 Years in the Electronic Health Record 2024 Sep;1(3):32. doi: 10.1097/og9.0000000000000032. Epub 2024-09-19. PubMed
Lu Y, Tong J, Chubak J, Lumley T, Hubbard RA, Xu H, Chen Y Leveraging error-prone algorithm-derived phenotypes: Enhancing association studies for risk factors in EHR data 2024 Sep;157:104690. doi: 10.1016/j.jbi.2024.104690. Epub 2024-07-14. PubMed
Lee JK, Jensen CD, Udaltsova N, Zheng Y, Levin TR, Chubak J, Kamineni A, Halm EA, Skinner CS, Schottinger JE, Ghai NR, Burnett-Hartman A, Issaka R, Corley DA Predicting Risk of Colorectal Cancer After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Setting 2024 Aug;119(8):1590-1599. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002721. Epub 2024-02-14. PubMed
Chubak J, Adler A, Bobb JF, Hawkes RJ, Ziebell RA, Pocobelli G, Ludman EJ, Zerr DM A Randomized Controlled Trial of Animal-assisted Activities for Pediatric Oncology Patients: Psychosocial and Microbial Outcomes 2024 May;38(3):354-364. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.09.010. Epub 2023-11-04. PubMed
Lee JK, Roy A, Jensen CD, Chan JT, Zhao WK, Levin TR, Chubak J, Halm EA, Skinner CS, Schottinger JE, Ghai NR, Burnett-Hartman AN, Kamineni A, Udaltsova N, Corley DA Surveillance Colonoscopy Findings in Older Adults With a History of Colorectal Adenomas 2024 Apr;7(4):e244611. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.4611. Epub 2024-04-01. PubMed
Abrahão R, Brunson A, Ruddy KJ, Li Q, Li J, Ryder MM, Chubak J, Nichols HB, Sauder CAM, Gray MF, Hahn EE, Wun T, Keegan THM Late endocrine diseases in survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer in California: a population-based study 2024 Apr;130(7):1166-1175. doi: 10.1038/s41416-024-02594-x. Epub 2024-02-08. PubMed
White LL, Burnett-Hartman AN, Ichikawa LE, Goldberg SR, Chubak J, Spencer Feigelson H, Kamineni A SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Related Hospitalization Among Cancer Survivors 2024 Mar;33(3):442-444. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-1303. Epub 2023-12-21. PubMed
Research
Study measures risks of screening colonoscopies for older adults
The findings can help guide colorectal cancer screening decisions later in life.
Research
Study sheds light on needs of young people with cancer
Understanding emergency department use among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors can help address care gaps.
Research
Improving cancer prevention and early detection
How KPWHRI is contributing to better cancer screening and better outcomes for patients.
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