Research
My research program is organized around a single question asked in many settings: How do people make sense of medical evidence when the evidence is uncertain and the right answer depends on their own values?
Research Projects
Some people prefer more medical care and others prefer less — a stable orientation that helps explain why patients respond differently to the same evidence.
How patients and physicians understand a new class of blood tests that screen for dozens of cancers at once, and what they need to know to choose well.
This research asks: Can we communicate better about mammography screening, and what would better communication look like?
This research examines why women often feel their personal risk estimates are not accurate for them, and how those estimates could be communicated more effectively.
A new approach to patient education that provides anticipatory guidance about what to expect and how to navigate care over time.
This work revised and tested the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s shared decision making training curriculum for clinicians.
Related publications are listed on each project page. For the complete record, see Publications and the Google Scholar profile.