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Sarah M. Greene, MPH
Research Associate

Research Interests:
Ms. Greene's areas of interest include health literacy and communication, especially for cancer prevention and control, behavior change, and applied survey methodology. Her current research is in the areas of cancer outcomes, health communications, developing tools to facilitate collaborative research, and improving the research review process.

Contact Ms. Greene
Voice Mail: 206-287-2989 
E-Mail: greene.sm@ghc.org

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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Recent Publications:
Aiello Bowles EJ, Tuzzio L, Wiese CJ, Kirlin B, Greene SM, Clauser SB, Wagner EH. Understanding high-quality cancer care: a summary of expert perspectives. Cancer. 2008;112(4):934-42. Epub 2008 Jan 7. Abstract

Altschuler A, Nekhlyudov L, Rolnick SJ, Greene SM, Elmore JG, West CN, Herrinton LJ, Harris EL, Fletcher SW, Emmons KM, Geiger AM. Positive, negative, and disparate--women's differing long-term psychosocial experiences of bilateral or contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. Breast J. 2008;14(1):25-32. Abstract

Geiger AM, Buist DS, Greene SM, Altschuler A, Field TS. Survivorship research based in integrated healthcare delivery systems: the Cancer Research Network. Cancer. 2008 Apr 21; [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract

Strecher VJ, McClure JB, Alexander GL, Chakraborty B, Nair VN, Konkel JM, Greene SM, Collins LM, Carlier CC, Wiese CJ, Little RJ, Pomerleau CS, Pomerleau OF. Web-based smoking-cessation programs: results of a randomized trial. Am J Prev Med. 2008;34(5):373-81. Abstract

2007
Aiello EJ, Buist DS, Wagner EH, Tuzzio L, Greene SM, Lamerato LE, Field TS, Herrinton LJ, Haque R, Hart G, Bischoff KJ, Geiger AM. Diffusion of aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer therapy between 1996 and 2003 in the Cancer Research Network. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2008;107(3):397-403. Epub 2007 Mar 28. Abstract

Rolnick SJ, Altschuler A, Nekhlyudov L, Elmore JG, Greene SM, Harris EL, Herrinton LJ, Barton MB, Geiger AM, Fletcher SW. What women wish they knew before prophylactic mastectomy. Cancer Nurs. 2007;30(4):285-91; quiz 292-3. Abstract

2006
Geiger AM, Nekhlyudov L, Herrinton LJ, Rolnick SJ, Greene SM, West CN, Harris EL, Elmore JG, Altschuler A, Liu IA, Fletcher SW, Emmons KM. Quality of life after bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007;14(2):686-94. Epub 2006 Nov 11. Abstract

Geiger AM, West CN, Nekhlyudov L, Herrinton LJ, Liu IL, Altschuler A, Rolnick SJ, Harris EL, Greene SM, Elmore JG, Emmons KM, Fletcher SW. Contentment with quality of life among breast cancer survivors with and without contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24(9):1350-6. Abstract

Greene SM, Geiger AM. A review finds that multicenter studies face substantial challenges but strategies exist to achieve Institutional Review Board approval. J Clin Epidemiol. 2006;59(8):784-90. Epub 2006 Mar 15. Abstract

McClure JB, Greene SM, Wiese C, Johnson KE, Alexander G, Strecher V. Interest in an online smoking cessation program and effective recruitment strategies: results from Project Quit. J Med Internet Res. 2006;8(3):e14.

Paasche-Orlow MK, Schillinger D, Greene SM, Wagner EH. How health care systems can begin to address the challenge of limited literacy. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21(8):884-7. Details

2005
Barton MB, West CN, Liu IA, Harris EL, Rolnick SJ, Elmore JG, Herrinton LJ, Greene SM, Nekhlyudov L, Fletcher SW, Geiger AM. Complications following bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:61-6.

Elmore JG, Reisch LM, Barton MB, Barlow WE, Rolnick S, Harris EL, Herrinton LJ, Geiger AM, Beverly RK, Hart G, Yu O, Greene SM, Weiss NS, Fletcher SW. Efficacy of breast cancer screening in the community according to risk level. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005;97(14):1035-43. Abstract

Glasgow RE, Wagner EH, Schaefer J, Mahoney LD, Reid RJ, Greene SM. Development and validation of the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC). Med Care. 2005; 43(5):436-44. Abstract

Greene SM, Geiger AM, Harris EL, Altschuler A, Nekhlyudov L, Barton MB, Rolnick SJ, Elmore JG, Fletcher S. Impact of IRB requirements on a multicenter survey of prophylactic mastectomy outcomes. Ann Epidemiol. 2006;16(4):275-8. Epub 2005 Jul 6. Abstract

Greene SM, Hart G, Wagner EH. Measuring and improving performance in multi-center research consortia. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:26-32.

Greene SM, Larson EB, Boudreau DM, Johnson K, Ralston J, Reid R, Fishman P. The Coordinated Clinical Studies Network: a multidisciplinary alliance to facilitate research and improve care. The Permanente Journal. 2005;95(4):33-5.

Hornbrook MC, Hart G, Ellis JL, Bachman DJ, Ansel G, Greene SM, Wagner EH, Pardee R, Schmidt MM, Geiger A, Butani AL, Field T, Fouayzi H, Miroshnik I, Liu L, Diseker R, Wells K, Krajenta R, Lamerato L, Dudas CN. Building a virtual cancer research organization. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:12-25.

Nekhlyudov L, Bower M, Herrinton LJ, Altschuler A, Greene SM, Rolnick S, Elmore JG, Harris EL, Liu A, Emmons KM, Fletcher SW, Geiger AM. Women's decision making roles regarding contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;(35):55-60.

Somkin CP, Altschuler A, Ackerson L, Geiger AM, Greene SM, Mouchawar J, Holup J, Fehrenbacher L, Nelson A, Glass A, Polikoff J, Tishler S, Schmidt C, Field T, Wagner E. Organizational barriers to physician participation in cancer clinical trials. Am J Manag Care. 2005;11(7):413-21. Abstract

Wagner EH, Bennett SM, Austin BT, Greene SM, Schaefer JK, Vonkorff M. Finding common ground: patient-centeredness and evidence-based chronic illness care. J Altern Complement Med. 2005;11 Suppl 1:s7-s15. Abstract

Wagner EH, Greene SM, Hart G, Field TS, Fletcher S, Geiger AM, Herrinton LJ, Hornbrook MC, Johnson CC, Mouchawar J, Rolnick SJ, Stevens VJ, Taplin SH, Tolsma D, Vogt TM. Building a research consortium of large health systems: the Cancer Research Network. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:3-11.

West CN, Geiger AM, Greene SM, Harris EL, Liu IA, Barton MB, Elmore JG, Rolnick S, Nekhlyudov L, Altschuler A, Herrinton LJ, Fletcher SW, Emmons KM. Race and ethnicity: comparing medical records to self-reports. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2005;35:72-4.

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