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Sarah Knerr

Associate Professor, Health Systems and Population Health

206-221-1755 | saknerr@uw.edu

Office HRC 431
Box 351621
University of Washington, 3980 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98195

Research Interests

cancer prevention and control; public health genomics; genomic medicine implementation; health and health care disparities

Education

PhD Health Services, University of Washington, 2015
MPH Public Health Genetics, University of Washington, 2011
BA Biochemistry, Vassar College, 2007

Academic Programs and Affiliations

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Not Forgotten: Patient Experiences with Genetic Variant Reclassifications.
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Gupta P, Park MS, Kao EY, McEwen AE, Kumar RD, Horike-Pyne M, Fowler DM, Starita LM, Knerr S, Stergachis AB. Not Forgotten: Patient Experiences with Genetic Variant Reclassifications. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 May 17:2026.05.06.26352483. doi: 10.64898/2026
Interest in Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer Risk: Associations with Genetic Familiarity, Self-Efficacy, and Sociodemographics.
PubMed
Cameron DM, Dusic E, Theoryn TN, Beers F, Knerr S, Wang C, Bowen D, Swisher E. Interest in Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer Risk: Associations with Genetic Familiarity, Self-Efficacy, and Sociodemographics. Public Health Genomics. 2026;29(1):149-157.
Patient-reported actions following receipt of pathogenic hereditary cancer genetic test results: results from a population-based screening study in primary care
PubMed
Beers FA, Theoryn TN, Dusic EJ, Harris HM, Knerr S, Cameron D, Trinidad SB, Norquist BM, Raff ML, Brant JM, Bowen DJ, Swisher EM, Wang C. Patient-reported actions following receipt of pathogenic hereditary cancer genetic test results: results from a popul
Cost-effectiveness of primary care-based risk assessment and hereditary cancer genetic testing
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Devine B, Aalbers SE, Chan H, Jiang S, Dusic EJ, Knerr S, Harris HM, Wang C, Norquist BM, Riemann LA, Brant JM, Shirts BH, Swisher EM. Cost-effectiveness of primary care-based risk assessment and hereditary cancer genetic testing. BMC Prim Care. 2025 Dec
Training competencies and recommendations for the next generation of public health genetics: Reflections from current leaders in the field
PubMed
Xue D, Blue EE, Fullerton SM, Henrikson NB, Knerr S, Laberge AM, Parker LS, Sabatello M, Shridhar NN, Smith JA, Wilfond BS, Wojcik GL, Yu JH, Fohner AE. Training competencies and recommendations for the next generation of public health genetics: Reflections from current leaders in the field.
Strategies to Assess Risk for Hereditary Cancer in Primary Care Clinics: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial
PubMed
Swisher EM, Harris HM, Knerr S, Theoryn TN, Norquist BM, Brant J, Shirts BH, Beers F, Cameron D, Dusic EJ, Riemann LA, Devine B, Raff ML, Kadel R, Cabral HJ, Wang C. Strategies to Assess Risk for Hereditary Cancer in Primary Care Clinics: A Cluster Random
Feasibility of using patient navigation to improve identification of hereditary cancer syndromes in newly diagnosed patients with colorectal cancer.
PubMed
Sears E, Dahlquist J, Stayman S, Ko C, Konnick EQ, Cole A, Zhang Y, Kohn M, Henderson V, Knerr S. Feasibility of using patient navigation to improve identification of hereditary cancer syndromes in newly diagnosed patients with colorectal cancer. Genet Me
Primary care provider practices, attitudes, and confidence with hereditary cancer risk assessment and testing: A mixed methods study.
PubMed
Conner S, Theoryn T, Dusic E, Beers F, Knerr S, Norquist B, Shirts BH, Bowen D, Swisher EM, Wang C. Primary care provider practices, attitudes, and confidence with hereditary cancer risk assessment and testing: A mixed methods study. Genet Med. 2025 Apr;2
Improving Care for Marginalized Populations at Risk for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes: Innovations that Expanded Reach in the CHARM Study.
PubMed
Gilmore MJ, Knerr S, Kraft SA, Bulkley JE, Biesecker BB, Feigelson HS, Hunter JE, Jenkins CL, Kauffman TL, Lee SS, Liles EG, Mittendorf KF, Muessig KR, Porter KM, Rolf BA, Rope AF, Zepp JM, Anderson KP, Devine B, Joseph G, Leo MC, Goddard K, Wilfond BS. I
Young Women’s Perspectives on Being Screened for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk During Routine Primary Care.
PubMed
Head M, Cohn B, Wernli KJ, Palazzo L, Ehrlich K, Matson A, Knerr S. Young Women’s Perspectives on Being Screened for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk During Routine Primary Care. Womens Health Issues. 2024 May-Jun;34(3):268-275. doi: 10.1016/j.wh

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