Katherine Reeves
凯瑟琳·里夫斯
ScD
Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Sciences公共卫生与健康科学学院流行病学教授
👥Biography 个人简介
Epidemiologist specializing in racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and outcomes. Her research examines mammography utilization, screening barriers, and follow-up care disparities among Black, Hispanic, and Asian American women using large population-based datasets.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening Follow-up
Identified systematic racial disparities in follow-up care after abnormal mammography results, demonstrating that Black and Hispanic women experience longer delays to diagnosis, contributing to stage at detection differences.
Mammography Utilization and Access Barriers
Conducted large-scale epidemiologic analyses of mammography utilization patterns across racial and ethnic groups, identifying insurance, language, and geographic barriers driving screening disparities.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Racial Disparities in Follow-up After Abnormal Mammography Findings
Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2012)
Demonstrated significant racial disparities in time to follow-up after abnormal mammography, quantifying the contribution to survival differences.
Disparities in Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis by Race/Ethnicity
Cancer (2018)
Population-based analysis showing persistent racial gaps in breast cancer stage at diagnosis across insurance and socioeconomic strata.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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