CURRICULUM VITAE Sarah Knerr CONTACT INFORMATION Group Health Research Institute 1730 Minor Ave, MPE 1600 Seattle, Washington 98101 Phone: 206.287.2024 Email: knerr.s@ghc.org RESEARCH INTERESTS Implementation and evaluation of genomic health applications Psychosocial and behavioral responses to genomic information Research regulation and policy Health and health care disparities EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry, May 2007 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Master of Public Health in Public Health Genetics, August 2011 Doctor of Philosophy in Health Services, August 2015 Dissertation title: Sociocultural and ethical considerations for the translation of genomic health applications. PRESENT POSITION Postdoctoral Fellow, Women s Health T-32 Training Program, 2015-present Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA PREVIOUS POSITIONS Research Assistant, Department of Biology, 2005-2007 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Post-baccalaureate Fellow, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, 2007-2009 National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD Research Assistant, Department of Epidemiology, 2009-2010 Research Assistant, Center for Population Health and Health Disparities, 2014-2015 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA Knerr, 1
Analyst, Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer Coordinating Center, 2014-2015 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA AWARDS, HONORS, SCHOLARSHIPS Merck/American Association for the Advancement of Science summer fellowship, 2005 National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Training Award, 2007-2009 University of Washington Graduate Top Scholar Award, 2009-2010 Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program pre-doctoral trainee, 2011-2014 Conference to Eliminate Health Disparities in Genomic Medicine travel award, 2014 Women s Health T-32 Training Program post-doctoral fellowship, 2015-present ADDITIONAL TRAINING National Cancer Institute Community Network Program Centers trainee, 2013-present Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program affiliate, 2014-present PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Student Member, American Society of Human Genetics, 2008-2009 Student Member, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2012-2013 Student Member, Society for Epidemiologic Research, 2014-2015 Student Member, Academy Health, 2014-present BIBLIOGRAPHY Peer-reviewed research articles 1. Bonham V, Knerr S. Social and ethical implications of genomics, race, ethnicity, and health inequities. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2008;4:254-61. 2. Bonham V, Knerr S, Feero WG, Stevens N, Jenkins JF, McBride CM. Patient physical characteristics and primary care physician decision making in preconception genetic testing. Public Health Genomi. 2010;13:336-44. 3. Knerr S, Ramos E, Nowinski J, Dixon K, Bonham V. Human difference in the genome era: facilitating a socially responsible dialogue. BMC Med Genet. 2010;3:20. 4. Knerr S, Wayman D, Bonham V. Inclusion of racial and ethnic minorities in genetic research: advance the spirit by changing the rules? J Law Med Ethics. 2011;39:502-12. 5. Fullerton SM, Knerr S, Burke W. Finding a place for genomics in health disparities research. Public Health Genomi. 2012;15:156-63. 6. Knerr S, Fullerton SM. Transdisciplinary approaches to understanding and eliminating health disparities: are we on the right track? Ethnic Dis. 2012;22:504-8. 7. Ceballos RM, Knerr S, Scott MA, Hohl S, Malen R, Vilchis H, Thompson B. Latino beliefs about biomedical research participation: a qualitative study on the US-Mexico border. J Empir Res Hum Res. 2014;9:10-21. Knerr, 2
8. Malen R, Knerr S, Delgado F, Fullerton SM, Thompson B. Latinos perceptions of family health history, genetics, and disease risk: implications for disparities-focused research dissemination. J Community Genet. 2015 Jul 4. [Epub ahead of print]. 9. Knerr S, Ceballos RM. Giving samples or getting checked : measuring conflation of observational biospecimen-based research and clinical care in Latino communities. BMC Med Ethics. 2015;16:49. 10. Knerr S, Bowen DJ, Beresford SA, Wang, C. Genetic causal beliefs about obesity, selfefficacy for weight control, and obesity-related behaviours in a middle-aged female cohort. Psychol Health. 2016 Jan 2:1-16 [Epub ahead of print]. Under review 1. Knerr S, Hohl S, Molina Y, Neuhouser ML, Li CI, Coronado GD, Fullerton SM, Thompson B. Engaging study participants in research dissemination at a Center for Population Health and Health Disparity. Prog Community Health Partnersh 2. Knerr S, Andersen RM, Drescher CW, Resta R, Hager M, Shaw C, Watabayashi K, Urban N. Effects of systematic referral to free genetic counseling in high risk women with and without a college degree. Patient Educ Couns In preparation 1. Knerr S, Ceballos RM, Chan KCG, Beresford SA, Bowen DJ. Women s beliefs about what causes obesity: variation by race/ethnicity and acculturation in a Washington State cohort. 2. Knerr S, Hu EY, Zeliadt SB. Validation of administrative coding in the first cycle of chemotherapy: electronic laboratory data indicated higher incidence in Veterans with lung cancer. 3. Hohl S, Knerr S, Thompson B. Coordinating transdisciplinary research across multiple centers: purpose, function, and performance indicators of the Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) Coordination Center. ORAL PRESENTATIONS 1. "Re-examining inclusion in the genome era: researcher s views of the National Institutes of Health Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research." Exploring the ELSI Universe, Chapel Hill, NC, April 2011. 2. Development of a quantitative instrument measuring perceptions of scientific research with biological samples for use with rural Latino communities. Why We Can t Wait: Conference to Eliminate Health Disparities in Genomic Medicine, Washington, DC, September 2014. 3. Giving samples or getting checked : conflating biospecimens-based research and clinical care. Centers for Excellence in ELSI Research (CEER) Western Regional Meeting, Seattle, WA, February 2015. 4. Including groups in large cohort studies: aligning goals and metrics. TransCEER Workshop to Explore the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI), of Inclusivity and Representation in Precision Medicine: What will Success Look Like, New York, New York, January 2016. Knerr, 3
POSTER PRESENTATIONS 1. "Synthesis of fluorescent-antipain; a probe for imaging proteases in living Tetrahymena thermophile," American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, February 2006. 2. "Should race matter in decisions to offer preconception genetic screening?" Translating ELSI: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genomics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, May 2008. 3. "Exploring the use of population descriptors in human genetic research," National Human Genome Research Institute Division of Intramural Research Annual Scientific Retreat, Gettysburg, PA, October 2008. 4. Obesity causal beliefs: impact of genetic attributions on health behaviors, Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program Annual Symposium, Seattle, WA. April 2012. 5. Obesity causal beliefs and health behaviors: mediation by self-efficacy for weight control, Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, February 2013. 6. Misperceptions and missed opportunities: Willingness to participate in biomedical research in a US-Mexico border colonia, Center for Population Health and Health Disparities Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, March 2013. 7. Latino beliefs about biomedical research participation: a qualitative study on the US-Mexico border, Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program Annual Symposium, Seattle, WA. April 2013. 8. Validation of administrative coding in the first cycle of chemotherapy: electronic laboratory data indicated higher incidence in Veterans with lung cancer, Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. June 2014. 9. Eliminating disparate health outcomes for Latinas: engaging study participants to identify research dissemination strategies, Centers for Excellence in ELSI Research (CEER) Western Regional Meeting, Seattle, WA, February 2015. 10. Engaging study participants in research dissemination: experience from a Center for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD). 8 th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation. Washington, DC, December 2015. UNIVERSITY & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Vassar College community fellow, 2004-2005 Vassar College Student Activist s Union treasurer, 2004-2006 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Ethnicity and Disease, 2012-present Ad Hoc Reviewer, Public Health Genomics, 2013-present University of Washington Institutional Review Board member, 2014-present TEACHING EXPERIENCE PHG 513, Basic Concepts in Pharmacogenetics and Toxicogenomics, TA (graduate level), 2011 Instructor: Ken Thummel, PhD Knerr, 4
PHG 511, Genetic Epidemiology, TA (graduate level), 2011 Instructor: Melissa Austin, PhD Knerr, 5