Julie Harris-Wai, PhD, MPH
Professor
Institute for Health & Aging
School of Nursing

Dr. Harris-Wai’s research examines the social and ethical factors that influence how and why genomic technologies are translated from research settings into clinical care, and the impact these technologies have on health disparities and underserved communities. The goal of her work is to identify methods for incorporating community and stakeholder perspectives into policy decision-making.

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Dr. Harris-Wai is currently working on a multi-year project to evaluate how prenatal genomic medicine is evolving across variable policy contexts, and how patients and providers are navigating logistical and ethical dilemmas.

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  • PhD Public Health Genetics University of Washington, Seattle 2008
  • MPH Health Behavior and Health Education University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2003
  • BS Biology, Marine Biology University of North Carolina at Wilmington 1998

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Publications (27)

Top publication keywords:
Behavior TherapyGenomicsSkin NeoplasmsFamily HealthRisk Reduction BehaviorFamilyGenetic TestingPatient Education as TopicFamily RelationsNeoplasms, Second PrimaryMelanomaPublic HealthCommunicationras ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins

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