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Research Interests
Courtney Scherr's research agenda focuses on the theory guided design and evaluation of messages containing scientific information about risk to patients. The goal of her work is to increase patient understanding, engage patients in informed decision making, and increase adherence to medical recommendations. Her current projects examine the communication of hereditary cancer risk and patient outcomes from genetic testing.
Education/Academic qualification
Applied Health Communication, PhD, Purdue University
Communication Arts; International Relations, MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Communication, MA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Grants
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Scherr Subproject for Northwestern Genomic Risk Assessment and Management Program
National Human Genome Research Institute
7/1/20 → 4/30/25
Project: Research project
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Northwestern Genomic Risk Assessment and Management Program
Aufox, S. A., Chisholm, R. L., Hoell, C., Kho, A. N., Luo, Y., McNally, E. M., Perera, M., Rasmussen-Torvik, L. J., Roy-Puckelwartz, M. J., Scherr, C. E. L., Scholtens, D. M., Smith, M. E., Starren, J. B., Walunas, T. L., Wehbe, F. & Gordon, A. S.
National Human Genome Research Institute
7/1/20 → 4/30/25
Project: Research project
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Project 3
Castillo, L. M., Duquette, D., Rasmussen-Torvik, L. J., Scherr, C. E. L., Swanson, A. L., Wicklund, C. A. & Gordon, A. S.
7/1/19 → 6/30/23
Project: Research project
Research Output
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A Framework for Pilot Testing Health Risk Video Narratives
Scherr, C. L., Nam, K., Augusto, B., Kasting, M. L., Caldwell, M., Lee, M. C., Meade, C. D., Pal, T., Quinn, G. P. & Vadaparampil, S. T., Jun 6 2020, In: Health Communication. 35, 7, p. 832-841 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Modern Dilemma: How Experts Grapple with Ambiguous Genetic Test Results
Scherr, C. L., Ross Arguedas, A. A., Getachew-Smith, H., Marshall-Fricker, C., Shrestha, N., Brooks, K., Fischhoff, B. & Vadaparampil, S. T., Jul 1 2020, In: Medical Decision Making. 40, 5, p. 655-668 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Correction to: Intersections of health and gender imperatives: stratified decision-making among women with a BRCA mutation (BioSocieties, (2020), 15, 2, (245-269), 10.1057/s41292-019-00154-8)
Ross Arguedas, A. A., Scherr, C. L., Dean, M., Getachew-Smith, H. & Clements, M., Jun 1 2020, In: BioSocieties. 15, 2, 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Exploring Prostate Cancer Patients’ Interest and Preferences for Receiving Genetic Risk Information About Cancer Aggressiveness
Roy, S., Gwede, C. K., Malo, T. L., Scherr, C. L., Radlein, S., Meade, C. D., Vadaparampil, S. T. & Park, J. Y., 2020, In: American Journal of Men's Health. 14, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intersections of health and gender imperatives: stratified decision-making among women with a BRCA mutation
Ross Arguedas, A. A., Scherr, C. L., Dean, M., Getachew-Smith, H. & Clements, M., Jun 1 2020, In: BioSocieties. 15, 2, p. 245-269 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review