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Dr. Kaiser received a PhD in Sociology from Indiana University in 2006. She then completed her postdoctoral research training in cancer prevention and control in the National Cancer Institute R25T Cancer Education and Career Development Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Kaiser joined the Department of Medical Social Sciences in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in 2010.
Dr. Kaiser’s research focuses on patient understandings of disease, treatment decision making, and patient reported outcome measure development. She is particularly interested in breast cancer patient surgical decision making and women's understandings of their risk of future cancer. She has extensive training and experience in qualitative research methods. Her work has been funded by the American Cancer Society, the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, and the National Cancer Institute.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, PhD, Indiana University
… → 2006
Research interests keywords
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer Communications
- Medical Decision Making
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Quality of Life
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COAST-CONQUEST: Cognitive Debriefing of CONQUEST Clinical Trial Endpoint Measures
Cella, D. (PD/PI), Greene, G. J. (Co-Investigator) & Kaiser, K. (Co-Investigator)
Scleroderma Research Foundation
9/1/24 → 10/1/25
Project: Research project
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Development of a Full Qualification Package for the PROMISnq Short Form v2.0 – Physical Function – Multiple Sclerosis 15a (DDT COA #000123)
Kaiser, K. (PD/PI), Kaiser, K. (PD/PI), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator), Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator), Tang, X. (Co-Investigator) & Tang, X. (Co-Investigator)
Critical Path Institute, Food and Drug Administration
2/1/24 → 1/31/26
Project: Research project
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Development of a Full Qualification Package for the PROMIS Short Form v1.0—Fatigue-Multiple Sclerosis 8a (DDT COA #000069)
Kaiser, K. (PD/PI), Kaiser, K. (PD/PI), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator) & Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator)
Critical Path Institute, Food and Drug Administration
9/15/22 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Web-based Pain Coping Skills Training to Improve Pain and Poor Adherence caused by Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Arthralgia In Breast Cancer Survivors (SKIP-Arthralgia): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Rini, C. (PD/PI), Rini, C. (PD/PI), Flores, A. M. (Co-Investigator), Flores, A. M. (Co-Investigator), Fox, R. S. (Co-Investigator), Fox, R. S. (Co-Investigator), Kaiser, K. (Co-Investigator), Kaiser, K. (Co-Investigator), Paice, J. (Co-Investigator) & Paice, J. (Co-Investigator)
6/1/22 → 5/31/27
Project: Research project
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RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center
Kaiser, K. (PD/PI) & Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator)
Duke University, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
10/1/21 → 12/31/23
Project: Research project
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Development of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure of Side Effects for Patients Taking Calcineurin Inhibitors: The FACIT-CNI-Ntx
Hurt, C. N., Greene, G. J., Friedewald, J., Waterman, A. D., Ladner, D., Tang, X., Fowler, K., Kaiser, K., Cella, D. & Peipert, J. D., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Kidney Diseases.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stakeholder-informed refinement of a behavioral sleep/circadian intervention for gynecologic cancer survivors: an application of the MOST preparation phase
Fox, R. S., Brandon, K., Badger, T. A., Gaumond, J. S., Morales, A. A., Ong, J. C., Parthasarathy, S., Rini, C., Zee, P. C., Tanner, E. J., Ancoli-Israel, S., Penedo, F. J., Siddique, J., Wu, L. M., Reid, K. J. & Kaiser, K., Jan 1 2025, In: Translational behavioral medicine. 15, 1, ibaf001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Web-based pain coping skills training (PCST) for managing aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgia in breast cancer survivors: Randomized controlled trial protocol
Hosseinian, Z., Lehan, A., Powers, J. M., Melendez, A., Fisher, H. M., Shelby, R., Somers, T., Keefe, F., Paice, J., Kimmick, G., Burns, J., Flores, A. M., Fox, R. S., Kaiser, K., Farrell, D., Westbrook, K. & Rini, C., Feb 2025, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials. 149, 107780.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A qualitative evaluation of factors influencing Tumor Treating fields (TTFields) therapy decision making among brain tumor patients and physicians
Kumthekar, P., Lyleroehr, M., Lacson, L., Lukas, R. V., Dixit, K., Stupp, R., Kruser, T. J., Raizer, J. J., Hou, A., Sachdev, S., Schwartz, M., PA, J. B., Lezon, R., Schmidt, K., Amidei, C. & Kaiser Tegel, K. A., Dec 2024, In: BMC cancer. 24, 1, 527.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Content validation of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network/Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Lymphoma Symptom Index-18 (NFLymSI-18) in indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Hurt, C. N., Kaiser, K., Shaunfield, S., Webster, K. A., Keating, K., Boyken, L., Duffey, S., Garcia, J. & Cella, D., Dec 2024, In: Journal of patient-reported outcomes. 8, 1, 68.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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