SCHOLAR
Julie Harris, PhD
Julie N. Harris received her PhD at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Department of Public Health Genetics. Her dissertation focused on examining how communication about genetic information occurs in the familial and clinical context, and determining how/whether that communication influences an individual’s cancer prevention and screening behaviors. Julie received a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology/Marine Biology from University of North Carolina in Wilmington, NC in 1998. Her research interests include examining the impact of emerging biotechnologies on health disparities and on examining the broader social, political, and economic forces driving their uptake. The goal of this work is to identify effective health policies and interventions aimed at reducing the negative impact of technologies on population health disparities and improve the utility of this information for all communities. When not doing research, Julie enjoys running, biking, hiking, tidepooling, and swimming. She looks forward to completing her second swim from Alcatraz this summer.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
2008 PhD, Institute for Public Health Genetics, University of Washington School of Public Health
2003 MPH, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health
1998 BS, Biology/Marine Biology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
AFFILIATIONS
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Public Health Genomics Society (PHGS)
Alliance for Reducing Cancer in the Northwest (ARC NW): Cancer screening group
Center for Genomics and Healthcare Equality: Health disparities working group
Center for Genomics and Healthcare Equality: Disabilities working group
Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG)
Society for the Study of Psychological and Social Issues (SPSSI)
Public Health Genomics Caucus of APHA
Alumni Member of The Jackson Laboratory
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
PubMed Link
Please note that PubMed searches may display results referencing
different authors with identical names.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Center for Health and Community
University of California at San Francisco
3333 California, Suite 465
Campus Box 0844
San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone: 415.613.6042
Fax: 415.502.1010
E-mail: HarrisJN@chc.ucsf.edu
[back to top]
[back to SCHOLARS]