Christine M Gunn, MA, PhD
Title(s)
Assistant Professor of The Dartmouth Institute
Department(s)
The Dartmouth Institute
Programs
Dartmouth Cancer Center
Curriculum Vitae
Gunn_C_CV_2023-12-12.pdf
Contact Information
Office: WTRB 516
Phone: 603-646-5430
Email: Christine.M.Gunn@Dartmouth.edu
Professional Interests
Christine Gunn, PhD, is an assistant professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. She also serves as the health equity liaison to the Community Outreach and Engagement Program of the Dartmouth Cancer Center.
Dr. Gunn leads a community-engaged program of research focused on risk communication, decision-making, and the utilization of evidence-based care. Our studies investigate how patients and providers negotiate the experience of being at risk for cancer and how risk communication interventions impact the utilization of health services. One specific example of this work is designing and implementing a decision aid for breast cancer screening, with an emphasis on optimizing for populations with limited health literacy and those exposed to environmental risks. Dr. Gunn has received national attention for documenting how state-level dense breasts notification policies do not meet population literacy needs, and the impact they have on both patients and providers. Other areas of interest include cancer survivorship care, patient navigation, emerging cancer screening technologies and policy, and patient-partnered research methods.
Dr. Gunn earned Bachelor of Health Science and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Western Ontario and a PhD in health services research at Boston University.
Courses Taught
PH 122 Health Survey Methods
Perceptions and Use of Germline Genetic Testing Among Patients With Prostate Cancer. Inter-Specialty Communication for Older and High-Risk Surgical Patients: "A Huge Opportunity to Really Impact Our Patients' Care". Stronger Together: A Successful Model of Health System-Community Collective Action During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Testing a Breast Cancer Screening Decision aid Designed for Health Literacy Accessibility. Burden and trajectory of social needs after breast cancer diagnosis at a safety-net hospital. PrEP facilitators and barriers in substance use bridge clinics for women who engage in sex work and who use drugs. Patient-Centered Decision-Making in Metastatic Breast Cancer Care Delivery: A Call to Action. Preoperative Communication Between Anesthesia, Surgery, and Primary Care Providers for Older Surgical Patients. Sociodemographic Variations in Women's Reports of Discussions With Clinicians About Breast Density. Talking numbers: how women and providers use risk scores during and after risk counseling - a qualitative investigation from the NRG Oncology/NSABP DMP-1 study. |
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