Investigators

  • Steven J. Katz, MD, MPH

    Dr. Steven J. Katz is Professor of Medicine and Health Management & Policy at the University of Michigan. He has received a number of project and program grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead research that addresses cancer treatment communication, decision-making, and quality of care.  Dr. Katz leads the Cancer Surveillance and Outcomes…

  • Sarah T. Hawley, PhD, MPH

    Dr. Hawley is a co-founder of CanSORT. She is a Professor in the Division of General Medicine at the University of Michigan and a Research Investigator at the Ann Arbor VA Center of Excellence in Health Services Research & Development. Her background is in health services research, and includes a postdoctoral fellowship in cancer prevention…

  • Lawrence C. An, MD

    Larry C. An is a general internist and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan, where he is the director of the Center for Health Communications Research (CHCR), as well as Scientific Director of the Cancer Survivorship Program. Dr. An completed his medical training and residency at the University of Michigan before…

  • Ann S. Hamilton, PhD, MA

    Ann Hamilton is a Professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences in the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California (USC). She received her Ph. D. from UCLA’s School of Public Health. Dr. Hamilton has a background in cancer epidemiology and her research has focused on etiology of breast…

  • Timothy P. Hofer, MD, MSc

    Dr. Tim P. Hofer is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School and the Associate Director for Analytic and Information Resources at the VA Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research in Ann Arbor as well as a member of the UM Institute for Healthcare Policy Innovation. His research interests include…

  • Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil

    Reshma Jagsi is the Newman Family Professor of Radiation Oncology and Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan.  A practicing radiation oncologist who treats exclusively patients with breast cancer, Dr. Jagsi’s research focuses on improving the quality of care received by patients, both by advancing the…