Ashley J. Housten, OTD, OTR, MSCI, MPA

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine

Research Interest

Develop and evaluate decision support strategies to address health disparities and challenges associated with health literacy among those making cancer screening and treatment decisions, investigating how individuals evaluate and apply health information using qualitative and mixed-methods to identify challenges and opportunities to enhance decision quality

Education

2014: OTD, Washington University
2014: MSCI, Washington University

Selected Research Publications

Rehabilitation's Vital Role in Pediatric Cancer Care: A Mixed Methods Study.

L'Hotta AJ, Rice HE, Siječić A, [...] Housten AJ
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2025

The hidden costs: a qualitative analysis exploring the experience of prostate cancer treatment-related side effects on sexual function and urinary incontinence among Black survivors and their caregivers.

Santaliz-Moreno I, Lewis-Thames MW, Khan S, [...] Housten AJ
J Cancer Surviv 2024

Websites about, not for, adolescents? A systematic analysis of online fertility preservation information for adolescent and young adult cancer patients.

Ruiz S, Mintz R, Sijecic A, [...] Housten AJ
J Cancer Surviv 2024

Physical activity behaviour change in black prostate cancer survivors: a qualitative study using the Behaviour Change Wheel.

Rana B, Okere UC, Imm KR, Yang L, Housten AJ
Support Care Cancer 2024

"I Just Had to Do What I Had to Do": Characterizing Direct and Indirect Prostate Cancer Treatment Costs for Black Survivors and Their Caregivers.

Rice HE, L'Hotta AJ, Siječić A, [...] Housten AJ
MDM Policy Pract 2024

Centering intersectional breast cancer screening experiences among black, Latina, and white women: a qualitative analysis.

Ruiz S, Abdur-Rashid K, Mintz RL, [...] Housten AJ
Front Public Health 2024

Developing an Educational and Decision Support Tool for Stage I Lung Cancer Using Decision Science.

Housten AJ, Kozower BD, Engelhardt KE, [...] Politi MC
Ann Thorac Surg 2023

Financial burden of men with localized prostate cancer: a process paper.

Housten AJ, Rice HE, Chang SH, [...] Politi MC
Front Psychol 2023

Adapting and Developing an Academic and Community Practice Collaborative Care Model for Metastatic Breast Cancer Care (Project ADAPT): Protocol for an Implementation Science-Based Study.

Housten AJ, Okere UC, Colditz GA, [...] Peterson L
JMIR Res Protoc 2022

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