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

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, WashU 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

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 2026

Media Reporting of the 2024 US Preventive Services Task Force Mammography Guideline Update.

Parmet T, Li Y, Cappella J, [...] Housten AJ
JAMA Netw Open 2026

Personalizing cancer risk: a systematic review of risk communication strategies.

Anandarajah A, Roy R, Cross G, [...] Housten AJ
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2026

From Promise to Practice: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate Equitable Access to Cancer Screening.

Housten AJ, Yang L, Heckman CJ, [...] Ko LK
Public Health Rep 2026

Route and efficiency analysis of cancer health care (REACH): Investigating sociodemographic and rurality of metastatic breast cancer patients at an NCI-designated facility.

Golden A, Humble S, Roy R, [...] Housten AJ
J Rural Health 2025

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

Costs of non-metastatic prostate cancer treatment among privately insured men in the United States.

Housten AJ, Chang SH, Rice HE, [...] Politi MC
PLoS One 2025

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

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

"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

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