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Sarah Kobrin, PhD, MPH
Program Director
Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
Sarah Kobrin, PhD, MPH has been working in the field of cancer control for more than 10 years; she is currently a Program Director in the National Cancer Institute's Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch. Her areas of interest include risk perception, decision making under uncertainty and measurement, particularly in regard to breast and prostate cancer screening. Her research includes development of a scale, based on attitudes rather than beliefs, to assess perceptions of breast cancer risk. Prior to moving to the NCI in December 2003, Dr. Kobrin was a Walther Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Duke University Cancer Prevention and Control Program. She trained at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health.
Select Publications and Presentations
Skinner CS, Kobrin SC, Campbell MC, Sutherland L (2005): The role of advanced technology in adherence interventions. In, Patient treatment adherence: Concepts, interventions and measurement. Bosworth HB, Oddone EZ, Weinberger M (eds). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ.
Skinner CS, Kreuter MW, Kobrin SC, Strecher VJ (1998): Perceived and Actual Breast Cancer Risk: Optimistic and Pessimistic Biases. Journal of Health Psychology; 3(2):181-193.
Kreuter MW, Strecher VJ, Harris R, Kobrin SC, Skinner CS (1995): Are patients of female physicians screened more aggressively? A prospective study of physician gender and screening. Journal of General Internal Medicine; 10(3):119-125.
Strecher VJ, Kreuter MW, Kobrin SC (1995): Do cigarette smokers have unrealistic perceptions of their heart attack, cancer and stroke risks? Journal of Behavioral Medicine; 18(1):45-54.
Strecher VJ, Kobrin SC, Kreuter MW, Roodhouse K, Farrell D, (1994): Opportunities for alcohol screening and counseling in primary care. Journal of Family Practice; 39(1):26-32.
Strecher VJ, Kreuter MW, Den Boer DJ, Kobrin SC, Hospers HJ, Skinner CS (1994): The effects of computer-tailored smoking cessation messages in family practice settings. Journal of Family Practice; 39;262-270.
Skinner CS, Champion VL, Monahan P, Kobrin SC, Daggy J, Menon U, Todora H.: Tailored interventions for screening mammography: When is a booster dose important? Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC; November 2004.
Kobrin SC, DeVellis RF, Earp JA, DeVellis BM, Rimer BK, Bastian LA, Skinner CS. Breast cancer risk perception: A new measure. Poster presented at American Society of Preventive Oncology, Washington, DC; March 2004.
Kobrin SC: Perceived Risk Measurement Variations: Are the Common Measures Working As We Expect? Poster presented at Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah; March 2003
Kobrin SC: Anatomy of Risk Peception: Dissecting the Usual Questions. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA; October 2001.
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