Erin E. Hahn, PhD, MPH

Biography

Associate Professor

Health Systems Science

Dr. Erin E. Hahn is a health services researcher and implementation scientist with a focus on cancer. Her studies have explored utilization of post-treatment cancer care, implementation of evidence-based practices, and methods to mitigate the adverse effects of cancer and its therapies.

Education and Training

Degrees: BA, University of California at Santa Cruz
MPH, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Fielding School of Public Health
PhD, Health Services Research, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Internship: Health Care Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Fellowship: Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Translational Science, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Delivery System Science, Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Fellowship, Mentored Training for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer, Washington University at St. Louis

Professional Positions

Program Coordinator: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research (DCPCR), UCLA; 2006-2009

Graduate Teaching Assistant: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health; 2008-2013

Program Director and Analyst: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research (DCPCR), UCLA; 2009-2013

Assistant Research Project Scientist: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health; 2013-present

Research Scientist I: Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California; 2014-present

Guest Lecturer: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health; 2014-present

Instructor: Qualitative Research Methods, Kaiser Permanente Southern California Department of Research and Evaluation; 2016-present

Honors and Awards

Public Health Honors Society: Delta Omega; 2006

UCLA Graduate Division Fellowship: UCLA; 2008-2011

Jan R. Cloyde Young Investigator Award: Iris Cantor-UCLA Women’s Health Center; 2011-2012

Early Career Investigator Award: Health Care Systems Research Network; 2015

Young Investigator Travel Award: National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP); 2016

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Hahn EE, Gould MK, Munoz-Plaza C, Lee JS, Parry C, Shen E. Understanding comorbidity profiles and their effect on treatment and survival in colorectal cancer patients. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2017;16(1):23-24. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.7026. PMID:29295878
Hahn EE, Munoz-Plaza C, Wang J, Garcia Delgadillo J, Schottinger JE, Mittman BS, Gould MK: Anxiety, culture, expectations: Oncologist-perceived factors associated with use of non-recommended serum tumor marker tests for surveillance of early stage breast cancer. Journal of Oncology Practice; Jan;13(1):e77-e90. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2016.014076.
Hahn EE, Gould MK. Drivers of Low-Value Care. JAMA Intern Med 2018 Mar 1;178(3):433. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.8528. PMID: 29507980
Birken SA, Urquhart R, Munoz-Plaza CE, Zizzi AR, Haines E, Stover A, Mayer DK, Hahn EE. Survivorship care plans: Are randomized controlled trials assessing outcomes that are relevant to stakeholder? J Cancer Surviv 2018 Aug;12(4):495-508. doi: 10.1007/s11764-018-0688-6. PMID: 29572602
Hahn EE, Gould MK. Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation: Never too early or too late. J Natl Cancer Inst 2018 May 16. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djy083. [Epub ahead of print].