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Dr. Kasting’s interdisciplinary research program centers on improving preventive health behaviors and care delivery. She seeks to understand how health behaviors relate to cancer prevention and address barriers to engaging in healthy behaviors. The majority of Dr. Kasting’s work examines multilevel barriers to the uptake of preventive health services. She explores mainly vaccine uptake and hesitancy, specifically for human papillomavirus (HPV) and COVID-19, and investigates ways to increase hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening in primary care. Her vaccine-related research focuses on examining multilevel barriers to HPV and COVID-19 vaccinations, as well as concerns about post-vaccination health behaviors. This includes investigating risk compensation and the challenges of healthcare provider communication. In addition, Dr. Kasting's HCV-related work involves improving HCV screening for patients in primary care settings. Her expertise spans social epidemiology, behavioral oncology, and mixed-methods research.
Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN
Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health, involved in research and teaching.
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