Erika Waters, PhD, MPH

Research Program Prevention and Control
Erika Waters

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

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

Training

  • 2006 - 2009: Fellow, cancer prevention, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

Education

  • 2003: MS, psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 2006: PhD, psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 2007: MPH, epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Risk perception, risk communication and decision making about chemopreventative therapies relating to cancer. Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic-based cancer disparities as well as how lay perceptions of genetic risk information influence health behaviors.

Supporting cardiomyopathy screening behavior in adult survivors of childhood cancer: an eHealth motivational interviewing-framed pilot intervention.
Authors:

Waters EA, Maki J, Ackermann N, one or more additional authors omitted Hudson MM

Journal & Year:

J Cancer Surviv • 2026

Examining relationships between multifactorial health beliefs and beliefs about the social implications of genetics.
Authors:

Raisa A, Ackermann N, Carter CR, one or more additional authors omitted Waters EA

Journal & Year:

J Health Psychol • 2026

A content analysis of health-related epigenetic information in YouTube videos.
Authors:

Raisa A, Moreno IS, Ayala A, one or more additional authors omitted Waters EA

Journal & Year:

Genet Med • 2026

Translating a motivational interviewing intervention for childhood cancer survivors into an eHealth tool: A user-centered design process.
Authors:

Ruiz S, Ackermann N, Maki J, one or more additional authors omitted Waters EA

Journal & Year:

Transl Behav Med • 2024