Ashley Housten, OTD, OTR, MSCI, MPA

Medical School Department Community Health
Research Program Prevention and Control
Ashley Housten

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

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

Education

  • 2014: OTD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
  • 2014: MSCI, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Research & Selected Publications

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

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 survivor…
Authors:

Santaliz-Moreno I, Lewis-Thames MW, Khan S, one or more additional authors omitted Housten AJ

Journal & Year:

J Cancer Surviv • 2026

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

Parmet T, Li Y, Cappella J, one or more additional authors omitted Housten AJ

Journal & Year:

JAMA Netw Open • 2026

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

Anandarajah A, Roy R, Cross G, one or more additional authors omitted Housten AJ

Journal & Year:

J Cancer Res Clin Oncol • 2026

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

Housten AJ, Yang L, Heckman CJ, one or more additional authors omitted Ko LK

Journal & Year:

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.
Authors:

Golden A, Humble S, Roy R, one or more additional authors omitted Housten AJ

Journal & Year:

J Rural Health • 2025

Rehabilitation's Vital Role in Pediatric Cancer Care: A Mixed Methods Study.
Authors:

L'Hotta AJ, Rice HE, Siječić A, one or more additional authors omitted Housten AJ

Journal & Year:

Pediatr Blood Cancer • 2025

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

Housten AJ, Chang SH, Rice HE, one or more additional authors omitted Politi MC

Journal & Year:

PLoS One • 2025

Websites about, not for, adolescents? A systematic analysis of online fertility preservation information for adolescent and young adult cancer patients.
Authors:

Ruiz S, Mintz R, Sijecic A, one or more additional authors omitted Housten AJ

Journal & Year:

J Cancer Surviv • 2024