Rachel Mccarty
Postdoctoral Scientist
Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology
Speciality: Epidemiology
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Country/Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PhD | Population Health Sciences: Clinical and Translational Epidemiology | University of Utah | USA / Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 2018 | MPH | Master of Public Health | University of Utah | USA / Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 2009 | BA | International Studies | Virginia Tech | USA / Blacksburg, Virginia |
Current Research Projects
Cancer Risk Attributable to the Body Art of Tattooing (CRABAT)
Foerster M, Schüz J, Ezzedine K, Zins M, Goldberg M
Tattoo inK
Koch-Gallenkamp L, Foerster M, Schüz J, Holleczek B
Selected Publications
McCarty RD, Trabert, B, Kriebel D, Millar MM, Birmann BM, Grieshober L, Barnard ME, Collin LJ, Lawson-Michod KA, Gibson B, Sawatzki J, Carter M, Yoder V, Gilreath JA, Shami PJ, Doherty JA. 2024. Tattoos and risk of hematologic cancer: A population-based case-control study in Utah. Cancer Medicine, 13(20). e70260
Foerster M, Zins M, Goldberg M, Ribet C, Kab S, Hosseini B, McCarty RD, McCormack V, Ezzedine K, Schüz J. 2024. Tattoo practices and risk of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection in the general population. medRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.10.25.24316096
McCarty RD, Barnard ME, Lawson-Michod KA, Owens M, Green SE, Derzon S, Karabegovic L, Akerley WL, Watt MH, Doherty JA, Grieshober, L.. 2023. Pathways to lung cancer diagnosis among individuals who did not receive lung cancer screening: a qualitative study. BMC Primary Care, 24. 203
Codden RR, Sweeney C, Ofori-Atta BS, Herget KA, Wigren K, Edwards S, Carter ME, McCarty RD, Doherty JA, Hashibe M, Millar MM. 2023. Accuracy of patient race and ethnicity data in a central cancer registry. Cancer Causes & Control, 35. 685–694
Lawson-Michod KA, Watt MH, Gireshober L, Green SE, Karabegovic L, Derzon S, Owens M, McCarty RD, Doherty JA, Barnard ME. 2022. Pathways to ovarian cancer diagnosis: a qualitative study. BMC Women’s Health, 22(1). 430
Scientific Societies Membership
European Society of Tattoo and Pigment Research
American Association for Cancer Research