Epidemiology, Biostatistics, & Research Methods
Science & Health Communication
Outcomes Research & Health Economics
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Cancer Epidemiology
Health Misinformation & Vaccine Confidence
Katrine Wallace, PhD, CPH
Adjunct Instructor
Adjunct Instructor
- Doctor of Health Science in Population Health
- Population Health Science
- Applied Health Economics & Outcomes Research
RESEARCH AND PRACTICE INTERESTS
Education
PhD, Public Health/Epidemiology, University of Illinois at Chicago
Certifications
Certified in Public Health (CPH) by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.
Publications
Block MS, Stenzel AE, Marcotte R, Wallace KL. Real-World Treatment Patterns in Advanced Cutaneous Melanoma in the USA. Targeted Oncology. 2026;21(4):569-580.
Dasari A, Wallace KL, Halperin DM, et al. Epidemiology of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in the US. JAMA Network Open.2025;8(6):e2515798.
Burstin H, Curry S, Ranney ML, et al., Wallace KL. Identifying Credible Sources of Health Information in Social Media: Phase 2—Considerations for Non-Accredited Nonprofit Organizations, For-Profit Entities, and Individual Sources. NAM Perspectives. National Academy of Medicine. 2023.
Peipert JD, Goble S, Isaacson J, Tang X, Wallace KL, et al. Patient-reported outcomes of maintenance rucaparib in patients with recurrent ovarian carcinoma in ARIEL3, a phase III, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Gynecologic Oncology. 2023;175:1-7.
Wallace KL, Landsteiner A, Bunner SH, et al. Increasing prevalence of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in a managed care population in the United States. Cancer Causes & Control. 2021;32(12):1365-1374.
Wallace KL, Riedel AA, Joseph-Ridge N, Wortmann R. Increasing prevalence of gout and hyperuricemia over 10 years among older adults in a managed care population. The Journal of Rheumatology. 2004;31(8):1582-1587.
Riedel AA, Nelson M, Joseph-Ridge N, Wallace KL, MacDonald P, Becker M. Compliance with allopurinol therapy among managed care enrollees with gout: a retrospective analysis of administrative claims. The Journal of Rheumatology.2004;31(8):1575-1581.
Penson DF, Latini DM, Lubeck DP, Wallace KL, Henning JM, Lue TF. Do impotent men with diabetes have more severe erectile dysfunction and worse quality of life than the general population of impotent patients? Results from the ExCEED database. Diabetes Care. 2003;26(4):1093-1099.
Teaching
Effective Communication & Dissemination of Data
Descriptive Research Methods
Statistics I & II
Biography
Dr. Wallace is an epidemiologist with expertise in health economics and outcomes research, science communication, and cancer and infectious disease epidemiology. She earned her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health.
Her current work spans the economic consequences of vaccine misinformation during disease outbreaks and cancer epidemiology. In 2025 her research was recognized as an ISPOR Top 5% Finalist and received an AMCP Nexus Silver Ribbon.
Dr. Wallace is an active science communicator, reaching more than 500,000 followers with evidence-based health education aimed at countering medical misinformation. She has served with international public health initiatives including Team Halo (United Nations) and Project FIDES (World Health Organization) and was recognized by the UK government as a "Vaccine Luminary" at the 2021 G7 Vaccine Confidence Summit. She volunteers with the Chicago Volunteer Medical Corps at mass vaccination events.
She writes regularly for outlets including STAT News and The Conversation, and has been interviewed or profiled by BBC World News, MSNBC, CNN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and NPR.