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Katherine Reeves
Associate Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies
Professor of Epidemiology
Professor of Epidemiology
Cancer epidemiology, women's health, breast cancer, endocrine disruption
Contact details
Location
Arnold House
715 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003
United States
412 Arnold House
About
My research seeks to identify modifiable risk factors for breast cancer, with the ultimate goal of reducing breast cancer morbidity and mortality. Specifically, my research focuses on modifiable factors that may mediate breast cancer risk through hormonal pathways, including depression and/or antidepressant use, endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as bisphenol-A (BPA) or phthalates, and obesity and metabolic disease. I seek to understand how these factors may impact breast cancer risk and mammographic density (a strong breast cancer risk factor).