Publications
Incomplete Family History EHR Documentation and Meeting Clinical Decision Support Tool Criteria for Hereditary Cancer Genetic Evaluation
Harris A, Bather JR, Bradshaw RL, Kawamoto K, Del Fiol G, Kohlmann WK, Chavez-Yenter D, Monahan R, Chambers RL, Sigireddi M, Goodman MS, Kaphingst KA. (2025). Incomplete Family History EHR Documentation and Meeting Clinical Decision Support Tool Criteria for Hereditary Cancer Genetic Evaluation. JAMA Network Open. 8(10):e2539870. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.39870
The MyCancerGene Study: A Hybrid Type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomized study comparing a patient-centered digital genetic health portal to usual care after receipt of cancer genetic testing
Chavez-Yenter D, Fetzer D, Egleston B, Domchek S, Fleisher L, Wagner LI, Wen KY, Karpink K, Gutstein L, Posen S, Selmani E, McLeod B, Anantharajah A, Cacioppo C, Cappadocia J, Ebrahimzadeh JE, Falcone D, Howe S, Langer C, McCarthy-Wood B, Bradbury A. (2025). The MyCancerGene Study: A Hybrid Type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomized study comparing a patient-centered digital genetic health portal to usual care after receipt of cancer genetic testing. BMC Cancer. 25, 1642. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-14968-2
Bridging Technology and Pretest Genetic Services: Quantitative Study of Chatbot Interaction Patterns, User Characteristics, and Genetic Testing Decisions
Yi Y, Kaiser-Jackson L, Bather JR, Goodman MS, Chavez-Yenter D, Bradshaw RL, Chambers RL, Espinel WF, Hess R, Mann DM, Monahan R, Wetter DW, Ginsburg O, Sigireddi M, Kawamoto K, Del Fiol G, Buys SS, Kaphingst KA. (2025). Bridging Technology and Pretest Genetic Services: Quantitative Study of Chatbot Interaction Patterns, User Characteristics, and Genetic Testing Decisions. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 27:e73391 https://www.jmir.org/2025/1/e73391 doi: 10.2196/73391
Outcomes from a Novel Approach to Studying Consumer Genetic Testing for Germline Cancer and Cardiovascular Risk
Chavez-Yenter, D*, Kilbride, MK*, Wong, B et al. 2025. Outcomes from a Novel Approach to Studying Consumer Genetic Testing for Germline Cancer and Cardiovascular Risk. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A e64169. (*Contributed Equally) https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.64169
Evaluating the Applied Knowledge of BRCA Testing Among Spanish-Preferring Latino Americans: The Influence of Acculturation and Literacy
Liao, Y., Chavez-Yenter, D., & Kaphingst, K. A. (2025). Evaluating the Applied Knowledge of BRCA Testing Among Spanish-Preferring Latino Americans: The Influence of Acculturation and Literacy. Public Health Genomics. 28; 229-240. https://doi.org/10.1159/000546903
Rethinking Agency for Genetic Testing Intention among Latinos: Determining Predictors of Intention for Carrier Screening and Cancer Predisposition Testing.
Chavez-Yenter D, Kaphingst K. (2025). Rethinking Agency for Genetic Testing Intention among Latinos: Determining Predictors of Intention for Carrier Screening and Cancer Predisposition Testing. Genetics in Medicine. 27(8). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2025.101455
Importance of prior patient interactions with the healthcare system to engaging with pre-test cancer genetic services via digital health tools among unaffected primary care patients: findings from the BRIDGE trial.
Zhong L, Bather J, Goodman M, Kaiser-Jackson L, Volkmar M, Bradshaw R, Chambers R, Chavez-Yenter D, Colonna S, Espinel W, Flynn M, Gammon A, Hess R, Mann D, Monahan R, Yi Y, Sigireddi M, Wetter D, Kawamoto K, Del Fiol G, Buys S, Kaphingst K. (2025). Importance of prior patient interactions with the healthcare system to engaging with pre-test cancer genetic services via digital health tools among unaffected primary care patients: findings from the BRIDGE trial. Health Services Research. e14652. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14652
Dialogues on Difference: Identity and Political Communication.
McGregor S, Coe K, Saldaña M, Griffin R, Chavez-Yenter D, Huff M, McDonald A, Smith T. White KJ, Valenzuela S, Riles JM. (2025). Dialogues on Difference: Identity and Political Communication. Communication Monographs. 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/03637751.2025.2459648
"Es Lindo, Pero Estamos Perdidos” - Characterizing Facilitators and Barriers to Clinical Genetic Testing for Latino Populations".
Chavez-Yenter D, Villalta J, Kaphingst K. (2025). "Es Lindo, Pero Estamos Perdidos” - Characterizing Facilitators and Barriers to Clinical Genetic Testing for Latino Populations". Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02432-7
Social Vulnerability, Chatbots, and Genetic Service Utilization Among Unaffected Patients with Inherited Cancer Susceptibility in the BRIDGE trial
Bather JR, Goodman MS, Harris A, Del Fiol G, Hess R, Wetter DW, Chavez-Yenter D, Lingzi Zhong L, Kaiser-Jackson L, Chambers R, Bradshaw R, Kohlmann W, Colonna S, Espinel W, Monahan R, Buys SS, Ginsburg O, Kawamoto K, Kaphingst, KA, on behalf of the BRIDGE research team. (2025). Social Vulnerability, Chatbots, and Genetic Service Utilization Among Unaffected Patients with Inherited Cancer Susceptibility in the BRIDGE trial. BMC Cancer. 25:180. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-13495-4
Uptake of Cancer Genetic Services for Chatbot vs Standard-of-Care Delivery Models: The BRIDGE Randomized Clinical Trial.
Kaphingst, K. A., Kohlmann, W. K., Lorenz Chambers, R., Bather, J. R., Goodman, M. S., Bradshaw, R. L., Chavez-Yenter, D., Colonna, S. V., Espinel, W. F., Everett, J. N., Flynn, M., Gammon, A., Harris, A., Hess, R., Kaiser-Jackson, L., Lee, S., Monahan, R., Schiffman, J. D., Volkmar, M., … Buys, S. S. (2024). Uptake of Cancer Genetic Services for Chatbot vs Standard-of-Care Delivery Models: The BRIDGE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 7(9), e2432143. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.32143
Associations between subjective social status and predictors of interest in genetic testing among women diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age.
Chavez-Yenter, D*., Odumegwu*, J.N., Goodman, M.S., Kaphingst, K.A. (2024). Associations between subjective social status and predictors of interest in genetic testing among women diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age. Cancer Causes & Control. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-024-01878-0 (*Contributed Equally)
Enhanced Family History-Based Algorithms Increase the Identification of Individuals Meeting Criteria for Genetic Testing of Hereditary Cancer Syndromes but Would Not Reduce Disparities on Their Own.
Bradshaw RL, Kawamoto K, Bather JR, Goodman MS, Kohlmann WK, Chavez-Yenter D, Volkmar M, Monahan R, Kaphingst KA, Del Fiol G. (2024). Enhanced Family History-Based Algorithms Increase the Identification of Individuals Meeting Criteria for Genetic Testing of Hereditary Cancer Syndromes but Would Not Reduce Disparities on Their Own. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 149: 104568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104568
Ciencia, Genética, y ¿Desinformación?: A content analysis of genetic testing coverage from US Spanish-language news media.
Chavez-Yenter, D., Holton, A., Vega, A. S., Zamora, G., & Kaphingst, K. A. (2023). Ciencia, Genética, y ¿Desinformación?: A content analysis of genetic testing coverage from US Spanish-language news media. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 00, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1747
“La Piedra Rosetta” - A Content Analysis of Health-specific stories of Genetic Testing from U.S. National Spanish-language News Outlets
Chavez-Yenter D, Holton A, Vega AS, Zamora G, Kaphingst K. “La Piedra Rosetta” - A Content Analysis of Health-specific stories of Genetic Testing from U.S. National Spanish-language News Outlets. Howard Journal of Communications, DOI: 10.1080/10646175.2023.2228232
Spit, Disgust, and Parasite Stress Theory: A Message Experiment
Chavez-Yenter D, Lillie HM, Gorissen S, John KK, Vega AS, & Jensen JD. Spit, Disgust, and Parasite Stress Theory: A Message Experiment. Journal of Health Communication, 28:8, 498-506, DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2023.2229772
Communicating sexual health risks to U.S. adults: Explicit language, dispositional disgust, and reactance
Gorissen S, Lillie HM, Chavez-Yenter D, Vega AS, John KK, Jensen JD. (2022). Communicating sexual health risks to U.S. adults: Explicit language, dispositional disgust, and reactance. Social Science & Medicine. 115414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115414
Racial, ethnic, language preference, and sex disparities in cancer family history information in the electronic health records of two large healthcare systems.
Chavez-Yenter D, Goodman, MS, Chen Y, Chu X, Bradshaw RL, Lorenz Chambers R, Chan PA, Daly BM, Flynn M, Gammon A, Hess R, Kessler C, Kohlmann WK, Mann DM, Monahan R, Peel S, Kawamoto K, Del Fiol G, Sigireddi M, Buys SS, Ginsburg O, Kaphingst KA. (2022). Racial, ethnic, language preference, and sex disparities in cancer family history information in the electronic health records of two large healthcare systems. JAMA Network Open. 5(10), e2234574-e2234574. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.34574
Barriers to family history collection among Spanish-speaking primary care patients: a BRIDGE qualitative study
Lieberman E, Taber, P Vega AS, Daly BM, Goodman MS, Bradshaw R, Chan PA, Chavez-Yenter D, Hess R, Kessler C, Kohlmann W, Low S, Monahan R, Kawamoto K, Del Fiol G, Buys SS, Sigireddi M, Ginsburg O, Kaphingst KA. (2022). Barriers to family history collection among Spanish-speaking primary care patients: a BRIDGE qualitative study. PEC Innovation. 100087. ISSN 2772-6282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2022.100087
Interest in Cancer Predisposition Testing and Carrier Screening Offered as Part of Routine Healthcare Among an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Young Women
Kaphingst KA, Bather JR, Daly BM, Chavez-Yenter D, Vega A, Kohlmann WK. (2022). Interest in cancer predisposition testing and carrier screening offered as part of routine healthcare among an ethnically diverse sample of young women. Frontiers in Genetics. 13:866062. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.866062
Patient Interactions With an Automated Conversational Agent Delivering Pretest Genetics Education: Descriptive Study.
Chavez-Yenter D, Kimball KE, Kohlmann W, Lorenz Chambers R, Bradshaw RL, Espinel WF, Flynn M, Gammon A, Goldberg E, Hagerty KJ, Hess R, Kessler C, Monahan R, Temares D, Tobik K, Mann DM, Kawamoto K, Del Fiol G, Buys SS, Ginsburg O, Kaphingst KA. (2021). Patient Interactions With an Automated Conversational Agent Delivering Pretest Genetics Education: Descriptive Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2021;23(11):e29447
doi: 10.2196/29447
PMID: 34792472
“Being Proactive, not reactive”: Exploring Perceptions of Genetic Testing among White, Latinx, and Pacific Islanders.
Chavez-Yenter D*, Vagher J*, Clayton MF, Rindler M, Shukovich M, Kaphingst KA. (2021) “Being Proactive, not reactive”: Exploring Perceptions of Genetic Testing among White, Latinx, and Pacific Islanders. Journal of Community Genetics. (*Contributed Equally) https://doi.org/10.1007/s12687-021-00542-3
Theory utilization in current communication of cancer genetic testing research: Identified gaps and opportunities.
Chavez-Yenter D, Zhao J, Ratcliff CL, Kehoe K, Blumling A, Peterson E, Klein WM, Chou WY, Kaphingst KA. (2021). Theory utilization in current communication of cancer genetic testing research: Identified gaps and opportunities. Social Science & Medicine. 114144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114144
Comparing models of delivery for cancer genetics services among patients receiving primary care who meet criteria for genetic evaluation in two healthcare systems: BRIDGE randomized controlled trial
Kaphingst KA, Kohlmann W, Chambers R, Goodman MS, Bradshaw R, Chan PA, Chavez-Yenter D, Colonna SV, Espinel WF, Everett JN, Gammon A, Goldberg ER, Gonzalez J, Hagerty KJ, Hess R, Kehoe K, Kessler C, Kimball KE, Loomis S, Martinez TR, Monahan R, Schiffman JD, Temares D, Tobik K, Wetter DW, Mann DM, Kawamoto K, Del Fiol G, Buys SS, Ginsburg O. (2021). Comparing models of delivery for cancer genetics services among patients receiving primary care who meet criteria for genetic evaluation in two healthcare systems: BRIDGE randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research. 21, 542. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06489-y
Book Review - Mapping Humanity: how modern genetics is changing criminal justice, personalized medicine, and our identities.
Chavez-Yenter, D. (2021). Mapping humanity: how modern genetics is changing criminal justice, personalized medicine, and our identities. New Genetics and Society, DOI: 10.1080/14636778.2021.1890007
State of Recent Literature on Communication About Cancer Genetic Testing among Latinx Populations
Chavez-Yenter D, Chou WY, Kaphingst KA. (2020). State of Recent Literature on Communication About Cancer Genetic Testing among Latinx Populations. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 00:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1351
Service Learning in Undergraduate Global Health Education: The Effect of Team Dynamics on Civic Attitudes and Skills.
Chavez-Yenter D, Badham A, Hearld KR, Budhwani H. (2015). Service Learning in Undergraduate Global Health Education: The Effect of Team Dynamics on Civic Attitudes and Skills. International Journal of Research of Service-Learning and Community Engagement. 3(1); ePublication.
Race/ethnicity and socio-economic differences in breast cancer surgery outcomes
Akinyemiju TF, Vin-Raviv N, Chavez-Yenter D, Zhao X, Budhwani H. (2015). Race/ethnicity and socio-economic differences in breast cancer surgery outcomes. Cancer Epidemiology, 39(5), 745-751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2015.07.010
Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Racial and Ethnic Minorities: A Case of Nativity and Contextual Factors.
Budhwani H, Hearld KR, Chavez-Yenter D. (2015). Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Racial and Ethnic Minorities: A Case of Nativity and Contextual Factors. Journal of Affective Disorders. 175:275-280. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2015.01.035
Panic attacks in minority Americans: The effects of alcohol abuse, tobaccos smoking and discrimination.
Hearld KR, Budhwani H, Chavez-Yenter D. (2015). Panic attacks in minority Americans: The effects of alcohol abuse, tobaccos smoking and discrimination. Journal of Affective Disorders. 174:106-112. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.11.041
Depression in Racial and Ethnic Minorities: the Impact of Nativity and Discrimination
Budhwani H, Hearld KR, Chavez-Yenter D. (2015). Depression in Racial and Ethnic Minorities: the Impact of Nativity and Discrimination. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2: 34–42. DOI 10.1007/s40615-014-0045-z