Katharine A. Rendle, PhD, MSW, MPH

Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
Full Member, Abramson Cancer Center, Cancer Control Program
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute
Director of Cancer Implementation Research, Penn Implementation Science Center (PISCE)
Director, Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I), Abramson Cancer Center
Department: Family Medicine and Community Health
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
3600 Civic Center Blvd, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3600 Civic Center Blvd, 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-349-5442
Publications
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Penn Implementation Science Center at Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (PISCE@LDI)
Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation
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Penn Implementation Science Center at Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (PISCE@LDI)
Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation
Education:
BA (Anthropology)
University of California, 2004.
MSW (Social Policy & Evaluation)
University of Michigan, 2007.
MA (Anthropology)
University of Michigan, 2008.
PhD (Social Work & Anthropology)
University of Michigan, 2014.
MPH (Epidemiology)
University of California, 2015.
Permanent linkBA (Anthropology)
University of California, 2004.
MSW (Social Policy & Evaluation)
University of Michigan, 2007.
MA (Anthropology)
University of Michigan, 2008.
PhD (Social Work & Anthropology)
University of Michigan, 2014.
MPH (Epidemiology)
University of California, 2015.
Description of Research Expertise
cancer prevention and care; healthcare delivery research; implementation science; mixed-methods research; clinical epidemiology; pragmatic trials; global healthSelected Publications
Carroll NM, Eisenstein J, Wain KF, Freml JM, Greenlee RT, Honda SA, Neslund-Dudas C, Rendle KA, Vachani A, Ritzwoller DP.: Patterns of recurrence among adults diagnosed with screen-detected lung cancer. Cancer Epidemiol April 2025.Carroll NM, Eisenstein J, Freml JM, Burnett-Hartman AN, Greenlee RT, Honda SA, Neslund-Dudas CM, Rendle KA, Vachani A, Ritzwoller DP.: Association of systemic therapy with survival among adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Transl Lung Cancer Res 14: 176-193, Jan 2025.
Anawate I, Lumley C, Silverwood S, Anchondo M, Hughes K, Kernell C, Rendle K, Bhatia R, Grover S.: Global Review of Tools Evaluating Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Survivors Treated With Chemoradiation Therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol 10: 101700, Dec 2024.
Allison KC, McCuen-Wurst C, Raevsky A, Holmes N, Goldbach M, Guerra CE, Rendle KA, Cadet TJ, Krouse RS, Tchou J.: The Group-basEd Telehealth behavioral WEight Loss Program Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Pilot and Feasibility Study. Obes Sci Pract 10: e70023, Dec 2024.
Bhatia RK, Grieb SM, Rendle KA, Ngwa W, Grover S.: Investigating the Uptake of Hypofractionation for Breast and Prostate Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Study of Physician and Medical Physicist Perspectives. Adv Radiat Oncol 10: 101683, Nov 2024.
Rendle KA, Ramogola-Masire D, Grover S; Thibang Diphatlha Collective.: Thibang Diphatlha: a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial designed to increase timely adoption of cervical cancer treatment in Botswana. Implement Sci Commun 5: 128, Nov 2024.
Lau-Min KS, Rochester S, Grabill M, Long JM, McKenna DB, Powers J, Bracy D, Boisseau L, Gabriel P, Oyer R, Domchek SM, Rendle KA, Nathanson KL, Katona BW.: Pilot implementation study of a default genetic referral process for patients with early-onset colorectal cancer. Genet Med Open 3: 101902, Nov 2024.
Liu Y, De Jesus E, Goldbach M, Krouse RS, Guerra CE, Rendle KA, Cadet TJ, Allison KC, Tchou J.: Perceptions, facilitators, and barriers of participation for a behavioral weight loss group-based telehealth program for breast cancer survivors: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer 32: 808, Nov 2024.
Schnoll R, Bekelman JE, Blumenthal D, Asch DA, Buttenheim AM, Chaiyachati KH, Domchek SM, Fayanju OM, Gabriel P, Jenssen BP, Leone FT, McCarthy AM, Nathanson KL, Parikh RB, Rendle KA, Shelton RC, Shulman LN, Takvorian SU, Ware S, Wileyto EP, Beidas RS.: Using the Translational Science Benefits Model to assess the impact of the Penn Implementation Science Center in Cancer Control. J Clin Transl Sci 8: e166, Oct 2024.
Grover S, Court L, Amoo-Mitchual S, Longo J, Rodin D, Scott AA, Lievens Y, Yap ML, Abdel-Wahab M, Lee P, Harsdorf E, Khader J, Jia X, Dosanjh M, Elzawawy A, Ige T, Pomper M, Pistenmaa D, Hardenbergh P, Petereit DG, Sargent M, Cina K, Li B, Anacak Y, Mayo C, Prattipati S, Lasebikan N, Rendle K, O'Brien D, Wendling E, Coleman CN.: Global Workforce and Access: Demand, Education, Quality. Semin Radiat Oncol 34(4): 477-493, Oct 2024.