Carolyn M. Rutter, PhD
Senior Investigator
206-287-2190
rutter.c@ghc.org
Recent publications
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Research interests and experience
- Biostatistics: microsimulation modeling; Bayesian methods; meta-analysis; assessment of diagnostic tests; provider profiling
- Cancer control: colorectal cancer screening; breast cancer screening
- Mental health: depression treatment and treatment adherence
Developing biostatistical methods to advance research related to health services and health policy is important to Carolyn Rutter. An expert in meta-analysis, she provides leadership and innovation that has helped Group Health Research Institute (GHRI) grow a world-class program in biostatistics.
Dr. Rutter is known for her work with Constantine Gatsonis on meta-analytic methods for diagnostic test data. Now at Brown University, he worked at Harvard Medical School's Department of Health Care Policy when she was a research fellow there. Her current research focuses on applying and developing microsimulation models in colorectal cancer research. She is especially interested in finding appropriate methods for calibrating microsimulation models. Dr. Rutter is the principal investigator for a colorectal cancer screening project funded through the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET), a nationwide collaboration that uses comparative modeling to help understand cancer screening, prevention, and treatment. Dr. Rutter also has extensive experience in Bayesian modeling, including developing Bayesian meta-analytic models to examine the accuracy of depression screening tests. Her other areas of expertise include provider profiling and statistical methods for mental health research.
Dr. Rutter is past chair of the Health Policy Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association. GHRI's lead statistician from 2003 to 2008, she still actively supports the Institute's biostatistics program. Dr. Rutter is currently a member of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's study section on quality and effectiveness research. She is also an affiliate associate professor at the University of Washington in biostatistics and health services.Recent publications
Knudsen AB, Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Rutter CM, Savarino JE, van Ballegooijen M, Kuntz KM, Zauber AG. Cost-effectiveness of computed tomographic colonography screening for colorectal cancer in the Medicare population. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010 Jul 27. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Rutter CM, Savarino JE. An evidence-based microsimulation model for colorectal cancer: validation and application. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2010 Jul 20. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Rutter CM, Zaslavsky AM, Feuer EJ. Dynamic microsimulation models for health outcomes: a review. Med Decis Making. 2010 May 18. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Katon W, Lin EH, Von Korff M, Ciechanowski P, Ludman E, Young B, Rutter C, Oliver M, McGregor M. Integrating depression and chronic disease care among patients with diabetes and/or coronary heart disease: the design of the TEAMcare study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2010 Jul;31(4):312-22. Epub 2010 Mar 27. PubMed
Heckbert SR, Rutter CM, Oliver M, Williams LH, Ciechanowski P, Lin EH, Katon WJ, Von Korff M. Depression in relation to long-term control of glycemia, blood pressure, and lipids in patients with diabetes. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jun;25(6):524-9. Epub 2010 Feb 24. PubMed
Katon WJ, Lin EH, Williams LH, Ciechanowski P, Heckbert SR, Ludman E, Rutter C, Crane PK, Oliver M, Von Korff M. Comorbid depression is associated with an increased risk of dementia diagnosis in patients with diabetes: a prospective cohort study. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 May;25(5):423-9. Epub 2010 Jan 28. PubMed
Dunn KM, Saunders KW, Rutter CM, Banta-Green CJ, Merrill JO, Sullivan MD, Weisner CM, Silverberg MJ, Campbell CI, Psaty BM, Von Korff M. Opioid prescriptions for chronic pain and overdose: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 2010;152(2):85-92. PubMed
Young BA, Von Korff M, Heckbert SR, Ludman EJ, Rutter C, Lin EH, Ciechanowski PS, Oliver M, Williams L, Himmelfarb J, Katon WJ. Association of major depression and mortality in Stage 5 diabetic chronic kidney disease. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2010;32(2):119-24. Epub 2010 Jan 12. PubMed
Lin EH, Rutter CM, Katon W, Heckbert SR, Ciechanowski P, Oliver MM, Ludman EJ, Young BA, Williams LH, McCulloch DK, Von Korff M. Depression and advanced complications of diabetes: a prospective cohort study. Diabetes Care. 2010 Feb;33(2):264-9. Epub 2009 Nov 23. PubMed
Rutter CM, Kuntz KM, Zauber AG. Extracolonic findings from CTC: balancing risks and benefits. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;193(5):W470; author reply 471. PubMed
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