Christine Gunn
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Christine Marie Gunn, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 414-1993
cgunn@bu.edu
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Biography

Dr. Gunn completed her PhD in Health Services Research in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Women's Health Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She holds a secondary appointment at the Boston University School of Public Health in the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management.

Dr. Gunn is a health services researcher focused on risk communication, decision-making, and the utilization of evidence-based care. She has conducted an array of research on how patients and providers negotiate the experience of being at risk for cancer and its impact on the utilization of health services. She is particularly interested studying how health literacy impacts health decision-making and behaviors. Dr. Gunn has extensive experience in qualitative research methods, surveys, and mixed methods approaches to studying risk and prevention behaviors.

Dr. Gunn has received funding from AcademyHealth through the New Investigator Small Grant Program to examine women’s perceptions of the Massachusetts breast density notification legislation and its influence on their intentions for future screening. She is the recipient of a K07 career development award from the National Cancer Institute. This award uses community-engaged methods to develop and test a breast cancer screening decision aid in partnership with women with low health literacy. She is also conducting work through the BU-BMC Cancer Center American Cancer Society pilot program that aims to develop patient education to help women understand breast density and has a CTSI pilot award expanding her risk communication work to explore gender and age based differences in risk communication about fentanyl use.

Areas of Interest:
Cancer, Decision-making, Risk communication, Screening and prevention, Breast density, Health services research, health literacy, health disparities

Other Positions

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medicine - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center - Boston University
  • Member, Center for Excellence in Women’s Health - Boston University
  • Faculty, Medicine - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Education

  • Boston University, PhD Field of Study: Health Services Research
  • University of Western Ontario, MA Field of Study: Kinesiology
  • University of Western Ontario, BSc Field of Study: Health Science

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Publications

  • Published on 10/1/2026

    Gunn CM, Gallagher LG, Angelo MS, Purvis LA, Sykes C, Kuhn ES. A mixed-methods study characterizing patient experiences with digital survivorship services and preferences for care at a rural cancer center. J Cancer Surviv. 2026 Oct; 20(5):1837-1850. PMID: 42821236.

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  • Published on 9/17/2026

    Rubagumya F, Kwizera V, Mutetiwabo I, Adedemeji A, Chamberlin M, Ngowi NSN, Gyawali B, Gunn C, Schapira L, Mutesa L, Nyirazinyoye L. Decentralizing Post-Treatment Follow-Up for Cervical Cancer in Rwanda: Perspectives of Survivors and Clinicians. JCO Glob Oncol. 2026 Sep; 12(9):e2600131. PMID: 42753200.

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  • Published on 9/15/2026

    Hoffmann C, Butterworth JE, Naye F, Smith M, Nyamapfene T, Lawday S, Avery K, Bekker H, Bravo P, Décary S, Edwards A, Elwyn G, Engelhardt EG, Franco JVA, Garvelink MM, Giguere AM, Härter M, Hoffmann T, Kienlin S, McCaffery K, Noordman J, Olling K, Perestelo-Pérez L, Pieterse AH, Scheibler F, Sepucha K, Ubbink D, Valentine KD, Volk RJ, Wehking F, Yoo SH, Bulbeck H, Cole AC, de Wit M, Finderup J, Geary K, Gunn CM, Hou WH, Housten AJ, Kim MJ, Norma M, Pacheco-Brousseau L, Snede L, Tian C, Toupin-April K, McNair AG. Development of a core outcome set for the evaluation of shared decision-making interventions in healthcare: a study protocol. BMJ Open. 2026 Sep 15; 16(9):e116623. PMID: 42744360.

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  • Published on 9/10/2026

    Plaitano EG, Powell JR, Gage CB, Panchal AR, Frumkin MR, Marsch LA, Gunn CM. Greater perceived stress and lower self-regulation associated with substance use behaviors in a national sample of United States emergency medical service clinicians. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2026 Nov 01; 288:113360. PMID: 42731275.

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  • Published on 8/26/2026

    Maaneb de Macedo KA, Huang J, Geary AD, Woods AP, Danford J, Cassidy M, Gunn CM, Drake FT. A qualitative analysis of the impact of English proficiency on clinician-patient communication related to immediate breast reconstruction following mastectomy. Surgery. 2026 Aug 26; 201:110561. PMID: 42887411.

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  • Published on 8/17/2026

    Alas-Pineda C, Tewari Kodali A, Gunn CM, Molinero K, Zaldívar SR, Emond JA, Kennedy LS. Effectiveness of a community-based intervention to improve adolescent reproductive health knowledge and social risk outcomes in rural Honduras: a mixed-methods pre-post evaluation. Sex Health. 2026 Aug 17; 23(4). PMID: 42472701.

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  • Published on 6/22/2026

    Alas-Pineda C, Gunn CM, Rees JR, Emond JA. Alcohol use, intentions to reduce consumption, and perceived motivations and barriers among cancer survivors. Front Public Health. 2026; 14:1832117. PMID: 42440831.

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  • Published on 5/29/2026

    Gunn CM, Boyer N, Sheikh S, Lee JM, Woloshin S, Specht JM, Hubbard RA, Aiello Bowles EJ, Tosteson ANA. Patient- and Physician-Identified Considerations for Clinical Implementation of a New Risk-Based Prediction Tool to Guide Surveillance Mammography in Breast Cancer Survivors. JCO Oncol Pract. 2026 May 29; OP2501048. PMID: 42214050.

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  • Published on 5/26/2026

    St Angelo M, Moen EL, Beidler LB, Gunn CM. "You're the person for me:" patient perceptions of cancer care team selection and experiences with care coordination within a rural hub-and-spoke health system. Cancer Causes Control. 2026 May 26; 37(6). PMID: 42189271.

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  • Published on 2/17/2026

    Loo SS, Ogden SN, Ospina J, Khemraj UD, Cole MB, Gunn CM, Buitron de la Vega P, Clark JA. Experiences of Social Risk Screening in the Safety-Net Among Patients with Mental Health Needs. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 Aug; 41(11):3157-3165. PMID: 41703381.

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