Ph.D. Student Profile
Laura Brotzman, MPH
Education
MPH, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University (2016)
BA, English & Sociology, Lafayette College (2013)
BA, English & Sociology, Lafayette College (2013)
Research Interests & Projects
Medical decision making
Mental models
Risk communication
Patient-clinician communication
Mixed-methods
Guideline (de)implementation
Mental models
Risk communication
Patient-clinician communication
Mixed-methods
Guideline (de)implementation
Selected Publications
1. Brotzman LE, Kullgren JT, Powers KE, Zikmund-Fisher BJ. (2025). Tips from Clinicians About If,
When, and How to Discuss Life Expectancy with Older Adults. Patient Education and
Counseling. 131, 108569.
2. Brotzman LE, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Kerr EA, Kabeto M, Kullgren JT. (2024). Acceptability of Guidelines to Stop Colon Cancer Screening by Estimated Life Expectancy. JAMA Network Open. 7(12):e2447802.
3. Weissler EH, Wallace MJ, Yang JC, Brotzman LE, Corriere MA, Secemsky EA, Sutphin J, Johnson FR, Gonzalez Sepúlveda JM, Marcos J, Tarver M, Saha A, Chen A, Gebben D, Malone M, Farb A, Babalola O, Rorer E, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Reed SD. (2024). Using separate single-outcome risk presentations instead of integrated multi-outcome formats improves comprehension in discrete choice experiments. Medical Decision Making. PMID: 38903012
4. Shelton RC, Goodwin K, McNeil M, Bernitz M, Alexander SP, Parish C, Brotzman LE, Lee M, Li W, Makam S, Ganek N, Foskett D, Warren C, Metsch LR. (2023). Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Inform Understanding of Barriers & Facilitators to the Implementation of Opioid and Naloxone Training on College Campuses. Implementation Science Communications. PMID: 37221618
5. Brotzman LE, Zikmund-Fisher BJ. (2023). Perceived Barriers Among Clinicians and Older Adults Aged 65 and Older Regarding Use of Life Expectancy to Inform Cancer Screening: A Narrative Review and Comparison. Medical Care Research and Review. PMID: 36800914
6. Brotzman LE, Shelton RC, Austin JD, Rodriguez CB, Agovino M, Moise N, Tehranifar P. (2022). “It’s Something I’ll do Until I Die”: A Qualitative Examination into Why Older Women in the U.S. Continue Mammography Screening. Cancer Medicine. 00, 1-9. PMID: 35616300
7. Austin JD, Tehranifar P, Rodriguez CB, Brotzman LE, Agovino M, Zizadeh D, Moise N, Shelton RC. (2021). A mixed-methods study of multi-level factors influencing mammography overuse among an older ethnically diverse screening population: Implications for deimplementation. Implementation Science Communications. 2(110). PMID: 34565481
8. Brotzman LE, Crookes DM, Austin JD, Neugut A, Shelton, RC. (2021). Patient Perspectives on Treatment Decision-Making Under Clinical Uncertainty: Chemotherapy Treatment Decisions among Stage II Colon Cancer Patients. Translational Behavioral Medicine. PMID: 34042154
9. Shelton RC, Brotzman LE, Johnson D, Erwin D. (2021). Trust and Mistrust in Shaping Adaptation and De-Implementation in the Context of Changing Screening Guidelines. Ethnicity and Disease. 31(1), 119-132.
10. Shelton RC, Lee M, Brotzman LE, Wolfenden L, Nathan N, Wainberg M. (2020). What is Dissemination and Implementation Science?: An introduction and opportunities to advance behavioral medicine and public health globally. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 1-18. PMID: 32060805
11. Shelton RC, Lee M, Brotzman LE, Crookes DM, Jandorf L, Erwin D, & Gage-Bouchard E. (2019). Use of Social Network Analysis in Health Behavior Interventions for Adults: A Systematic Review. Social Science and Medicine. 220, 81-101. PMID: 30412922
12. Shelton RC, Brotzman LE, Crookes DM, Robles P, Neugut AI. (2018). Decision-making Under Clinical Uncertainty: An In-depth Examination of Provider Perspectives on Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage II Colon Cancer. Patient Education and Counseling, 102(2), 284-290. PMC6377327
13. Koh S, Lee M, Brotzman LE, & Shelton RC. (2018). An Orientation for New Researchers to Key Domains, Processes, and Resources in Implementation Science. Translational Behavioral Medicine. PMID: 30445445
2. Brotzman LE, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Kerr EA, Kabeto M, Kullgren JT. (2024). Acceptability of Guidelines to Stop Colon Cancer Screening by Estimated Life Expectancy. JAMA Network Open. 7(12):e2447802.
3. Weissler EH, Wallace MJ, Yang JC, Brotzman LE, Corriere MA, Secemsky EA, Sutphin J, Johnson FR, Gonzalez Sepúlveda JM, Marcos J, Tarver M, Saha A, Chen A, Gebben D, Malone M, Farb A, Babalola O, Rorer E, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Reed SD. (2024). Using separate single-outcome risk presentations instead of integrated multi-outcome formats improves comprehension in discrete choice experiments. Medical Decision Making. PMID: 38903012
4. Shelton RC, Goodwin K, McNeil M, Bernitz M, Alexander SP, Parish C, Brotzman LE, Lee M, Li W, Makam S, Ganek N, Foskett D, Warren C, Metsch LR. (2023). Application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Inform Understanding of Barriers & Facilitators to the Implementation of Opioid and Naloxone Training on College Campuses. Implementation Science Communications. PMID: 37221618
5. Brotzman LE, Zikmund-Fisher BJ. (2023). Perceived Barriers Among Clinicians and Older Adults Aged 65 and Older Regarding Use of Life Expectancy to Inform Cancer Screening: A Narrative Review and Comparison. Medical Care Research and Review. PMID: 36800914
6. Brotzman LE, Shelton RC, Austin JD, Rodriguez CB, Agovino M, Moise N, Tehranifar P. (2022). “It’s Something I’ll do Until I Die”: A Qualitative Examination into Why Older Women in the U.S. Continue Mammography Screening. Cancer Medicine. 00, 1-9. PMID: 35616300
7. Austin JD, Tehranifar P, Rodriguez CB, Brotzman LE, Agovino M, Zizadeh D, Moise N, Shelton RC. (2021). A mixed-methods study of multi-level factors influencing mammography overuse among an older ethnically diverse screening population: Implications for deimplementation. Implementation Science Communications. 2(110). PMID: 34565481
8. Brotzman LE, Crookes DM, Austin JD, Neugut A, Shelton, RC. (2021). Patient Perspectives on Treatment Decision-Making Under Clinical Uncertainty: Chemotherapy Treatment Decisions among Stage II Colon Cancer Patients. Translational Behavioral Medicine. PMID: 34042154
9. Shelton RC, Brotzman LE, Johnson D, Erwin D. (2021). Trust and Mistrust in Shaping Adaptation and De-Implementation in the Context of Changing Screening Guidelines. Ethnicity and Disease. 31(1), 119-132.
10. Shelton RC, Lee M, Brotzman LE, Wolfenden L, Nathan N, Wainberg M. (2020). What is Dissemination and Implementation Science?: An introduction and opportunities to advance behavioral medicine and public health globally. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 1-18. PMID: 32060805
11. Shelton RC, Lee M, Brotzman LE, Crookes DM, Jandorf L, Erwin D, & Gage-Bouchard E. (2019). Use of Social Network Analysis in Health Behavior Interventions for Adults: A Systematic Review. Social Science and Medicine. 220, 81-101. PMID: 30412922
12. Shelton RC, Brotzman LE, Crookes DM, Robles P, Neugut AI. (2018). Decision-making Under Clinical Uncertainty: An In-depth Examination of Provider Perspectives on Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage II Colon Cancer. Patient Education and Counseling, 102(2), 284-290. PMC6377327
13. Koh S, Lee M, Brotzman LE, & Shelton RC. (2018). An Orientation for New Researchers to Key Domains, Processes, and Resources in Implementation Science. Translational Behavioral Medicine. PMID: 30445445
Additional Information
Rackham Merit Fellow (2020-2025)
T32 Training Grant Fellow (NIH/NIA), Interdisciplinary Training Program in Public Health and Aging (2021-2023)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Student Grant Awardee (2024)
T32 Training Grant Fellow (NIH/NIA), Interdisciplinary Training Program in Public Health and Aging (2021-2023)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Student Grant Awardee (2024)