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Shah
Parth Shah, PharmD, PhD
- Associate Professor, Cancer Prevention Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
- Member, Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research (HICOR), Fred Hutch
- Member, Pathogen-Associated Malignancies Integrated Research Center (PAM IRC), Fred Hutch
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington School of Pharmacy
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington School of Public Health
Background
Dr. Parth Shah conducts behavioral and implementation science research to inform clinical practice and health policy in healthcare delivery. Much of his research focuses on expanding the role of pharmacists in delivering cancer prevention and control services.
Research Fellow, The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Education
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Chapel Hill, NC, 2018
PhD, Health Behavior, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2017
PharmD, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 2012
BS, Biochemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 2008
Research Expertise
- Behavioral science
- Implementation science
- Health services research
- Pharmacy practice-based research
- HPV vaccine communication and implementation
- CRC screening implementation
Research Overview
Dr. Shah studies the adoption and integration of HPV vaccination services in community pharmacies to reduce missed opportunities for adolescents to get vaccinated. Additionally, a key component to adoption and use of HPV vaccination is effective provider communication about this evidence-based clinical service with parents and patients. As such, his research portfolio also includes health communication research focused on effective ways healthcare providers can recommend HPV vaccine and addressing vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. Dr. Shah also investigates how pharmacies can be used to provide colorectal cancer screening services to medically underserved communities. These lines of research apply a multilevel perspective to understanding the challenges of implementing evidence-based clinical services into a community pharmacy context. Dr. Shah also collaborates with researchers on domestic and global HIV prevention studies including behavioral and implementation research with the HIV Vaccine Trial Network (HVTN).
Dr. Shah applies a variety of research methods to his behavioral and implementation science projects including surveys, interventions, measurement development, and mixed-methods approaches. Additionally, He is conversant in theories grounded in psychology, organizational behavior, economics, and sociology. In 2019, He completed the highly selective Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (TIDIRC) at NCI. In 2021, He completed the highly selective Multilevel Intervention Training Institute (MLTI) at NCI.