Current Projects
Ongoing Technical Support to the US Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 09/20 – 11/25
Provides ongoing technical assistance to the US Preventive Services Task Force in the following areas: Workgroups, Methods, Recommendation Statements, Translation of Research and USPSTF Portfolio Management.
Systematic Evidence Reviews to Support the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 09/19 – 11/23
The purpose of this Task Order is to conduct Systematic Evidence Reviews (SERs) that the Task Force will use to make new or update existing recommendations.
Cochrane Fertility Regulation Review Group
Oregon Health & Science University 09/19 – 03/22
Dr. Henderson serves as a systematic review methodologist and collaborator on systematic reviews for the Cochrane Collaboration Fertility Regulation Group based at Oregon Health Sciences University. This involves the provision of editorial work and scientific guidance, as well as authorship contributions on selected systematic reviews.
Scientific Resource Center to Support the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 07/16 – 06/21
Establish a Scientific Resource Center to support and coordinate some of the governing functions of the USPSTF and many of the activities associated with all USPSTF topics.
Evidence Map Treatments for Social Needs Interventions and Health Outcomes Cochrane review
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute 05/20 – 05/21
This project will create an interactive evidence map that will include: (i) an interactive evidence map of treatment effects for primary research studies of social needs interventions, which measure health outcomes; (ii) completion of a white paper which qualitatively describes trends among studies and with detailed appendices cataloging this work; (III) a data set of variables on social needs interventions and health outcomes necessary to construct the evidence map; and (iv) development of a vision for the interactive evidence map web.
Past Projects
Systematic Evidence Reviews to Support the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 09/17 – 09/20
The purpose of this Task Order is to conduct Systematic Evidence Reviews (SERs) that the Task Force will use to make new or update existing recommendations.
Ongoing Technical Support to the US Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 09/17 – 09/20
Provides ongoing technical assistance to the US Preventive Services Task Force in the following areas: Workgroups, Methods, Recommendation Statements, Translation of Research and USPSTF Portfolio Management.
Methods and Dissemination: Collaboration to Improve Validity, Consistency, and Utility of Systematic Reviews
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 09/15 – 08/19
The Evidence-based Practice Centers Program (EPCs) synthesize existing scientific literature about important health care topics and promote evidence-based practice and decision-making. These reviews use systematic review research methodology to systematically and critically appraise existing research and synthesize knowledge on a particular topic. The ultimate goal of EPC work is to present the state of the science on a given topic in a manner that can be directly applied to decisions made by users of health care information. Recently, work of the EPCs has expanded under the Effective Health Care Program to advance the translation and synthesis of knowledge with a broader array of stakeholders than previously established partner organizations.
Systematic Reviews to Support the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 03/17 – 11/18
Systematic Evidence Reviews (SERs) to support the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
Systematic Evidence Reviews to Support the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 09/16 – 08/19
Provided technical services for the USPSTF by conducting systematic evidence reviews that the Task Force used to make new or update existing recommendations.
Systematic Evidence Reviews to Support the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 09/15 – 09/18
Provided technical services for the USPSTF by conducting systematic evidence reviews that the Task Force used to make new or update existing recommendations.
Systematic Evidence Reviews to Support the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 10/12 – 09/18
Supported the work of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to prepare systematic evidence reviews to be used by the Task Force to make recommendations on new preventive services or update its previous recommendations.
Scientific Resource Center to Support the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 09/11 – 06/16
Established a Scientific Resource Center to work closely with AHRQ and the USPSTF to support and coordinate some of the governing functions of the USPSTF and many of the global activities associated with all USPSTF topics, including conflict of interest, horizon scanning, topic nomination & development, methods, and updating the USPSTF procedure manual.
Ongoing Technical Support to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 10/12 – 09/16
Provided technical assistance the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in the following areas: Workgroups, Methods, Recommendation Statements, and Translation of Research. It also covered the management of the USPSTF topic portfolio.
Systematic Review Support for Obesity Guideline Development Panel – Phase Two
American Psychological Association 06/15 – 05/16
Developed a systematic review on multi-component behavioral interventions for weight management in children and adolescents.
Systematic Review Support for Obesity Guideline Development Panel – Phase One
American Psychological Association 10/14 – 02/15
Developed a work plan for a systematic review on multi-component behavioral interventions for weight management in children and adolescents.
Update of Community Guide Reviews on the Effectiveness of Physical Activity Interventions
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 09/12 – 09/14
Supported the work of The Guide to Community Preventive Services on behalf of the U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force to update 11 systematic reviews on the effectiveness of interventions in promoting physical activity.
Methods and Dissemination: Collaboration to Improve Validity, Consistency, and Utility of Systematic Reviews
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 10/12 – 08/13
Collaboration on methods and dissemination to improve validity and utility of systematic reviews of the Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC) program. Included participation in 1) a workgroup to advance stakeholder engagement during the identification, development, refinement, and prioritization of topics by determining the optimal stakeholder group size and representativeness, use of value of information, and ideal methods of engagement, and 2) a workgroup to establish robust methods for conducting rapid reviews, technical briefs and other related products that are both scientifically valid and responsive to clinical decision making within the context of limited availability of time and resources.
Knowledge Synthesis Center for Genomic Applications
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 09/10 – 08/13
Established a Knowledge Synthesis Center in Genomics to synthesize evidence on current and emerging genetic tests, support translations of evidence into clinical and policy recommendations, and disseminate evidence to decision-makers.
Scientific Resource Center to Support the AHRQ Effective Health Care Program
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 06/05–09/12
Provided technical support for topic nomination development and selection processes, including the creation and implementation of a process for the development and selection of new research topics; developing procedures and leading training workshops to disseminate topic nomination development processes to other EPCs; providing scientific oversight and consultation to EPCs as they undertook topic nomination development; and supporting and developing methods to advance comparative effectiveness research.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Comprehensive EPC Comparative Effectiveness Reviews for Effective Health Care; Area of Concentration 7: Care Delivery (EPC ARRA)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 10/09–10/12
Established a comprehensive center in comparative effectiveness research in health care delivery, prevention, and behavioral interventions in order to develop research topics, conduct comparative effectiveness systematic reviews, and develop future research agendas.
Comparative Effectiveness in Genomic & Personalized Medicine for Colon Cancer (CERGEN)
National Cancer Institute 09/09–09/12
Examined several genetic tests related to colon cancer to determine who should get tested, which therapies patients should receive, how test results help them decide what to do, and if they have different health outcomes resulting from being tested. Summarized research that had been published and analyzed cost information about the use of these tests.
Systematic Evidence Reviews to Support the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 09/02–09/12
Supported the work of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to prepare systematic evidence reviews to be used by the Task Force to make recommendations on new preventive services or update its previous recommendations.
Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) Coordinating Center
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 09/07–08/12
Supported the third cycle of the CERTs research and educational programs on drugs, medical devices, and biologicals through a private-public consortium among Kaiser Permanente, Oregon Health & Science University, AHRQ, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the CERTs Steering Committee.
CESR Chiefs Survey Prioritization Project
Kaiser Permanente Center for Effectiveness and Safety Research (CESR) 10/10–06/11
Developed a list of comparative effectiveness research topics of importance to Kaiser Permanente constituents, created a list of prioritized comparative effectiveness research topics by clinical specialty, and informed ongoing CESR-related activities, including investigators submitting new research proposals.
Turning Evidence Gaps Identified in Systematic Reviews into Community-Informed Research: Piloting the Process with Depression Screening Reviews (EXCITER)
Oregon Clinical and Translational Institute 06/09–12/09
Piloted a process through which community, clinician, and researcher input informs the development of research protocols based on evidence gaps identified in systematic evidence reviews.