Lila J. Finney Rutten, PhD, MPH
Behavioral Scientist, Program Director
Dr. Lila Rutten is a Project Officer in NCI's Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch. Her current responsibilities include overseeing Branch-related NIH grants and contracts, managing/coordinating the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), and pursuing her own program of research in population surveillance of behavioral and communication constructs. Having served as an active member of NCI's team of scientists for the past six years, Dr. Rutten is well positioned to progress the science of health communication for HCIRB and the Behavioral Research Program.
Dr. Rutten made the decision to join NCI as a Cancer Prevention Fellow in 2001. Four years later, she moved into the role of Behavioral Scientist for the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, contracted by Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC). In this capacity, she became intimately familiar with the HINTS program, serving as a member of the HINTS management team, assisting in the development of dissemination tools and activities, establishing and maintaining liaison with external HINTS contractors, and publishing several analyses based on HINTS data.
Prior to her work with NCI, Dr. Rutten was an adjunct faculty member at the College of Mount Saint Joseph in the Department of Behavioral Science, and a statistician at Statistics Solutions, Inc. Her exemplary work in the field of Behavioral Science and commitment to cancer prevention and communication research has earned her several awards including a 2006 Performance Award from SAIC, Inc.; 2003 Merit Award from NCI's Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program; and Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine 2002 meeting.
Dr. Rutten received her MPH from Harvard University, her PhD and MA in Psychology from Miami University, and her BS in Psychology from Bemidji State University.
Publications
1. Finney Rutten, L.J., Arora, N.K. Provider-patient communication across the cancer care continuum. In O’Hair, H.D., Kreps, G.L., & Sparks, L. (Eds.) (2007). Communication and Cancer Care. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
2. Finney Rutten, L.J., Augustson, E.M., Moser R.P., Doran, K. Light and intermittent tobacco use: Evidence from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 2003 and 2005). Nicotine and Tobacco Research (under review)
3. Vanderpool, R., Kornfeld, J., Finney Rutten, L.J., Squiers, L. Cancer information seeking experience: The implication of Hispanic Ethnicity and Spanish Language. Journal of Cancer Education (under review).
4. Finney Rutten, L.J., Augustson, E.M., Moser, R.P., Beckjord, E.B. Hesse, B.W. Smoking knowledge and behavior in the U.S.: Sociodemographic, smoking status, and geographic patterns. Nicotine and Tobacco Research (under review).
5. Augustson, E.M., Barzani, D., Finney Rutten, L.J., Marcus, S. Gender Differences among “Hardcore” Smokers: An Analysis of the Tobacco Use Supplement of the Current Population Survey. Journal of Women’s Health (under review).
6. Sullivan, H.W., Beckjord, E.B., Finney Rutten, L.J., & Hesse, B.W. (2007, March). Nutrition-related cancer prevention attitudes and behavioral intentions: Testing the Risk Perception Attitude Framework. Health Education and Behavior (under review).
7. Hesse, B.W., Arora, N.K., Beckjord, E.B., Finney Rutten, L.J. Information Support for Cancer Survivors. Cancer (In Press)
8. Finney Rutten, LJ, Yaroch AL, Colón-Ramos, U., Atiena, AA Awareness, Use, and Perceptions of Low Carbohydrate Diets. Preventing Chronic Disease (In press)
9. Finney Rutten, L.J., Hesse, B.W., Moser, R.P., McCaul, K., Rothman, A.J. Public understanding of cancer prevention, detection, and survival/cure: Comparison with state-of-science evidence for colon, skin, and lung Cancer. Journal of Cancer Education (In press)
10. Finney Rutten LJ. Editorial Comment on: Decision-Making about PSA Testing and Prostate Biopsies: A Qualitative Study Embedded in a Primary Care Randomised Trial. Eur Urol. 2007 Aug 18; [Epub ahead of print]
11. Koshiol J, Finney Rutten L,J. Moser R, Hesse N. Human papillomavirus knowledge by self-reported treatment for genital warts. Journal of Health Communication (Under Review)
12. Beckjord, E.B., Finney Rutten, L.J., Arora, N.K., Moser, R.P., & Hesse, B.W. Negative Affect and Cognitive Processing in the 2003 Health Information and National Trends Survey (HINTS). Health Psychology
13. Beckjord EB, Finney Rutten LJ, Squiers L, Arora NK, Volckmann L, Moser RP, Hesse BW. Use of the internet to communicate with health care providers in the United States: estimates from the 2003 and 2005 Health Information National Trends Surveys (HINTS). J Med Internet Res. 2007 Jul 12;9(3):e20.
14. Finney Rutten, L.J. Squiers, L.B., Hesse, B. Cancer-Related Information Sought by the General Public: Evidence from the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service, 2002-2003. Journal of Cancer Education 2007, 22 (2).
15. Arora, N.K., Finney Rutten, L.J., Gustafson, D., Moser, R.P., Hawkins, R. Percieved helpfulness and impact of social support provided by family, friends and health care providers to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology (2007)
16. Rutten LF, Moser RP, Beckjord EB, Hesse BW, Croyle RT. (2007) Cancer Communication: Health Information National Trends Survey. Washington, D.C.: National Cancer Institute.
17. Blake, K., Beckjord, E. Rutten LF, Moser RP, Hesse, B. Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) Brief 8: On-line Communication with Health Care Providers, November, 2007. URL: http://hints.cancer.gov/hints
18. Rutten LF, Moser RP, Hesse, B. Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) Brief 7: Health Communication: Strategies and Priorities. August, 2007. URL: http://hints.cancer.gov/hints
19. Rutten LF, Yaroch, A., Moser RP, Hesse, B. Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) Brief 6: Sun Safety. May, 2007. URL: http://hints.cancer.gov/hints
20. Blake, K., Tiro, J., Rutten LF, Moser RP, Hesse, B. Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) Brief 5: Knowledge and Awareness of Human Papillomavirus (HPV). March, 2007. URL: http://hints.cancer.gov/hints
Published Papers
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Squiers, L.B., Hesse, B. Cancer-Related Information Sought by the General Public: Evidence from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service, 2002-2003. Journal of Cancer Education (In press). |
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Hesse, B., Finney Rutten, L.J., Beckjord, E., Moser, R. (2007). The Health Information National Trends Survey (Hints 2003, 2005): Surveillance of Cancer Prevention and Communication Constructs in the General U.S. Population. Proceedings from the UICC World Cancer Congress (July 8-12, 2006, Washington, DC). |
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Arora, N.K. Provider-patient communication across the cancer care continuum. In O'Hair, H.D., Kreps, G.L., & Sparks, L. (Eds.) (2007). Communication and Cancer Care. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press. |
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Arora NK, Finney Rutten LJ, Gustafson DH, Moser R, Hawkins RP. Perceived helpfulness and impact of social support provided by family, friends,and health care providers to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Psychooncology. 2006 Sep 20; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 16986172 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] |
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Rutten LJ, Squiers L, Hesse B. Cancer-related information seeking: hints from the 2003 Health InformationNational Trends Survey (HINTS). J Health Commun. 2006;11 Suppl 1:147-56. PMID: 16641080 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Rutten LJ, Augustson E, Wanke K. Factors associated with patients' perceptions of health care providers'communication behavior. J Health Commun. 2006;11 Suppl 1:135-46. PMID: 16641079 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Squiers L, Bright MA, Rutten LJ, Atienza AA, Treiman K, Moser RP, Hesse B. Awareness of the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service: results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). J Health Commun. 2006;11 Suppl 1:117-33. PMID: 16641078 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Hesse BW, Moser RP, Rutten LJ, Kreps GL. The health information national trends survey: research from the baseline. J Health Commun. 2006;11 Suppl 1:vii-xvi. PMID: 16641070 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Squiers L, Finney Rutten LJ, Treiman K, Bright MA, Hesse B. Cancer patients' information needs across the cancer care continuum: evidence from the cancer information service. J Health Commun. 2005;10 Suppl 1:15-34. PMID: 16377598 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Rutten LJ, Squiers L, Treiman K. Requests for information by family and friends of cancer patients calling the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service. Psychooncology. 2006 Aug;15(8):664-72. PMID: 16302290 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Finney Rutten LJ, Wanke K, Augustson E. Systems and individual factors associated with smoking status: evidence from HINTS. Am J Health Behav. 2005 Jul-Aug;29(4):302-10. PMID: 16006227 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Rutten LJ, Arora NK, Bakos AD, Aziz N, Rowland J. Information needs and sources of information among cancer patients: a systematic review of research (1980-2003). Patient Educ Couns. 2005 Jun;57(3):250-61. Review. PMID: 15893206 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Finney Rutten LJ, Meissner HI, Breen N, Vernon SW, Rimer BK. Factors associated with men's use of prostate-specific antigen screening: evidence from Health Information National Trends Survey. Prev Med. 2005 Apr;40(4):461-8. PMID: 15530599 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Finney Rutten LJ, Nelson DE, Meissner HI. Examination of population-wide trends in barriers to cancer screening from a diffusion of innovation perspective (1987-2000). Prev Med. 2004 Mar;38(3):258-68. PMID: 14766107 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Finney Rutten LJ, Iannotti RJ. Health beliefs, salience of breast cancer family history, and involvement with breast cancer issues: adherence to annual mammography screening recommendations. Cancer Detect Prev. 2003;27(5):353-9. PMID: 14585322 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Finney LJ, Iannotti RJ. Message framing and mammography screening: a theory-driven intervention. Behav Med. 2002 Spring;28(1):5-14. PMID: 12244644 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Lannotti RJ, Finney LJ, Sander AA, De Leon JM. Effect of clinical breast examination training on practitioner's perceived competence. Cancer Detect Prev. 2002;26(2):146-8. PMID: 12102149 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Finney LJ, Iannotti RJ. The impact of family history of breast cancer on women's health beliefs, salience of breast cancer family history, and degree of involvement in breast cancer issues. Women Health. 2001;33(3-4):15-28. PMID: 11527103 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
Presentations
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Hesse, B.W., Arora, N.K. The Role of Health Communication Theory in Cancer Treatment and Survival. Presented at the 8th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology (October 18-21, 2006, Venice Italy). |
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Hesse, B.W., Moser, R., Finney Rutten, L.J., Beckjord, E. Identifying Consumer Needs for Health Information. Presented at the 11th World Congress on Internet in Medicine (October 14-19, 2006, Toronto Canada) |
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Beckjord, E., Finney Rutten, L.J., Squiers, L., & Hesse, B.W. Using e-Mail to Communicate with Health Care Professionals: Evidence from the Health Information National Trends Surveys (HINTS 2003, 2005). Presented at the 2006 Critical Issues in eHealth Research conference. |
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Koshiol, J. E., Finney Rutten, L.J. , Moser R.P.. HPV knowledge by self-reported treatment for genital warts in the 2005 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Presented at the 23rd International Papillomavirus Conference and Clinical workshop, 1-7 September 2006, Prague, Czech Republic. |
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Hesse, B., Finney Rutten, L.J., Beckjord, E., Moser, R., The Health Information National Trends Survey (Hints 2003, 2005): Surveillance of Cancer Prevention and Communication Constructs in the General U.S. Population. Presentation at the UICC World Cancer Congress (July 8-12, 2006, Washington, DC). |
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Hesse, B.W., Moser, R.P., Rothman, A., McCaul, K. Public Perceptions of Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Survival Comparison with State-of-Science Evidence. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the National Cancer Institute's Health Cognitions Group (May 1-3, 2006, Tucson, AZ). |
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Finney Rutten, L.J. , Yaroch, A.L., Atienza, A., Colon Ramos, U. Awareness, Use, and Perceptions of Low Carbohydrate Diets and Nutritional Recommendations. Accepted for presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 2006 Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions (March 22-25, 2006, San Francisco, CA) |
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Beckjord, E. Finney Rutten, L.J., Hesse, B. & Arora, N.J.. Associations between Affective Distress, Attention to Health Information, and Experiences with Cancer Information Seeking in the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) Presentated at the American Society for Preventive Oncology. (February 26 - 28, 2006, Bethesda, MD). |
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Moser, R., & Hesse, B. Trends in Cancer Information Seeking: Sources, Barriers, and Efficacy. Poster Presentation at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS) 3rd Annual Conference, 16 - 19 February 2006, Amelia Island, FL. |
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Randolph Steele, W.M., Kobrin, S., Finney Rutten, L.J., Meissner, H. The influence of attention to mass mediated information about health and medicine on the receipt of recent colorectal cancer screening. Oral Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, MA, (April 13-16, 2005). |
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Finney Rutten, L.J. Squiers, L.B., Hesse, B. Cancer Related Information Needs: Hints from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Oral presentation at the HINTS Data Users Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL (January 20-21, 2005). |
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Finney-Rutten, L. J., Wanke, K. L., & Augustson, E. M. (2004, October). Systems and individual factors associated with smoking status: evidence from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Poster presented at the Third Annual AACR International Conference: Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, Seattle, WA. |
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Squiers, L.B. Information needs of spouses, friends, and family members of cancer patients: Evidence from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service. Poster presentation at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society's 2nd Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ (January 27-29, 2004). |
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Squiers, L.B., Hesse, B. Cancer-relevant information needs of the general public: Evidence from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service. Poster presentation at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society's 2nd Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ (January 27-29, 2004). |
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Augustson, E.M., Wanke K.L. Factors associated with perceptions of health care providers' communication behavior. Poster presentation at the HINTS Data Users Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL (January 20-21). |
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Atienza, A., Squiers, L.B., Finney Rutten, L.J., Hesse, B. Using HINTS data to identify target audiences for promotion of the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service. Oral presentation at the HINTS Data Users Conference, St. Pete Beach, FL (January 20-21). |
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Squiers, L.B., Finney Rutten, L.J. Information Needs of Cancer Patients Calling the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service. Poster presentation at the 2004 annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC. (November 6-10, 2004). |
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Nelson, D.E., Meissner, H.I. (March, 2004). Changes in barriers to cancer screening in the United States (1987-2000) from a Diffusion of Innovation perspective. Poster presentation at the 2004 meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Baltimore, MD. |
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Meissner, H.I., Rimer, B.K., Breen, N. Factors influencing men's use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening: Evidence from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Invited for podium presentation at 7th International Symposium on Predictive Oncology & Intervention Strategies, Nice, France. February 7-10, 2004. |
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Arora, N.K., Gustafson, D.H., Hawkins, R.P., Pingree, S. (January, 2004). Informational, emotional, and decision-making support for women with breast cancer: What sources do women find helpful during the first year following diagnosis? Podium presentation at the 2004 meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society. |
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Arora, N.K., Bakos, A.D., Rowland, J. Aziz, N. (January, 2004) Cancer patients' information needs and information sources: A systematic review of the literature. Poster presentation at the 2004 meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society. |
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Finney Rutten, L.J., Nelson, D.E., Meissner, H.I. Moser, R.P. (September, 2003) Assessing the Impact of Public Health Initiatives: Trends in Barriers to Cancer Screening. Podium presentation at CDC's Cancer Conference: Comprehensive Approaches to Cancer Control: The Public Health Role, September 15-18, Atlanta, GA. |
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Finney, L.J. & Iannotti, R.J. (2002, April) Health Beliefs, Salience of Breast Cancer Family History, and Involvement with Breast Cancer Issues: Compliance with Mammography Screening Reminders. Presented at the meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC. |
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Finney, L.J. & Iannotti, R.J. (2002, April) Message Framing and Mammography Screening: A Theory-Driven Intervention. Presented at the meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC., April 2002. |
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Finney, L.J. (2001, March). Interactive health communication: Benefits, dangers, and standard evaluation practices. Presented at the meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, Washington. |
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Dockery, E.K. & Finney, L.J. (2001, March). Five-a-day for better health: A message framing intervention. Presented at the meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, Washington. |
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Iannotti, R. J., Finney, L. J., Sander, A. A. & De Leon, J. M. (2001, March). Effect of clinical breast examination training on practitioners' perceived competence. Presented at the meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, Washington. |
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Finney, L.J. & Iannotti, R.J. (2000, April). Health beliefs and family history of breast cancer: Factors influencing mammography utilization. Presented at the meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Nashville, TN. |
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Finney, L.J. (2000, April). Mammography utilization among African American women: A review of literature. Presented at the meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Nashville, TN. |
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Iannotti, R.J., O'Brien, R.W., Haynie, D.L., & Finney, L.J. (1999, October). Longitudinal changes in children's and parents' conceptualizations of disease. Presented at the Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Florence, Italy. |
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Dietz-Uhler, B., Finney, L.J., Janicki, H.L., & Kraan, E. (1999, April). The "Rudolph" effect: Disliking an ingroup member who is different. Presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. |
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Finney, L.J. (1998, March). Current intervention strategies for increasing mammography screening. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Women in Psychology, Baltimore, MD. |
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