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Laura Scherer

Laura Scherer PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology
  • Cardiology (SOM)

Email Address:laura.scherer@cuanschutz.edu

Primary Phone:303.724.5749

Mailing Address:
  • CU Anschutz

Anschutz Health Sciences Building

1890 N Revere Ct

Aurora, CO 80045

Dr. Scherer received a PhD in social psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine and Ann Arbor VA. She was an Assistant Professor at University of Missouri Department of Psychology before moving in 2018 to pursue a focus on medical decision making research at the University of Colorado. Her research lies at the intersection of behavioral science, decision-making and medicine, and seeks to understand patient preferences, healthcare seeking vs. avoidance, and how to facilitate shared decision making and improve communication between doctors and patients. Methodological expertise: survey research, experimental design, measurement scale development and validation.

ACCORDS

CU Anschutz

Anschutz Health Sciences Building

1890 N Revere Ct

Third floor

Aurora, CO 80045

303-724-8995


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