Christine Gunn, PhD

Assistant Professor

The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice

Christine Gunn, PhD, is an assistant professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. She also serves as the health equity liaison to the Community Outreach and Engagement Program of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

Dr. Gunn’s research program is focused on risk communication, decision-making, and the utilization of evidence-based cancer screening and prevention. She has conducted a range of studies on how patients and providers negotiate the experience of being at risk for cancer—in particular, breast and prostate cancer—and its impact on the utilization of health services. 

She has extensive experience in qualitative research methods, surveys, and mixed methods approaches and has a special interest in creating interventions to improve health literacy to promote engagement in health decision-making. Gunn has received national attention for documenting how state-level dense breasts notification policies do not meet population literacy needs, and the impact they have on both patients and providers. 

Dr. Gunn earned Bachelor of Health Science and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Western Ontario and a PhD in health services research at Boston University. 

Email: Christine.M.Gunn@dartmouth.edu