Karli Kondo, PhD, MA

At ACS since 2022

Karli Kondo, PhD, MA, is a behavioral scientist and Director of Evidence Synthesis in the Center for Early Cancer Detection Science (CECDS). She leads the Cancer-related Evidence Synthesis Team (CrEST), which conducts systematic reviews to support contemporary ACS cancer screening guidelines.

Research focus and accomplishments

Kondo, PhD, MA, has conducted systematic reviews and evidence maps on a wide range of clinical and health systems topics for the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine. She is especially interested in research examining factors contributing to health disparities among vulnerable populations and culturally responsive interventions to mitigate them.

In addition, Kondo, PhD, MA, also has a passion for research ethics and the protection of human subjects. She has served as Vice-Chair of Oregon Health and Science University’s Institutional Review Board since 2016.

Publications

For a full list of Dr. Kondo’s publications, visit her Google Scholar page.

Contact 

Work before ACS       

• OHSU, IRB Vice Chair (2016-current)
• Portland VA Evidence Synthesis Program, Associate Director
• AHRQ’s Scientific Resource Center, Core Investigator
• Graduate School of Psychology: Pacific University, Assistant Professor

Professional organizations

• AcademyHealth
• Guidelines International Network
• Society of Behavioral Medicine

Education

• PhD: Behavioral Science, University of Rhode Island
• MA: Counseling Psychology, Pacific University

Personal life 

I grew up in Hawaii, California, South Carolina, and Saudi Arabia, and now call Portland, Oregon home.