Research interests:   Dr. Kuppermann is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and Epidemiology & Biostatistics at UCSF, where her work focuses on patient preference measurement, outcomes assessment, and tools for informed decision making in the context of women’s health.  She is currently on the committee for International Patient Decision Aid Standards Collaboration and is also a past Trustee for the Society for Medical Decision Making.  Dr. Kuppermann’s research areas include the management of non-cancerous uterine conditions, prenatal testing for chromosomal and other genetic disorders, cervical cancer screening, breast cancer prevention, areas urinary incontinence.  She has substantial experience in all aspects of the design, conduct and oversight of prospective studies at multiple clinical sites, and she is a nationally recognized expert in the field of medical decision making, preference (utility) measurement, and decision-assisting tool creation and evaluation. All of her studies are conducted among racially/ethnically and socioeconomically diverse English, Spanish and Chinese speaking women, and explore how women of differing cultural groups make decisions regarding their health care.

Top 10 Publications Relevant to MERC

• Kuppermann M, Nease RF, Gates E, Learman LA, Blumberg B, Gildengorin V, Washington AE.  How do women of diverse backgrounds value prenatal testing?  Prenat Diagn 2004;24:424-9.

• Harris R, Washington AE, Nease, RF Kuppermann M.  Cost-utility of prenatal diagnosis and the risk-based threshold. Lancet 2004;363:276-82.

• Posner, S.F, Learman, L, Gates, E, Washington, G, Kuppermann, M. Development of an attitudes measure for prenatal screening in diverse populations.  Soc Sci Indicators 2004;65:187-206.

• Learman LA, Kuppermann M, Gates E, Nease RF, Gildengorin V, Washington AE.  The social and familial context of prenatal genetic testing decisions: Are there racial/ethnic differences? Am J Med Genet 2003;119:19-26.

• Harris RA, Washington AE, Feeny D, Kuppermann M. Decision analysis of prenatal testing for chromosomal disorders:  What do the preferences of pregnant women tell us? Gen Test 2001;5:23-32.

• Ostrove JM, Adler NE, Kuppermann M, Washington AE. Objective and subjective assessments of socioeconomic status and their relationship to self-rated health in an ethnically diverse sample of pregnant women. Health Psychol 2000;19:613-8.

• Kuppermann M, Nease RF, Learman LA, Gates E, Blumberg B, Washington AE. Procedure-related miscarriages and Down syndrome-affected births: Implications for prenatal testing based on women's preferences. Obstet Gynecol 2000;96:511-6.

• Kuppermann M, Feeny D, Gates E, Posner S, Blumberg B, Washington AE.  Preferences of women facing a prenatal diagnostic choice:  Long-term outcomes matter most. Prenat Diagn 1999;19:711-6.

• Moyer A, Brown BA, Gates E, Daniels M, Brown HD, Kuppermann M.  Decisions about prenatal testing for chromosomal disorders:  Perceptions of a diverse group of pregnant women.  J Womens Health Gend Based Med 1999; 8:521-31.

• Kuppermann M, Gates E, Washington AE. Racial/ethnic differences in prenatal diagnostic test use and outcomes:  Preferences, socioeconomics or patient knowledge? Obstet Gynecol 1996;87:675-82.