Kathryn F. Malerbi, MPH

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Lab Manager

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Kathryn F. Malerbi is the Lab Manager for the Wedow Lab and a former graduate student under the mentorship of Dr. Wedow. She holds a Master of Public Health in Biostatistics from Purdue University and has a strong background in public health and epidemiology. Her research interests lie in science communication, genetic epidemiology, and women’s health. As part of the lab’s public science work, Kathryn has contributed to the teachings and adaptations of the Humane Genomics Literacy (HGL) curriculum – an evidence-based intervention to improve genetics education. For administrative or general inquiries about the Wedow Lab, please contact Kathryn.

Publications

  1. Wedow, R. Jeong Y., Thompson, K. N., Malerbi, K. F., Brubaker, A., Weindling, M., Lo, S. M., Amemiya, J., & Donovan, B. M. How and for whom can genetics education reduce beliefs in genetic essentialism? Human Genetics and Genomics Advances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xhgg.2025.100548

  2. Wedow, R. & Malerbi, K. F. (2023). Creative use of biobank data enables exploration of longstanding questions about bias. Nat Hum Behav 7, 1251–1252. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01633-6

  3. Mignogna, G., Carey, C. E., Wedow, R., Baya, N., Cordioli, M., Pirastu, N., Bellocco, R., Malerbi, K. F., Nivard, M. G., Neale, B. M., Walters, R. K., & Ganna, A. (2023). Patterns of item nonresponse behaviour to survey questionnaires are systematic and associated with genetic loci. Nature human behaviour, 7(8), 1371–1387. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01632-7

  4. Brite, E. B., Colon, B., Johnson, G., Harris, J., Borders, N. & Malerbi, K. (2022). Refashioning origins in the Anthropocene: Reflections on pedagogical practice. Anthropocenes – Human, Inhuman, Posthuman, 3(1): 6. https://doi.org/10.16997/ahip.1293