Heather D'Angelo, PhD, MHS, is a Program Director in the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch of the Behavioral Research Program. She earned her PhD in Health Behavior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health. She holds a MHS in International Health with a concentration in Human Nutrition from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a BS in Biochemistry from Northeastern University
Prior to joining NCI, Dr. D'Angelo was an Assistant Scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the Cancer Center Cessation Initiative Coordinating Center. Dr. D'Angelo completed her post-doctoral training as an NCI Cancer Prevention Fellow.
Secondary Branch/Office Appointment: Health Behaviors Research Branch (HBRB)
Scientific Interests
- Place and health
- Public health
- Communication
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Rohde JA, Klein WMP, D'Angelo H. Alcohol and Cancer Risk Beliefs as Correlates of Alcohol Consumption Status. Am J Prev Med 2023 Dec; 65(6):1181-1183.
- Fiore MC, D'Angelo H, Baker T. Effective Cessation Treatment for Patients With Cancer Who Smoke-The Fourth Pillar of Cancer Care. JAMA Netw Open 2019 Sep 4; 2(9):e1912264.
- D'Angelo H, Fowler SL, Nebeling LC, Oh AY. Adolescent Physical Activity: Moderation of Individual Factors by Neighborhood Environment. Am J Prev Med 2017 Jun; 52(6):888-894.
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