
Michelle Doose, PhD, MPH, is a program director in the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB) of the Behavioral Research Program. Dr. Doose also serves as a Cancer Care Delivery Research Project Scientist for the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP). Her scientific interests include effective communication and coordination to optimize patient-care team relationships for cancer survivors, especially those with multiple chronic conditions. She is also interested in advancing research on long-term cancer survivorship, primary care capacity for cancer survivorship care, and health system and community level interventions.
Dr. Doose received her PhD from Rutgers School of Public Health. She is a graduate of RWJF's Health Policy Research Scholar Program, a national leadership development program. She holds a Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences with a specialization in health education and health promotion from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and bachelor's degrees in Spanish and International Studies with an emphasis in Latin America studies from Pepperdine University.
Publications
- Mollica MA, Doose M, Reed C, Tonorezos E.Defining concepts in cancer survivorship. 2025 Aug 15;131(16):e70039. doi: 10.1002/cncr.70039. PMID: 40810248; PMCID: PMC12351516.
- Doose M, Sidhu S, Oladeinde Y, White DP, Padgett LS, Livinski AA, Rider R, Hannoush H, Avilés-Santa L. Health Care Models for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions from Populations that Experience Health Disparities: A Scoping Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Apr 23. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09491-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40268836.
- Doose M, Kennedy AE, Williams SD, Srinivasan S. The Context of Poverty and Cancer: Denying Human Potential. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Nov 1;33(11):1402-1404. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-24-0953. PMID: 39482971.
- Doose M, Verhoeven D, Sanchez JI, McGee-Avila JK, Chollette V, Weaver SJ. Clinical Multiteam System Composition and Complexity Among Newly Diagnosed Early-Stage Breast, Colorectal, and Lung Cancer Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions: A SEER-Medicare Analysis. JCO Oncol Pract. 2023 Jan;19(1):e33-e42. doi: 10.1200/OP.22.00304. Epub 2022 Dec 6. PMID: 36473151; PMCID: PMC10166428.
- Verhoeven D, Doose M, Chollette V, Weaver SJ. Team complexity and care coordination for cancer survivors with multiple chronic conditions: a mixed methods study. J Cancer Surviv. 2025 Apr;19(2):545-557. doi: 10.1007/s11764-023-01488-w. Epub 2024 Feb 14. PMID: 38353854.