Alcohol and Cancer

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Upcoming Events

July 18, 2023: Policy Approaches to Alcohol and Cancer Prevention: Resources, Results, and Gaps

Speakers

Gregory Bloss, M.A., M.P.P.

Program Director,
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research,
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Alicia Sparks, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Project Director for NIAAA’s Alcohol Policy Information System,
Senior Principal, Communication Services,
Synergy Enterprises, Inc.

Timothy Naimi, M.D., M.P.H.

Director, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research,
Professor, School of Public Health and Social Policy,
University of Victoria, Canada

Past Events

October 20, 2022: Exploring the Intersection of Tobacco and Alcohol in Cancer Control, Part 2

Speakers

Adriana Perez, Ph.D., M.S.

Professor,
Department of Biostatistics and Data Science,
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,
Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living

Scott Weaver, Ph.D., M.A.

Research Associate Professor,
School of Public Health,
Georgia State University
Honorary Senior Research Fellow,
University of Manchester

October 13, 2022: Exploring the Intersection of Tobacco and Alcohol in Cancer Control, Part 1

Speakers

Sung-shim (Lani) Park, Ph.D.

Associate Professor,
Co-Leader of Population Sciences in the Pacific Program,
University of Hawaii Cancer Center,
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Leah Ranney, Ph.D., M.A.

Associate Professor,
Department of Family Medicine,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sarah Kowitt, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor,
Department of Family Medicine,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

July 14, 2022: Current Research and Opportunities in Alcohol and Cancer Survivorship

Speakers

Yin Cao, Sc.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor of Surgery and Medicine,
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center

Noelle LoConte, M.D.

Associate Professor,
School of Medicine and Public Health,
University of Wisconsin

Carolyn Lauckner, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor,
Center for Health Equity Transformation,
Department of Behavioral Science,
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

February 9,‌ 2022: Communication Approaches for Increasing Awareness of the Link Between Alcohol and Cancer

Speakers

Priscilla Martinez, M.Phil., Ph.D.

Scientist,
Alcohol Research Group,
Public Health Institute,
Lecturer,
School of Public Health,
University of California Berkeley

Jennifer L. Hay, Ph.D.

Director, Genomics, Risk & Health Decision Making Laboratory,
Member and Attending Psychologist,
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences,
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,

Seth M. Noar, Ph.D.

James Howard and Hallie McLean Parker Distinguished Professor,
Director, Communicating for Health Impact Lab,
Hussman School of Journalism and Media,
Member, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

December 18, 2020: Alcohol as a Target for Cancer Prevention and Control: Research Challenges

Speakers

William P. Klein, Ph.D.

Associate Director,
Behavioral Research Program,
National Cancer Institute

Susan M. Gapstur, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Epidemiology Consultant,
Tiffin, Iowa

Kevin Shield, Ph.D.

Head, Collaborating Centre in Addiction and Mental Health,
Pan American Health Organization,
Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology,
Dalla Lana School of Public Health,
University of Toronto

Noelle LoConte, M.D.

Associate Professor,
Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care,
Department of Medicine,
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Timothy Naimi, M.D., M.P.H.

Director,
Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research

Courtney Scherr, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor,
Department of Communication Studies,
Northwestern University

September 28, 2018: Alcohol and Cancer in the United States

Speaker

Noelle K. LoConte, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health