Health Disparities Research Contacts in DCCPS

Staff Name/Contact Information	Areas of Interest
Shobha Srinivasan sriniva2@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6938	Social determinants of health Policy and social justice Health care access and utilization Small populations
Amy Kennedy Amy.kennedy@nih.gov 240-781-3335	Genetic susceptibility differences between ethnic populations Cancer control issues amongst Native populations Geographic variations in cancer risk Adaptation and implementation of evidence-based interventions in diverse populations Disparities in pediatric cancer risk and outcomes
Brenda Adjei brenda.adjei@nih.gov 240-276-6185	Community capacity and community- based participatory research Development, dissemination, and implementation of culturally appropriate cancer education and outreach programs
Tanya Agurs-Collins collinsta@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6956	Racial differences in biological and lifestyle factors that influence hormone-dependent cancers Behavioral genetics, gene-environment interactions, and obesity risk Diet and obesity risk in minority populations
David Berrigan berrigad@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6752	Acculturation and health behaviors Built environment and physical activity Understanding race/ethnic responses to survey questions Measurement of physical activity
Kelly Blake kelly.blake@nih.gov 240-281-5934	Communication inequality Knowledge gaps Social epidemiology Social determinants of health Social policy
Michele Bloch blochm@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6878	Tobacco control and prevention for women and girls Tobacco use in developing (low- and middle-income) nations, especially among women and girls
Erica Breslau breslaue@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6773	Remedying health disparities in breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers Dissemination of evidence-based cancer screening interventions Health literacy Social networks System science
Charlisse Caga-Anan charlisse.caga-anan@nih.gov 240-276-6738	Ethics and regulation of human research, genomics/genetics research, and clinical genetics/genomics practice Genomic data sharing Health law and bioethics
David A. Chambers dchamber@mail.nih.gov 240-276-5090	Implementation science Sustainability and adaptation of interventions Health services research
Veronica Chollette cholletv@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6969	Cancer screening
Wen-ying Sylvia Chou chouws@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6954	Immigrant health (health and immigration reform) Health and human rights Mixed methods and systems approach Health literacy Global burden of disease
Kathy Cronin cronink@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6836	Developing health objectives Measuring health disparities Monitoring health outcomes
Susan Czajkowski Susan.Czajkowski@nih.gov 240-276-5871	Psychosocial and behavioral risk factors and interventions Behavioral treatment development Adherence to medical and behavioral regimens Obesity and obesity-related health behaviors (diet, physical activity) Health-related quality of life
Heather D’Angelo heather.dangelo@nih.gov 240-276-6597	Cancer health disparities Place and health; geospatial health disparities Social determinants of health Built environment disparities Multilevel health communication research and interventions
Rao Divi (Mahesh) divir@exchange.nih.gov 240-276-6913	Molecular analysis/phenotyping Exposomic and metabolomic differences Effect of exposures on epigenome Infection and inflammation
Brenda Edwards edwardsb@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6722	Surveillance research on measures of social and economic differences in cancer patterns (incidence, mortality, survival, outcomes)
Joanne Watters Elena joanne.elena@nih.gov 240-276-6818	Dietary and lifestyle risk factors related to cancer progression, recurrence, and survival outcomes
Gary Ellison ellisong@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6783	Occupational and environmental risks for cancer Social determinants of health Epidemiology of prostate cancer
Eric “Rocky” Feuer feuerr@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6772	Impact of reducing health disparities on population incidence and mortality trends Geographic health disparities
Lisa Gallicchio lisa.gallicchio@nih.gov 240-276-5741	Disparities in outcomes (progression, recurrence, and survival) after a cancer diagnosis Disparities in cancer treatment access, uptake, and adherence Comorbidities and treatment outcomes
Rachel Grana Mayne granar@mail.nih.gov 240-276-5899	Youth and young adult tobacco use Media and marketing influences on tobacco use Psychosocial determinants of tobacco use Smoking cessation among young adults
Paige Green paige.green@nih.gov 240-276-6899	Mechanisms and interactions of psychosocial and behavioral factors, neural and endocrine function, and immune system processes
Todd S. Horowitz Todd.horowitz@nih.gov Phone: 240-276-6963	Visual perception and cognition Medical image perception Circadian rhythms and sleep Cancer-related cognitive deficits
Nadia Howlader howladern@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6891	Breast cancer molecular subtypes Statistical analyses of population-based registry data for monitoring national cancer burden Interpreting population-level cancer rates and trends with respect to risk factors
Annette Kaufman kaufmana@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6706	Youth and young adult tobacco use Tobacco and health disparities Risk perception and policy
Sarah Kobrin kobrins@mail.nih.gov (240) 276-6831	Decision making in clinical settings Cancer screening behavior Health behavior theory in applied research HPV vaccine and testing behavior
Gabriel Lai laigy@mail.nih.gov 240-276-7201	Lifestyle factors (e.g., diet, obesity, diabetes, and energy metabolism) that affect cancer risk and etiology Disparities in the US and other countries Cohorts and consortia in cancer epidemiology
Tram Lam lamt@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6967	Understudied populations (extending beyond minorities) Gene-environment interactions Knowledge integration and multi-level approaches on cancer epidemiologic research to accelerate discovery findings towards translational impact
Stephanie Land stephanie.land@nih.gov (240) 276-6946	Tobacco use in American Indian/Alaska Native populations
Pam Marcus marcusp@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6901	Cancer screening and epidemiology Cancer risk in persons with chronic conditions Operations and management of large, multicenter initiatives, including clinical trials Lung cancer
Rick Moser moserr@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6915	Methodology Statistics
Wendy Nelson nelsonw@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6971	Decision making Decision support Numeracy Literacy Risk perception Ethics
Gila Neta gila.neta@nih.gov 240-276-6785	Environmental epidemiology Implementation science Cancer screening Pragmatic trials
Annie-Michelle Noone noonea@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6705	Population-based statistics Cancer incidence rates in small populations
Wynne E. Norton wynne.norton@nih.gov 240-276-6875	Implementation science De-implementation Scale-up Cancer care delivery
April Oh April.oh@nih.gov 240-276-6709	Social determinants of health Obesity prevention Contextual influences on health behaviors Community health promotion
Frank Perna pernafm@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6782	Physical activity intervention design and selection of mediators Exercise effects on fitness, physiological outcomes, and psychosocial outcomes Physical activity and nutrition policies affecting schools and school-aged children
Yvonne Prutzman huntym@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6975	Socioeconomic disparities in tobacco use and cessation Prevention and treatment of tobacco use in behavioral health populations Youth and young adult tobacco use
Ashley Wilder Smith smithas@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6714	Health and lifestyle behaviors Health-related quality of life Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors Quality of care and health services of young cancer survivors
Zaria Tatalovich tatalovichzp@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6976	Geo-spatial modeling, analysis, and visualization Environmental exposures Built environment Contextual environments Disease patterns
Robin Vanderpool robin.vanderpool@nih.gov 240-276-6558	Rural cancer control Community outreach and engagement Patient-centered communication HPV vaccination
Mukesh Verma vermam@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6889	Genetic and epigenetic susceptibility differences between ethnic populations Ethnic differences in HPV strain types/infection prevalence Biomarkers of risk assessment in ethnic populations
Cindy Vinson cvinson@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6745	Dissemination and implementation in clinical and public health settings Utilization of communities of practice for translation of research into practice Cancer control planning, implementation, and evaluation, both domestically and internationally
Gordon Willis willisg@mail.nih.gov 240-276-6788	Questionnaire design, cross-cultural equivalence, survey translation methods

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