Cynthia A. Vinson, PhD, MPA

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Cynthia A. Vinson
Senior Adviser For Implementation Science
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Cynthia A. Vinson, Ph.D., M.P.A., is a senior adviser for the Implementation Science Team in the Office of the Director in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). She currently works on building and sustaining the field of implementation science to enhance the integration of evidence-based guidelines, programs, and policies for cancer control in public health and clinical practice. As a member of the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership exit disclaimer she is responsible for working within NCI and with other agencies and organizations to translate research funded by DCCPS into practice. She also co-leads the DCCPS’s HPV vaccination efforts.

She has helped launch many of the current initiatives, including Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T., Research-Tested Intervention Programs, SPeeding Research INTerventions exit disclaimer, and many funding opportunities conferences and trainings.

Dr. Vinson has a doctorate in public administration and health policy from George Washington University, a master’s in public administration and international development from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

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  • White A, Sabatino S, Vinson CA, Chambers C, White M. The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN): advancing public health and implementation science. Prev Med. In press, corrected proof. 2019;129(suppl):105824. Available online August 29, 2019. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105824exit disclaimer.
  • Vinson CA, Clyne M, Cardoza N, Emmons, K. Building capacity: a cross-sectional evaluation of the U.S. Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health. Implement Sci. 2019;14(97). doi:10.1186/s13012-019-0947-6 exit disclaimer. In press.
  • Oh A, Gaysynsky A, Knott CL, Nock NL, Erwin DO, Vinson CA. Customer discovery as a tool for moving behavioral interventions into the marketplace: insights from the NCI SPRINT program. Transl Behav Med. Published online July 17, 2019. pii:ibz103. doi:10.1093/tbm/ibz103 exit disclaimer.
  • Gaysynsky A, Vinson CA, Oh A. Development and evaluation of the SPeeding Research-tested INTerventions (SPRINT) training program. Transl Behav Med. Published online July 17, 2019. pii:ibz099. doi:10.1093/tbm/ibz099 exit disclaimer.
  • Vinson CA, Staples C, Shafir S, Given L, Miller N. Collaborating to conquer cancer: the role of partnerships in comprehensive cancer control. Cancer Causes Control. 2018;29:1173-1180. doi:10.1007/s10552-018-1118-9 exit disclaimer.
  • Given LS, Hohman K, Kostelecky B, Vinson CA. Cancer control planning: self-assessment for pre-planning, development, implementation and evaluation of national cancer control plans. Cancer Causes Control. 2018;29:1297-1303. doi:10.1007/s10552-018-1123-z exit disclaimer.
  • Hayes NS, Hohman K, Vinson CA, Pratt-Chapman M. Comprehensive cancer control in the U.S.: summarizing twenty years of progress and looking ahead. Cancer Causes Control. 2018;29:1305-1309. doi:10.1007/s10552-018-1124-y exit disclaimer.
  • Chambers DA, Vinson CA, Norton WE, eds. Advancing the Science of Implementation Across the Cancer Continuum. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2018.
  • Vinson CA, Stamatakis K, Kerner J. Dissemination and implementation research in community and public health settings. In: Brownson RC, Colditz GA, Proctor EK, eds. Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2018.
  • Pearlman PC, Vinson CA, Singh T, Stevens LM, Kostelecky B. Multi-stakeholder partnerships: breaking down barriers to effective cancer control planning and implementation in low and middle-income countries. Science & Diplomacy. 2016;5(1). http://www.sciencediplomacy.org/article/2016/multi-stakeholder-partnerships exit disclaimer. Accessed March 16, 2020.
  • Torode J, Collins K, Kostelecky B, Morton-Doherty R, Stevens L, Vinson CA. The International Cancer Control Partnership: building capacity in cancer control planning. Cancer Control. 2015. https://www.uicc.org/sites/main/files/atoms/files/BuildingCapacityICCP.pdf exit disclaimer. Accessed March 16, 2020.
  • Neta G, Sanchez MA, Chambers DA, et al. Implementation science in cancer prevention and control: a decade of grant funding by the National Cancer Institute and future directions. Implement Sci. 2015;10:4. doi:10.1186/s13012-014-0200-2 exit disclaimer.
  • Vinson CA. Using concept mapping to develop a conceptual framework for creating virtual communities of practice to translate cancer research into practice. Prev Chronic Dis. 2014;11:E68. doi:10.5888/pcd11.130280 exit disclaimer.
  • Meissner HI, Glasgow RE, Vinson CA, et al. The U.S. Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health. Implement Sci. 2013;8:12. doi:10.1186/1748-5908-8-12 exit disclaimer.
  • Glasgow RE, Vinson C, Chambers D, Khoury MJ, Kaplan RM, Hunter C. National Institutes of Health approaches to dissemination and implementation science: current and future directions. Am J Public Health. 2012;102(7):1274-1281. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300755 exit disclaimer.

Interests

  • Implementation science training
  • Designing for dissemination & implementation
  • Cancer control planning and implementation
  • Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine uptake
  • Sustaining coalitions
Last Updated
September 24, 2020