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 Eugene J. Lengerich, VMD, MS
“Rural Cancer Disparities Research” (video)
“Recruitment of Underserved Women to Mammography through a Dispersed Rural Research Network.” (video)
Dr. Eugene Lengerich is an epidemiologist with expertise in community-based participatory research and health disparities in rural settings. Dr. Lengerich’s research explores how community factors can affect the risk of chronic disease. He is principal investigator for the Northern Appalachia Cancer Network (NACN), a community-academic partnership begun in 1992 which focuses on reducing cancer health disparities in rural communities in New York and Pennsylvania.
Synopsis sources and further information:
Dr. Lengerich’s biography at Penn State University
 Melissa R. Partin, PhD
“Take
Stock, Get Your Bearings, and Mind Your Manners: Lessons Learned
From a Cancer Control Researcher on How to Increase Success
in Implementation Research and Practice.” (video)
Dr. Melissa Partin is a behavioral scientist with particular interests
and expertise in cancer prevention and control research. She is
an alumna of UW Madison, where she received her MS in Epidemiology
and PhD in Sociology in 1993. Subsequently she completed a postdoctoral
fellowship in the Carolina Population Center and Department of
Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
Since completing her training at UNC, Dr. Partin has conducted
applied research in the area of cancer prevention and control,
with a particular emphasis on screening behavior. She has been
principal investigator on seven federally funded grants, and has
authored numerous scholarly articles in this area of study. She
is currently the Associate Director of the Center for Chronic
Disease Outcomes Research at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center
(a VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence)
and a faculty member in the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology
at the University of Minnesota.
Synopsis sources and further information:
Dr.
Partin’s biography at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Otis Webb Brawley, MD
“Improving
Underserved and Minority Participation in Cancer Clinical
Research” (video)
Dr. Otis Brawley is a national leader in cancer research and the
recently appointed Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer
Society. Dr. Brawley graduated from the University of Chicago’s
Pritzker School of Medicine in 1985. Since that time he has conducted
research in breast and prostate cancer, cancer prevention, medical
ethics, disparities, and the biologic behavior of disease in specific
populations with cancer. Dr. Brawley has held many distinguished
posts including Assistant Director to the Office of the Director
at the National Cancer Institute and professor of Hematology and
Oncology and Epidemiology at Emory University in Atlanta.
Further information:
Dr.
Brawley Named Chief Medical Officer of American Cancer Society
Nancy Krieger, PhD
“The Science and Epidemiology of US Cancer Disparities: Race/Ethnicity,
Class, Gender, and the Risk of Cancer” (video)
Dr. Krieger, Harvard University Professor of Society, Human Development,
and Health, is a leading theoretician in the fields of health
disparities and social determinants of health. She is a social
epidemiologist with a background in biochemistry, history of public
health, and philosophy of science. Her research deals with
topics such as social justice and racial discrimination. One of
Dr. Krieger’s current research projects uses 30 years of
data to assess whether the socioeconomic gradient in breast cancer
is changing. Dr. Krieger is the Associate Director of the Harvard
Center for Society and Health within the Harvard School of Public
Health. CHDI will be co-sponsoring Dr. Krieger’s visit with
the Havens
Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Change.
Synopsis sources and further information:
Dr.
Krieger’s biography at Harvard University Department of
Society, Human Development, and Health
Jennie Joe, PhD, MPH
“Challenges in Sustaining Community-base Participatory
Research: Lessons Learned from Academic-Tribal Partnerships”
Friday May 2, 2008
Dr. Jennie R. Joe is a member of the Navajo Nation. She is on faculty
in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM), College
of Medicine at the University of Arizona. Since 1987, Dr. Joe has
also been the Director of the Native American Research and Training
Center at the DFCM. Dr. Joe is a medical anthropologist who has
been engaged in a number of community-based research projects with
American Indian/Alaska Native Communities. She served as a member
on the Institute of Medicine’s Committee to Assess Racial
and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare and on the National Human Research
Protections Advisory Committee to the U.S Secretary of Health and
Human Services. As a researcher, she is involved in a number of
health-related studies that are conducted in cooperation with tribal
groups throughout the country. Dr. Joe received her MPH and her
doctorate from the University of California Berkeley. Her presentation
is co-sponsored by the Center
for the Study of Cultural Diversity in Healthcare and the Spirit
of EAGLES program.
Further information: Dr.
Joe’s biography at Native American Research & Training
Center (NARTC), Arizona
Suzanne Christopher, PhD
Promoting
Cervical Cancer Health on the Crow Reservation:
A Community-Based Research Approach (video)
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
 Suzanne Christopher has a doctorate in Health Education and Health Behavior from the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She has worked extensively with the Crow Nation in Montana using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and is the Co-Director of the Montana Consortium for Community based Research in Health.
She currently has two NIH grants as well as a $1.5 million CBPR grant from the American Cancer Society to work with the Crow Nation addressing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to cervical cancer screening.
Synopsis sources and further information:
Dr. Christopher’s biography at Montana State University
Eighth
Annual Littlefield Leadership Lecture
Friday
September 21, 2007
CHDI is proud to be a Special Partner
for the Littlefield
Leadership Lecture through the School
of Nursing.
Presenters at the Eighth Annual Littlefield
Leadership Lecture:
Synopsis sources and further information:
Dr. Villarruel’s biography at University of Michigan
Dr. Underwood’s biography at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Dr. Ward’s biography at University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dr. Schroepfer’s biography at University of Wisconsin, Madison
Harold P. Freeman, MD
Poverty, Culture and Social Injustice: Determinants of Cancer Disparities (video)
Wednesday April 18, 2007
 Dr. Freeman is a senior advisor to the Director of the National Cancer Institute ( NCI) and former Director of The NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. He currently serves as Medical Director of The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention in New York City. Dr. Freeman has been a leader in the field of health disparities since the 1980’s. He is the chief architect of the American Cancer Society’s initiative on cancer in the poor and is a leading authority on the interrelationships between race, poverty, and cancer. He is also Professor of Clinical Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and has been honored with myriad distinctions and awards.
Synopsis sources and further information:
Dr. Freeman’s biography at The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Dr. Freeman’s biography at The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care
Relevant reading:
Determinants of Cancer Disparities: Barriers to Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Gregory Talavera, MD, MPH
Cultural Perspectives in Cancer Control Among Latinos (video)
Wednesday March 14, 2007
 Dr. Talavera is a bilingual, bicultural physician with experience in preventive medicine, public health, and cancer control. He is currently responsible for a $9.7 million research grant from The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to conduct a longitudinal study of Latino health. Among his research interests are culture-specific beliefs that serve as assets or barriers to chronic disease prevention and control. He is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Public Health, Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, at San Diego State University, where he is also co-director of the Center for Behavioral and Community Health Studies.
Synopsis sources and further information:
Dr.
Talavera’s biography at San Diego State University
SDSU Awarded $9.7 Million Contract for National Hispanic Community Health Study
Relevant reading:
Redes En Accion: increasing Hispanic participation in cancer research, training, and awareness |
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