Jen McGee-Avila, PhD, MPH
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Cancer Prevention Fellow @theNCI #mixed-methods to examine #cancer prevention in people with #HIV. Alum @HPRScholars @UCLA_Alumni @rutgersalumni Views my own
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From speaking at National Academies National Cancer Policy Forum panel to receiving an email that our study was cited in the Council of Economic Advisers 2024 Economic Report to the President. Living my Public Health Dream Cited study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… Cancer Epi & Genetics
🗞️ NEW in Journal of Clinical Oncology: Jen McGee-Avila, PhD, MPH & Meredith Shiels found that people with HIV were less likely to receive cancer treatment than people without HIV between 2001-2019 for many cancers, including cervical, lung, prostate, colon, and breast cancer. Read more: dceg.cancer.gov/news-events/ne…
📣Calling all #HIVOnc clinicians, researchers, advocates 📣 I’m really proud of Jen McGee-Avila, PhD, MPH for leading this 👇🏽new paper in Journal of Clinical Oncology examining disparities in receipt of cancer treatment for people living with HIV in the US. Cancer Epi & Genetics Meredith Shiels Jessica Y. Islam, PhD, MPH
Honored to have been awarded the NCI Director’s Award, along with Courtney D. Dill, PhD, MSBR, MSCR Margarita Correa-Mendez, PhD, MPH Jen McGee-Avila, PhD, MPH Hawa Camara Thiam, PhD, MPH Jen Zink, PhD, for outstanding mentorship! NCI Prevention & Early Detection #CPFP
Please consider signing up for this course taught by Dr. Chandra L. Ford, PhD, MPH, MLIS: Advanced Critical Race Theory Concepts for Health Equity Research.
New study led by Cameron B. Haas, PhD, MPH identified several rare cancers, not known to be caused by a virus, for which people with a compromised immune system had a higher risk, providing strong evidence that these cancers could be caused by an infectious agent. dceg.cancer.gov/news-events/ne…
New JAMA Network Open study led by Wayne Lawrence: In a population-based study of over 12K Black & White people in the U.S., low neighborhood socioeconomic status experienced during young to middle adulthood was linked w/ higher risk of premature mortality. go.nih.gov/B6cP0mr
We're seeking researchers to explore the health equity impacts of the Dobbs decision in a new AcademyHealth, Society of Family Planning, and @CommonwealthFnd research community. Apply today! academyhealth.org/about/programs…