Past Lectures

Date Speaker(s) Presentation Title
Jun 20, 2017

Reginald Tucker-Seeley, ScD, ScM, MA
Professor, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California

Measuring financial well-being in cancer prevention research: Results from the Money-Health Connection Study
Jun 13, 2017

Matthew W. Kreuter, PhD, MPH
Associate Dean & Kahn Family Professor of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis

Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Health Communication Research to Eliminate Health Disparities.
May 23, 2017

Ann Hsing, PhD, MPH
Stanford University

A Fantastic Epidemiology Journey: from China to Africa and back
May 16, 2017

Ellen V. Sigal, PhD
Friends of Cancer Research

Why Advocacy and Policy Matter: Promoting Research and Innovation
Apr 25, 2017

Judith Prochaska, PhD, MPH
Stanford Medicine - Stanford University

Digital Tools for Cancer Prevention: Extending Reach and Engagement
Apr 18, 2017

Steven D. Pearson, MD, MSc, FRCP
Founder and President, Institute for Clinical Economic Review (ICER), Boston, MA

If Medicare Were to Negotiate Drug Prices, How Would it Determine a ‘Fair’ Price for a Cancer Treatment?
Mar 28, 2017

Angela Fagerlin, PhD
Professor & Chair, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah

The Impact of Shared Decision-making Interventions on Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision-making
Mar 21, 2017

Julie R. Palmer, ScD
Boston University

Type 2 Diabetes in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk: Results from the Black Women’s Health Study
Mar 07, 2017

Kate Sweeny, PhD
University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA

The Psychological Impact of Awaiting Breast Diagnosis: A Preliminary Picture
Feb 14, 2017

Betty Ferrell, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN
Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope

The Integration of Palliative Care into Standard Oncology Care
Jan 31, 2017

Jim Evans, MD, PhD
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Cancer Prevention, Genomics, and the PMI
Jan 24, 2017

Andrew Briggs, DPhil, MSc
University of Glasgow

Designing a value framework for oncology: what are the issues with existing frameworks and can we do better?
Jan 17, 2017

Shiriki K. Kumanyika, PhD, MPH
University of Pennsylvania

Obesity, Cancer Prevention, and Health Equity. The Promise of Public Health Approaches
Jan 10, 2017

Victoria L. Champion, PhD, RN, FAAN
Indiana University Simon Cancer Center

How do I develop a program of Cancer Control Science that will make a difference?
Dec 13, 2016

Sudhir Srivastava, PhD, MPH, MS
NCI Division of Cancer Prevention

My Journey to Cancer Biomarker Research: Building a Translational Science Infrastructure - It Takes a Village
Nov 15, 2016

Valerie M. Weaver, PhD
University of California San Francisco

Force and Breast Cancer Risk
Oct 26, 2016

Susan E. Olivo-Marston, PhD, MPH
The Ohio State University

Obesity and Colon Cancer…Does Timing Matter?”
Oct 25, 2016

Erin Kent, PhD, MS
National Cancer Institute

Moving from Patient- to Family-Centric: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Cancer CaregivingMoving from Patient- to Family-Centric: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Cancer Caregiving
Oct 18, 2016

Alan G. Nyitray, PhD
National Cancer Institute

The Epidemiology of Anal HPV in High Risk Men and Novel Opportunities for Anal Cancer Screening
Sep 27, 2016

Elizabeth A. Platz, ScD, MPH
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Enhancing the Infrastructure of a Cardiovascular Disease Cohort for Cancer Edpidemiology Research: Efforts, Findings, and Opportunities
Jun 07, 2016

Douglas L. Weed, MD, PhD, MPH
DLW Consulting Services, LLC

After the NCI: Methods, Mountains, and Mischief

May 31, 2016

Sarah Gehlert, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis

The Effect of Social Influences on African-American Breast Cancer Patients
May 17, 2016

Melinda L. Irwin, PhD, MPH
Yale School of Medicine

Energy Balance Interventions: The New Adjuvant Therapy

May 03, 2016

Nancy Krieger, PhD
Boston University

Segregation, Jim Crow, Racism, Embodied History & the People’s Health: Implications for Cancer Registries, Research & Prevention
Apr 19, 2016

Ulrike Boehmer, PhD
Boston University

Cancer and the LGBT Community: Reporting on an Understudied Population

Apr 05, 2016

Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH
Boston University

The Principles of Population Health Science: Implications for Cancer Prevention

Mar 29, 2016

Stephen Barnes, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Understanding Diet Factors That Affect Cancer Risk
Mar 22, 2016

Frank J. Penedo, PhD
Northwestern University

Enhancing Standards of Cancer Care by Capturing Patient Experiences in Academic and Community Settings

Mar 08, 2016

Kurt M. Ribisl, PhD
UNCCH Gillings School of Global Public Health

Tobacco-related Disparities at Point of Sale and Promising Policy Solutions
Feb 23, 2016

John F. McDonald, PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology

An Integrated Approach to Ovarian Cancer Diagnostics and Personalized Therapy