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$1 million gift furthers landmark study focused on reducing breast cancer disparities, barriers to high-quality care
October 5, 2021 Rich Preyer and Marilyn Jacobs Preyer have donated $1 million to support the latest phase of the Carolina Breast Cancer Study at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Led by Dr. Melissa Troester, professor of epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School, the study investigates how the causes, treatments and long-term outcomes of breast cancer differ between Black women and white women.
Timeline to eliminate cervical cancer varies widely based on wealth
September 29, 2021 Increasing rates of vaccination against human papillomavirus will lead to a near-elimination of cervical cancer in some communities by 2030, according to recent research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention by a research team that includes Gillings School alumnae and faculty members. However, these projections point to a stark truth: a 14-year delay in areas with higher rates of poverty.
Cold War cache of 100,000 baby teeth provides unique opportunity to understand long-term radiation effects
September 13, 2021 Discovery of a Cold War-era cache of baby teeth, collected during a landmark 1960s study of exposure to radioactive fallout, serves as a rare time capsule that Gillings School alumnus Joe Mangano hopes will increase our understanding of the relationship between radiation exposure and cancer.
Highlighted Leaders in the Field
Other Leaders in the Field
| John A. Baron, MD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Ethan Basch, MD, MSc | Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Antonia Bennett, PhD | Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Jeannette Bensen, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Noel Brewer, PhD | Gillings Distinguished Professor in Public Health | Department of Health Behavior |
| Kyle S. Burger, PhD, MPH, RD | Professor and Associate Chair for Research | Department of Nutrition |
| Ximena M. Bustamante-Marin, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Jianwen Cai, PhD | Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Stephen R. Cole, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Julie L. Daniels, PhD | Professor | Departments of Epidemiology and Maternal and Child Health |
| Shufa Du, MD, PhD | Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Andrew Edmonds, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Geni Eng, DrPH | Professor Emerita | Department of Health Behavior |
| Lawrence S. Engel, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Kelly R. Evenson, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Leah Frerichs, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Rebecca Fry, PhD | Carol Remmer Angle Distinguished Professor in Children’s Environmental Health and Associate Chair for Strategic Initiatives | Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering |
| Melissa Gilkey, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Shelley Golden, PhD | Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs | Department of Health Behavior |
| Carol Golin, MD | Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD | Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor of Global Nutrition and Interim Vice Chancellor for Research | Department of Nutrition |
| Marissa G. Hall, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Yuchao Jiang, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Alexander Keil, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Laura Linnan, ScD | Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs | Department of Health Behavior |
| Michael Love, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Jennifer L. Lund, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Sarah D. Mills, PhD, MPH | Assistant Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Sonia Napravnik, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Hazel B. Nichols, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Kari North, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Andrew Olshan, PhD | Barbara Sorenson Hulka Distinguished Professor in Cancer Epidemiology | Department of Epidemiology |
| Audrey Pettifor, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Matthew A. Psioda, PhD | Adjunct Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Bahjat Qaqish, PhD | Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Julia Rager, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering |
| Naim Rashid, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Kurt M. Ribisl, PhD | Jo Anne Earp Distinguished Professor and Chair | Department of Health Behavior |
| David Richardson, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH | Dean and Professor Emerita | Department of Health Behavior |
| Mya L. Roberson, MSPH, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Wayne Rosamond, PhD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Cleo A. Samuel-Ryals, PhD | Adjunct Associate Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Robert S. Sandler, MD | Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Anna P. Schenck, PhD | Professor of the Practice | Public Health Leadership Program |
| Amy Sims, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Rebecca Slifkin, PhD | Professor | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Samir Soneji, PhD | Adjunct Associate Professor | Department of Health Behavior |
| Angela M. Stover, PhD | Associate Professor and Co-Director of NC TraCS' Implementation Science Methods Unit | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| Til Stürmer, MD, MPH, PhD | Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chair | Department of Epidemiology |
| Xianming Tan, PhD | Research Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Deborah Tate, PhD | Professor | Departments of Health Behavior and Nutrition |
| Justin Trogdon, PhD | Professor and Director, PhD program | Department of Health Policy and Management |
| William Valdar, PhD | Adjunct Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
| Carmina G. Valle, PhD | Assistant Professor | Department of Nutrition |
| Anissa I. Vines, MS, PhD | Associate Professor | Department of Epidemiology |
| Donglin Zeng, PhD | Adjunct Professor | Department of Biostatistics |
