ONGOING PROJECTS
The purpose of this research study is to find out how the psychological, physical and financial health of informal (non-paid) caregivers are impacted by taking care of someone with cancer.
The objectives of this research project is to demonstrate the feasibility of establishing a research registry dedicated to collecting information on key cancer risk reducing behaviors and stimulating dedicated cancer prevention and control research among members of MCC and other NCI-Designated Centers.
This dissertation study explores college students’ future orientation related to cancer and its relationship with current health promoting behaviors. Findings support prioritizing primary prevention strategies earlier in the life span during emerging adulthood.
The objective of this translational science public health project is to design and pilot CRC screening intervention that is theoretically and empirically informed by ours and others’ NCI S2S implementation results, and by our community and clinic partners. The intervention is designed to increase colorectal cancer screening (any test) by Black men at 3 months using a scalable, community implemented and easily sharable mHealth platform.
A collaborative project with the Chickahominy Tribe which aims to explore cancer risk perceptions and experiences of Charles City County residents through semi-structured qualitative interviews, structured community surveys, and water sample collection.
COMPLETED PROJECTS
This dissertation project focuses on examining how primary care clinics are structured to provide nutrition and diet support for patients with hypertension. Experiences of health care professionals will contribute much to our understanding of how healthy diet is discussed with patients who have hypertension in real-world primary care clinic settings.
The purpose of this research study is to understand how COVID-19 has affected our communities and how people have been able to access healthcare, including those who are cancer survivors or care for somebody diagnosed with cancer.