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Glorian Sorensen
Dr. Glorian Sorensen, PhD, MPH, is Director of the Center for Community-Based Research and of the Office for Faculty Development at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health in the Harvard School of Public Health. The core of Dr. Sorensen's research is randomized worksite- and community-based studies that test the effectiveness of theory-driven interventions targeting individual and organizational change. These interventions are designed particularly to be effective for low income, multiethnic populations, including blue- and pink-collar workers. These behavioral interventions are embedded in the social context or environment in which people live. Her research has focused on a range of community settings, including worksites, labor unions, and low-income housing developments.
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Karen Emmons
Karen M. Emmons, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, and a faculty member in the Center for Community-Based Research (CCBR) at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). She is also the Deputy Director of CCBR and Associate Director of The Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities (IECD) of DF/HCC. Her research focuses primarily on community-based approaches to cancer prevention and control. Her expertise is in behavior change interventions for several behavioral risk factors, including smoking, passive smoke, sun exposure, diet, and exercise. She is also interested in cancer disparities.
Karen Emmons Web Page
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K. Vish Viswanath
K. "Vish" Viswanath, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, a faculty member in the Center for Community-Based Research (CCBR) at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), and Leader of the Health Communication Core of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC). Dr. Viswanath's research interests include mass communication and social change and health communication in both national and international contexts with particular focus on communication inequities and disparities. He is primarily interested in using a macro-social approach to the study of mass communication and public health.
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Jennifer D. Allen
Jennifer D. Allen, ScD, MPH, RN, is a Faculty member in the Center for Community-Based Research. Dr. Allen’s research is focused on the design, implementation and evaluation of community-based approaches to cancer control among low-income and ethnically diverse populations. In particular, her work has been directed at developing and testing interventions to increase utilization of cancer screening tests for which there is demonstrated benefit (mammography, Pap tests), and promoting informed decision-making for screening tests for which there is uncertain efficacy (prostate specific antigen testing). More recently, she has initiated studies to better understand the uptake of cancer prevention innovations, such as the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, and the dissemination of evidence-based interventions in community settings to reach medically underserved populations.
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