overview

• My primary research focus examines multilevel influences on breast and colorectal cancer prevention behaviors among communities of color, low-income, and other marginalized communities. More broadly, I use implementation science and mixed methods research to enhance the uptake of evidence based interventions across the cancer control contiumum and improve healthcare quality in a variety of clinical settings.
  
  
  My funded research has applied implementation science across multiple contents. I served as a site-PI on A State-Level Program to Enhance Reach, Integration, and Scalability of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-up for Vulnerable Populations (SCORE), an RCT designed to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in rural FQHCs and one site of a larger NCI initiative called "Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-up through Implementation Science" (ACCSIS). I have conducted a qualitative research of community organizations' implementation science knowledge and needs and most recently used implementation science to support the development and implementation of an intervention to assess psychosocial needs of pediatric cancer patients and their families funded by the Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation.