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About Us

Meet our study team, dedicated to achieving the goal of equitable cervical cancer care and survivorship for all!

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Co-Principal Investigator

Adana Llanos, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor

Department of Epidemiology

Mailman School of Public Health

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Co-Principal Investigator

Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor

Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

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Co-Investigator

Jason Wright, MD

Louis E. Phaneuf Teaching and Research Professor

Department Chair

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Tufts Medical Center

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Co-Investigator

Min Qian, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Biostatistics

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Co-Investigator

Chanita Hughes-Halbert, PhD

Associate Director, Cancer Health Disparities

Vice Chair for Research, Preventive Medicine

Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

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Co-Investigator

Goleen Samari, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Population and Public Health Services

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

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Co-Investigator

Antoinette "Nan" Stoup, PhD

Director of Cancer Epidemiology Services, NJSCR

Professor

Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Rutgers Cancer Institute

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Co-Investigator

Lihua Liu, PhD

Director, LA-CSP

Associate Professor

Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

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Project Coordinator

Amber Rockson, MPH

Department of Epidemiology

Mailman School of Public Health

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Research Staff

Mila Cordero, BS

INTEGRITY Post Baccalaureate Fellow

Department of Epidemiology

Mailman School of Public Health

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Research Staff

Shizhe (Sherry) Zhang, MPH

Data Analyst

Department of Epidemiology

Mailman School of Public Health

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Research Staff

Heather Wurtz, PhD, MPhil

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Population Public Health Sciences

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

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Cancer Registry Staff

Lisa Paddock, PhD, MPH

Deputy Director of Cancer Surveillance Research Program

New Jersey State Cancer Registry

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Cancer Registry Staff

Jie Li, MPH

Research Scientist

New Jersey State Cancer Registry

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Cancer Registry Staff

Caroline Morales, MPH

Research Teaching Specialist

New Jersey State Cancer Registry

Rutgers Cancer Institute

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Cancer Registry Staff

Marlene Caldera, BS

Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

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Cancer Registry Staff

Ruijie Li, MS

Programming Analyst, LA-CSP

Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

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Research Staff

Irene Mandarino

Research Project Interviewer

Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

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Research Staff

Junrui Lyu, MHS

PhD Student in Epidemiology

Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

Our Valued Community Partners

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Carol Wang

Director

Herald Cancer Association

San Gabriel, CA

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Chaplain Travis Thomas

Oncology Citizen Scientist

Navigator (Bronx) and Chapter Leader (Harlem)

National Cervical Cancer Coalition

Bronx/Harlem, NY

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Ana Paisley

Associate Director

Cancer Center Partnerships

American Cancer Society

New York, NY

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Kimberly Pierre

Deputy Director of Health

Township of Irvington

Irvington, NJ

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Associate Director of Health Communications

The Substance And Sexual Health (SASH) Lab at Yale University

New Haven, CT

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Alexandra Caro

Community Health Associate

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center

Los Angeles, CA

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Tiera Wade

Cervivor Ambassador

Cervivor Noir Lead

Community Advisory Advocate

Cervivor, Inc

Akron, Ohio

"As a 3x cervical cancer survivor, while pregnant twice, being a part of the ACHIEVE Study is important to me because I believe that early detection, screening, education, prevention and access to clinical trials help save lives!"
- Travis Thomas (Community Partner)
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