Chairperson: Michael E. Stefanek, Ph.D., Atlanta, GA
The purposes of this task force are to advance the field of behavioral science research, to increase its visibility, and to encourage collaborative research contributions to the field of cancer research. The initial focus of the task force has been to provide substantive input into the program for the annual Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting and the AACR Annual Meeting. It is also looking into preparing publications and collaborating with related behavioral science societies.
Membership of the Task Force on Behavioral Science and Cancer
Dr. Michael E. Stefanek, Chairperson
Atlanta, GA
Michael A. Andrykowski, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D.
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D.
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Mary B. Daly, M.D., Ph.D.
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Karen Glanz, Ph.D.
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Ellen R. Gritz, Ph.D.
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Chanita Hughes Halbert, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Jennifer L. Hay, Ph.D.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Carolyn J. Heckman, Ph.D.
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Cheltenham, PA
Lisa M. Klesges, Ph.D.
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
Scott J. Leischow, Ph.D.
University of Arizona
Tuscon, AZ
Susan Lutgendorf, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Sharon Manne, Ph.D.
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Paige A. McDonald, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, MD
Electra D. Paskett, Ph.D.
Ohio State University School of Public Health
Columbus, OH
Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, Ph.D.
Columbia University
New York, NY
Peter G. Shields, M.D.
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
Jamie L. Studts, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, KY
Jasmin A. Tiro, Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Sally W. Vernon, Ph.D.
UT Houston School of Public Health
Houston, TX
K. "Vish" Viswanath, Ph.D.
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Staff contact: Mark Mendenhall, Senior Program Administrator, (215) 440-9300 or mark.mendenhall@aacr.org