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ccsgcancercontrolprogramThe Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program (CCPS) program is a comprehensive basic and applied research program that spans the cancer control continuum from etiology, primary prevention, screening, and early detection to continuing care, survivorship, and end of life care. CCPS fosters innovative research aimed at preventing cancer and improving cancer-related outcomes. Program members have expertise ranging from basic laboratory, epidemiological, sociobehavioral, and clinical research on cancer risk factors and mechanisms to intervention trial design and execution. A common thread tying our broad research interests is the shared belief that the maximal value of fundamental or basic discoveries is achieved only when research is translated into evidence-based clinical and public health strategies.

The unifying long-range goal of the CCPS program is to prevent cancer and reduce cancer morbidity and mortality. The program is centered on the shared vision of generating outstanding science that improves cancer prevention and care through bold discovery and applications.

Specific scientific aims include the following:

  • Determine genetic risk factors, genotype-phenotype associations, and gene-environment interactions for cancer etiology and survivorship
  • Enhance understanding of biological, behavioral, and environmental factors of cancer etiology and outcomes through novel research
  • Develop and test interventions designed to prevent cancer and improve cancer outcomes
  • Identify determinants of cancer disparities in order to develop and test solutions to reduce these disparities

Investigative work is organized under two thematic areas: 1) Epidemiology and Genetics and 2) Behavioral and Outcomes Research. The program’s themes are linked by cancer-focused basic research involving biological, environmental, and behavioral mechanisms, as well as tests and dissemination of cancer control interventions. The ultimate goal of both themes is to prevent cancer and improve cancer outcomes. Research is aimed at identifying efficient intervention targets and effective methodological or intervention techniques. The CCPS program encourages collaborations to accelerate the pace of this research.

The Cancer Control and Population Sciences program currently receives approximately $9.5 million per year of direct research support from the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society, and other funding agencies, with 60% coming from the National Cancer Institute. Cancer-focused articles published between 2003 and 2009 total 443, of which 20% are inter-programmatic and 25% are intra-programmatic publications.

Anita Y. Kinney, PhD, RN
Leader

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HCI, Room 4160
(801) 585-1151

 

CCPS Membership Directory

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  • Aspinwall, Lisa

    Department: Psychology
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    Phone: (801) 587-9021
    Research Interest: Psychological and behavioral response to genetic testing for mutations that increase cancer risk

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  • Beck, Susan

    Department: Nursing
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    Phone: (801) 585-9609
    Research Interest: Pain and symptom management, quality of life, cancer survivorship

  • Berg, Cynthia

    Department: Psychology
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    Phone: (801) 581-8239
    Research Interest: How individuals across the life span cope with chronic health conditions together with close relationships

  • Boucher, Kenneth

    Department: Oncological Sciences
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    Phone: (801) 585-9544
    Research Interest: Cancer biostatistics

  • Brown, Barbara

    Department: Psychology
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    Phone: (801) 581-7111
    Research Interest: Links between the physical environment and human behavior, with special focus on the processes of walkability, privacy regulation, place attachment, and territoriality.

  • Burt, Randall

    Department: Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology
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    Phone: (801) 585-3281
    Research Interest: Gene discovery for colonic adenomatous polyps and colorectal cancer

  • Buys, Saundra

    Department: Medicine; Division of Oncology
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    Phone: (801) 585-0255
    Research Interest: Breast cancer genetics, cancer screening

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  • Camp, Nicola

    Department: Biomedical Informatics
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    Phone: (801) 587-9351
    Research Interest: Localizing genes for complex traits, evaluating genotype/phenotype relationships, developing statistical genetic methods

  • Cannon-Albright, Lisa

    Department: Biomedical Informatics
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    Phone: (801) 587-9300
    Research Interest: Breast cancer susceptibility gene identification, disease predisposition genes with an emphasis on melanoma and prostate cancer

  • Caserta, Michael

    Department: Nursing
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    Phone: (801) 581-3572
    Research Interest: How aspects of cancer care-giving influences health and well-being outcomes, including the intervening relationship with self-care practices

  • Clayton, Margaret

    Department: Nursing
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    Phone: (801) 585-5372
    Research Interest: Cancer communications with breast cancer survivors

  • Curtin, Karen

    Department: Medicine; Division of Genetic Epidemiology
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    Phone: (801) 581-4006
    Research Interest: Genetic and epigenetic risk factors for cancer and their relationship to environmental influences

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  • Ellington, Lee

    Department: Nursing
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    Phone: (801) 585-9844
    Research Interest: Patient-provider communication; Psycho-oncology

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  •  Fluchel, Mark

  Department: Pediatrics; Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
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  Phone: 801-662-4740
  Research Interest: Outcome disparities in childhood cancers, in particular
  how rurality, distance from a cancer center, ethnicity and language barriers
  might impact morbidity, the mortality and the burden of care of childhood
  cancer
  CCSG Program: Cancer Control and Population Sciences (CCPS)

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  • Goldar, David

    Department: Dermatology
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    Phone: (801) 585-03376
    Research Interest: Genetic studies of breast cancer and melanoma, clinical classification of BRCA 1 and BRCA 1

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  • Hashibe, Mia

    Department: Family and Preventive Medicine
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    Phone: (801) 587-3353
    Research Interest: Global and molecular epidemiology of cancer

  • Henry, Kevin

    Department: Geography
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    Phone: (801) 581-8730
    Research Interest: Application and development of geospatial methods and tools for describing and understanding racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities in cancer incidence, treatment, and survival; understanding the roles of the social and built environment on cancer disparities

  • Hu, Nan

    Department: Medicine; Division of Epidemiology
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    Phone: (801) 587-9486
    Research Interest: Statistical methodology in diagnostic/prognostic study in clinical trials in survival analysis and their application to cancer diagnosis and screening

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  • Jensen, Jakob

    Department: Communication
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    Phone: (801) 440-8219
    Research Interest: The design and evaluation of behavioral interventions targeting cancer prevention and detection with a focus on underserved populations in the context of colorectal, breast, and skin cancer.

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  • Kepka, Deanna L.

    Department: College of Nursing
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    Phone: (801) 587-4565
    Research Interest: Address health disparities related to cancer risk for vulnerable populations. Strongly driven to work in cervical cancer prevention and control among US Latinas and Latinas in Utah and the Intermountain West. Also dedicated to improving health care services for cancer prevention and control among minority and vulnerable populations.
    CCSG Program: Cancer Control and Population Sciences (CCPS)

  • Kinney, Anita

    Department: Medicine; Division of Epidemiology
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    Phone: (801) 585-1151
    Research Interest: Cancer risk communication, psychosocial determinants of cancer etiology and health service utilization in diverse populations

  • Kirchhoff, Anne

    Department: Pediatrics; Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
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    Research Interest: How cancer affects social and economic outcomes for childhood cancer survivors

  • Kowaleski-Jones, Lori

    Department: Family and Consumer Studies
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    Phone: (801) 585-0074
    Research Interest: Cancer-related associations between the social environment and energy balance, physical activity, and obesity

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  • LaStayo, Paul

    Department: Physical Therapy
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    Phone: (801) 581-7419
    Research Interest: Aging cancer patients and survivors

  • Leachman, Sancy

    Department: Dermatology
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    Phone: (801) 585-9427
    Research Interest: Melanoma genetics translation

  • Lee, Amy

    Department: Family and Preventive Medicine
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    Phone: (801) 587-3403
    Research Interest: To identify sustainable interventions to improve cancer prevention measures in healthy populations and quality of life in cancer patients.

  • Leppert, Mark

    Department: Human Genetics
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    Phone: (801) 581-8131
    Research Interest: Melanoma genetics translation, human genetics

  • Lowrance, William

    Department: Urology
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    Phone: (801) 587-4282
    Research Interest: Association of chronic kidney disease and risk of incident cancer using Kaiser Permanente's large renal registry; cost and outcome of various treatments for bladder cancer

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  • Mineau, Geraldine

    Department: Oncological Sciences
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    Phone: (801) 581-4567
    Research Interest: Epidemiology of cancer

  • Mooney, Kathleen

    Department: Nursing
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    Phone: (801) 585-9645
    Research Interest: Quality of life, prevention adherance behaviors, cancer symptom experience

  • Murtaugh, Maureen

    Department: Medicine; Division of Epidemiology
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    Phone: (801) 585-9216
    Research Interest: Nutrition epidemiology in cancer

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  • Neklason, Deborah

    Department: Oncological Sciences
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    Phone: (801) 587-9882
    Research Interest: Genetic etiology of colon cancer

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  • Reblin, Maija

    Department: Nursing
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    Phone: (801) 581-8365
    Research Interest: The psychological and physical health of cancer family caregivers and how relationship quality and communication patterns can help predict and change health outcomes.

  • Rothwell, Erin

    Department: Nursing
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    Phone: (801) 581-5407
    Research Interest: Cancer support groups and biobehavioral models for improving quality of life for individuals diagnosed with cancer

  • Rupper, Randall

    Department: Medicine; Division of Geriatrics
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    Phone: (801) 582-1565
    Research Interest: Cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment decisions of older adults

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  • Samadder, Jewel

    Department: Medicine; Division of Gastroenterology
    E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
    Phone: 801-213-4206
    Research Interest: Effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening with
    colonoscopy and the molecular basis of missed cancers that develop in the interval between colonoscopies

  • Samowitz, Wade

    Department: Pathology
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    Phone: (801) 583-2787, ext 3405
    Research Interest: Colorectal cancer genetics

  • Smith, Ken

    Department: Family and Consumer Studies
    E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
    Phone: (801) 581-7847
    Research Interest: Psychosocial consequences of genetic testing

  • Stroup, Antoinette

    Department: Medicine; Division of Epidemiology
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    Phone: (801) 213-3250
    Research Interest: Cancer surveillance (incidence, mortality, trends), special populations, cancer registry methodologies (case finding, quality assurance), socioeconomic influences on health

  • Sweeney, Carol

    Department: Medicine; Division of Epidemiology
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    Phone: (801) 581-5865
    Research Interest: Molecular epidemiology of cancer

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  • Thomas, Alun

    Department: Biomedical Informatics
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    Phone: (801) 587-9303
    Research Interest: Genetic mapping of breast cancer


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  • Wen, Ming

    Department: Sociology
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    Phone: (801) 581-8041
    Research Interest: Socio-environmental influences on health, including cancer

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  • Yi, Jaehee

  Department: Social Work
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  Phone: 801-585-7030
  Research Interest: Young adult survivors of childhood cancer, photovoice
  methodology, post-traumatic stress and growth
  CCSG Program: Cancer Control and Population Sciences (CCPS)

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