Workshop on Community Engagement to Build Trust in Science and Enhance Environmental Epidemiology Cancer Research (Agenda)

Agenda

Times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time. The agenda is subject to change.

Welcome and Introductions
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.Welcome and Workshop Overview
Behnoosh Momin, DrPH, MS, MPH, Program Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
9:15 – 9:30 a.m.Opening Remarks
Gary Ellison, PhD, MPH, Acting Director, DCCPS, NCI, NIH
Session 1: State of Science and State of Trust in Science
Moderator: Abee L. Boyles, PhD, Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer), Population Health Branch, Division of Extramural Research & Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH
9:30 – 9:50 a.m.Current State of Trust in Science and Building Trust in Environmental Epidemiology and Cancer Research
William (Bill) Klein, PhD, Dean, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
9:50 – 10:00 a.m.Q & A
10:00 – 10:40 a.m.

State of the Science of Community Engagement for Environmental Epidemiology Research

  • Nina Wallerstein, DrPH, Distinguished Professor of Public Health, College of Population Health; Director, Center for Participatory Research, University of New Mexico
  • Ysabel Duron, Founder/Executive Director, The Latino Cancer Institute, Patient Advocate Appointee, (2023-2028), National Cancer Advisory Board, NCI
10:40 – 10:50 a.m.Q & A
10:50 – 11:00 a.m.Break
Session 2: Lessons Learned in Community Engagement from Environmental Epidemiology Cancer Cohorts
Moderator: Somdat Mahabir, PhD, MS, MPH, Program Director, DCCPS, NCI
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.Southern Environmental Health Study Cohort
Martha Shrubsole, PhD, Co‑Leader, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, Research Professor of Medicine, Professor, Vanderbilt University
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.10,000K Families Cohort Study
Jenny N. Poynter, PhD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Co‑Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.STRIVE Study
Linda Riggins, STRIVE Community Engagement Coordinator, University of North Carolina
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Mi-CARES
Celeste Leigh Pearce, PhD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology and Rogel Scholar, Co‑leader, Cancer Control and Population Sciences, University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
12:00 – 12:15 p.m.NIEHS Sister Study
Eva Bauer, MPH, Sister Study Program Manager, DLH, NIEHS Contractor
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.Q & A
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.Lunch Break
Session 3: Facilitators and Barriers of Effective Community Engagement
Moderator: Amanda Acevedo, PhD, Program Director, Behavioral Research Program, DCCPS, NCI
1:30 – 1:45 p.m.Preliminary Findings from NCI’s Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program Community Engagement Study
Behnoosh Momin, DrPH, MS, MPH, Program Director, DCCPS, NCI
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

Panel Discussion with Leaders in Community Engagement

  • Diana Redwood, PhD, Senior Epidemiologist, Alaska Native Epidemiology Center, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
  • Zul Surani, Associate Director for Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • Nathan Lothrop, PhD, Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona
  • Janeth Sanchez, PhD, MPH, Director of Population Health Research Innovation, All of Us Research Program, NIH
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.Break
Session 4: Reporting Back Results
Moderator: Leah E. Mechanic, PhD, MPH, Program Director, DCCPS, NCI
3:00 – 3:40 p.m.Reporting Individual Exposure Results
Julia Brody, PhD, Senior Scientist and Executive Director Emeritus, Silent Spring Institute
3:40 – 4:00 p.m.Q & A
Session 5: Evaluation of Engagement Activities in Research Studies
Moderator: Raven Hardy Richard, PhD, Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of Research on Women’s Health, Office of the Director, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, NIH
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Evaluating and Measuring Engagement and Its Impact

  • Diana Rohlman, PhD, Associate Professor and Senior Researcher, Oregon State University
  • Taylor Vogel, MPH, Program Coordinator, Pacific Northwest Center for Translational Environmental Health, Superfund Research Center, Oregon State University
4:30 – 4:45 p.m.Q & A
4:45 – 5:00 p.m.Closing Remarks
Somdat Mahabir, PhD, MS, MPH, Program Director, DCCPS, NCI