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

Agenda

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, Associate Director, Behavioral Research Program, DCCPS, NCI, NIH
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
  • Paloma Beamer, PhD, Associate Dean of Community Engagement & 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