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Maribel Cervantes-Ortega
"You're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!" —Dr. Suess
Year: 4th
Program: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Luohua Jiang
Research Title: Understanding the ways in which Latino cultural processes and experiences impact social determinants of health
Research Description: My research focuses on diabetic interventions within Latina mothers and adult-daughter dyads. In this study, we aim to implement a culturally-tailored, community-based, family-oriented lifestyle intervention to help with the management and/or prevention of diabetes. I propose to expand on existing literature by transitioning to an intergenerational and multi-perspective assessment of the family context in order to examine how the onset and management of chronic conditions along with family life influence health outcomes.
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Rachel McFarland Lucia
"Just Keep Swimming" —Dory, Finding Nemo
Year: 4th
Program: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Hannah Lui Park
Research Title: DNA methylation biomarkers of environmental exposures and breast cancer risk factors
Recent Publications:
1. Lu HM, Li S, Black MH, Lee S, Hoiness R, Wu S, Mu W, Huether R, Chen J, Sridhar S, Tian Y, McFarland R, Dolinsky JS, Davis BT, Mexal S, Dunlop C, Elliott A.. Association of breast and ovarian cancers with predisposition genes identified by large-scale sequencing. JAMA oncology. 2018 Aug 16
2. LaDuca H, McFarland R, Gutierrez S, Yussuf A, Ho N, Pepper J, Reineke P, Cain T, Blanco K, Horton C, Dolinsky JS (2018). Quality of clinician-reported cancer history when ordering genetic testing. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, 2: 1-11. [co-first author].
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Shantell Cerise Nolen
"Let's wander where the WiFi is weak " —Anonymous
Year: 4th
Program: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Karen Edwards
Research Title/Description: Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Risk in Cancer Survivors Over Age 90
Recent Publications:
1. Nolen, S. C., Evans, M. A., Fischer, A., Corrada, M. M., Kawas, C. H., & Bota, D. A. (2017). Cancer—incidence, prevalence and mortality in the oldest-old. A comprehensive review. Mechanisms of ageing and development, 164, 113-126.
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Valeria Elahy
“Genetics loads the gun, environment pulls the trigger” — Caldwell Esselstyn
Year: 3rd
Program: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Trina Norden-Krichmar
Research Description: My research focus is in genetic and nutritional epidemiology. I am particularly interested in studying the association between dietary interventions and chronic diseases as well as gene-environment interactions
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