About Us

Meet our study team, dedicated to achieving the goal of equitable cervical cancer care and survivorship for all!

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Co-Principal Investigator

Adana Llanos, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor

Department of Epidemiology

Mailman School of Public Health

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Co-Principal Investigator

Jennifer Tsui, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Population and Public Health Services

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

Co-Investigator

Jason Wright, MD

Associate Professor

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Co-Investigator

Min Qian, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Biostatistics

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Co-Investigator

Chanita Hughes-Halbert, PhD

Professor

Department of Population and Public Health Services

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

Co-Investigator

Goleen Samari, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Population and Public Health Services

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

Co-Investigator

Antoinette "Nan" Stoup, PhD

Director of Cancer Epidemiology Services, NJSCR

Professor

Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Rutgers Cancer Institute

Co-Investigator

Lihua Liu, PhD

Director, LA-CSP

Associate Professor

Department of Population and Public Health Services

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

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Project Coordinator

Amber Rockson, MPH

Department of Epidemiology

Mailman School of Public Health

Columbia University

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Project Coordinator

Alexis Schaefer, MPH

Department of Epidemiology

Mailman School of Public Health

Columbia University

Project Coordinator

Emily Dang, MPH

Department of Population and Public Health Services

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

Cancer Registry Staff

Lisa Paddock, PhD, MPH

Deputy Director of Cancer Surveillance Research Program

New Jersey State Cancer Registry

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Cancer Registry Staff

Jie Li, MPH

Research Scientist

New Jersey State Cancer Registry

Cancer Registry Staff

Caroline Morales, MPH

Research Teaching Specialist

New Jersey State Cancer Registry

Rutgers Cancer Institute

Cancer Registry Staff

Kathy Wojcik, PhD

Senior Research Associate, LA-CSP

Department of Population and Public Health Services

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

Research Staff

Sz-Ying (Belle) Lee, RN

Department of Population Public Health Services

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

Research Staff

Yesenia Carranza

Department of Population Public Health Services

Keck School of Medicine

University of Southern California

Our Valued Community Partners

Carol Wang

Director

Herald Cancer Association

San Gabriel, CA

Chaplain Travis Thomas

Oncology Citizen Scientist

Navigator (Bronx) and Chapter Leader (Harlem)

National Cervical Cancer Coalition

Bronx/Harlem, NY

Ana Paisley

Associate Director

Cancer Center Partnerships

American Cancer Society

New York, NY

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Kimberly Pierre

Associate Director of Community Outreach

The Substance And Sexual Health (SASH) Lab at Yale University

New Haven, CT

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Alexandra Caro

Community Health Associate

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center

Los Angeles, CA

"As a 3x cervical cancer survivor, while pregnant twice, being a part of the ACHIEVE Study is important to me because I believe that early detection, screening, education, prevention and access to clinical trials help save lives!"

- Travis Thomas (Community Partner)

Assessing Cervical Cancer Healthcare Inequities in Diverse Populations

About Us

Our Valued Community Partners