2022-2024 Cohort
Cherell Cottrell-Daniels, PhD, Public Health
Georgia State University – Atlanta, Georgia
Research Topic: Understanding stressors (e.g., discrimination) and protective factors (e.g., religious coping) as they relate to tobacco and marijuana co-use in priority populations
Primary Mentor: Damon Vidrine, DrPH
Secondary Mentor: Jennifer Vidrine, PhD
Kristen Smith, PhD, Nutrition
Auburn University – Auburn, Alabama
Research Topic: Impact of diet and gut microbiome on cancer prevention, outcomes, and survivorship
Primary Mentor: Heather Jim, PhD
Secondary Mentor: Sylvia Crowder, PhD
Nashira Brown, PhD, Public Health
University of Alabama at Birmingham – Birmingham, Alabama
Research Topic: Obesity, physical activity, cancer prevention and survivorship, health disparities
Primary Mentor: Tiffany Carson, PhD
Secondary Mentor: Marilyn Stern, PhD
2021-2023 Cohort
Acadia Buro
, PhD, Public Health
University of South Florida - Tampa, Florida
Research Topic: Obesity, cancer, and health disparities.
Primary Mentor: Tiffany Carson, PhD, MPH
Secondary Mentor: Marilyn Stern, PhD, CRC
Bethany Shorey-Fennell, PhD, Health Psychology
Washington State University - Vancouver, Washington
Research Topic: Health communication, tobacco cessation, cancer prevention and survivorship, community engagement for equitable reach.
Primary Mentor: Jennifer Vidrine, PhD, MS
Secondary Mentor: Damon Vidrine, DrPH, MS
Jessica Rivera-Rivera
, PhD, Clinical Psychology
University of Kentucky - Lexington, Kentucky
Research Topic: Cancer prevention and health communication in racially/ethnically underserved communities.
Primary Mentor: Susan Vadaparampil, PhD, MPH
Secondary Mentor: Brian Gonzalez, PhD
