AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022: Steering Committee

Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO
Chair
Chief, Section of Breast Surgery
Leader, Multidisciplinary Breast Oncology Programs
New York-Presbyterian David H. Koch Center, Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

Scarlett Lin Gomez, MPH, PhD
Co-Chair
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF
Co-Leader, Cancer Control Program
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco, California

Steven R. Patierno, PhD
Co-Chair
Deputy Director, Duke University Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center
Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University Medical Center
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Mariana C. Stern, PhD
Co-Chair
Professor of Preventive Medicine and Urology
Ira Goodman Chair in Cancer Research
Associate Director of Population Sciences
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California

Cheryl L. Willman, MD
Co-Chair
Executive Director, Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs: Rochester, MN/Midwest, Arizona, Florida, London, Abu Dhabi
Director, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, College of Medicine
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Rochester, Minnesota

Robert A. Winn, MD
Co-Chair
Director, Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Madina Agenor, SCD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity,
Brown University School of Public Health
Providence, Rhode Island

Smita Bhatia, MD, MPH
Director, Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship
Gay and Bew White Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

John M. Carethers, MD, MACP
C. Richard Boland Distinguished University Professor
John G. Searle Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Professor, Human Genetics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan

John D. Carpten, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Translational Genomics
Royce and Mary Trotter Chair in Cancer Research Professor, Department of Urology
Co-Director, Institute for Translational Genomics
Director, USC Molecular Genomics Core
Co-Leader, NCCC Translational and Clinical Sciences Program
PI-CaRE2 Health Equity Center
Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Kevin Cassel, DRPH, MPH
Associate Professor Population Sciences in the Pacific Program
University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Honolulu, Hawaii

Gerardo Colon-Otero, MD
Director, Health Disparities Research
Associate Dean, Mayo Medical School
Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Jacksonville, Florida

Melissa B. Davis, PhD
Associate Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology
Scientific Director, International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes
Attending Scientist, Public Health Sciences – Henry Ford Health Systems
Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)
Chief Executive Officer
American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP
Ruth C. and Raymond G. Perelman Associate Professor
Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Medicine
Associate Director of Diversity and Outreach
Abramson Cancer Center
Advisory Dean, Dr. Helen O. Dickens House
Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chanita Hughes-Halbert, PhD
Associate Director for Cancer Equity, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences
Professor, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences
Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Kevin M. Kalinsky, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Emory University School of Medicine
Louisa and Rand Glenn Family Chair in Breast Cancer Research
Director, Glenn Family Breast Center
Director, Breast Medical Oncology
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Patricia M. Lorusso, DO, PhD (hc)
Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Associate Cancer Center Director, Experimental Therapeutics
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

Edith P. Mitchell, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology
Department of Medical Oncology
Director, Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
Associate Director, Diversity Affairs
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Electra D. Paskett, PhD
Professor, School of Public Health
Division Chair, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Marion N. Rowley Designated Chair in Cancer
Department of Medicine
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Sandi Pruitt, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Population and Data Sciences
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

Sanya A. Springfield, PhD
Director, Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute
Rockville, Maryland

Lori L. Wilson, MD
Professor of Surgical Oncology
Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Diversity
Howard University Hospital
Washington, DC

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

LeeAnn Bailey, MBBS, PhD, MS
Chief, Integrated Networks Branch
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute
Rockville, Maryland

Brian C. Davis
Communications Manager
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute
Rockville, Maryland

Jessy Lau, MA, OPN-CGSM
Patient Advocate
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Queens
New York , New York

Matthew L. Meyerson, MD, PhD
Professor, Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Pathology, Medical Oncology
Director, Center for Cancer Genome Discovery
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Phyllis Pettit Nassi, MSW
Associate Director Research & Science, Special Populations
Huntsman Cancer Center
Salt Lake City, Utah

Ivis Sampayo
Patient Advocate
New York, New York

Mounica Vallurupalli, MD
Clinical Fellow, Department of Medical Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Desirée Walker
Patient Advocate
Young Survival Coalition
New York, New York

Tiffany A. Wallace, PhD
Program Director, Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
National Cancer Institute
Rockville, Maryland

Col. (Ret) James E. Williams
Chairman, Pennsylvania Prostate Cancer Coalition
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania