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Karen Maria Emmons, Ph.D.

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Karen Emmons is a Professor of Social and Behavioral Science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is behavioral scientist with a strong track record of funded research in community-based approaches to cancer prevention in a variety of settings that serve under-resourced communities, including low income housing and community health centers. Her work targets a range of cancer risk factors, including nutrition, physical activity, sun exposure, tobacco and second-hand smoke exposure, and cancer screening. Her research teams have included interdisciplinary perspectives on cancer risk reduction and health disparities, with a focus on multiple cancer risk behaviors. Dr. Emmons has a strong track record as a mentor, and is a past recipient of a mid-career K award focused on dissemination an implementation research to reduce cancer disparities. Her current work and writing focuses heavily on implementation science, particularly in community health settings, and she has been actively involved in national efforts to develop implementation research and training programs. She currently serves as the Faculty Director of the Community Engagement Program for Harvard's Clinical Translational Science Award. Dr. Emmons is Past-President of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

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  1. R03CA256233 (EMMONS, KAREN M.) Dec 9, 2020 - Nov 30, 2023
    NIH
    Improving Mammography Completion and Follow-Up in Community Health Centers
    Role: Principal Investigator
  2. P50CA244433 (EMMONS, KAREN M. ;TAVERAS BENAVIDEZ, ELSIE MIREYA) Sep 20, 2019 - Aug 31, 2024
    NIH
    The Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control Equity
    Role: Principal Investigator
  3. T32CA057711 (EMMONS, KAREN M. ;FRAZIER, ANNE LINDSAY) Sep 2, 2019 - Aug 31, 2024
    NIH
    Harvard Education Program in Cancer Prevention Control
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  4. U54CA156732 (ABEL, GREGORY ALAN;VISWANATH, KASISOMAYAJULA) Sep 27, 2010 - Aug 31, 2026
    NIH
    2/2 The University of Massachusetts, Boston - Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center U54 Comprehensive Partnership for Cancer Disparities Research
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  5. R01CA126596 (EMMONS, KAREN M.) Sep 30, 2007 - Jul 31, 2013
    NIH
    A Sustainable Approach to Increasing Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers
    Role: Principal Investigator

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Funded by the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through its Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program, grant number UL1TR002541.