Rural Cancer Collaboratory Team
Our team includes a cadre of experts in public health, cancer prevention and control, and clinical oncology, screening, and survivorship. We are excited to talk with you to discuss how we can work together to meet the needs of Iowa’s rural population.
Natoshia Askelson
MPH, PhD
Sarah Averill MD
Colleen Campbell
PhD, MS, LGC
Mary Charlton
BSN, PhD
Catherine Cherwin
PhD, RN
Anjali Deshpande
MPH, PhD
Stephanie Gilbertson-White PhD, APRN-BC
Richard Hoffman
MD
Jennifer Hrabe MD
Ingrid Lizarraga MBBS
Sneha Phadke DO, MPH
Kristin Plichta MD, PhD
Mary Schroeder
PhD
Jason Semprini
BSc, MPP
Mark Vander Weg
PhD
Praveen Vikas
MBBS
Our team is made up of oncologists, surgeons, radiologists, nurses, behavioral scientists, epidemiologists, health economists, geneticists, genetic counselors, clinical health psychologists, and researchers with expertise in:
Cancer prevention
- Tobacco cessation interventions
- Physical activity interventions
- Improving HPV vaccination rates
- Implementation of evidence-based cancer prevention and control interventions
- Building cancer prevention and control capacity at the local level
Cancer screening and diagnosis
- Implementing lung cancer screening programs
- Improving rates of colonoscopy and mammography
- Diagnostic radiology
- Abdominal Imaging (CT, MRI, US)
Cancer treatment and survivorship
- Medical oncology
- Radiation oncology
- Breast surgery
- Colorectal surgery
- Cancer treatment decision-making
- Clinical trials
- Tele-oncology
- Cancer symptom science and non-pharmacologic management of symptoms
- Genetic testing and counseling
Quality improvement and research
- Cancer surveillance
- Cancer outcomes
- Commission on Cancer accreditation
- Grant writing assistance