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Chair: Greg Armstrong, MD, MSCE

Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control

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Departmental focus

The Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control was established in October 2005. At that time, the institution made a significant commitment of faculty positions, support staff, space, equipment, developmental funds, plus establishment of the St. Jude Lifetime (SJLIFE) cohort and the St. Jude Consortium for Pediatric Intervention Research (CPIR), to complement the research resource of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS). The vision was to establish St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as an internationally-recognized leader in childhood cancer prevention and control, through an integrated, multi-disciplinary program encompassing epidemiology, outcomes and intervention research focused on pediatric cancer and other serious diseases of childhood. An additional objective in establishing the Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control was to facilitate and enhance multi-disciplinary interactions within the Cancer Center through an institution-wide program in cancer prevention and control. In considering the scope of the research agenda for the Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, the primary strategy has been to build upon existing strengths in the area of childhood cancer survivorship.

Faculty

  1. Greg Armstrong, MD, MSCE

    Member
    Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Co-Leader, Cancer Control & Survivorship Program
    Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Research focus:
    Pediatric neuro-oncology and cancer survivorship

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  1. Heather M. Brandt, PhD

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    Member
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Director, HPV Cancer Prevention Program
    Co-associate Director for Outreach, St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Research focus:
    Cancer prevention and control

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  1. Tara M. Brinkman, PhD

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    Associate Member
    Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences Department
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control

    Research focus: 
    Psychosocial outcomes of pediatric cancer

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  1. Joshua Burns, PhD

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    Member
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Director, Disability Prevention Program
    Director, 3D Clinical Gait Analysis Laboratory
    Jeweler’s Charity Fund Endowed Chair of Cancer Survivorship

    Research focus: 
    Gait and movement disorders of childhood

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  1. Angela Delaney, MD

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    Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
    Director, Division of Endocrinology
    Pediatric Medicine Department
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control

    Research focus:
    Hypothalamic/pituitary dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors

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  1. Stephanie Dixon, MD

    Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
    Oncology Department
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Research focus:
    Cardiometabolic outcomes of cancer therapy and modifiable targets for intervention

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  1. Matthew J. Ehrhardt, MD, MS

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    Assistant Member
    Oncology Department
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Research focus:
    Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas, cancer survivorship

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  1. I-Chan Huang, PhD

    Member
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Research focus:
    Patient-reported outcomes measurement for childhood cancer

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  1. Melissa M. Hudson, MD

    Member
    Oncology Department
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Director, Cancer Survivorship Division
    Co-Leader, Cancer Control & Survivorship Program
    The Charles E. Williams Endowed Chair of Oncology-Cancer Survivorship'

    Research focus: 
    Health outcomes after childhood cancer

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  1. Daniel A. Mulrooney, MD, MS

    Associate Member
    Oncology Department
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Research focus:
    Cardiovascular outcomes of cancer therapy

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  1. Kirsten K. Ness, PT, PhD

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    Member
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Research focus:
    Functional limitations among cancer survivors

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  1. Leslie L. Robison, PhD

    Emeritus Member

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  1. Yadav Sapkota, PhD

    Assistant Member
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Research focus:
    Genomic basis of pediatric cancer outcomes

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  1. Zhaoming Wang, PhD

    Associate Member
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Computational Biology Department
    Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Research focus:
    Genetic epidemiology of pediatric cancer and survivorship

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  1. Carmen Wilson, PhD

    Assistant Member
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Research focus:
    Chronic health conditions among survivors of childhood cancer

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  1. Yutaka Yasui, PhD

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    Member
    Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
    Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Research focus:
    Genetics and risk of therapy-related outcomes

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Contact us

Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control
MS 735, Room S6050
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678

Email: greg.armstrong@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-6078
Fax: (901) 595-5845

Preferred contact method: email