Postdoctoral Fellowship - Clinical and Population Sciences (PF-CPS)

Areas of focus

• Modifiable risks (such as healthy eating, active living, exercise, alcohol intake, smoking cessation, sunscreen use, and uptake of cancer-preventing vaccines) for cancer prevention and mitigation of outcomes in cancer survivors
• Cancer prevention interventions that involve cultural tailoring, health literacy, social support, patient-provider communication, shared decision-making, and social marketing
• Mindfulness-based interventions for general well-being, smoking cessation, alcohol reduction, weight loss, and other healthy behaviors
• Dissemination and implementation science research to promote evidence-based practices, interventions, and policies across the cancer control continuum
• Understanding and removing barriers to participation in research studies and clinical trials
• Interventions focused on symptoms management, treatment adherence, patient-reported outcomes, co-morbidities, psychological, spiritual, and physical well-being, and quality of life in cancer survivors
• Novel approaches for surveillance of new and recurrent cancers
• Prognostic factors for cancer and treatment-related outcomes
• Mental, emotional, physical, and financial well-being of caregivers
• Studies designed to predict, detect, prevent, and/or mitigate the early and late effects of cancer treatment
• Delivery and practice of palliative care and the physical, mental, and emotional effects on patients receiving palliative care Etiological studies that investigate the role of biological, genetic, environmental, and behavioral risk factors in the development and progression of cancer 
• Observational studies (e.g., cohort studies case-control studies) designed to identify possible causes of cancer and study the patterns of risk in large populations
• Strategies and tools for precision prevention, screening, and early detection, including biomarkers of risk
• Promotion of adherence to cancer screening guidelines
• Delivery of cancer-related care, including patient-provider communication, patient navigation, and care coordination among oncology and primary care providers
• Access to care research including identification and mitigation of barriers to preventive services, cancer treatment, and follow-up care
• Characteristics of patients, health care professionals, health systems, and populations that affect access to care, healthcare delivery, and workforce development
• Behavioral economics and health policy research to better understand and address the factors affecting preventive services, screening, and healthcare across the cancer continuum
• Financial toxicity and its effects on cancer-related outcomes
• Impact of policy changes impact known risk factors of cancer (e.g., soda tax, indoor smoking bans)
• Translation of health services research into practice