Abstract

This proposal is the second competitive renewal application in response to PAR #06-511 (NCI Cancer Education and Career Development Program). In accordance with the program announcement, we are seeking continued funding for a curriculum-dependent program first funded in September 2003 (R25CA090314) that trains postdoctoral candidates in cancer research settings that are highly interdisciplinary and collaborative. Our program focuses on training cancer scientists in behavioral oncology research, a field that clearly requires training in collaborative and interdisciplinary settings. The program is built upon extensive and productive collaborations among researchers in behavioral science, population science, epidemiology, biostatistics, nutrition, nursing, and medicine. A key feature of this program has been the development of a specialized curriculum in behavioral oncology that was not otherwise available at our institution and is linked in an essential manner to the training goals and objectives of the program. This specialized curriculum consists of a core curriculum that is required for both first-year and second-year trainees and an elective curriculum, designed to provide individualized training, that is selected by each trainee in conjunction with his/her training committee. Over the past five years, the program has been successful in attracting a talented and diverse pool of applicants, recruiting the best applicants from this pool, and providing the trainees recruited with the skills and experiences necessary for becoming successful independent investigators in the field of behavioral oncology. Funding will allow us to build upon our prior success and prepare additional trainees for careers as independent investigators in behavioral oncology.

Public Health Relevance

This application seeks continued funding for a program that provides post-doctoral training in behavioral oncology research. Over the past five years, the program has been successful in attracting a talented and diverse pool of applicants, recruiting the best applicants from this pool, and providing the trainees recruited with the skills and experiences necessary for becoming successful independent investigators in the field of behavioral oncology.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Education Projects (R25)
Project #
5R25CA090314-08
Application #
8137902
Study Section
Subcommittee G - Education (NCI)
Program Officer
Perkins, Susan N
Project Start
2001-04-01
Project End
2014-08-31
Budget Start
2011-09-01
Budget End
2012-08-31
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2011
Total Cost
$137,199
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Department
Type
DUNS #
139301956
City
Tampa
State
FL
Country
United States
Zip Code
33612

  Publications

Hoogland, Aasha I; Lechner, Suzanne C; Gonzalez, Brian D et al. (2018) Efficacy of a Spanish-Language Self-Administered Stress Management Training intervention for Latinas undergoing chemotherapy. Psychooncology 27:1305-1311
Donovan, Kristine A; Gonzalez, Brian D; Nelson, Ashley M et al. (2018) Effect of androgen deprivation therapy on sexual function and bother in men with prostate cancer: A controlled comparison. Psychooncology 27:316-324
Gonzalez, Brian D; Hoogland, Aasha I; Kasting, Monica L et al. (2018) Psychosocial impact of BRCA testing in young Black breast cancer survivors. Psychooncology 27:2778-2785
Thompson, Kathryn A; Bulls, Hailey W; Sibille, Kimberly T et al. (2018) Optimism and Psychological Resilience are Beneficially Associated With Measures of Clinical and Experimental Pain in Adults With or at Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis. Clin J Pain 34:1164-1172
Gordon, Janna R; Malcarne, Vanessa L; Roesch, Scott C et al. (2018) Structural Validity and Measurement Invariance of the Pearlin Mastery Scale in Spanish-Speaking Primary Care Patients. Eval Health Prof 41:393-399
Fleming, Khaliah; Simmons, Vani N; Christy, Shannon M et al. (2018) Educating Hispanic Women about Cervical Cancer Prevention: Feasibility of a Promotora-Led Charla Intervention in a Farmworker Community. Ethn Dis 28:169-176
Davis, Stacy N; Govindaraju, Swapamthi; Jackson, Brittany et al. (2018) Recruitment Techniques and Strategies in a Community-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Study of Men and Women of African Ancestry. Nurs Res 67:212-221
Cobb, Caroline O; Soule, Eric K; Rudy, Alyssa K et al. (2018) Patterns and Correlates of Tobacco and Cannabis co-use by Tobacco Product Type: Findings from the Virginia Youth Survey. Subst Use Misuse 53:2310-2319
Christy, Shannon M; Schmidt, Alyssa; Wang, Hsiao-Lan et al. (2018) Understanding Cancer Worry Among Patients in a Community Clinic-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention Study. Nurs Res 67:275-285
Piñeiro, Bárbara; Díaz, Diana R; Monsalve, Luis M et al. (2018) Systematic Transcreation of Self-Help Smoking Cessation Materials for Hispanic/Latino Smokers: Improving Cultural Relevance and Acceptability. J Health Commun 23:350-359

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