Dr. Jessica Islam on Clubhouse

Bio

Cancer epidemiologist and disparities in health services researcher

Currently: Post-doctoral fellow at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

✨✨✨Upcoming (as of March 2021): Assistant Professor of Cancer Epidemiology at Moffitt Cancer Center

Cancer care equity advocate | Equitable access to health care advocate

Minority Women in STEM 💁🏽‍♀️🩺👩🏽‍🔬👩🏽‍💻

👩🏽‍🔬👩🏽‍💻Research Foci:
📌prevention of infections 🦠 that cause cancer
📌disparities in prevention and treatment 🩺 of gynecological cancers
📌cancer burden and outcomes among people living with HIV
📌impact of the COVID19 pandemic on vulnerable populations, including cannabis 🌱 users and cancer survivors

Google Scholar Profile and Research Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=F5FAiA0AAAAJ

Vanderbilt 2011 - BA in Neuroscience
Vanderbilt 2014 - MPH in Global Health
UNC Gillings 2019 - PhD in Epidemiology

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Service: Vice President of Operations of the Lambda Theta Alpha Foundation
https://www.ltafoundation.org

Sister of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.
Spring 2010 | Proud Tr3
The FIRST Latinx Sorority in the US.