About PECaD

Our mission

The mission of PECaD is to ensure that all cancer patients and communities benefit from the clinical and scientific advances at Siteman. We strive to reduce the cancer burden and related disparities, while engaging communities to promote health equity across Siteman’s catchment and beyond.

We fulfill this mission by:

  • Accelerating outreach, education and access to clinical resources in Siteman’s catchment;
  • Monitoring the cancer burden and related disparities in Siteman’s catchment population to inform where to direct research and resources;
  • Fostering cancer disparities and community-engaged research;
  • Supporting efforts to promote diverse participation in clinical trials; and
  • Evaluating community engagement and progress toward achieving our goals

Leaders

Director

Drake BettinaBettina F. Drake, PhD, MPH
Director, PECaD
Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement (COE)
Professor, Division of Public Health Sciences

PECaD Staff

Sarah ChavezSarah Chavez, PhD
Assistant Director, Research and Strategic Partnerships
PECaD Chair, MO Cancer Consortium

 

 

Keisha WindhamKeisha Windham, DPA, MPPA
Assistant Director, Community Outreach, PECaD

 

 

 

Liyan Jing, MPH
Statistical Analyst

Sharvitti Broussard, MPH
Public Health Coordinator, Breast and Prostate Cancer

Charles Cogshell
Community Health Worker

Devante
Community Health Worker

Hank Dart, MS
Health Literacy Specialist

Jennifer Tappenden, MS
Diversity in Clinical Trial Monitor

Community Advisory Board (CAB)

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Co-Chair, CAB
Keynote Speaker, Workshop Designer and Personal Medical Consultant

 

 

Kelley Vollmar Cab 1 350x350Kelley Vollmar
Co-Chair, CAB
Director, Jefferson County Health Department

 

 

Bishop Luther Baker Edited 350x350Bishop Luther D. Baker
President, Luther D. Baker Ministries
CEO and President, Man of Valor, Inc.

 

 

Serena Blank 350x350Serena Blank, MOT, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist, St. Patrick Center

 

 

 

Kathy Gardner EditedKathy Gardner
Senior Consultant, EMD Consulting

 

 

 

Sherrill Jackson Picture Web 200x200Sherrill Jackson, CPNP
President and Founder, The Breakfast Club, Inc.
Retired, Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

 

 

Rose Jackson Beavers 1 350x350Rose Jackson-Beavers
Director, Faith Initiatives, The Behavioral Health Network

 

 

 

Allison Kemner 2 350x350 Allison Kemner, MPH
Senior Vice President and Chief Research Officer, Parents as Teachers National Center

 

 

 

Dennis Lane Cab 350x350Dennis Lane
Author, The Bitch Wall/Vietnam Wailing Wall

 

 

 

Felice Mcclendon Web2 EditedFelice McClendon, MS
Communications Director, City of St. Louis Treasurer’s Office

 

 

 

Nancy D. Spargo Cab 200x200Nancy D. Spargo, AM, LCSW
Chief Innovation Officer, Operation Food Search

 

 

 

Ben Zeno Edited 350x350Ben Zeno
Strategist, Missouri Foundation for Health

Internal Leadership Team

Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH
Niess-Gain Professor
Associate Director, Prevention and Control

 

 

Kia Davis

Kia Davis, ScD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Director, Community Research Fellows Training Program

 

 

Mark FialaMark Fiala, MSW
Assistant Professor
Chair, Health Equity Fellows

 

 

Dr. Lannis HallLannis Hall, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Medical Director, Radiation Oncology
Director, Clinical Studies Outreach

 

Edmund Lowe

Rev. Edmund Lowe, BA, MA, HR
President Elder African Methodist Episcopal Church
Chair, Disparities Elimination Advisory Committee

 

 

Chongliang LuoChongliang Luo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Siteman Biostatistics Core Faculty

 

 

Sanders Thompson Vetta

Vetta Sanders-Thompson, PhD
E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Chair, Center for Community Health Partnerships and Research

 

 

Dr. WangJean Wang, MD, PhD
Professor
Chair, MO Colorectal Cancer Roundtable

 

 

Aimee S. James

Aimee James, PhD, MPH
Professor
Co-Lead, Prevention and Control

Health equity fellows

Oncologic Imaging Program (OIP)
Monica Shokeen Monica Shokeen
Dr. Bennett Debbie Bennett
Dr. Markovina Stephanie Markovina
Hematopoietic Development and Malignancy Program (HDMP)
Fiala2 Mark Fiala
Tumor Immunology Program (TIP)
Dr. Pachynski Russell Pachynski
Dr. DeSelm Carl DeSelm
Prevention and Control Program (PCP)
Dr. Herrick Cynthia Herrick
Dr. Wang Jean Wang
Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP)
Dr. Ademuyiwa Bisi Ademuyiwa
Dr. Glover-Collins Katherine Glover-Collins
Dr. Andrew Davis Andrew Davis
Solid Tumor Therapeutics Program (STTP)
caroline-mohrmann Caroline Mohrmann
Ginny Schulz Ginny Schulz
Dr. Pedersen Kate Pedersen
Mechanisms of Cancer Biology Program (MCBP)
Sergej Djuranovic Sergej Djuranovic

Our catchment

Siteman’s catchment spans 82 counties across Missouri and Illinois.

Catchment

Annual reports to stakeholders

Contact PECaD

PECaD@wustl.edu 314-286-2587