Partnerships

Siteman Cancer Center makes it a priority to share disease prevention and health communication research findings with the public. This dedication to community engagement has resulted in several platforms to keep people and communities in our service area and beyond aware of ways they can stay healthy and prevent disease.

Community members interested in learning more or joining a partnership can contact PECaD at 314-286-2587 or PECaD@wustl.edu.

Partnership Groups

• Disparities Elimination Advisory Council (DEAC)
• Breast Cancer Partnership (BCaP)
• Colorectal Cancer Partnership (CCCP)
• Prostate Cancer Partnership (PCCP)

PECaD’s cancer community partnerships foster ongoing dialogue with community stakeholders, including individuals and community organizations in the region. The goal is to refine program strategies designed to reduce and ultimately eliminate cancer disparities. The partnerships create an avenue through which community cancer needs and priorities can then be reflected in the implementation of program activities.

Members of each partnership consist of cancer survivors and advocates, representatives from community health-care organizations, representatives of community-based organizations, and academic faculty members and staff. Together, partnership members regularly review progress and update/refine goals and projects as needed. We encourage faculty and staff within Washington University to attend partnership meetings to learn about community cancer priorities and interact with community members. This enhances the relevance and reach of research activities to community priorities and needs.

PECaD Leadership Team

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

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

Mark Fiala, MSW
Assistant Professor
Chair, Health Equity Fellows

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

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

Chongliang Luo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Siteman Biostatistics Core Faculty

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

Jean Wang, MD, PhD
Professor
Chair, MO Colorectal Cancer Roundtable

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