Principal Investigators

Susan T. Vadaparampil, PhD, MPH

Associate Center Director of Community Outreach, Engagement, and Equity

Dr. Susan Vadaparampil’s research uses a combination of behavioral science, epidemiology, health services, and clinical perspectives to improve dissemination and uptake of new cancer prevention and control innovations into clinical practice and the community. With over 200 scientific publications, Dr. Vadaparampil’s work is influenced by transdisciplinary collaboration, focused on health disparities, and contributes to both scientific literature and clinical practice. For ACTWONDER2S, she focuses on study administration, stakeholder interviews, community health educator (CHE) training, and implementation and financial management.

Dana E. Rollison, PhD

Vice President & Chief Data Officer, Associate Center Director of Data Science

An epidemiologist by training, Dr. Dana Rollison’s early research focused on the role of viral infections in cancer etiology. Over the past decade, she has sought to advance science at the intersection of epidemiology and health informatics, deploying novel technologies and data science methods to accelerate research across the cancer continuum. For ACTWONDER2S, Dr. Rollison focuses on study administration, development of digital tools, alignment of study-related applications with enterprise information systems, data management, and statistical analysis.

Co-Investigators & Collaborators

Clement Gwede, PhD

Community Engagement Expert

Cathy Meade, PhD

Community Engagement Expert

Kea Turner, PhD

Implementation Scientist

Margaret Byrne, PhD

Decision Support Tool Expert

Kedar Kirtane, MD

Clinical Trials Expert

Hatem Soliman, MD

Clinical Trials Expert

Steven Eschrich, PhD

Bioinformaticist

Vivien Yin, PhD

Biostatistician

Brian Mittman, PhD

Consultant

Core Study Team

Rossybelle Amorrortu, MPH

Lead Research Project Manager

Lindsay Fuzzell, PhD

Applied Research Scientist

Yayi Zhao, MA, MS

Data Analyst

Nathanael Stanley, PhD

Spatial Data Analyst

 

Melany Garcia, PhD

Applied Research Scientist

Elliott Tapia-Kwan, MA

Research Coordinator

Delilah Ponce, MHS

Lead Community Health Educator

Christian Church, MBA, MHA

Research Community Health Educator

Juanita Carbajal, MPH

Research Community Health Educator

Natasha Staley, M.Ed

Research Community Health Educator

Community Advisory Board

Dr. Aixa Soyano

Physician, Moffitt Cancer Center

Dr. Barbara Cruz

Community Advocate

Barney Morris

Patient Advocate

Dr. Brandon Blue

Physician, Moffitt Cancer Center

Dr. Cara Nelson-James

Physician, Central Florida Health Care

Dr. Cesar Augusto Perez

Physician, Florida Cancer Specialists

Stephanie Wynn

Community Advocate

Valorie Wilkerson

Community Advocate

Yolanda Patterson

Community Advocate

Yvette Gray

Patient Advocate