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PSWG Steering Committee

Paul Scheet, PhD
Chair

Paul Scheet, PhD

(2024-2026)

Professor and Chair, Dept. of Epidemiology
Mattie Allen Fair Research Chair
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Melissa Troester, PhD
Chair-Elect

Melissa Troester, PhD

(2025-2026)

Professor of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Co-leader of Cancer Epidemiology Program, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Director, UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Melinda C. Aldrich, PhD, MPH

Melinda C. Aldrich, PhD, MPH

(2023-2026)

Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery and Biomedical Informatics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Roshan Bastani, PhD

Roshan Bastani, PhD

(2023-2026)

Professor, UCLA School of Public Health,
Director, UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity,
Director, Disparities and Community Engagement,
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California

Heather Eliassen, ScD

Heather Eliassen, ScD

(2023-2026)

Professor
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Associate Director
Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Ruth Etzioni, PhD

Ruth Etzioni, PhD

(2024-2027)

Professor, Biostatistics Program, Division of Public Health Sciences,
Fred Hutch Cancer Center and Rosalie and Harold Rea Brown;
Chair; Affiliate Professor, Department of Biostatistics,
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Kenneth L. Kehl, MD, MPH

Kenneth L. Kehl, MD, MPH

(2025-2028)

Physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts

Marvin Langston, PhD, MPH

Marvin Langston, PhD, MPH

(2025-2028)

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California

Adana A. M. Llanos, PhD, MPH

Adana A. M. Llanos, PhD, MPH

(2024-2027)

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health;
Co-Leader, Cancer Population Science Program, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center,
Columbia University Irving Medical Center,
New York, NY

Jason A. Mendoza, MD, MPH

Jason A. Mendoza, MD, MPH

(2024-2027)

Professor and Associate Program Head, Cancer Prevention Program,
Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington,
Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington

Jane R. Montealegre, PhD, MPSH

Jane R. Montealegre, PhD, MPSH

(2025-2028)

Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Science
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Ana Patricia Ortiz, PhD, MPH

Ana Patricia Ortiz, PhD, MPH

(2023-2026)

Professor of Epidemiology
Investigator
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Ray U. Osarogiagbon, MBBS

Ray U. Osarogiagbon, MBBS

(2024-2027)

Chief Scientist, Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corporation;
Director, Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program and Thoracic Oncology Research,
Baptist Cancer Center-Memphis Thoracic Multidisciplinary Care,
Memphis, Tennessee

Giovanni Parmigiani, PhD

Giovanni Parmigiani, PhD

(2025-2028)

Associate Director for Population Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Data Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Professor, Department of Biostatistics, T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard University
Boston, Massachusetts

Robert Scharpf, PhD

Robert Scharpf, PhD

(2025-2028)

Associate Professor, Oncology and Biostatistics Division of Quantitative Sciences
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Care Center
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Renee Turzanski Fortner,PhD

Renee Turzanski Fortner,PhD

(2023-2026)

Researcher
Cancer Research of Norway
Oslo, Norway
Scientist
German Cancer Research Center
Heidelberg, Germany

Trang VoPham, PhD, MS

Trang VoPham, PhD, MS

(2024-2027)

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health Sciences Division,
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center,
Seattle, Washington