Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project
Members of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to the Long Island Breast Cancer
Study Project
The Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project (LIBCSP) had an Ad Hoc Advisory
Committee of expert scientists and community breast cancer advocates.
This committee was chaired by Dr. Mimi C. Yu. The committee met annually
or as needed.
The members were:
Gerry Akland, M.S., is Principal Scientist for Exposure
Research, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
He is an expert in environmental exposure assessment. His research projects
involve characterizing total human exposure from multiple pathways, including
the measurement and risk assessment associated with pathways and mechanisms
of exposure to environmental pollutants. He is retired from the Environmental
Protection Agency where he was a Senior Scientist for Exposure Research.
Hoda Anton-Culver, Ph.D., is Professor and Chief, Epidemiology
Division, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of California
at Irvine. Dr. Anton-Culver is an expert in genetic and occupational epidemiology
and environmental pathology.
Ann Aschengrau, Sc.D., is an Associate Professor of
Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Boston University.
She is an expert in environmental and reproductive epidemiology. She was
principal investigator of the Upper Cape Cancer Incidence Study which
investigated the relationship between air and water pollution and cancer,
including breast cancer, on Cape Cod, and currently is conducting research
on occupational and behavioral risk factors for breast cancer among Cape
Cod women.
Patricia A. Buffler, Ph.D., M.P.H, is Dean Emerita and
Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California
at Berkeley. She is an expert in environmental and cancer epidemiology,
and has served on numerous state and national committees focusing on environmental
issues and policies. She is currently investigating environmental and
genetic aspects of childhood leukemia in Northern and Central California.
Mary B. Daly, M.D., Ph.D., is Director of the Family
Risk Assessment Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, which
specializes in evaluating and counseling women with a familial risk of
breast and ovarian cancer. As both an epidemiologist and medical oncologist,
Dr. Daly is the principal investigator of several studies looking for
preventable causes of cancer.
Beatrice Adderley-Kelly, Ph.D., R.N., is an Associate
Professor, Howard University School of Nursing, Washington, D.C. She has
experience in outreach into minority communities.
Francine Kritchek* is a breast cancer survivor, a co-founder
of the Long Island 1 in 9 Breast Cancer Action Coalition, and a member
of the Long Island Breast Cancer Network.
Geri Barish, a co-founder of 1 in 9, serves as an alternate
to Fran Kritchek.
Dee McCabe* is a representative of the American Cancer
Society on Long Island and former Vice Chair of the Long Island Breast
Cancer Network.
J. R. (Jay) Nuckols, Ph.D., M.S., is an Associate Professor,
Department of Environmental Health, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins.
Dr. Nuckols is an expert in spatial information technology and analysis
in environmental health sciences. His background is in engineering, with
a special emphasis on environmental health, systems analysis and hydrology.
Carolyn Thompson Taylor* is a social worker who has
retired from the Suffolk County Department of Health and remains an advocate
for women's health including breast cancer. She has a special interest
in minority group women.
Victoria White* is a breast cancer educator who is a
member of the New York State Women's Advisory Council, Vice President
of the African American Health Education and Development Foundation, and
Chairperson of the Women of Color Coalition.
Mimi C. Yu, Ph.D., Chair, is Professor of Preventive
Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
Dr. Yu's research focuses on the relationship between diet/nutrition and
cancer risk.
Ex-officio community member:
Karen Joy Miller* is founder and president of the Huntington
Breast Cancer Coalition. She is a founding member of 1 in 9 the Long Island
Breast Cancer Action Coalition, a charter member of the Long Island Breast
Cancer Network, and founding member of the New York State Breast Cancer
Network. Ms. Miller also is Deputy Director of Human Service for the Town
of Huntington.
Ex-officio member:
Clarissa Wittenberg is Director of the Office of Scientific
Information, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes
of Health, and former Director of Communications, LIBCSP.
* Community representatives
Last updated: 2002
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