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Erica Breslau, PhD, MPH
Program Director
Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
Erica Breslau, Ph.D. is a program director in the Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute. In this position, she maintains a national portfolio of grants in behavioral, social and public health research. Her expertise is in breast and colorectal cancer screening, and in this capacity serves as a primary interface between NCI investigators conducting research in this area. Her research is in psychosocial and contextual influences of different screening modalities, colorectal cancer screening in primary care practices, the translation and dissemination of evidence-based interventions into community practice, and the reduction of health disparity gaps in cancer screening, especially with rarely and unscreened populations.
Prior to joining the NCI in January 2002, Dr. Breslau monitored and directed behavioral, public health, community based, and evaluation research for 18 years. Her past experience working with the Department of Defense addressed women's health issues that influence infectious diseases in gynecological cancers among military women. She evaluated emerging computerized technologies that delivered tailored communication messages with specialized rapid-deployment military personnel.
Dr. Breslau received a Masters in Public Health from Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 1988, and a Doctorate in Public Health in 2001 from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Select Publications and Presentations
Coughlin SS, Breslau ES, Thompson T, Benard V (2005). Physician recommendation for Papanicolau testing among United States women, 2000. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 14(5):1143-1148.
Bastian LA, Breslau ES, Davis WW, Moser RP (2005) Hormonal therapy for menopausal symptoms: tracking the translation of the Women's Health Initiative findings. Journal of Clinic Outcomes Management, 12(3):140-146.
Breslau ES, Vinson C, Johnson L, Belle-Isle L, True S, Kobbe AM, Amsellem M (2005). The case for building partnership synergy: process evaluation to increase cervical and breast cancer screening. 26th Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 15.
Kobrin S, Randoph Steele W, Breslau ES, Han P (2005). Perceived risks of cancer: differences by demographics. 26th Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 15.
Rakowski W, Breslau ES (2004) Perspectives on Behavioral and Social Science Research on Cancer Screening. Chapter in Supplement titled: Promoting Cancer Screening: Lessons Learned and Future Directions for Research and Practice. Cancer. Supplement 101(5):1118-1131.
Breslau ES, Davis WW, Doner L, Eisner EJ, Goodman NR, Meissner HI, Rimer BK & Rossouw RE (2004). Women's perspective on the hormone therapy dilemma. Digest, 16;1: 25-27.
Breslau ES, Jeffery D, Moser R, Hesse S, Kagawa-Singer M, McNeel T (2004). Cancer screening in breast cancer survivors in California. 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, November 10.
Coughlin SS, Breslau ES, Thompson T, Benard V (2004). Physician recommendation for Papanicolau testing among United States women, 2000. American Journal of Epidemiology 159 (11): S8-S8 Supplement S, Salt Lake City, UT, June 1.
Breslau ES, Davis WW, Doner L, Eisner EJ, Goodman NR, Meissner HI, Rimer BK & Rossouw RE (2003). Women confused about hormone therapy. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 35;3:149.
Breslau ES, Davis WW, Doner L, Eisner EJ, Goodman NR, Meissner HI, Rimer BK & Rossouw RE (2002). The hormone therapy dilemma: women respond. Journal of the American Women's Medical Association, 58;1:33-43.
Breslau ES. (2003). The Continuum: Somatic Distress to Medicalization in Women with Breast Cancer. Advances in Gender Research. Gender Perspectives on Health and Medicine (Eds. M.T. Segal, V. Demos & JJ Kronenfeld) Vol 7. Elsevier JAI, Amsterdam, Holland, pp 131-180.
Andejeski Y, Breslau ES, Hart E, Lythcott N, Alexander LA, Rich IM, Crawford I, Smith H, & Visco F. (2002). Evaluation of the inclusion of consumers in scientific merit review of breast cancer research. Journal of Women's Health, 11; 2:119-136.
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