Division of Population Science
Decision Making and Behavior
As of January 2011, the Division’s funded research included the following:
Gene Environmental Risk Assessment (GERA) and CRC Screening
Goal: Evaluate the impact of gene-environment risk assessment (GERA) feedback to average risk persons will significantly increase colorectal screening rate.
NCI-funded study
(04/01/06-07/31/11)
Principal Investigator: Ronald Myers
Tailored Navigation in CRC Screening
Goal: Determine impact of a tailored navigation intervention in a community network of primary care practices on colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, CRC screening preference, and perceptions about CRC screening
NCI-funded study
(01/01/07-12/31/10)
Principal Investigator: Ronald Myers
Translational Research in Cancer
Goal: Identify factors that influence decision making about participation in a pancreatic tumor registry.
NIH/ARRA-funded study
01/01/10-08/31/10
Principal Investigator: Ronald Myers
Tailored Preference Intervention and Colon Cancer Screening in Primary Care
Goal: Determine the impact of a tailored print intervention on colorectal cancer screening among African Americans.
Pennsylvania Department of Health funded study
(01/01/10-12/31/13)
Principal Investigator: Ronald Myers
Development of a Decision Aid for Hepatitis C (HCV) Testing in High Risk Populations
Goals: To develop a decision counseling protocol to assist patients with HCV risk factors in making an informed decision about HCV testing. To implement the decision counseling protocol in a primary care practice setting.
Funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Health
(1/10-12/13)
Principal Investigator: Amy Leader
Factors influencing decision making about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among low-income, African American males and their caregivers
Goals: To determine the factors that are influential when adolescent males and their caregivers are making decisions about HPV vaccination Principal
Funded by the American Cancer Society, Institutional Research Grant
(7/10-6/11)
Investigator: Amy Leader
