Amy E. Leader, DrPH, MPH
Associate Professor
Contact
901 Walnut Street
10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-7739
215-923-7583 fax
Amy E. Leader, DrPH, MPH
Associate Professor
Research & Practice Interests
Behavioral Science
Cancer Prevention and Control
Health Communication
Informed Decision-Making
Community-Based Research
Education
DrPH, George Washington University
MPH, George Washington University
BA, University of Pennsylvania
Publications
- Impact of Head and Neck Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment on Patient-Partner Intimacy
- Physician Perceptions on Cancer Screening for LGBTQ+ Patients
- Engaging community members in cancer research: an assessment of an NCI-designated cancer center
- Predictors of consenting to participate in a clinical trial among urban Cancer patients
- Increasing equitable access to telehealth oncology care in the COVID-19 National Emergency: Creation of a telehealth task force
University Appointments
Associate Professor, Jefferson College of Population Health
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Oncology
Full Research Member, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Teaching
Social & Behavioral Foundations in Public Health
Advanced Social & Behavioral Theory & Intervention
Qualitative Research Methods
Public Health Capstone Seminar
Biography
Amy Leader, DrPH, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Division of Population Science, Department of Medical Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Leader is a full research member and the Associate Director of Community Integration at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) at Jefferson. She also teaches courses in social and behavioral science and the capstone research project in the Master of Public Health program at Jefferson’s College of Population Health.Dr. Leader serves on the Strategic Leadership Cancer Control Task Force for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, is a member of the PA HPV Immunization Coalition, is on the Executive Committee for the Section on Public Health at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and co-founded the Greater Philadelphia HPV Immunization Collaborative. She was recently elected as the 2021 chair of the Cancer Special Interest Group at the Society of Behavioral Medicine.