Division of Population Science

We use a person-centered precision population health approach to guide the research and interventions we design. This approach combines rigorous data, scientific evidence, and real-world context to understand how cancer affects individuals, families, and communities. It ensures that our work reflects the whole person—not just the disease—and the broader systems that shape cancer risk, care, and survivorship.

Our framework focuses on four principles:

1.  Personalized Insights

We study the needs, experiences, and behaviors of patients and caregivers, ensuring that the science we conduct—and the interventions we design—are rooted in the lived realities of people and communities affected by cancer.

2.  Context Matters

We study how social conditions, environmental exposures, health systems, and community resources influence cancer risk, access, care experiences, and survivorship trajectories.

3.  Inclusive Partnerships

We conduct research with patients, caregivers, clinicians, and community partners — ensuring that research questions, methods, and interventions are informed by those most directly affected by cancer and the systems that shape cancer care.

4.  Continuous Learning & Improvement

We use multilevel data and real-world feedback to strengthen interventions, refine models, and inform practices that can improve prevention, early detection, and survivorship across diverse populations.