The Team
The study team includes researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Michigan State University, University of Southern California, Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute and Westat, a research firm. An advisory committee including breast cancer advocates, as well as scientific advisers from the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society and Boston University ahave guided the study.
Leading the Study
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Ellen Velie, MPH, PhD Lead Study Researcher Epidemiologist 1240 N. 10th Street |
Lead Researcher for Michigan State University
Epidemiologist/Biostatistician
Professor
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
909 Fee Rd., Room B601
East Lansing, MI 48824
pathak@msu.edu
Lead Researcher for Los Angeles County Epidemiologist
Associate Professor of Research
Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine Health Sciences Campus
University of Southern California
SSB 318E M/C 9239
Los Angeles, CA, 90089
ahamilt@med.usc.edu
Kendra L. Schwartz, MD, MSPH
Lead Researcher for Metropolitan Detroit
Epidemiologist
Professor
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Wayne State University and Karmanos Cancer Institute
87 E. Canfield
Detroit, MI 48201
kensch@med.wayne.edu
Co-Investigators
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics
Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Assistant Professor, Statistics
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology & Ophthalmology
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Professor, Division of Epidemiology
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Associate Professor, Dean’s Office
College of Education
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Associate Professor, Biostatistics
College of Public Health
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Consultants
Health Scientist
Armed Forces Medical Examiner System
Department of Defense, Annapolis, MD
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Associate Professor
Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Assistant Professor
Community Health & Human Development and Epidemiology
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Data Collection Team
Pictured: Westat Team
WESTAT
Rockville, MD
Metropolitan Detroit – Wayne State University
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Los Angeles County – University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Study Coordinating Center
Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, Milwaukee, WI
Special thanks for the contributions and input from previous Data Analyst Brian Thayer, Information Technologist Steven Larmore, as well as Undergraduate Research Assistants: Marielle Gagnier, James Dodge, Andrew Jessmore, Olga Prushinskaya, Theresa Kowalaski, Kevin Petersen, Stephen Diljak, Hannah Selig, and Graduate Research Assistants: Jenn Woo, Bethany Canales, Cory Steinmetz, David Strong, Sofia Haile, and James Groh.
Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Data Coordinating Center
Cancer Research Informatics Core University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Community Advisory Team
Detroit, MI
Founder/Executive Director
Kommah Seray Inflammatory Breast Cancer Foundation
Pomona, CA
Scientific Advisory Team
Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President
Research and Cancer Control Science
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA
Associate Director for Etiology and Prevention Research
Division of Research
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA
Professor of Epidemiology
Co-PI Black Women’s Health Study
Slone Epidemiology Center
Boston University
Boston, MA
Research Director on Social Determinants of Health and Equity
Division of Adult and Community Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
Senior Investigator
Genome Technology Branch
Molecular Pathogenesis Section
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Senior Clinical Investigator
Clinical Endocrinology Branch
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Senior Clinician Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
