CPCRN Scholars Program

The CPCRN Scholars Program strives to educate students, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, practitioners, and other health professionals in dissemination and implementation (D&I) science focused on cancer prevention and control. Scholars will be provided with opportunities to engage in mentored projects with workgroups that most align with their interests. Scholars will have different tracks to follow, but an educational component covering core competencies is required. Through a formalized process, it is our hope that this program can increase: the depth and breadth of the Scholars' connectedness within the CPCRN and the cancer research pipeline, and applied D&I work in academic and clinical settings.

Program Information and Structure

Program Cohorts

Project Examples

Scholar Achievements

Become a Scholar

These maps show where CPCRN Scholars were living when enrolled in the program.

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Core Curriculum

The core curriculum includes Dissemination and Implementation readings and professional trainings such as Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (TIDIRC) and Putting Public Health Evidence in Action (PPHEA). It also includes professional webinars, and the webinars topics are different for each cohort, topics are based on scholars interests and there are network opportunities by being a scholar.

Tracks

Cohorts 1-3 had three separate tracks and each scholar decided which track suited them best based off where they are in their career and what they want out of the CPCRN Scholars Program. Each track had at least one track lead. The track leads would hold at least two check-ins with the scholars in their track. The tracks are Student/Post-doc, Researcher, and Practitioner.

Past Recorded Webinars

Real World Implementation: Community Implementation Experiences

Panelists: Dr. Tisa Roberts, M.D., Wayne Jackson, MBA, and Shelley Walker

Link: https://youtu.be/1Odvx5VIP78?si=t0cRvftekBC6zsFy

Implementation in Action: CPCRN Investigators’ Experiences

Panelists:

Dr. Cynthia Thompson PhD, RDN, FTOS Principal Investigator, Arizona CPCRN Collaborating Center Professor, Health Promotion Sciences University of Arizona

Dr. Mary Charlton, PhD, MS Co-Investigator, Iowa CPCRN Collaborating Center Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology Director and Principal Investigator, State Health Registry of Iowa/Iowa Cancer Registry University of Iowa

Link: https://youtu.be/AXW0QTlNqaU?si=a1zTLC_JUwJO-XuO

Implementation in Action: Real World Experience & Opportunities

Panelists:

Aubrey Villalobos, DrPH, MEd Health Scientist, Implementation Scientist Team Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Mary Ellen Conn, MS Assistant Director, Cancer Prevention and Control Program Director, West Virginia Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening WVU Cancer Institute

Link: https://youtu.be/GcfJPvkbyP4?si=bsAg8vbnPELDNXyD

Selecting & Applying Implementation Theories, Models, and Frameworks

Panelist: Sarah Birken, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Implementation Science Wake Forest Baptist Health's Comprehensive Cancer Center Wake Forest School of Medicine

Link: https://youtu.be/JdLkgOc2fuM?si=f7WrDev8KO64Gukn

Implementation in Action: CPCRN Investigators’ Experiences

Panelists:

Alison Brenner, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor, Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Cam Escoffery, PhD, MPH, CHES Professor, Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences Rollins School of Public Health Emory University

Link: https://youtu.be/bnI1EIooNL4?si=_Lzi_F5r64wMWK8i

Implementation Science in a Global Context

Panelists:

James Hébert, ScD, MSPH, University of South Carolina (USC), Health Sciences Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology, USC Arnold School of Public Health; Director, South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Program

Mayank Sakhuja, MHA, USC, Doctoral Student, USC Dept. of Health Promotion, Education, & Behavior

Link: https://youtu.be/1_MzhciaBxU?si=Dd8sEE-sEhIzliGF

Intro to Systematic & Scoping Reviews: What are they & how do they help with our research?

Panelists:

“Systematic review of the literature: Lessons learned" Jennifer Leeman, DrPH, MPH, MDiv Professor & Associate Dean for Research Principal Investigator, UNC CPCRN University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Importance of the search strategy for review papers: Garbage in and garbage out!” Rogelio Robles-Morales, M.D. Ph.D. Student & Clinical Researcher Expert in Gynecology, Obstetrics , and Gynecologic Oncology University of Arizona

“Processes related to a systematic review of interventions to promote HPV vaccination” Cam Escoffery, PhD Professor & Vice Chair of Research Principal Investigator, Emory CPCRN Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

Link: https://youtu.be/C2VtZD1GJ18?si=UoiPmG2sd8uKCohZ