3rd Annual Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence Conference by RutgersCancerHealthEquity

3rd Annual Conference Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence

June 27th and June 28th, 2022

CONFERENCE PROGRAM Sponsored by Rutgers Cancer Institute and Rutgers School of Public Health https://cinj.org/CancerHealthEquity

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Message of Dr. Anita Kinney, Director

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Conference Schedule – Day 1

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Conference Schedule – Day 2

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Session Speakers

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Posters

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Awards

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Recognitions

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Directions of Accessing the Poster Session via Gather Town

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A MESSAGE FROM THE CHECoE DIRECTOR Welcome to the Annual CHECoE Conference! The Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence (CHECoE) is a formal partnership between the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Rutgers School of Public Health, that serves as a catalyst for training and education, research, community engagement, and public policy advocacy surrounding cancer health equity in one of the nation’s most ethnically and racially diverse states. The Center’s missions is to advance the achievement of equitable access, improved health care quality, and better outcomes across the cancer continuum – prevention, early detection, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care – through research, education and training, community engagement and outreach, and public policy advocacy. The goal of this conference is to facilitate collaborations between researchers and community members within our New Jersey catchment area. This conference includes on Day 1 (Monday, June 27th, 2022 – virtual) an update on center activities and future direction, flash talk presentations, a keynote speaker, topic-based breakout sessions, and other interactive activities. We will host our first Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) workshop in the morning on Day 2 (Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 - In Person). I especially want to recognize and thank each of the Conference Planning Committee Co-chairs for their leadership in developing the sessions and assembling sessions of speakers, including three recognized keynote speakers, flash talks and several abstracts that were submitted. If you are not already a member of the Center, we urge you to join at HERE. To continually improve, we welcome your feedback after the Conference on content and format, and also your suggestions on important topics to cover in future conference or workshops. Thank you for participating the 3rd Annual CHECoE Conference. We look forward to seeing you at other CHECoE activities.

3rd Annual Conference Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence Planning Committee Members Anita Kinney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FABMR Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology School of Public Health Director, Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence Associate Director for Population Science and Community Outreach Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Director, ScreenNJ

Theresa R. Lofton Staff Assistant Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence Community Outreach & Engagement Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rita Musanti, PhD, APN-BC, AOCNP Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Denalee O’Malley, PhD, LSW Rutgers State University of New Jersey Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Sharon R. Pine, PhD Associate Professor, Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Assistant Director for Research, Center for Outreach and Engagement Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Yonaira M. Rivera, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor School of Communication & Information Rutgers University Sarah J. Scharf, MPH Interim Senior Director of Administration Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Antoinette (Nan) Stroup, PhD Professor of Epidemiology Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology Rutgers School of Public Health Director, New Jersey State Cancer Registry Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Pamela Valera, PhD, MSW, ACSW, NCTTP Assistant Professor Rutgers School of Public Health Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence 2022 Conference Schedule DAY 1: Monday, June 27th from 9:00am to 5:00pm Virtual via Zoom (Registration Required) Welcome, CHECoE Progress Update and Future Plans

9:00-9:30AM

Anita Kinney, PhD, RN, FAAN, FABMR Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology School of Public Health Director, Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence Associate Director for Population Science and Community Outreach Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Director, ScreenNJ Keynote: Cancer Control in the 21st Century: Observations on Disparities in Health

9:30-10:30AM

Otis Webb Brawley, MD, MACP, FRCP, FASCO, FACE Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, Professor of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology Johns Hopkins University

Flash Talks (Morning Session) Physical and Sociocultural Community-Level Influences on Cigar Smoking among Black Young Adults: An In-Depth Interview Investigation Julia Chen-Sankey, PhD, MPP Assistant Professor Center for Tobacco Studies Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy Rutgers School of Public Health

10:30-11:00AM

Breast Cancer Care: Closing the Racial Disparity Gap in an underserved population in Camden, NJ Naveen Menon, MD Cooper University Hospital | PGY-3 Internal Medicine Drexel University College of Medicine | MD University of Michigan | BA HPV Vaccine Hesitancy in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities with Low Vaccination Uptake Racquel “Kelly” Kohler, PhD, MSPH Instructor Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy Rutgers School of Public Health Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Hypermutation of Super-Enhancers Dysregulates Oncogene Expression in B-cell Lymphoma Hossein Khiabanian, PhD Associate Professor Center for Systems and Computational Biology Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rutgers University

11:00-11:15AM

Break and Polling Question

Keynote: Strategies for Communication with Lay Audiences About Science 11:15-12:15PM

12:15-1:45PM

Itzhak Yanovitzky, PhD Professor of Communication School of Communication & Information Rutgers University Lunch (Panera), Polling Question & Poster Session (via Gather Town) Keynote: Models and Measures of CBPR and Community Engaged Research: New Frontiers within Cancer Centers

1:45-2:45PM

Nina Wallerstein, DrPH Distinguished Professor Public Health Director Center for Participatory Research College of Population Health University of New Mexico Flash Talks (Afternoon Session)

2:45PM-3:15PM

Landscape of Genomic Rearrangements and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Black Women with Triple Negative Breast Cancer and the Interplay with Host Factors that Impact Cancer Disparities Coral Omene, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School continued on next page

Flash Talks (continued) Drivers Of Breast Cancer Disparities Jhillika Patel Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | M.D. Candidate | Class of 2025 Johns Hopkins University | MHS, BA

2:45PM-3:15PM

Pilot Implementation of a Student Patient Navigator Program to Promote Breast Cancer Screening among Low-Acuity Emergency Department Patients Humaira Chaudhry, MD Interim Chair and Chief of Service, Radiology Associate Professor, Diagnostic Radiology Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (Jack) John Hemphill, MHA Office of Clinical and Health Affairs Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

3:15-3:25PM

Break and Polling Question Breakout Sessions Clinical Trial, Biobanking and Minority Enrollment Co-Moderators:

3:25-4:45PM

Coral Omene, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Ms. Dorothy Reed Chair, Community Cancer Action Board (CCAB) Co-Founder & President of Sister2Sister continued on next page

Breakout Sessions (continued) Access to Cancer Prevention and Screening Services Co-Moderators: Ana Natale-Pereira, MD, MPH, FACP Associate Professor of Medicine Division Director, General Internal Medicine Assistant Dean for Primary Care and Community Initiatives Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School and Ms. Elizabeth Talmont, DNP Co-Chair, Citizen Scientist Research Impact Council Community Cancer Action Board (CCAB) Vice President of Research Development Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey, Inc. Cancer Communication & Misinformation 3:25-4:45PM

Co-Moderators: Yonaira M. Rivera, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor, School of Communication & Information Rutgers University Racquel “Kelly” Kohler, PhD, MSPH Instructor, Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rutgers School of Public Health and Mr. Harry Garcia, Executive Member Jazz for Prostate Cancer Awareness Co-Chair, Media & Arts Impact Council Community Cancer Action Board (CCAB)

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Breakout Sessions (continued) Fostering Bi-directional Communication Between Scientists and Communities Co-Moderators: Kathryn Greene, PhD, MA Professor, Department of Communication, Rutgers University Member, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) Joint Appointment, Rutgers School of Public Health Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy Affiliate, Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies (CTS) and Mr. Jimmie Staton Community Parent Advocate PTSO President for CJCP New Brunswick Co-Chair, Black Community Health Disparities Impact Council Community Cancer Action Board (CCAB) 4:45-5:00PM

Closing Remarks, Awards, and Recognitions

DAY 2: Tuesday, June 28th from 9:00am to 12:00pm In-Person (Registration Required) Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Workshop 8:30-9:00AM

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00-12:00 PM

Community Engagement Workshop: Developing Partnerships and Identifying Priorities Suzanne M. Grieb, PhD, MSPH

12:00PM

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What is Community Engaged Research and CBPR? - What is “community” - Community Engaged Research Spectrum - Role of community engagement in research, implementation, and evaluation - Principles of CBPR

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Forming Partnerships - Cultural humility and self-reflection - Personal and organizational capacities for partnership - Networking and developing authentic relationships

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Identifying Priorities - Breakout exercise: Nominal Group Technique (What are 3 priorities our group should focus on this year?) - Breakout exercise: “But Why” Root Cause Analysis - Breakout exercise: Participatory Ideation

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What Comes Next

Boxed Lunch

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Otis Webb Brawley, MD, MACP, FRCP, FASCO, FACE Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement Professor of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology Johns Hopkins University Otis W. Brawley, M.D., is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University. He is an authority on cancer screening and prevention and leads a broad interdisciplinary research effort focused on cancer health disparities at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. Brawley is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London), a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, a Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology and one of the few physicians to be named a Master of the American College of Physicians. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Brawley is a graduate of University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency at Case-Western Reserve University and a fellowship in medical oncology at the National Cancer Institute. He is board certified in Internal medicine and medical oncology.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Itzhak Yanovitzky, PhD Professor of Communication School of Communication & Information Rutgers University Itzhak Yanovitzky (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania) is Professor of Communication and Chair of the SC&I Health and Wellness Faculty Cluster at Rutgers University. He is an expert in the areas of behavior change, public policymaking, translational research, and program evaluation. Professor Yanovitzky’s program of research explores effective mechanisms for improving use of research evidence in policy and practice and building the capacity of communities to apply communication strategies and tools to promote population health and wellness. He has an extensive experience partnering with collaborators across academic disciplines and sectors to address a range of public health problems, including most recently efforts to address the opioid epidemic and the rising toll of youth depression and suicide. Professor Yanovitzky is Chair of the Health Communication Division of the International Communication Association and a member of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication Research and Practice.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Nina Wallerstein, DrPH Distinguished Professor, Public Health Director Center for Participatory Research College of Population Health University of New Mexico Nina Wallerstein, Dr.P.H, Distinguished Professor of Public Health, College of Population Health; Director, Center for Participatory Research (http://cpr.unm.edu) , University of New Mexico (UNM), has been developing community based participatory research (CBPR) and empowerment/Freirian interventions for over thirty-five years. Among over a hundred and seventy publications are: Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) for Health: Advancing Social and Health Equity, 3rd edition, 2018; and Problem-Posing at Work: A Popular Educator’s Guide. In 2021, she received a Distinguished Professor award in Public Health from UNM, building on her 2016 inaugural Community Engaged Research Lecture award. To strengthen the science, art, and equity advocacy of CBPR and CEnR, she is Principal Investigator of the PCORI, Engage for Equity PLUS Award to strengthen research support infrastructures for participatory research. This builds on long-term NIH funded research since 2006, with national partners, to identify best partnering practices associated with health outcomes, to identify and validate metrics, and to make available a partnership collective reflection/action toolkit (https://engageforequity.org). She is an appointed member of the NAM committee for measures of community engaged science for health services and policy. She has worked with tribal partners for over 20 years as an NIH-Principal Investigator to co-develop and test the effectiveness of the Family Listening Program, an evidence-based intergenerational culture-centered family prevention program with three Southwest tribes. She has collaboratively produced with Latin American colleagues a train-the trainer Empowerment, Health Promotion, and Participatory Research curriculum (initially sponsored by Pan American Health Organization in 1999) with its 2022 third edition (Wallerstein and Parajon), to be available in Spanish, Portuguese and English; and co-sponsors an annual UNM summer Institute in CBPR for Health: Indigenous and Critical Methodologies.

Day 2 – Tuesday, June 28, 2022 In-Person WORKSHOP FACILITATOR

Suzanne Grieb, PhD, MSPH Assistant Professor Center for Child and Community Health Research Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Suzanne M. Grieb, PhD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Child and Community Health Research (CCHR), Department of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and holds a joint faculty appointment in the Department of Health, Behavior & Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH). Trained in medical anthropology and public health, her work focuses on utilizing qualitative, mixed methods, and community-engaged research to develop, implement, and/or evaluate health interventions. Through this work, she aims to reduce health disparities in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and promote health equity among marginalized populations, including Latinx immigrants, minority youth and young adults, sexual and gender minorities, people who inject drugs, and people living with HIV. More recently, she has expanded her research in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Most of this work is conducted in partnership with community-based organizations, local health clinics, and/or government institutions (i.e., the Baltimore City Health Department, Maryland Department of Health). In addition to her research, Dr. Grieb teaches the graduate-level course “Introduction to Community-based Participatory Research” in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and serves as an Associate Editor for the journal "Progress in Community Health Partnerships."

FLASH TALK PRESENTERS

Humaira Chaudhry, MD Interim Chair and Chief of Service, Radiology Associate Professor, Diagnostic Radiology Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Humaira Chaudhry, MD is an Associate Professor of Radiology in the Division of Diagnostic Imaging at Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School. She serves as Vice Chair for the Department of Radiology and Chief of Service and Co-Director of Quality Assurance for Radiology at University Hospital, Newark. She is a board-certified Radiologist with subspecialty training in Abdominal Imaging with clinical interests and significant expertise in hepatobiliary and oncological imaging and radiology quality assurance. Dr. Chaudhry is a graduate of the Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School where she was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She completed her residency in Radiology at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and then fellowship in Abdominal Imaging at Duke University School of Medicine in North Carolina. Dr. Chaudhry has contributed to numerous publications, book chapters, and scientific presentations in radiology. She is also a co-investigator on numerous clinical trials with industry grant funding investigating chemotherapeutics for gynecological malignancies. She has been invited to present at many regional meetings and institutional Grand Rounds. Dr. Chaudhry currently sits on the American College of Radiology’s Commission on Quality and Safety and is serving as Chair for their RADPEER Committee. She also serves on the American College of Radiology’s Liver Imaging and Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) Communication and Outreach.

FLASH TALK PRESENTERS

(Jack) John Hemphill, MHA Office of Clinical and Health Affairs Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey John Hemphill, MHA is a Project Manager within the Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences (RBHS) Office of the Vice Chancellor for Population Health. In this role, he supports the Vice Chancellor for Population Health with project management expertise. His current focus, working under the mission of the Vice Chancellor for Population Health, is to advance population health initiatives across Rutgers University and its clinical partners, to address health disparities and improve health outcomes for populations served. John recently graduated from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy with a Masters in Health Administration. He is interested in developing, implementing, and leading innovative projects to address healthcare gaps, with a specific emphasis on serving underserved, vulnerable populations.

FLASH TALK PRESENTERS

Julia Chen-Sankey, PhD, MPP Assistant Professor, Center for Tobacco Studies Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy Rutgers School of Public Health Julia Chen-Sankey, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Tobacco Studies and School of Public Health, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Her research broadly involves investigating the influence of flavored tobacco use and tobacco marketing exposure among tobacco-naïve youth and young adults as well as cigar use disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations. Dr. Chen-Sankey previously worked as a research analyst at the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Maryland Department of Health where she produced multiple health disparities reports informing health policies in Maryland. She received her Master of Public Policy degree in 2012 from the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, and her Ph.D. degree in Behavioral and Community Health in 2018 from the School of Public Health, University of Maryland. Dr. Chen-Sankey is a recipient of the FDA/NCI Pathway to Independence Award and NIMHD William Coleman Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Innovation Award.

FLASH TALK SPEAKERS

Hossein Khiabanian, PhD Associate Professor Center for Systems and Computational Biology Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rutgers University

Hossein Khiabanian, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Pathology in Medical Informatics at Rutgers Cancer Institute, Rutgers University. He trained in physics and systems biology and runs a research group focused on solving problems in cancer genomics and computational biology using mathematical and statistical approaches. His lab studies the mutational landscapes and patterns of clonal evolution in hematological malignancies and designs bioinformatics methods that address the challenges in interpreting clinical sequencing data in precision oncology settings. Hossein actively promotes multidisciplinary research and seeks to bridge communication barriers between the fields by organizing lectures and training programs built upon didactic components in quantitative and biomedical sciences.

FLASH TALK SPEAKERS

Racquel “Kelly” Kohler, PhD, MSPH Instructor, Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rutgers School of Public Health

Dr. Kelly Kohler trained in Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She lived and worked in Malawi as a Fogarty Global Health scholar to conduct her mixed methods dissertation study on breast cancer diagnosis delays. Dr. Kohler completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Cancer Prevention at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She joined the faculty at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Department of Health, Behavior, Society, and Policy at Rutgers School of Public Health in 2019. Dr. Kohler’s cancer disparities research is focused on developing and evaluating multilevel interventions to improve HPV-related cancer control among vulnerable populations. Dr. Kohler uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to understand how patients’ preferences influence cancer prevention and control service use in domestic and international settings. Much of her current research focuses on the implementation of HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination, including a K22 on tailored HPV vaccination communication for hesitant families.

FLASH TALK PRESENTERS Coral Omene, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Coral Omene, MD, PhD, is a medical oncologist with a passion for women’s health who is dedicated to the care of treating and managing a diverse pool of breast cancer patients. She cares deeply about the wellbeing of her patients and works with a multidisciplinary team at Rutgers Cancer Institute to ensure that the best care possible encompassing the medical, social, and emotional aspects are achieved for each patient. She is site Principal Investigator for multiple industry and cooperative group breast cancer clinical trials. She believes that clinical trials are an important tool to improve patient outcomes and routinely discusses clinical trial options with her patients. She is Co-Chair of the BIG TEN Cancer Research Consortium Breast Cancer Clinical Trial Working Group. Dr. Omene completed a combined MD/PhD degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where she obtained a PhD studying the functional characterization of the interaction between the breast cancer gene product, BRCA1, and the protein BARD1,which set the path for her lifelong interest in breast cancer. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at New York Presbyterian HospitalColumbia University Medical Center where she was fascinated by the challenging breast cancer subtype, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and the lack of effective therapies, especially given its predisposition for young Black women. She subsequently pursued a Hematology/Oncology fellowship at NYU School of Medicine, with a special interest in breast cancer. Over the years, her research interests have focused on TNBC. Currently, she is studying tumor biology changes in response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in Black women with Triple Negative Breast Cancer and the interplay with host factors such as obesity that impact on cancer disparities. Her goal is the development of interventional strategies, via clinical trials, in these populations receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy that can help close the disparity gap.

FLASH TALK PRESENTERS Naveen Menon, MD Cooper University Hospital | PGY-3 Internal Medicine Drexel University College of Medicine | MD University of Michigan | BA

Naveen Menon, MD, is a PGY-3 Internal Medicine resident at Cooper University Hospital. A Pittsburgh native, he attended the University of Michigan for his undergraduate studies, and received his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. He has future career plans of pursuing a hematology/oncology fellowship, and is also interested in making medical education, global health, and the medical humanities part of his career as well.

Jhillika Patel, MHS, BA

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | M.D. Candidate | Class of 2025 Johns Hopkins University | MHS, BA

Jhillika Patel is a rising second year medical student at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and current summer intern with the Hospital for Special Surgery. She completed her undergraduate training in Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University. Jhillika completed her Master's in Health Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she completed her thesis in secondary breast cancers. After graduate school and before medical school, she conducted orthopedics clinical research at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and worked on COVID Equity efforts in the Mass General Brigham System.

BREAKOUT SESSION MODERATORS Access to Cancer Prevention and Screening Services Co-Moderators: Ana Natale-Pereira, MD, MPH, FACP & Ms. Elizabeth Talmont, DNP

Ana Natale-Pereira, MD, MPH, FACP Associate Professor of Medicine Division Director, General Internal Medicine Assistant Dean for Primary Care and Community Initiatives Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School Ana Natale-Pereira, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Division Director for General Internal Medicine, and Assistant Dean for Primary Care and Community Initiatives. A graduate of Rutgers-NJMS, she completed her residency in internal medicine at NJMS and University Hospital and received an MPH in Urban Health Administration from Rutgers-School of Public Health. Dr Natale was a trainee of the National Hispanic/Latino Cancer Network, a fellow of the Moffit Cancer Center-Cancer, Culture and Literacy Institute, and a leadership fellow of the National Hispanic Medical Association. She is the recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award and is a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Natale’s interest is in health services research and collaborative interventions to eliminate health disparities in cancer and chronic diseases and improve population health outcomes. She has numerous publications and presentations on topics related to cancer prevention and healthcare disparities, the use of patient navigation as a model to improve outcomes and reduce health disparities. She has published and received numerous extramural funding awards to address cancer health disparities. Most recent, she serves as Principal Investigator for the NJCEED-SAVE Program, the ScreenNJ HOPE for Colorectal Cancer program, both focused on delivering cancer prevention, education, and screening to the Newark Community.

BREAKOUT SESSION MODERATORS Access to Cancer Prevention and Screening Services

Ms. Elizabeth Talmont, DNP Vice President of Research Development Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central & Southern New Jersey, Inc. Co-Chair, Citizen Scientist Research Impact Council Community Cancer Action Board (CCAB) Elizabeth Talmont, DNP, ANP-BC has been a nurse for over 20 years and a lifelong reproductive and sexual health advocate. She currently she serves as the Vice President for Research Development at Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey (PPNCSNJ). An agency that operates 16 health centers and conducts over 90,000 patient visits a year. In her role, she oversees a diverse portfolio of industry clinical trials, academic and social science studies. She manages risk and quality management projects, is a leader on the telehealth implementation team, and provides patient care. Her passion is innovation and research that directly impacts clinical practices. Prior to PPNCSNJ, she worked for 16 years at Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) in Medical Affairs Division and for the Consortium of Abortion Providers (CAPS). She was responsible for publishing the PPFA Medical Standards and Guidelines, including gender affirming hormone care, medical abortion and anesthesia. She produced e-learning modules and trainings across the country in addition to organizing the annual PPFA National Medical Conference. She serves as a PPFA clinical accreditation surveyor. Academically, she completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Rutgers University in October 2020. Her doctoral project focused on telehealth readiness among perinatal nurses. She holds an MSN (’02) and BSN (’97) from Rutgers University and a BA in Humanities from Hofstra University (‘91). She has served on the National Abortion Federation (NAF) board (20132019) and sits on the various community boards including the Westfield Regional Board of Health and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Community Action Board where she cochairs the Citizen Scientist Advisory Council. When not reading and writing, she enjoys yoga, cycling, and a good cocktail, all in an effort to manage a household with her husband, Greg and their two teenage daughters, Lily and Lucie.

BREAKOUT SESSION MODERATORS Cancer Communication & Misinformation Co-Moderators: Racquel “Kelly” Kohler, PhD, MSPH, Yoniara Rivera, PhD, and Mr. Harry Garcia

Racquel “Kelly” Kohler, PhD, MSPH Instructor, Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rutgers School of Public Health

BREAKOUT SESSION MODERATORS Cancer Communication & Misinformation

Yonaira M. Rivera, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor School of Communication & Information Rutgers University Yonaira M. Rivera (PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health & MPH, Emory University) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Rutgers University’s School of Communication & Information. Originally from Puerto Rico (PR), Dr. Rivera’s scholarship focuses on reducing health inequities and improving the well-being of Latinos/as and underserved communities through health communication initiatives. Her work uses qualitatively-driven, mixed methods and community-based participatory research to study social media health misinformation and cancer control and prevention. She specifically studies how engagement with health (mis)information on social media can impact health decisions and how to use social media as a tool to communicate with and mobilize communities. Dr. Rivera is an Associate Member of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey’s Cancer Prevention & Control Program and a member of the Center for Cancer Health Equity.

BREAKOUT SESSION MODERATORS Cancer Communication & Misinformation

Harry Garcia, Executive Member Jazz for Prostate Cancer Awareness Co-Chair, Media & Arts Impact Council Community Cancer Action Board (CCAB) Harold Garcia, is a Broadcast Technology professional and Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University’s Lawrence Herbert School of Communications. As a professor, Harold teaches problem solving and bold thinking. As a member of the Community Cancer Action Board (CCAB) Media & Arts Impact Council, Harold used his experience to contribute to the creation of the B.E.A.T. (Bridging divides, Education and empowerment, Arts expression, Touching lives) Platform. Harold was a member of the inaugural Citizen Scientist class at the Rutgers Cancer Institute. He is currently the Chair of PINPOINT Community Board for Dr. Anita Kinney’s research lab. He is a Graduate of the Cornell University ILR Studies Program at Empire State College with a Bachelor of Science degree. Mr. Garcia is also the Technical Director at both Citifield – home of the New York Mets and UBS Arena – home of the New York Islanders. Mr. Garcia is a loving father of two, caregiver to his 92-year-old mother and cancer survivor. Mr. Garcia’s accomplishments include a recent recognition by the Nassau County Department of Human Services for his public talks with at risk minority youth to discuss pathways to employment.

BREAKOUT SESSION MODERATORS Clinical Trial, Biobanking, and Minority Enrollment Co-Moderators - Coral Omene, MD, PhD & Ms. Dorothy Reed Coral Omene, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Medical Oncology Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Coral Omene, MD, PhD, is a medical oncologist with a passion for women’s health who is dedicated to the care of treating and managing a diverse pool of breast cancer patients. She cares deeply about the wellbeing of her patients and works with a multidisciplinary team at Rutgers Cancer Institute to ensure that the best care possible encompassing the medical, social, and emotional aspects are achieved for each patient. She is site Principal Investigator for multiple industry and cooperative group breast cancer clinical trials. She believes that clinical trials are an important tool to improve patient outcomes and routinely discusses clinical trial options with her patients. She is Co-Chair of the BIG TEN Cancer Research Consortium Breast Cancer Clinical Trial Working Group. Dr. Omene completed a combined MD/PhD degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where she obtained a PhD studying the functional characterization of the interaction between the breast cancer gene product, BRCA1, and the protein BARD1,which set the path for her lifelong interest in breast cancer. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center where she was fascinated by the challenging breast cancer subtype, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and the lack of effective therapies, especially given its predisposition for young Black women. She subsequently pursued a Hematology/Oncology fellowship at NYU School of Medicine, with a special interest in breast cancer. Over the years, her research interests have focused on TNBC. Currently, she is studying tumor biology changes in response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in Black women with Triple Negative Breast Cancer and the interplay with host factors such as obesity that impact on cancer disparities. Her goal is the development of interventional strategies, via clinical trials, in these populations receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy that can help close the disparity gap.

BREAKOUT SESSION MODERATORS Clinical Trial, Biobanking, and Minority Enrollment

Ms. Dorothy Reed Chair, Community Cancer Action Board (CCAB) Co-Founder & President of Sister2Sister

Dorothy J. Reed is the Co-Founder and President of Sister2Sister, Inc (S2S). She became a breast cancer survivor in 1998. After a mastectomy and treatments, Ms. Reed dedicated herself to spreading the gospel of early detection in the Minority community. In the absence of local support or culturally sensitive resources for Minority women diagnosed with the disease, Ms. Reed formed Sister2Sister (formerly Sisters Network of Central New Jersey) in 2000 with three other breast cancer survivors. S2S was renamed and rebranded in January 2018. Active in her community, Ms. Reed is a board member of St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Community Public Education, Robert Wood Johnson Univ. Hospital Community Relations Committee, NJ Alliance for Clinical & Translational Science Community Engagement Core Advisory Committee, and the Chair of The Cancer Institute of NJ - Community Cancer Action Board. On a national level, in July 2015 Ms. Reed was selected as a White House Honoree of Precision Medicine “Champions of Change”; She has spent extensive time on Capitol Hill with the National Breast Cancer Coalition. In May 2005, Ms. Reed was selected to participate on the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program committee for the U. S. Army Medical Research Command. Ms. Reed has received numerous honors and awards including an appearance in a 2005 National Television Commercial Campaign by Astra Zeneca “If You Were My Sister” and being selected as one of Lifetime Hero’s by Lifetime Television in 2006. Ms. Reed holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Cum Laude, from Pillar College.

BREAKOUT SESSION MODERATORS Fostering Bi-directional Communication Between Scientists and Communities Co-Moderators: Kathryn Greene, PhD, MA & Mr. Jimmie Staton

Kathryn Greene, PhD, MA Professor, Department of Communication, Rutgers University Member, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) Joint Appointment, Rutgers School of Public Health Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy Affiliate, Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies (CTS)

Dr. Kathryn Greene is a professor in the Department of Communication at Rutgers University where her research focuses on health communication especially with underrepresented and/or stigmatized groups. One aspect of her research explores how cancer patients manage their health interactions, especially how patients make choices about what information they share with others. She has also conducted a series of prevention studies including how to increase cancer screening and also to decrease cancer linked risk behaviors. In conducting this research, Dr. Greene partners with community groups and patients to maximize the usability of the research. Examples of this type of engaged research include working with AIDS service organizations to develop an HIV disclosure intervention and with 4-H for an online media literacy program targeting adolescent substance use behaviors such as smoking, vaping, and alcohol use. Dr. Greene’s research has been funded by NIH, and she has appointments with the Rutgers CINJ and the School of Public Health.

BREAKOUT SESSION MODERATORS Fostering Bi-directional Communication Between Scientists and Communities Mr. Jimmie Staton Community Parent Advocate PTSO President for CJCP New Brunswick Co-Chair, Black Community Health Disparities Impact Council Community Cancer Action Board (CCAB) Mr. Jimmie Staton has been involved in Community Advocacy for over 35 years, speaking and standing up for Black, Minority and Underserved Communities in New Jersey. A Champion for Public and Charter Schools co-existing harmoniously to provide the best education possible. Mr. Staton has served on many boards and has volunteered extensively. Here is just a few: from 1990 - 1994 served on the subcommittee for the Black United Fund, served as a board member of The Boarder Babies Program from 1985 – 2020; Board Member for E.O.C.C.S. as a Parent Advocate from 2017 – 2020; served as PTSO President for E.O.C.C.S. from 2017 - 2020. PTSO President for Lincoln Annex 2020 – 2022. Mr. Staton is currently serving as PTSO President for Central Jersey College Preparatory in New Brunswick, NJ and recently began to serve as co-chair for the Black Community Health Disparities Impact Council. Mr. Staton is also a graduate of the Citizen Scientist Program sponsored in conjunction with the Rutgers Cancer Institute’s Community Cancer Action Board and the CHECoE Community Outreach and Engagement Department.

POSTERS Using All Teach, All Learn Model and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Provide Education on Health Equity, Social Justice and Vulnerable Populations Luis Alzate-Duque, MD Contributing Authors: Maria Soto-Green, MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Ana Natale-Pereira, MD, MPH, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Victor Cueto, MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Vivian Gonzalez Cueto, PhD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Pamela Valera PhD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Amy Fisher, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Kathy Dodsworth Rugani, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Exploring Functional, Communicative and Critical Health Literacy on COVID-19 Related Information in Essex County Daniel Arroyo, MS Contributing Authors: Daniel Arroyo MS, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Vivian Cueto PhD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Luis Alzate-Duque, M.D, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Ana Natale-Pereira, MD, MPH, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Pilot Implementation of a Student Patient Navigator Program to Promote Breast Cancer Screening among Low-Acuity Emergency Department Patients Humaira Chaudhry, MD Contributing Authors: Humaira Chaudhry, New Jersey Medical School John Hemphill, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Population Health, RBHS Vincent Silenzio, Rutgers School of Public Health Alex Ruiz, Rutgers Environmental Health and Safety Erin Muckey, New Jersey Medical School Lewis Nelson, New Jersey Medical School Ethan Halm, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Population Health, RBHS Mary O'Dowd, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Population Health, RBHS Ana Natale-Pereira, New Jersey Medical School

POSTERS Physical and Sociocultural Community-Level Influences on Cigar Smoking among Black Young Adults: An In-Depth Interview Investigation Julia Chen-Sankey, PhD Contributing Authors: Aaron Broun, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC Lilianna Phan, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD Danielle A. Duarte, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC Aniruddh Ajith, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Bambi Jewett, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD Erin L. Mead-Morse, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT Kelvin Choi, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities, Bethesda, MD

Noyollo DW- NJ; A Community Health Worker Training Program for Latina Domestic Workers Karen T D'Alonzo, PhD, RN Contributing Authors: Teresa Vivar- Director Lazos America Unida Maria Vivar, Promotora Coordinator, Lazos America Unida Rita Musanti PhD RN, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Mutational Signatures Associated with Exposure to Carcinogenic Microplastic Compounds Bisphenol A and Styrene Oxide Subhajyoti De, PhD Contributing Authors: Xiaoju Hu, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Antara Biswas, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Anchal Sharma, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Halle Sarkodie, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey; Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Ivy Tran, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Indrani Pal, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, NY Subhajyoti De, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

POSTERS Simplification and Focusing of Electronic Health Record Data Acquisition to Improve Identification of Patients at Risk for Lung Cancer Andrew N de la Torre MD, FACS, FAASLD Contributing Authors: Jeffrey O’Brien, Carepoint Health, Hudson County, New Jersey Alfredo Rabines, Carepoint Health, Hudson County, New Jersey Terry Wright, Carepoint Health, Hudson County, New Jersey Uzma Rizwan, Carepoint Health, Hudson County, New Jersey Joseph Van Horn, Carepoint Health, Hudson County, New Jersey Andrew N de la Torre, Carepoint Health, Hudson County, New Jersey

Racial Diversity among Young Adult Cancer Patients for a Multi-Site Randomized Control Trial of Bright IDEAS – Problem-Solving Skills Training Sanjana Dugad, MA Contributing Authors: Sanjana Dugad, MA; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Kristine Levonyan-Radloff, MS; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Diana Diaz, MPH; Moffitt Cancer Center Marie Barnett, PhD; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Kristine Donovan, PhD; Moffitt Cancer Center Julia Kearney, MD; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Sharon Manne, PhD; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Pam Ohman-Strickland, PhD; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey OJ Sahler, MD; University of Rochester Medical Center Katie Devine, PhD; Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Barriers in Hormone Therapy for Iatrogenic Menopause After Cancer Treatment

Lucy Guan,MPH Contributing Authors: Juana Hutchinson-Colas, MD, Women's Health Institute at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Gloria Bachmann, MD, Women's Health Institute at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Lucy Guan, MPH, Women's Health Institute at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

POSTERS Racial Disparities in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy and Gastrectomy for Upper GI Malignancies Syed F Haider, MD Contributing Authors: Syed F. Haider, MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Sirui Ma, MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Weiyi Xia, MS, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Kasey L. Wood, BS, UW School of Medicine and Public Health Mario M. Matabele, BS, UW School of Medicine and Public Health Patrick L. Quinn, MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Aziz M. Merchant MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Ravi J. Chokshi MD, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Blockade of the Adenosine A2Areceptor Prevents Against Cisplatin-Induced Chemobrain Mi-Hyeon Jang, PhD Contributing Authors: Alfredo Oliveros, Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Mohammad Abdur Rashid, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Ki-Hyun Yoo1, Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Ana Corujo-Ramirez, Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ Jason J. Tang, Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Benjamin Hur, Division of Surgery Research, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Jaeyun Sung, Division of Surgery Research, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Yuanhang Liu, Department of Health Science Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN John R. Hawse, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Doo-Sup Choi, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

POSTERS Blockade of the Adenosine A2Areceptor Prevents Against Cisplatin-Induced Chemobrain

Mi-Hyeon Jang, PhD Contributing Authors (continued from previous page): Detlev Boison, Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Mi-Hyeon Jang, Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Micronuclei in Circulating Stromal Cells predicts progression in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Dimpal Kasabwala Contributing Authors: Dimpal Kasabwala, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Raymond C. Bergan, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE Kirby P. Gardner, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Creatv MicroTech, Monmouth Junction, NJ Rena Lapidus, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD Susan Tsai, The Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Mohammed Aldakkak, The Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Daniel L Adams, Creatv MicroTech, Monmouth Junction, NJ

Dysregulates Oncogene Expression in B-cell Lymphoma

Hossein Khiabanian, PhD Contributing Authors (+ Co-Lead): Bal E, Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University Kumar R, Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University Hadigol M, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University Holmes A, Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University Basso K, Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University Khiabanian H+, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University Pasqualucci L+, Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University Dalla-Favera R+, Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University

POSTERS HPV Vaccine Hesitancy in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities with Low Vaccination Uptake Kelly Kohler, PhD Contributing Authors: Racquel E. Kohler, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers School of Public Health Katherine Careaga, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rachel Wagner, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Jacqueline Vega, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rula Btoush, Rutgers School of Nursing Leslie M. Kantor, Rutgers School of Public Health Kathryn Greene, Rutgers School of Communication and Information

Clonal Hematopoiesis in First Responders Exposed to World Trade Center Dust after the 9/11 Attacks Advaitha Madireddy, PhD Contributing Authors: Angelica Galvez-Barreto, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; New Brunswick, NJ Advaitha Madireddy, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; New Brunswick, NJ Sakshi Jasra, Albert Einstein Medical School, Bronx, NY Amit Verma, Albert Einstein Medical School, Bronx, NY

Breast Cancer Care: Closing the Racial Disparity Gap in an underserved population in Camden, NJ Naveen Menon, MD Contributing Authors: Naveen Menon, MD, Cooper University Hospital Evelyn Robles, DNP, APN, AOCN, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Plyshette Wiggins, MPH, Cooper Research Institute Akshay Desai, MD, Cooper University Hospital Alex Schoifet, Cooper University Hospital Krystal Hunter, MBA, Cooper University Hospital Jenia Jenab-Wolcott, MD/PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper

POSTERS Landscape of Genomic Rearrangements and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Black Women with Triple Negative Breast Cancer and the Interplay with Host Factors that Impact Cancer Disparities Coral Omene, MD, PhD Contributing Authors: Coral Omene, Division of Medical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ Gregory Riedlinger, Division of Translational Pathology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ Hao Liu, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ Ying Chen, Division of Medical Informatics, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ Adana AM Llanos, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY Elisa V Bandera, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cancer Prevention and Control, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ Shridhar Ganesan, Division of Medical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ

Drivers in Breast Cancer Disparities Jhillika Patel, MHS, BA

Affiliations: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Patients: Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake

Samantha Reese, MA Contributing Authors: Samantha Reese, MA, Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center Gary Kwok, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Kristine A. Donovan, Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center Diana B. Díaz, Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center Katie A. Devine, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

POSTERS Oxidative Stress in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and the Effect of Antioxidant NAcetylcysteine on Ovulation and Pregnancy Rate

Jasmine K. Sandhu, MBBS Contributing Authors: Jasmine K. Sandhu, Rutgers School of Public Health Ahsan Waqar, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology Ashish Jain, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Christine Joseph, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology Kosha Srivastava, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology Olive Ochuba, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology Tasnim Alkayyali, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology Sheila W. Ruo, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology Sujan Poudel, Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, USA

Initiatives to Improve Breast Cancer Screenings in the Era of COVID-19 Plyshette Wiggins, MPH Contributing Authors: Evelyn Robles, DNP, APN, AOCN, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper University Health Care Tondalaya DeShields, MPH, BSN, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper University Health Care Plyshette Wiggins, MPH, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper University Health Care

AWARDS

Community Member Award Excellence in Leadership Award – Ms. Dorothy Reed Citizen Scientist Champion Award – Ms. Elizabeth Talmont Community Education Champion – Mr. Ralph Stowe Brilliant Innovator Award – Mr. Harry Garcia Excellence in Community Advocacy – Mr. Jimmie Staton Excellence in Community Advocacy – Dr. Frances Munet  Excellence in Global Cancer Advocacy – Ms. Dorinda “Dee” Sparacio      

Abstract Awards Top-rated Abstract Submission – Faculty/Staff Member  Luis Alzate-Duque, MD Abstract: Using All Teach, All Learn Model and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Provide Education on Health Equity, Social Justice and Vulnerable Populations  Racquel “Kelly” Kohler, PhD, MSPH Abstract: HPV Vaccine Hesitancy in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities with Low Vaccination Uptake

Top-rated Abstract Submission by a Student or Resident  Daniel Arroyo, MS Medical Student, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Abstract: Exploring Functional, Communicative and Critical Health Literacy on COVID-19 Related Information in Essex County

RECOGNITION Recognition to each Researcher who spoke at our Science Cafés and Community Cancer Action Board (CCAB) Meetings this year. We appreciate your continued commitment to bidirectional communication with community members. A special thank you to Dr. Christian Hinrichs, Dr. Yonaira Rivera, and Dr. Karen D’Alonzo for the most interactive and highest attended community interactions this year. Special thanks again to the conference planning committee, Center team, RU-DoCS IT Team, Theresa Lofton and Sarah Scharf for all the logistics, coordination and IT support. Also special thanks to our friends at NJACTS for their guidance with Gather Town.

Instructions for Creating an Avatar and Navigating Gather Town’s Virtual Environment Avatar Creation 1. Use the link in the chat to start the process of creating your avatar to be used in the virtual poster session. 2. You will then be prompted to name and customize your avatar. a. Enter your full name and alter the appearance of your avatar to your liking 3. Once you have completed the customization process you can proceed to join the session 4. You will then see your camera and microphone settings, when you are satisfied with those, click join the gathering

Navigating and Interacting Instructions 5. To move around you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard, the direction of the arrow key correlates to the direction you will go on your screen. Please proceed with the Tutorial, so that all questions will be answered on how to proceed and your camera and microphone can be tested. 6. To interact with items, you will need to walk up to them and press the X key on your keyboard to see it.

7. To view a poster number go into the Poster Number Square and press X.

8. When you are done viewing the item you interacted with, you will exit the interaction menu by clicking the X icon in the top right-hand corner of the interaction menu.

Thank you for attending the 3rd Annual Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence Conference (CHECoE). We are excited about all the work being done to reduce the cancer burden in underserved communities in New Jersey and beyond. If you would like to learn more please visit us at:

https://cinj.org/CancerHealthEquity To receive the CHECoE newsletter please email us: cancerhealthequity@cinj.rutgers.edu

3rd Annual Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence Conference

Articles inside

I Message of Dr. Anita Kinney, Director

II Conference Schedule – Day 1

VIII Directions of Accessing the Poster Session via Gather Town

VII Recognitions

VI Awards