Shacoria  Anderson

Shacoria Anderson (she/her) is a Ph.D. Student in the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. Her research centers around cancer prevention and control and health equity. Her current research involves understanding implementation strategies to implement interventions to increase lung cancer screening uptake, particularly among Black populations. Shacoria is currently working with Dr. Yue Guan on an R37 project to increase uptake of evidence-based family history screening and appropriate follow-up cancer screening in Georgia’s Southwest Public Health District. For her dissertation research, she intends to focus on exploring strategies to promote lung cancer screening among Black faith-based communities. 

Prior to her doctoral studies, Shacoria completed a BS in Human Science with a Minor in Public Health at Georgetown University and an MPH in Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences at Emory University. She has previously worked on projects related to tobacco cessation and lung cancer screening at the University of South Carolina's Rural and Minority Health Research Center and the Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center.