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Lauren Mccullough

Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Lauren Mccullough
PUBLICATIONS
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Media Expertise:

Cancer

Disparities in cancer outcomes, contributions of obesity and social environment to tumor growth, cancer risk factors, policy intervention, racism in cancer

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Bio

Dr. Lauren E. McCullough is Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health. Her overarching research interests are in cancer epidemiology, specifically the contributions of obesity and the social environment to the tumor epigenome and microenvironment, as well as disparities in cancer outcomes. Her research program integrates molecular epidemiology, epigenetics, and other biomarkers for disease risk and progression; environmental and social epidemiology; and causal inference methods. Her research goals are to improve cancer outcomes in underserved populations by bridging molecular and social epidemiology to identifying targets for pharmacologic, behavioral, and policy intervention. 

 

Areas of Interest

  • Cancer Prevention
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Obesity Prevention
  • Epigenetics
  • Genetic Epidemiology
  • Health Disparities
  • Exercise Science/ Physical Activity
  • Social Determinants of Health

Education

  • PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • MSPH, Meharry Medical College
  • BA, Vanderbilt University

Courses Taught

  • EPI 798R - Pre-candidacy Research
  • EPI 799R - Research
  • EPI 561 - Obesity Epidemiology

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