Principal Investigators

Dr. Ann Schwartz is co-principal investigator of the Detroit ROCS Study and has studied cancer and health disparities for over two decades. Dr. Schwartz has more than 25 years of experience conducting studies of the genetics underlying cancer. Her studies have primarily focused on the genetic and molecular epidemiology of lung cancer, and she has also studied other cancers in large multicenter studies. Dr. Schwartz is the Deputy Center Director and Executive Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs at the Karmanos Cancer Institute, Professor and Associate Chair for the Department of Oncology, and Director for the Metropolitan Detroit Cancer Surveillance System.

 

 

 

Dr. Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer
Dr. Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer is the principal investigator of the Detroit ROCS Pilot Study and co-principal investigator of the Detroit ROCS Study. Dr. Beebe-Dimmer is Leader of the Population Studies and Disparities Research Program and the Scientific Director of the Epidemiology Research Core at Karmanos Cancer Institute. She holds an appointment in the WSU School of Medicine’s Department of Oncology with an adjunct appointment in the Department of Urology. Her research program broadly addresses cancer health disparities, primarily racial disparities in genitourinary cancer incidence and outcomes after diagnosis.

 

 

Co-Investigators

Judith Abrams, PhD
    Director, Biostatistics Core, Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Professor, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Felicity Harper, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Clinical Psychologist, Supportive Care Service, Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Co-Leader, Population Studies and Disparities Research Program, Karmanos Cancer Institute

Theresa Hastert, PhD, MPP
    Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Member, Population Studies and Disparities Research Program, Karmanos Cancer Institute

Elisabeth Heath, MD
    Associate Center Director for Translational Sciences, Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Leader, Prostate Cancer Research Team, Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Professor, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Kristen S. Purrington, PhD, MPH
    Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Andrew Rundle, DrPH
    Director, Built Environment and Health Research Group, Columbia University
    Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Kendra L. Schwartz, MD, MSPH
    Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Anthony Shields, MD, PhD
    Associate Center Director, Clinical Sciences, Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Leader, Molecular Imaging Program, Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Professor, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine

Michael Simon, MD, MPH
    Medical Director, Cancer Genetic Counseling Service, Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Leader, Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team, Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Co-Leader, Population Studies and Disparities Research Program, Karmanos Cancer Institute
    Professor, Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine