Karen Emmons | |
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University of Illinois State University of New York Warren Alpert Medical School |
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Institutions | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
Thesis | Smoking cessation and change in physiological functioning (1988) |
Karen Emmons is an American Behavioural Scientist and Professor of Social and Behavioral Science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research uses community based approaches to cancer prevention for underserved communities.
Emmons was an undergraduate at the University of Illinois. She says that, early in her career, her father had told her that “There are many ways to lead,”. [1] She was a doctoral researcher in clinical psychology at the State University of New York, where she studied smoking cessation. [2] She was an intern in behavioural medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School. [3]
Emmons works on cancer prevention in under-resourced communities. [4] She focuses on risk factors for cancer; e.g. sun exposure, tobacco and second-hand smoke, nutrition and physical activity. She has advocated for increased policy training amongst implementation scientists to eliminate barriers to implementing evidence-based recommendations (e.g. increased screenings for certain cancers). [5] During the COVID-19 pandemic Emmons worked to raise awareness of inhalation hazards. [6]
Alongside her academic research, Emmons has advocated for women in science at Harvard. She was honoured for her efforts at the Alice Hamilton Award lecture in 2020. [1]
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Karen Emmons | |
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Alma mater |
University of Illinois State University of New York Warren Alpert Medical School |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
Thesis | Smoking cessation and change in physiological functioning (1988) |
Karen Emmons is an American Behavioural Scientist and Professor of Social and Behavioral Science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research uses community based approaches to cancer prevention for underserved communities.
Emmons was an undergraduate at the University of Illinois. She says that, early in her career, her father had told her that “There are many ways to lead,”. [1] She was a doctoral researcher in clinical psychology at the State University of New York, where she studied smoking cessation. [2] She was an intern in behavioural medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School. [3]
Emmons works on cancer prevention in under-resourced communities. [4] She focuses on risk factors for cancer; e.g. sun exposure, tobacco and second-hand smoke, nutrition and physical activity. She has advocated for increased policy training amongst implementation scientists to eliminate barriers to implementing evidence-based recommendations (e.g. increased screenings for certain cancers). [5] During the COVID-19 pandemic Emmons worked to raise awareness of inhalation hazards. [6]
Alongside her academic research, Emmons has advocated for women in science at Harvard. She was honoured for her efforts at the Alice Hamilton Award lecture in 2020. [1]
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