Faculty
Elisa V. Bandera, MD, PhD
Professor and Chief, Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes
Co-Leader Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Dr. Bandera’s major research interests include the impact of obesity and body composition and related factors on breast and ovarian cancer risk, treatment outcomes and survival, with a focus on cancer health disparities.
Bandera Research Program
Monica D’Arcy, MS, PhD
Instructor, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science (PETS)
Core Faculty, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research
Instructor, Division of Medical Oncology, Section of Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes
Monica D’Arcy is a cancer and pharmacoepidemiologist. She received her MS in epidemiology from Temple University, her PhD from the University of North Carolina in cancer and pharmacoepidemiology, and a postdoctoral fellowship in cancer epidemiology at the National Cancer Institute in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.
D'Arcy Research
Hari Iyer, ScD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Medical Oncology, Section of Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes
Dr. Iyer is a cancer epidemiologist studying how neighborhood environments influence prostate cancer outcomes and care patterns in diverse populations. Using occupational and registry-based cohorts, Dr. Iyer links neighborhood socioeconomic and built environment features to participant addresses over time to determine how these features influence prostate cancer progression and care patterns.
Iyer Research Laboratory
Antoinette Stroup, PhD
Professor and Assistant Director of Research and Catchment Data, Center for Health Equity
Director, New Jersey State Cancer Registry
Dr. Stroup’s expertise in cancer surveillance and descriptive epidemiology has led to research that not only advances methods to assess the burden of disease in large geographically-defined populations, but has led to a growing disparities research portfolio to identify special populations that might be at greater risk for cancer or are underserved.
Stroup Research Program
Bo (Bonnie) Qin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Medical Oncology and Section of Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes
Dr. Qin is an epidemiologist with research interests in multilevel modifiable risk factors that influence cancer health disparities, especially breast and ovarian cancers.
Qin Research Program
Tengteng Wang, PhD, MSPH, MBBS
Assistant Professor
Division of Medical Oncology and Section of Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes
Dr. Wang is a cancer epidemiologist with medical training. Her research centers on identifying modifiable diet, lifestyle, medical, and reproductive factors that influence the etiology and progression of major female cancer and disentangling the underlying biological mechanisms by incorporating pathological biomarkers and multi-omics data (particularly microbiome and metabolome).
Wang Research Program
Nur Zeinomar, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Division of Medical Oncology and Section of Cancer Epidemiology and Health Outcomes
Dr. Zeinomar is a cancer epidemiologist interested in understanding the role of genetics, the environment, lifestyle factors, and their interplay on breast cancer etiology and prognosis.
Zeinomar Research Program
Administrative Research Associates
Jennifer Falcon
jf1212@cinj.rutgers.edu
LaTasha Maloney
(732) 507-3987
Latasha.maloney@rutgers.edu
Susan Fenker
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Vanessa Johnson
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Research Coordinators / Research Teaching Specialists
Sarah Bjerklie, MPH
sb2106@cinj.rutgers.edu
Chidinma Opara
cno26@cinj.rutgers.edu
Research Associates
Marley Perlstein, MS
mp1745@sph.rutgers.edu
Shromona Sarkar, MS
ss3954@cinj.rutgers.edu
Interviewers/Public Health Representatives
Meghan Bissett, MPH
mlb350@sph.rutgers.edu
Maria Pineda
mdp204@sph.rutgers.edu
Research Assistants
Prachi Trivedi
ppt20@cinj.rutgers.edu
Julianne Varga
jfv51@scarletmail.rutgers.edu