The Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP), initiated in 2009, is a national program designed to enhance capacity in the areas of disparities research; recruitment and career/professional development of underrepresented investigators, trainees, and students; communication and dissemination; and evaluation, as part of building region-based “hubs” for the support and efficient management of cancer health disparities (CHD) research, training, and outreach.
The regional GMaP hubs are unique in that each brings together CHD investigators, underrepresented trainees and students, community health educators, and community members to work together to:
Access and engagement of underserved communities will be facilitated by close linkage of the GMaP hubs with Community Health Educators (CHEs), who are currently part of the NCI/CRCHD supported National Outreach Network (NON).
The goals of the GMaP initiative are to contribute to the science of CHD and promote the development of the next generation of competitive, underrepresented cancer and CHD investigators.
Consistent with these goals, GMaP seeks to achieve the following objectives:
Role | Name |
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Principal Investigator | B. Mark Evers – University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky |
Co-Investigator | James R. Hébert – University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
Co-Investigator | Nathan Vanderford – University of Kentucky |
Project Director | Mark Dignan – University of Kentucky |
Regional Coordinating Directors |
Erin Oakley, University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center
Julia Houston – University of South Carolina
Debbie L. Cadet - Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University
Noelle Voges - University of Virginia |
Role | Name |
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Principal Investigator | H. Shelton Earp - UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Project Director | Chanita Hughes-Halbert – Medical University of South Carolina |
Project Director | Stephanie Wheeler – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Regional Coordinating Directors |
LaShanta J. Rice – Medical University of South Carolina
Anissa I. Vines – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Role | Name |
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Principal Investigator | John L. Cleveland, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute |
Co-Investigator | Teresita Muñoz-Antonia |
Co-Project Director | Clement K. Gwede |
Co-Project Director | Cathy D. Meade |
Regional Coordinating Director |
Z’Kera Sims, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Vivekka Suppiah, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute |
Role | Name |
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Principal Investigator | Cheryl L. Willman - University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Program Director | Andrew Sussman - University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Co-Program Director | Shiraz Mishra - University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Regional Coordinating Director |
Miria Kano – University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Role | Name |
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Principal Investigator | Richard I. Fisher – Fox Chase Cancer Center |
Co-Investigator | Melissa Simon – Northwestern University, Chicago, IL |
Project Director |
Susan G. Fisher - The Research Institute of Fox Chase Cancer Center
Linda Fleisher - Fox Chase Cancer Center |
Regional Coordinating Directors |
Carrie Norbeck – Fox Chase Cancer Center |
Role | Name |
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Principal Investigator | D. Gary Gilliland - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
Project Director | Christopher Li - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
Regional Coordinating Director |
Sara Cole - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
Role | Name |
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Principal Investigator | Cornelia M. Ulrich - Huntsman Cancer Institute University of Utah |
Project Director | Kolawole Okuyemi - Huntsman Cancer Institute University of Utah |
Regional Coordinating Director |
Emily Kay- Huntsman Cancer Institute University of Utah |