Research Team:  Spring, Craft, Derry, Goel, Pugh, Robinson. Van Horn

The American Cancer Society estimates that 50% of cancers could be prevented through lifestyle modification (tobacco use, diet and obesity, and physical inactivity) and increased screening. Consequently, behavioral research aimed at understanding cancer risk behaviors, improving methods to promote cancer-preventive behavioral change, and improving screening behavior is vitally important. Members of this research group focus on modification of dietary patterns in adults and children (Spring, Van Horn), studies of tobacco dependence, smoking cessation, and marketing practices used by the tobacco industry (Spring, Derry), development of interactive computer-based media for patient education and decision support (Spring), and physical activity promotion (Spring, Craft). Other research focuses on understanding and improving racial/ethnic disparities in cancer screening behavior (Goel, Spring), establishing evidence-based clinical standards for cancer screening physical examinations (Pugh), and exploring the role of dyadic learning and partner affiliation in skin self-examination (Robinson).

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