ABOUT CAITLIN
Caitlin G. Allen, PhD, MPH is a social and behavioral scientist with expertise in the implementation of evidence-based research to advance precision public health initiatives. She is a thought leader in the field of precision public health, with her work highlighted in Nature and Harvard Public Health Magazine. Her overarching research goal is to support the translation of genomics applications to maximize population health impact and improve health equity. To achieve this goal, Dr. Allen focuses on contributing to the field in three key areas: 1) participatory implementation science to support community engagement in genomics and precision public health research, 2) workforce diversity through the training of community health workers in genomics research competencies, and 3) novel approaches to communicating genomic information among diverse populations (e.g., risk communication, results disclosure, family health history). Dr. Allen is also a dedicated mentor who is passionate about training the next generation of scientists in the field of precision public health.
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About Caitlin
Caitlin G. Allen, PhD, MPH is a social and behavioral scientist with expertise in the implementation of evidence-based research to advance precision public health initiatives. She is a thought leader in the field of precision public health, with her work highlighted in Nature and Harvard Public Health Magazine. Her overarching research goal is to support the translation of genomics applications to maximize population health impact and improve health equity. To achieve this goal, Dr. Allen focuses on contributing to the field in three key areas:
- Participatory implementation science to support community engagement in genomics and precision public health research.
- Workforce diversity through the training of community health workers in genomics research competencies.
- Novel approaches to communicating genomic information among diverse populations (e.g., risk communication, results disclosure, family health history).
Dr. Allen is also a dedicated mentor who is passionate about training the next generation of scientists in the field of precision public health.
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Improving Family Cancer History Collection using Social Network, Human Centered Design, and Implementation Science Approaches
Major goals: My career goal is to become a cancer researcher leading a program focused on the translation of evidence-based genetics applications such as family cancer history (FCH) collection to improve risk-stratified cancer prevention and early-detection in low-resource settings. In the F99 phase, I will complete my dissertation research focused on identifying factors influencing collection of FCH, while gaining skills in social network data analysis. During the K00 phase, I will extend this research and training by:
- Building knowledge of human centered design to incorporate F99 findings about determinants of FCH collection into an Name of Individual: updated FCH tool.
- Becoming an expert in implementation science through the deployment and evaluation of a FCH intervention in community health settings.
- Enhancing skills to prepare for an academic research position.
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Number: 4K00CA253576
Start and End Date: 6/1/2021-5/31/2025
Invited Commentaries and Featured Articles
- Allen, C.G., Olstad, D., Kahkaoska, A., Guan, Y., Ramos, P., Steinberg, J., Staras, S., Lumpkins, C., Milko, L., Turbitt, E., Rahm, A., Saylor, K., Best, S., Hatch, A., Santangelo, I., Roberts, M., (2023). Extending an Antiracism Lens to the Implementation of Precision Public Health Initiatives. American Journal of Public Health. Featured Article of the AJPH and Commentary by Sara A. Choate, A Call for Course Corrections: Applying an Antiracism Lens to Precision Public Health.
- Allen, C.G., Turbitt, E., Smit, A.K., Passero, L., Olstad, D.L., Hatch, A., Landry, L., Roberts, M.C. (2022). Precision Public Health Initiatives in Cancer: Proceedings from the Transdisciplinary Conference for Future Leaders in Precision Public Health. BMC Proceedings.
- Roberts, M.C., Fohner, A.E., Landry, L., Olstad, D.L., Smith, A., Turbitt, E., Allen, C.G. (2021). Advancing Precision Public Health Using Human Genomics: Examples from the Field and Future Research Opportunities. Invited Commentary for Special Issue of Genome Medicine on Precision Public Health.
- Allen, C.G., Fohner, A.E., Landry, L., Paul, J., Smith, S.G., Turbitt, E., Roberts, M.C. (2019). Perspectives from Early Career Investigators Who are ‘Staying in the Game’ of Precision Public Health Research. The American Journal of Public Health. 109(9): 1186-1187. See also, Fried L.P., Bacarelli, A.A. (2019). Fried and Bacarelli Comment.
- Allen, C.G., Fohner, A.E., Landry, L., Paul, J., Smith, S.G., Turbitt, E., Roberts, M.C. (2019). Early Career Investigators and Precision Public Health. The Lancet.
Scientific Publications
- Allen, C.G., Green, R.F., Fairley, T., Dowling, N., Khoury, M.J. (2023). Understanding the Process of Family Cancer History Collection and Health Information Seeking. Health Education and Health Behavior.
- Allen, C.G., Sterba, K., Norman, S., Jackson, A., Hunt, K., McMahon, L., Judge, D. (2023). Use of a Multi-phased Approach to Identify and Address Facilitators and Barriers to the Implementation of a Population-wide Genomic Screening Program. Implementation Science Communication.
- Allen, C.G., Hunt, K., Judge, D., Levin, E., Clinton, C., Sterba, K., Ramos, P., Melvin, C., Wager, K., Catchpole, K., Ford, M., Gallegos, S., McMahon, L., Lenert, L. (2022). Lessons Learned from the Pilot Phase of a Population-wide Genomic Screening Program: Building the Base to Reach a Diverse Cohort of 100,000 Participants. Journal of Personalized Medicine.
- Allen, C.G., Judge, D., Sterba, K., Hunt, K., Ramos, P., Melvin, C., Catchpole, K., Levin, E., Clinton, C., Ford, M., Wager, K., McMahon, L., Lenert, L. (2022). A Pragmatic Implementation Research Study for In Our DNA SC: a Protocol to Identify Multi-level Factors that Support the Implementation, Adaptation, and Sustainment or a Population-wide Genomic Screening Initiative in Diverse Populations. Implementation Science Communications.
- Allen, C.G., Donahue, C., Coen, E., Meeder, K., Wallace, K., Melvin, C., Neelon, B., Hughes, K. (2023). Using an Implementation Mapping Approach to Support the Clinical Management of Individuals at High Risk of Hereditary Cancers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Transdisciplinary Conference for Precision Public Health
Major goals: The Transdisciplinary Conference for Future Leaders in Precision Public Health aims to develop and sustain a conference that provides a space for early career investigators who work in the field of cancer precision public health to come together to support capacity building for the field. This conference will annually convene 150 precision public health investigators and practitioners, from around the world to increase knowledge, to advance key research priorities for the field, and to establish an ongoing collaborative network to advance precision public health research in cancer. The long-term goal of this conference is to build capacity for and the impact of precision public health.
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Number: GRANT13595288
Project/Proposal Start and End Date: 12/1/2022-11/30/2025
GARDE: Scalable Clinical Decision Support for Individualized Cancer Risk Management
Major goals: Evidence supports individualizing cancer screening based on each individual’s risk. We propose to enhance and disseminate software that scans electronic health records of target patient populations to
- Automatically identify those at a high risk to develop hereditary cancers according to national cancer guidelines.
- Reach out to patients via automated “chatbots” offering patient education and the opportunity to receive at home genetic testing for hereditary cancers. Through wide dissemination, our software platform has the potential to enable evidence-based, individualized cancer screening and reduce cancer burden.
Role: Site Principal Investigator
Project Number: 1U01MD017421-01
Project/Proposal Start and End Date: 9/1/2023-8/31/2028
- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Science
- Director, Outreach and Implementation Research, In Our DNA SC
- Program Director, Biomedical Data Science and Informatics PhD Program
- Assistant Director, Dissemination and Implementation Science Collaborative
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