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Jennifer D. Allen, ScD, MSN, MPH
Curriculum Vitae
DATE: December, 2016
NAME: Jennifer D. Allen
OFFICE
ADDRESS:
574 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
OFFICE
PHONE:
617-627-0366
EMAIL: [email protected]
Education
1982-1986 Bachelor of Science Nursing Boston College
Newton, MA
1990-1991 Master of Science Community Health Nursing
Boston College
Newton, MA
1991-1992 Master of Public Health Public Management & Community Health Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA
1992-1997 Doctor of Science Health & Social Behavior; Maternal &
Child Health
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA
Postdoctoral Training
1997-1999 Patterson Fellowship Fellow, Cancer Prevention & Control Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
1999-2000 Marx Fellowship Fellow, Cancer Prevention & Control Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Faculty Academic Appointments
2000- 2006 Instructor Department of Society, Human
Development and Health
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA
2006-2009 Assistant Professor Community Health Nursing Boston College
Newton, MA
2007-Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor Department of Society, Human
Development and Health
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA
2009-Present Research Scientist Department of Medical Oncology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
2009-2014 Assistant Professor Department of Medicine Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
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2013-2016 Associate Professor Department of Public Health &
Community Medicine
Tufts Medical School
Boston, MA
2016-Present Professor Department of Community Health Tufts University
Medford, MA
Appointments at Hospitals/Affiliated Institutions
1987-1988 Clinical Nurse I, II Surgical Nursing Beth Israel Hospital,
Boston, MA
2009-2015 Nurse Scientist Cantor Center for Nursing Research and
Patient Care services
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
2010- 2015 Research Scientist Mauricio Gaston Institute for Latino
Community Development & Public
Policy
University of Massachusetts,
Boston, MA
Other Professional Positions
1986-1987 Clinic Nurse Health Care on Mountain View Jesuit International Volunteer,
Campion College,
Jamaica, West Indies
1988-1990 Community Health Nurse Home Health Services Somerville-Cambridge Elder
Services
Somerville, MA
1992-1993 Research Assistant Department of Health & Social Behavior
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA
1997-2007 Scientific Associate Center for Community-Based Research Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Major Administrative Leadership Positions
Local
1993-1994 Project Coordinator Breast Cancer Education Project,
Center for Community-Based Research
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
1994-1997 Evaluation Coordinator Breast Cancer Education for the
Inner City
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute;
Boston Public Health
Commission
Boston, MA
1994-1997 Project Director Breast & Cervical Cancer Education
Trials, Center for Community-Based
Research
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
2009-2010
Member Steering Committee for Community
Engagement Program and Community-
Based Participatory Research Group
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer
Center,
Harvard Catalyst
Boston, MA
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2008-2010 Co-Chair,
Outreach Committee
Comprehensive Cancer Partnership
Program, Dana-Farber Harvard Cancer
Center & University of Massachusetts
U56 Collaborative
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
2009- 2013 Member Executive Leadership Team,
Center for Community Based Research
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
2013-Present Chair Policy Board, Community Health
Program
Tufts University
Medford, MA
National
2010-2011 Co-Chair Cancer Prevention and Control Research
Network
Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention, Atlanta, GA
2009-2014 Member Cancer Prevention and Control Research
Network
Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Committee Service
Local
2006-2007 Faculty Technology
Liaison, Member
Boston College Technology Boston College
Newton, MA
2007-2009 Doctoral Program
Committee
Boston College Boston College
Newton, MA
2008-2009 Steering Committee
Member
Harvard Catalyst Community
Engagement Committee
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
2008-2010 Member Harvard Catalyst Community-Based
Participatory Research Program
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
2009-2013 Co-Chair Community Outreach
Community Network Partnership U54
(PI Emmons)
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer
Center & University of
Massachusetts, Boston
2012-2013 Member Research and Evaluation Support Team,
Community Health Innovation and
Research Program (CHIRP)
Dana-Farber/Harvard Catalyst,
Boston, MA
2013-present Liaison Work/Life Balance Committee Tufts University
Medford, MA
2014-present Member President’s Task for on Sexual Assault Tufts University
Prevention Medford, MA
2014-present Member President’s Task force on Alcohol & Tufts University
Other Drugs Medford, MA
2014-present Member CTSI One Health Committee Tufts University
Medford, MA
2014 Chair Faculty Search Committee Tufts University
Lecturer, Community Health Medford, MA
2015- present Member Provost’s Diversity Council Tufts University,
Diversity & Inclusions Work Group Medford, MA
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2015- present Member Provost’s Committee on Tufts University,
Residential Strategies Medford, MA
2015- present Chair Faculty Search Committee Tufts University,
Assistant Professor (2 positions) Medford, MA
Community Health
2016- present Member President’s Committee on Nutrition Tufts University
and Wellness Medford, MA
Professional Societies
1993- American Public Health Association Member
1993- Massachusetts Public Health Association
Member
2009- American Society of Preventive Oncology Member
2009- Society of Behavioral Medicine Member
Grant Review Activities
2007-2009 Scholars Enhancing Research
Internal grant review committee
Boston College
Ad hoc member
2016 National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute National Institutes of Health
(Feb-March) Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Implementation Consortium:
Using Implementation Science to Optimize Care of
Adolescents and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (U01) (RFA-HL-16-010)
2016-2017 National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health
Linking the Provider Recommendation to Adolescent HPV Vaccine Uptake (R01)
Editorial Activities
Ad hoc reviewer
1997-Present Annals of Behavioral Medicine
1999-Present Preventive Medicine
1999-Present Health Education Research
2003-Present Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, Prevention
2004-Present Health Education and Behavior
2005-Present Cancer Causes and Control
2007-Present American Journal of Men’s Health
2008-Present CA: Journal for Cancer Clinicians
2008-Present Social Science and Medicine
2008-Present Journal of Health Care for Poor and Underserved
2010-Present Health Psychology
Honors and Prizes
1990-1991 Tuition award Helene Fuld Health Trust Academic
1993-1994 Pre-doctoral Fellowship Harvard School of Public Health Academic
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1997-1999 Patterson Fellowship Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Academic
1999-2000 Marx Fellowship Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Academic
2003-2006 Dean’s Letter of Recognition for
Excellence in Teaching
Harvard School of Public Health Teaching
Report of Funded and Unfunded Projects
Funding Information
PAST
1994-1995 Title: The Reach Out for Health Project
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Friends of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dana-Farber Women’s Cancers Program
Type: Foundation Grant
Amount: $40,000
The goal of this feasibility study was to assess the potential for implementing breast cancer screening
interventions in churches to reach African American and Latino women.
1999-2001 Title: Cancer Education in Churches
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Boston Foundation
Amount: $45,000
The goal of this pilot study was to implement and evaluate a breast cancer screening intervention delivered
by peer health advisors through churches.
2002-2005 Title: Factors Associated with Follow-up of Abnormal Mammograms Among Low-Income, Ethnic Minority
Women
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Susan G. Komen Foundation
Amount: $250,000
The goal of this study was to assess factors that facilitate or hinder receipt of diagnostic services following an
abnormal mammogram finding among low-income, ethnically diverse women.
2004-2005 Title: Development of an Intervention Protocol for Prostate Cancer Education in Worksites
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Amount: $150,000
The purpose of this study was to develop an educational curriculum and protocol to educate blue collar
workers about prostate cancer screening.
2004-2005 Title: Validation of Small Media for Breast Cancer Education
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Amount: $50,000
The purpose of this study was to evaluate existing educational materials for breast cancer screening to assess
their cultural appropriateness, literacy level and educational messages.
2004-2008 Title: Community-based Interventions to Promote Informed Decision Making for
Prostate Cancer Screening
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Amount: $1.8 million
The goal of this trial was to assess the efficacy of a computer-tailored decision aid designed to promote
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informed decision-making for prostate cancer screening delivered to blue collar workers in manufacturing
worksites.
2005-2006 Title: Prostate Cancer Education for African American Men in Churches
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute/Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Amount: $40,000
The goal of this study was to assess the impact of an educational intervention delivered by a Health Educator
designed to promote informed decision-making for prostate cancer screening among African American men
recruited through churches.
2006-2007 Title: Interventions to Promote Informed Decision Making for Prostate Cancer Screening
Among African American Men
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Amount: $40,000
The goal of this study was to assess the impact of a computer-tailored decision aid in promoting informed-
decision making for prostate cancer screening among African American men.
2007-2009 Title: Study of Parental Attitudes toward the HPV Vaccine
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Nodal Point Award
Amount: $150,000
The goal of this national survey is to assess parental knowledge, attitudes and intentions regarding HPV
vaccination for their daughters. Educational interventions are being designed based on these data.
2007-2009 Title: Comprehensive Needs Assessment of the Haitian Community
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: U56 Dana-Farber/University of Massachusetts
Amount: $50,000
The purpose of this initiative is to conduct research activities to better understand the cancer prevention and
control needs of Haitian immigrants in the Boston community and to develop programs to address needs.
2008-2010 Title: Cancer Screening among Latinos in Faith-based Settings
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: U56 Dana-Farber/University of Massachusetts
Amount: $100,000
The goal of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility and impact of training community health workers to
conduct interventions to promote screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening in faith-based
settings.
2009-2012 Title: Community Health Educator for Outreach, Education, Coordination and Evaluation of Cancer
Screening Interventions in the Haitian Community
Grant Number: 3U56 CA118641-05S1
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: ARRA Community Networks Program
Amount: $200,000
This grant provides funding to address cancer control needs of Haitians living in the Boston area by
providing a Community Health Educator to conduct outreach and navigation services. Qualitative and
quantitative evaluation activities will be conducted.
2010-2013 Title: Understanding the Impact of Change in Mammography Guidelines for Women in Their Forties
Grant Number: N/A
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Avon Foundation
Amount: $50,000 The aims of this study are 1) to explore knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among women ages 39-49 and among Avon grant recipients regarding changes in USPSTF mammography screening guidelines, and 2) to develop and pre-test a decision aid prototype among racially-diverse women with low literacy skills.
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2012-2013 Title: Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Low-income Latinos
Grant Number: N/A
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: Gloria Spivak Career Award
Amount: $145,056
The aims of this study are to (1) Identify individual, socio-cultural and health care factors associated with
receipt of colorectal cancer screening among low-income Latino men and women ages 50-75; and (2)
Evaluate the effect of a tailored, interactive multi-media decision aid intervention designed to increase
knowledge and promote CRC screening among low-income Latino men and women ages 50-75.
2012-2015
Title: Engaging African American Faith Communities in Prostate Cancer Education Grant Number: N/A Role: Principal Investigator Funding Source: David E. Mazzone Foundation Amount: $100,000 This study will tested a personally tailored, web-based, interactive educational intervention among African American men and women through churches. Objectives of the intervention were to increase knowledge about prostate cancer and prostate cancer screening, and promote self-efficacy in shared decision-making with one’s medical provider about screening.
CURRENT
2013-2015
(NCE 2016)
Title: Addressing Prostate Cancer Information Disparities with eHealth Technology
Grant Number: 1R21CA178296-01
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: National Cancer Institute
Total Costs: $414,458 This study will test a personally tailored, web-based, interactive educational intervention among African American men in primary care clinics. Objectives of the intervention are to increase knowledge about prostate cancer and prostate cancer screening, and promote self-efficacy in shared decision-making with
2010-2013 Title: Understanding the Dissemination of Evidence-Based Interventions through Churches Grant Number: R21MD005976 Role: Principal Investigator Funding Source: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Amount: $300,000 The aims of the study are to: (1) assess factors associated with organizational commitment and capacity (“organizational readiness”) to adopt evidence-based interventions for cancer control among 100 Latino churches in Massachusetts; (2) provide participating churches with access to intervention materials needed to implement evidence-based interventions and a training session based on NCI’s “Using What Works;” and (3) assess characteristics associated with participation and adoption of evidence-based interventions.
2010-2013 Title: Promoting Utilization of Cancer Early Detection Methods among Latinos in Church: A Faith- Based
Approach
Grant Number: U54CA156732 sub-project ID: 5446
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute (U54 Partnership, PI: K Emmons)
Amount: $557,000
This randomized trial will evaluate the efficacy of a capacity-enhancement intervention versus ‘usual care’ in
disseminating evidence-based cancer screening interventions in 30 Latino churches.
2010-2013 Title: Disseminating Worker Health Programs in Small/Medium Sized Businesses
Grant Number: N/A
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Occupational Health
Amount: $450,000 The overall study objective is to understand and evaluate strategies to disseminate integrated worker health promotion and occupational health and safety programs to small and medium-sized businesses. Aims are to: (1) identify facilitators & barriers to adoption of integrated approaches; (2) develop a business case to & implementation package to promote adoption; and (3) assess the feasibility, acceptability, implementation, and preliminary impact of integrated approach delivered to companies.
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one’s medical provider about screening.
2015-2016 Title: Cervical Cancer and HPV in Urban Public Housing: Vaccine Promotion Using Social Listening
Grant Number: Pending
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding Source: Office of the Provost, Tufts Infectious Disease Thematic Working Group
Total Costs: $47,252
The purpose of this study is to use the power of social media (Twitter) to understand factors associated with
the sub-optimal uptake of the HPV vaccine among African American women living in low-income public
housing.
2016-2017 Title: Tufts Collaborates: An Introduction to Civic Science: Connecting Science-Based Issues to Civic
Engagement and Responsibility (PI: Garlick)
Role: Co-investigator
Funding: Tufts Collaborates, Office of the Provost, Tufts University
Total amount requested: $38,861
Teaching courses and developing expertise across Tufts’ schools in the emerging field of “Civic Science”
that links broader impacts of science to democratic change.
2016-2017 Title: Nutrition in Cancer Survivors. Tier One (PI: Zhang)
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Role: Consultant
Funding: $25, 000
2017 Title: Food Assessment in Somerville
Tisch College Community Research Center Community
Tufts University: Collaborative Research Projects
Role: Faculty Consultant
Funding: $12,000
PENDING
2016 Title: Community-engaged translational cancer community research in faith settings (PI: Holt)
National Cancer Institute (R35)
Role: Principal Investigator, Subcontract
Funding (to Tufts): $700,000
2016 Title: Lung Cancer Disparities among Chinese Immigrants
Tufts University: Tufts Collaborates
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: $50,000
2017 Title: Addressing Lung Cancer Disparities among Chinese Immigrants
National Cancer Institute (R21)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: $275,000
Report of Local Teaching and Training
Teaching of Students in Courses
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Year Course Title Course Number Number Students
Enrolled
Institution
Spring 2017 Introduction to Community Health CH 1 77 Tufts University
Fall 2016 Introduction to Community Health CH 1 65 Tufts University
Spring 2016 Internship Seminar: Community
Health
CH 180 32 Tufts University
Fall 2015 Introduction to Community Health CH 1 189 Tufts University
Spring 2015 One Health: Interactions among
Human, Animal &
Environmental Health
CH 99 10 Tufts University
Fall 2014 Introduction to Community Health CH 1 166 Tufts University
Spring 2014 Community/Public Health Research
Methods
CH 30 28 Tufts University
Fall 2013 Introduction to Community Health CH 1 161 Tufts University
Fall 2009 Nursing Research Methods NU 520
17 Boston College
Fall 2008 Community Health Nursing Theory NU 260 35 Boston College
Spring 2008 Advanced Community and Family
Nursing Theory
NU 472 15 Boston College
Spring 2008 Community Health Nursing Theory NU 260 65 Boston College
Fall 2007 Nursing Research Methods NU 520
12 Boston College
Spring 2007 Community Health Nursing Clinical
Lab
NU 261 8 Boston College
Thesis and Dissertation Committees
2007-2009 Dissertation Committee, PhD candidate (Joshua Dion) Boston College
2007-2009 Dissertation Committee, ScD candidate (Rebecca Lobb) Harvard School of Public Health
2008-2010 Dissertation Committee, PhD candidate (Holly Fontenot) Boston College
2012- 2015 Dissertation Committee, ScN candidate (Dany Hillaire) University of Massachusetts, Boston
2013 SSP Committee, BA candidate (Sarah Olstein) Tufts University
2014 SSP Committee, BA candidate (Katelyn Montalvo) Tufts University
2014-2015
Honors Thesis, Chair, BA Candidate (Elena Hemler) Tufts University
2015-2016 SSP Committee, BA candidate (Soerny Cruz) Tufts University
2015-2016
Honors Thesis, Chair, BA Candidate (Arthur Fields) Tufts University
2015-2016
Honors Thesis, Committee Member, BA Candidate (Chidinma Osuagwu) Tufts University
2016-2017 Honors Thesis, Committee Chair, BA Candidate (Megan D’Andrea) Tufts University
2016-2017 Honors Thesis, Committee Chair, BA Candidate (Nicholas Nasser) Tufts University
2016-2017 Honors Thesis, Committee Chair, BA Candidate (Lisa Meehan) Tufts University
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2016-2017 Honors Thesis, Committee Member, BA Candidate (Shelby Luce) Tufts University
2016-2017 Honors Thesis, Committee Chair, BA Candidate (Quin Bottom Johnson) Tufts University
Report of Regional, National and International Invited Teaching and
Presentations
No presentations below were sponsored by outside entities.
National
2007 Do men make informed decisions about prostate cancer? (Presentation)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network, Boston, MA
2007 Interventions for the HPV vaccine (Presentation)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network, Boston, MA
2008 Integrating clinical, community and policy perspectives on theHPV vaccine. (Plenary)
Association of Preventive Oncology, Bethesda, MD
2009 Factors associated with follow-up of abnormal mammograms among low-income, ethnic minority women
(webinar). AVON Breast Care Foundation. Boston, MA
2010 Invited to serve on expert panel for National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science statement for strategies
to enhance the use and quality of colorectal cancer screening. (Other). Bethesda, MD
2016 Invited panel moderator, Society of Behavioral Medicine, Annual Meeting March 2016, “Cancer treatment and
decision-making.”
Report of Clinical Activities and Innovations
Current Licensure and Certification
1986- Massachusetts Registered Nurse License
Clinical Innovations
Woman to Woman: Breast
and Cervical Cancer
Education in the Workplace
(2008)
Developed curriculum and program materials for public health practitioners and providers who implement
worksite health promotion programs. Published on National Cancer Institute’s website for Research Tested
Intervention Programs as a national model of evidence-based intervention.
url: http://rtips.cancer.gov/rtips/programDetails.do?programId=282969&topicId=102263&cgId=
Report of Education of Patients and Service to the Community
Activities
No activities below were sponsored by outside entities.
2006-2008 Mattapan, MA/ Volunteer
Founded and coordinated health screening and health promotion program in Mattapan, MA, for Haitian
immigrants.
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Educational Material for Patients and the Lay Community
2007 After Your Mammogram
Patient education pamphlet designed to
promote timely follow-up after abnormal
mammogram finding. Developed in English
and Spanish for women with low-literacy
skills.
DFCI mammography van.
2009 HPV Vaccines: I want more for my
daughter
Patient education pamphlet targeted for
parents contemplating whether or not to obtain
the HPV vaccine for their daughters.
Community health centers in Boston, MA.
2011 Take the Wheel: Making a Prostate Computer-based, individually tailored decision aid
Cancer Screening Decision that is Right for You to promote informed decision-making for prostate
cancer screening
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Report of Scholarship
Publications
Peer reviewed publications in print or other media/ Peer refereed
* = Senior Author
+ = Student/Mentee led paper
1. Allen JD, Sorensen G, Stoddard A, Colditz G, Peterson K. Intention to have a mammogram in the future among
women who have underutilized mammography in the past. Health Education and Behavior, 1998; 25(4): 474-488.
2. Allen JD, Sorensen G, Stoddard A, Peterson K, Colditz G. The relationship between social network characteristics
and breast cancer screening practices among employed women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 1999; 21(3): 193-
200.
3. Kahn J, Chiou V, Allen JD, Goodman E, Perlman S, Emmans SJ. Beliefs about Pap smears and compliance with Pap
smear follow-up of adolescents: A qualitative analysis. Annals of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 1999;
153(10):1046-54.
4. Allen JD, Sorensen GC, Stoddard AM, Mays J. Promoting breast and cervical cancer screening at the workplace:
Results from the Woman to Woman study. American Journal of Public Health, 2001; 91(4): 584-590.
5. Allen JD, Sorensen G, Peterson, K, Stoddard A, Colditz G. Reach Out for Health: A church-based pilot breast cancer
education program. Health Education Monograph Series, 2002; 19(1): 24-31.
6. Goldman R, Hunt MK, Allen JD, Hauser S, Emmons K, Maeda M, Sorensen G. The life history interview
method: Applications to intervention development. Health Education and Behavior 2003; 30(5): 550-581.
7. Barton MB, Morley DS, Moore S, Allen JD, Kleinman KP, Emmons KE, Fletcher SW. Decreasing women's
anxieties abnormal mammograms: A controlled trial. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2004; 96(7): 529-
538.
8. Bowen D, Allen JD, Hart A, Vu T. Theoretical foundations for interventions designed to promote informed
decision-making for cancer screening. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2006; 32(2): 201-210.
9. Mullen PD, Allen JD, Glanz K, et al. Measures used in studies of informed decision-making about cancer
screening: A systematic review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2006; 32(3): 188-201.
10. Allen JD, Kennedy M, Wilson-Glover A, Gilligan TD. African-American men's perceptions about prostate
cancer: Implications for designing educational interventions. Social Science in Medicine, 2007; 64(11): 2189-
2200.
11. Allen JD, Stoddard AM, Sorensen G. Do social network characteristics predict breast cancer screening practices?
Health Education and Behavior, 2008; 35: 763-776.
12. Allen JD, Shelton RC, Harden EA, Goldman R. Follow-up of abnormal mammograms among low-income, ethnic
minority women: Findings from a qualitative study. Patient Education & Counseling, 2008; 72(2): 283-92.
13. Allen JD, Savadatti S, Gurmankin Levy. The transition from breast cancer “patient” to breast cancer “survivor.”
Psycho-oncology, 2009; 18(1): 71-8.
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14. Allen JD, Mohllahee AP, Shelton RC, Drake BF, Mars DR. A computer-tailored intervention to promote
informed decision making for prostate cancer screening among African-American men. American Journal of
Men’s Health, 2009; 3(4): 340-51.
15. Allen JD, Mohllajee AP, Shelton RC, Othus MKD, Fontenot H, Hanna R. Stage of adoption of the human
papillomavirus vaccine among college women. Preventive Medicine 2009; 48(5) :420-425.
16. Allen JD, Fantasia HC, Fontenot H, Flaherty S, Santana J. College men’s knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about
human papillomavirus and the vaccine. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2009; 45(5): 535-537.
17. *+De Jesus M, Parast L, Shelton RC, Kokkinogenis K, Othus KDM, Li Y, Allen JD. Actual versus preferred
sources of human papillomavirus (HPV) information among Black, White, and Hispanic parents. Archives of
Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2009; 163(11): 1066-1067.
18. Steinwachs D, Allen JD, Barlow WE, Duncan RP, Egede LE, Friedman LS, Keating NL, Kim P, Lave JR,
Laveist TA, Ness RB, Optican RJ, Virnig BA. National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference
Statement: Enhancing use and quality of colorectal cancer screening. Annals of Internal Medicine 2010; 152(10):
663-7.
19. +Quintiliani LM, Allen JD, Marino M, Kelly-Weeder S, Li Y. Multiple health behavior clusters among female
college students. Patient Education and Counseling, 2010; 79(1): 134-134.
20. +Lobb R, Allen JD, Emmons KE, Ayanian JZ. Timely care after an abnormal mammogram among low-income
women in a public breast cancer screening program. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2010; 170(6): 521-528.
21. +Drake BF, Shelton R, Gilligan T, Allen JD. A church-based intervention to promote informed decision-making
for prostate cancer screening among African-American men. Journal of the American Medical Association, 2010;
102(3) :164-171.
22. Fernandez ME, Allen JD, Mistry R, Kahn JA. Integrating clinical, community and policy perspectives on human
papillomavirus vaccination. Annual Review of Public Health, 2010; 31:235–52.
23. +Lobb R, Ayanian JZ, Allen JD, Emmons KM. Stage of breast cancer at diagnosis among low-income women
with access to mammography. Cancer, 2010; 116:5487-96.
24. Allen JD, Othus MKD, Shelton RC, Li Y, Norman N, Tom LS, del Carmen M. Parental decision-making about
the HPV vaccine. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2010; 19(9): 2187-98.
25. Allen JD, Othus MKD, Hart A Jr. Li Y, Berry D, Bowen D. A randomized trial of computer-tailored decision aid
to improve prostate cancer screening: Results from the Take the Wheel Trial. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers
and Prevention, 2010; 19(9): 2172-86.
26. Allen JD, Coronado GD, Williams RS, Glenn B, Escoffery C, Fernandez M, Tuff RA, Wilson KM, Mullen PD. A
systematic review of measures used in studies used in studies of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
acceptability. Vaccine, 2010; May 28(24): 4027-37.
27. Allen JD, Othus MK, Hart A Jr, Mohllajee AP, Li Y, Bowen D. Do men make informed decisions about prostate
cancer screening? Baseline results from the “Take the Wheel” trial. Medical Decision Making, 2011; 31(1): 108-
120.
28. +Wadler B, Judge C, Prout M, Allen JD, Geller, A. Improving Breast Cancer Control via the Use of Community
Health Workers in South Africa: A Critical Review. Journal of Oncology, 2011. pii: 150423. Epub 2010 Sep 26.
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29. +Lobb R, Opdyke KM, McDonnell C, Pagaduan MG, Hurlbert M, Gates-Ferris K, Chi B, Allen JD. Use of
evidence-based strategies to promote mammography among medically underserved women. American Journal of
Preventive Medicine 2011; 40(5): 561–565.
30. *+Shelton RC, Goldman R, Emmons KM, Sorensen GC, Allen JD. An investigation into the social context of
low-income, urban Black and Latina women: Implications for adherence to recommended health behaviors.
Health Education and Behavior, 2011; 38(5): 471-81.
31. Richman AR, Coronado GD, Arnold LD, Fernandez ME, Glenn BA, Allen JD, Wilson KM, Brewer NT.
Cognitive testing of human papillomavirus vaccine survey items for parents of adolescent girls. Journal of Lower
Genital Tract Diseases, 2012; 16(1): 16-23.
32. Allen JD, Berry DL. Multi-media support for informed/shared decision-making before and after a cancer
diagnosis. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 2012; 27(3): 192-202.
33. *+Bosco JLF, Allen JD. HPV vaccine acceptance and other health behaviors among college-age women. Journal
of Behavioral Health, 2012; 1(3): 227-230.
34. Allen JD, de Jesus M, Mars D, Tom L, Cloutier L, Shelton RC. Decision-Making about the HPV Vaccine among
Ethnically Diverse Parents: Implications for health communications. Journal of Oncology, 2012. 2012:401979
35. *+Shelton RC, Snavely A, Othus M, Allen JD. HPV vaccine decision-making: does religion play a role? Health
Education & Behavior, 2013; 52(4): 1120-30.
36. Sorensen G, Allen JD, Adamkiewicz G, Yang M, Tamers SL, Stoddard A. Intention to quit smoking and
concerns about household environmental risks: Findings from the Health in Common Study in low-income
housing. Cancer Causes Control, 2013; 24(4): 805-11.
37. Allen JD, Mars D, Tom D, Apollon G, Hillaire D, Iralien G, Cloutier L, Sheets M, Zamor R. Health beliefs,
behaviors and service utilization among Haitians. Journal of Health Care for Poor and Underserved, 2013; 24(1):
106-19.
38. +Tamers SL, Okechukwu C, Allen JD, Yang M, Stoddard A, Tucker-Seeley R, Sorensen G. Are social
relationships a healthy influence on obesogenic behaviors among racially/ethnically diverse and socio-
economically disadvantaged residents? Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2013; 56: 70-74.
39. Allen JD, Bluethmann SM, Sheets M, Opdyke KM, Gates-Ferris K, Hurlbert M, Harden E Women's responses to
changes in U.S. preventive task force's mammography screening guidelines: results of focus groups with ethnically
diverse women. BMC Public Health, 2013; 13:1169.
40. Sorensen G, McLellan D, Dennerlein JT, Pronk NP, Allen JD, Boden LI, Okechukwu CA, Hashimoto D, Stoddard
A, Wagner GR. Integration of health protection and health promotion: rationale, indicators, and metrics. Journal of
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2013; 55(12 Suppl): S12-8.
41. Harley AE, Yang M, Stoddard AM, Adamkiewicz G, Walker R, Tucker-Seeley RD, Allen JD, Sorensen G.
Patterns and predictors of health behaviors among racially/ethnically diverse residents of low-income housing
developments. American Journal of Health Promotion, 2014; 29(1): 59-67.
42. Allen JD, Pérez JE, Tom L, Leyva B, Diaz D, Torres MI. A Pilot Test of a church-based intervention to promote
multiple cancer-screening behaviors among Latinas. Journal of Cancer Education, 2014; 29(1): 136-43.
43. Allen JD, Leyva B, Torres MI, Ospino H, Tom L, Rustan S, Bartholomew A. Religious beliefs and cancer
screening behaviors among Catholic Latinos: Implications for faith-based interventions. Journal of Health Care for
Poor and Underserved, 2014; 25(2): 503-26..
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44. Allen JD, Pérez JE, Pischke C, Tom L, Juarez A, Ospino H, Gonzalez Suarez E. Dimensions of religiousness and
cancer screening behaviors among church-going Latinas. Journal of Religion and Health, 2014; 53(1): 190-203.
45. +Leyva B, Allen JD, Tom LS, Ospino H, Torres MI, Abraido-Lanza AF Religion, fatalism, and cancer control: a
qualitative study among. Hispanic Catholics. American Journal of Health Behavior, 2014; 38(6): 839-49.
46. Tamers S, Allen JD, Yang M, Stoddard A, Harley A, Sorensen G. Does concern motivate behavior change?
Exploring the relationship between physical activity and body mass index among low-income housing residents.
Health Education and Behavior, 2014; 41(6): 642-50.
47. Negrón R, Leyva B, Allen JD, Ospino H, Tom L, Rustan S, Torres MI. Leadership networks in Catholic parishes:
Implications for implementation research in health. Social Science in Medicine, 2014; 122: 53-62.
48. +Escoffery CT, Rodgers K, Kegler MC, Haardörfer R, Howard D, Lian S, Pinkser E, Roland K, Wilson K, Allen
JD, Ory M, Bastani R, Risendal B, Fernandez M, Byrd T, Coronado G. A systematic review of special events to
promote breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening. BMC Public Health, 2014; 14: 274-279.
49. Nelson CC, Wagner GR, Caban-Martinez AJ, Buxton OM, Kenwood CT, Sabbath EL, Hashimoto DM, Hopcia K,
Allen JD, Sorensen G. Physical activity and body mass index: The contribution of age and workplace
characteristics. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2014; 46(Suppl 1): S42-S51.
50. Fernandez ME, Melvin C, Bastani R, Kreuter M, Ribisl KM, Leeman J, Allen JD, Hannon PA, Hebert JR,
Friedman DB, Risendal B, Ory M, Glasgow R, Wilson K, Bernard V. The Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network: An Interactive Systems Approach to Advancing Cancer Control Implementation Research and
Practice. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 2014; 23(11): 2512-21.
51. Allen JD, Caspi C, Yang M, Leyva B, Tucker-Seeley R, Tamers S, Stoddard A, Sorensen GC. Pathways between
acculturation and health behaviors among residents of low-income housing: The mediating role of
social/contextual factors. Social Science and Medicine, 2014; 123:26-36.
52. Allen JD, Leyva B, Tom L, Hillaire D, Bartholomew A, Reich A, Martinez LS. Priorities, concerns, and unmet
needs among Haitians in Boston after the 2010 earthquake. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2015; Mar 4.
doi: 10.1111/hsc.12217. [Epub ahead of print]
53. Allen JD, Tom LS, Rustan S, Leyva B, Negrón R, Linnan LA, Jandorf L, Ospino H, Torres MI. Enhancing
organizational capacity to provide cancer control programs among Latino churches: Design and baseline findings
of the CRUZA Study. BMC Health Services Research, 2015; 15(1): 147.
54. Allen JD, Leyva B, Tom LS, Rustan S, Galeas A, Negrón R, Ospino H, Torres MI. Recruiting and surveying
Catholic parishes for cancer control initiatives: Lessons learned from the CRUZA Implementation Study. Health
Promotion Practice, 2015; 16(5):667-76.
55. Escoffery C, Fernandez ME, Vernon SW, Liang S, Maxwell AE, Allen JD, Dwyer A, Hannon PA, Kohn M,
DeGroff A. Patient navigation in a colorectal cancer screening program. Journal of Public Health Management &
Practice, 2015; 21(5): 433-440.
56. +Leyva B, Nguyen AB, Allen JD, Taplin SH, Moser RP. Is religiosity associated with cancer screening? Results
from a national survey. Journal of Religion and Health, 2015; 54(3): 998-1013.
57. +Nelson C, Allen JD, McLellan D, Davis K, Pronk N. Integrating health promotion & occupational safety and
health in manufacturing worksites: Perspectives of leaders from small-to-medium sized. WORK: A Journal of
Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 2015. 52: 169-176.
58. McLellan DL, Cabán-Martinez AJ, Nelson CC, Pronk NP, Katz JN, Allen JD, Davis KN, Wagner GR, Sorensen
GC. Organizational characteristics influence implementation of worksite health protection and promotion
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programs: Evidence from smaller businesses. Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 2015. 57(9):
1009-1016.
59. +Leyva B, Persoskie A, Ottenbacher A, Hamilton JG, Allen JD, Kobrin S, Taplin SH. Do men receive information
required for shared decision making about PSA testing? Findings from the Health Information National Trends
Survey. Journal of Cancer Education, Epub ahead of print October 26, 2015
60. Tucker-Seeley RD, Selk S, Adams I, Allen JD, Sorensen GC. Tobacco use among low-income housing residents:
Does hardship motivate quit attempts? Cancer Causes and Control, 2015; 26(22): 1699-1707.
61. Allen JD, Torres MI, Tom LS, Leyva B, Galeas AV, Ospino H. Dissemination of evidence-based cancer control
interventions among Catholic faith-based organizations: Results from the CRUZA Trial. Implementation Science.
2016 May 18;11(1):74.
62. Leyva B, Persoskie A, Ottenbacher A, Hamilton JG, Allen JD, Kobrin SC, Taplin SH. Do Men Receive
Information Required for Shared Decision Making About PSA Testing? Results from a National Survey. J Cancer
Educ. 2016; (4): 693-701.
UNDER REVIEW
63. Allen JD, Akinyemi IC, Reich A, Fleary S, Tendulkar S, Lamour N. African American Women’s Involvement in Promoting Informed Decision-Making for Prostate Cancer Screening among their Partners/Spouses (Submitted to Patient Education and Counseling, December 2016)
64. Leyva B, Allen JD, Faith J, Hamilton JG, Peroski A, Taplin SH. Are patients engaged in shared decision-making
about prostate cancer screening? Little evidence of progress. (Submitted to Health Communications, April 2016)
65. Allen JD, Towne SD, Maxwell AE, DiMartino L, Leyva B, Bowen DJ, Linnan L, Weiner B. Systematic review of
measures of organizational characteristics associated with adoption and implementation of innovations. (Submitted
to BMC Health Services, June 2016).
66. +Leyva B, Allen JD, Ospino H, Tom LS, Negron R, Buesa R, Toress MI. Understanding organizational capacity
among churches for implementing evidence-based cancer control programs: A Community-engaged approach
(Submitted to Translational Behavioral Medicine, June 2016)
67. Zhang FF. McGough AM, Mengxi Du M, Gualtieri L, Chomitz V, May CN, Allen JD. Nutritional Needs and
Barriers in Adult Cancer Survivors: Results from a Social Media Survey. JSC Care (Submitted to JSC September
2016)
68. Leyva B, Nguyen AB, Allen JD, Taplin SH, Moser RP. Socio-demographic correlates of cancer fatalism and the
moderating role of religiosity: results from a nationally-representative survey (Submitted to Journal of Religion
and Health, January 2016)
69. Zhang F, McCough AM, Mengxi D, Chang W, Chomitz V, Allen JD, Attai DJ, Gualteri L. Conducting a Social
Media Survey in Cancer Survivors (submitted March 2017)
Non-peer reviewed scientific or medical publications/materials in print or other media
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1. Fontenot HB, Fantasia HC, Allen JD. HPV in adolescents: Making the wake up call. Advances for Nurse
Practitioners, 2007; 15(10): 73-76.
2. Allen JD, Barlow WE, Duncan RP, Egede LE, Friedman LS, Keating NL, Kim P, Lave JR, Laveist TA, Ness RB,
Optican RJ, Steinwachs D, Virnig BA. NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: Enhancing Use and
Quality of Colorectal Cancer Screening. NIH Consensus State of the Science Statements 2010; Feb 4;27(1).
Book Chapters
1. Revised Edition: Allen JD, Linnan LC & Emmons KE. Fidelity and Adaptation of Evidence-based Intervention in
Public Health. In: Brownson RC, Colditz GA & Proctor EK, eds. Dissemination and Implementation Research in
Health: Translating Science to Practice. 1st ed. Oxford University Press, USA; 2017.
2. Allen JD, Linnan LC & Emmons KE. Fidelity and Adaptation of Evidence-based Intervention in Public Health.
In: Brownson RC, Colditz GA & Proctor EK, eds. Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health:
Translating Science to Practice. 1st ed. Oxford University Press, USA; 2012.
3. Lemon SC, Bowen DJ, Rosal MC, Pagoto SL, Schneider KL, Pbert L, Wang ML, Allen JD, Ockene JK.
Translational Research Phases in the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Adaptations from the Biomedical Sciences.
In: Riekert KA, Ockene JK, Pbert L, eds. Handbook of Health Behavior Change. 4th ed. Springer Publishing
Company, New York; 2014
4. Allen JD, Shelton R, Linnan LC & Emmons KE. Fidelity and Adaptation of Evidence-based Intervention in
Public Health. In: Brownson RC, Colditz GA & Proctor EK, eds. Dissemination and Implementation Research in
Health: Translating Science to Practice. 1st ed. Oxford University Press, USA; 2016.
Thesis
Factors Associated with Breast Cancer Screening Practices and Intentions: A Socio-Ecologic Perspective
Abstracts, Poster Presentations and Exhibits Presented at Professional Meetings
1. Gilligan T, Kennedy, M, Wilson-Glover, Allen JD. Prostate-cancer screening decision aid designed to enhance
shared decision-making among African American men. American Society of Clinical Oncology, Annual Meeting,
December 13, 2006. (Podium presentation).
2. +Fontenot HB, Amar A, Fantasia H, Allen JD. Unwanted sex: crisis in college women. International Association
of Forensic Nurses Scientific Assembly. Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX, September 12, 2007. (Podium
presentation).
3. Allen JD, Fernandez ME, Krueter M, Kahn, J. Integrating clinical, community and policy perspectives on the
HPV vaccine. Association of Preventive Oncology. Annual Meeting. Bethesda, MD, March 16, 2008. (Plenary
session).
4. +Quintiliani L, Allen JD, Li Y. Multiple cancer-related health risk behaviors among female college students.
Society of Behavioral Medicine. Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA, March 26-29, 2008. (Poster)
5. Allen JD. Parental decision-making about the HPV vaccine. Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science,
Washington, DC, September 27-29, 2010. (Plenary)
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6. Allen JD. Cognitive Testing of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Survey Items. “Current Topics in Cancer
Prevention and Control,” Session 3081.1. American Public Health Association, Denver, CO, November 8, 2010.
(Poster)
7. +Bien-Aime G, Allen JD. "Sak Pasè?! Cancer Education in a Socio-Cultural Context." Annual Biomedical
Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), Charlotte, NC, November 12, 2010. (Poster)
8. *Bosco JLF, Allen JD. Is HPV vaccine acceptance associated with other health behaviors?
Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer Research at Harvard. Joint symposium of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer
Center 2001. Programs in Breast and Gynecologic Cancer, Boston, MA, March 25, 2011. (Poster)
9. Allen JD, Pérez JE, Abreu M, Tom L, Gonzalez Suarez E, Sesma MN, Galeas A, Vengoechea BL, Muneton Y,
Torres MI. Promoting cancer screening among Latinos in Faith-Based Settings. 7th Annual DFHCC Junior
Investigators’ Health Disparities Research Poster Session, held in conjunction with the 2011 Annual Meeting in
Minority Health Policy, Boston, MA, May 12, 2011. (Poster)
10. +Da Fonseca AS, Torres MI, Allen JD, Ospino H, Tom L. Socioeconomic and race/ethnic disparities in cervical
cancer. Poster presented at: SIGLO XXI: Forging the future of Latinos in a time of crisis, 4th Biennial Conference
for the Inter-University Program for Latino Research; 2012 Feb. 23-25; New York, NY.
11. *Peña B, Granberry P, Torres MI, Allen JD. An economic argument for supporting cancer screening and early
detection. Poster presented at: SIGLO XXI: Forging the future of Latinos in a time of crisis, 4th Biennial
Conference for the Inter-University Program for Latino Research; 2012 Feb. 23-25; New York, NY.
12. González C, Torres MI, Allen JD, Ospino H, Tom L, Gómez-Aristizabal D. Liberation theology: linking
historical and cultural influences to early cancer screening among Latinos in Massachusetts: an ethno-historical
study. Poster presented at: SIGLO XXI: Forging the future of Latinos in a time of crisis, 4th Biennial Conference
for the Inter-University Program for Latino Research; 2012 Feb. 23-25; New York, NY.
13. Guerrero E, Torres MI, Allen JD, Tom L, Granberry P, Peña B, Vengoechea BL, Sesma M. Is health insurance a
barrier to cancer screening and treatment for Catholic Latinos? Poster presented at: SIGLO XXI: Forging the
future of Latinos in a time of crisis, 4th Biennial Conference for the Inter-University Program for Latino
Research; 2012 Feb. 23-25; New York, NY.
14. +Palencia AY, Torres MI, Allen JD, Tom L, Gómez-Aristizabal D. The influence of Catholic faith on cancer
detection and coping strategies among Latinos. Poster presented at: SIGLO XXI: Forging the future of Latinos in
a time of crisis, 4th Biennial Conference for the Inter-University Program for Latino Research; 2012 Feb. 23-25;
New York, NY.
15. Santiago M. Torres MI, Allen JD, Tom L, Gómez-Aristizabal D, Vengoechea BL, Sesma M. “Me gusta cantar,
porque el que canta ora dos veces”: exploring the potential use of liturgical music to enhance cancer early
detection interventions. Poster presented at: SIGLO XXI: Forging the future of Latinos in a time of crisis, 4th
Biennial Conference for the Inter-University Program for Latino Research; 2012 Feb. 23-25; New York, NY.
16. Allen JD, Mills HL, Bluethmann SM, Harden E. Understanding changes in the USPSTF mammography
screening guidelines: The role of the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program in reaching underserved women.
Presented at the Fifth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities
and the Medically Underserved, San Diego, CA, October 29, 2012.
17. +Bluethmann SM, Allen JD, Sheets M. Opdyke KM, Gates-Ferris K, Hurlburt M, Harden E. Women's Responses
to Changes in US Preventive Services Task Force Mammography Screening Guidelines: Results from Focus
Groups among Ethnically Diverse Women. Annual 2012 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium,
San Antonio, Texas, December 7, 2012. (Poster)
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18. Tucker-Seeley R, Allen JD, Stoddard A, Yang M, Sorensen G. Among low-income housing residents who smoke
is material hardship associated with the decision to quit? Presented at the 2013 Society for Behavioral Medicine’s
Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA, March 23, 2013.
19. +Vengoechea BL, Allen JD. Religiosity and Cancer Screening. Presented at the Quantifying the Health
Information Revolution through Data Innovation and Collaboration: 2013 HINTS Meeting, Bethesda, MD,
October 2, 2013.
20. +Vengoechea BL, Allen JD. Working with Parishes for Cancer Control: Recruitment and Engagement Strategies
in the CRUZA Study. Society of Behavioral Medicine, April 2014, Philadelphia, PA. Meritorious abstract award.
21. Perez JE, Allen JD, Tom L. A Faith-Based Intervention for Multiple Cancer-Screening Behaviors among. Low-
income, Spanish-speaking Latinas. American Psychological Association.
22. +Vengoechea BL, Allen JD Religion, Fatalism, and Cancer Control: Findings from a qualitative study among
Hispanic Catholic parishioners. Cancer Forum. 142nd annual meeting American Public Health Association,
November 2014. New Orleans.
23. +Vengoechea BL, Allen JD Quantifying the Health Information Revolution through Data Innovation and
Collaboration: 2013 HINTS Meeting
24. +Caspi CE, Allen JD, Yang M, Tamers S, Stoddard A, Leyva B, Sorensen G. Pathways between acculturation
and health behaviors among residents of low-income housing: The mediating role of social/contextual factors.
Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2014.
25. +Mengxi D, Zhang FF, Chomitz VR, McGough AM, Gualtieri LN, Allen JD. Nutritional Needs and Barriers
among Adult Cancer Survivors: Results from a Social Media Survey. American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting, Denver, CO, October 29, 2016
