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At ²ÝݮӰÊÓ since 2012

As? Senior Vice President of the Center for Diversity in Cancer Research Training, Elvan ¡°Ellie¡± Daniels, MD, MPH, oversees the 3 ²ÝݮӰÊÓ training programs for young adults who are part of populations that are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences:

• Summer Internship Experience (SHE) for high school students who identify as female,
• ²ÝݮӰÊÓ DICR Internship program for undergraduate college students
• Post-Baccalaureate Program for college graduates who are aspiring for a doctoral degree

Research focus and accomplishments

Since being employed at ²ÝݮӰÊÓ, Daniels has created and led several special initiatives. Previously, she was Senior Vice President for ²ÝݮӰÊÓ Extramural Discovery Science (EDS).?For many years, she led the? grant program for Clinical and Cancer Control Research, where she initiated the supplemental funding through the Institutional Research Grant for DICR internships.

With input from internal and external Community Research Partners, she modified the ¡°Priority Area to Reduce Cancer Disparities¡± and retitled it the ¡°Priority Focus on Health Equity.¡±?The goal was to stimulate research studies addressing how racism and discrimination intersect with other root causes that unpin health disparities. These root causes may be related to age, gender, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, literacy level, geography, etc.?Increasing research in these areas may better inform health policy, improve clinical practice and boost public health.

Daniels also led a nutrition and physical activity advisory committee that developed a set of key recommendations, and later four themes, that were instrumental to scientists developing new RFAs. For more information on the active special initiatives see: Apply for a Grant on the ²ÝݮӰÊÓ web site.

Special Initiatives:

• American Cancer Society Flatiron Health Request for Proposals
• Clinician Scientist Development Grant
• Melanoma Research Alliance and America Cancer Society Request for Proposals
• Priority Focus: Health Equity in Clinical and Cancer Control Research
  
• The Role of Health Policy and Health Insurance in Improving Access to and Performance of Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Services
  
• TheoryLab Collaborative Pilot Grant Request for Proposals

Publications

Alcaraz KI, Wiedt TL, Daniels ECD et al. Understanding and addressing social determinants to advance cancer health equity in the United States: A blueprint for practice, research, and policy. CA: A journal for clinicians. 2020;70(1):31-46. PMID: 31661164?

Neuman RM, Alfano CM, Radomski MV, Pergolotii M, Wolf, TF , Sleigh AG, Bryant AL, Voelbel GT, de Moor JS, Nitkin R, Daniels E, Braveman B, Walker RK, Williams GR, Winters-Stone KM, Cheville Al, Campbell SE, Lawlor MC, King AA, Ness KK, Srivastava P, Lyons, KD. ?OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health. May 3, 2019 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 31046601.?

Tilley BC , Mainous AG 3^rd, Smith, W, McKee MD, Amorrortu RP, Alvidrez J, Diaz V, Ford ME, Fernandez ME, Hauser RA, Singer C, Landa V, Trevino A, DeSantis SM, Zhange Y, Daniels E, Tabor D, Vernon SW. .??Clin Trials.2017;14(3):286-298 PMID: 28545336

Ligibel JA, Alfano CM, Hershman D, Ballard RM, Bruinooge SS, Courneya KS, Daniels EC, Demark-Wahnefried W, Frank ES, Goodwin PJ, Irwin ML, Levit LA, McCaskill-Stevens W, Minasian LM, O'Rourke?MA, Pierce JP, Stein KD, Thomson CA, Hudis CA. .??J Clin Oncol. 2015 Nov 20;33(33):3961-7 PMID: 26324364

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Contact?

ellie.daniels@cancer.org

Work before ²ÝݮӰÊÓ

• Morehouse School of Medicine:
  • National Center for Primary Care, Associate Director for Community Oriented Primary Care
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Associate Professor
  • Family Medicine, Associate Professor of Community Health
  • Southeast Regional Clinician Network - a practice-based research network practice, Director
  • Institutional Review Board,?Co-chair?
• Family Health Centers of South Carolina, Vice President Clinical Services
• Franklin C. Fetter Family Health Center, Medical Director
• Guthrie Clinic Women's Wellness Center, Director

Professional organizations

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)?
• American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
• American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL)
• American Medicine Association (AMA)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
• Georgia Academy of Family Physician (GAFP), Membership Director, District Delegate, Board of Directors
• National Medical Association (NMA)

Education

• MPH: Health Outcomes, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, 2003-2007
• Faculty Development/Primary Care: Morehouse School of Medicine, 2001-2002
• Faculty Development/Clinical Research: Medical University of South Carolina, 2000-2001
• Family Medicine Residency: Medical College of Hampton Roads, 1986-1989
  
• MD: Wayne State University, School of Medicine, 1981-1986
• BS: Biology, University of Detroit, 1974-1978

Personal life?

I live in Atlanta, GA, with my husband Bill, and I enjoy crafts and culinary arts. I started working with ²ÝݮӰÊÓ as a volunteer to lend a voice to people living in underserved communities and to foster better communication between specialists and primary care physicians.