Dejana Braithwaite, PhD, MSc
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PO BOX 103633
GAINESVILLE DC 32610
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Inductee2017 · Royal Society of Medicine (UK)
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Member, Expert Panel2015 · National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, National Cancer Policy Forum
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Mentored Research Scholar Award2012-2017 · American Cancer Society
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Career Catalyst Award2011-2014 · Susan Komen Foundation
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Junior Investigator Award2011 · National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, University of California, San Francisco
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Junior Investigator Award2010 · Academic Senate, University of California, San Francisco
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Hellman Foundation Award for Early Career Faculty2009 · University of California, San Francisco
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Developmental Award2009 · NIH Bay Area Breast Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE)
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Cancer Prevention Research Fellowship (1 awarded nationally in the United States)2007 · Prevent Cancer Foundation/American Society for Preventive Oncology
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Scholar-in-Training Award2003 · American Association for Cancer Research, Frontiers in Cancer Prevention
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Pre-doctoral Fellowship (2 awarded nationally in the United Kingdom)2000 · Cancer Research U.K.
Dr. Braithwaite’s research is focused on the intersection of cancer and aging, with the overarching goal of advancing and applying knowledge about aging to cancer population science. The overall goal is to encourage a more individualized approach to cancer screening and care among older adults.
Dr. Braithwaite has extensive experience, expertise, and leadership in large-scale multi-disciplinary NIH-funded efforts of breast and lung cancer screening, risk factors and outcomes, including the R01 Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC), R01 Personalized Lung Cancer Screening Network (PLuS), P50 UCSF Breast Cancer SPORE and P30 UCSF Center for Aging in Diverse Communities. As PI or investigator on several of these grants, she has developed cohorts of individuals at risk for invasive cancer and developed comprehensive databases that include pathologic, clinical, biomarker, and risk factor data, as well as follow-up for subsequent disease and death. She has performed multiple epidemiologic studies where she was able to stratify older adults at risk for or diagnosed with cancer into distinct health categories associated with substantially different life expectancies. These studies have been cited by guideline panels, such as the American Cancer Society, the US Preventive Service Taskforce and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Currently, she leads two large multi-site projects that integrate longitudinal cohort data with simulation modeling to determine the benefits and harms of screening for breast and lung cancers in older adults across the levels of advancing age, comorbid conditions and functional status. This work is poised to inform precision screening policy and clinical decision making among older population subgroups for whom the net benefits of screening are currently highly uncertain.
- 2023 Cancers
- 2023 Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
- 2023 Cancers
- 2022 Journal of geriatric oncology
- 2022 JAMA network open
- 2022 JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
- 2022 Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- 2022 BMJ Open
- 2022 Preventive medicine
- 2022 Journal of Immunotherapy
- 2022 Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
- 2022 Annals of internal medicine
- 2022 Brain : a journal of neurology
- 2022 Cancer
- 2021 Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy
- 2021 The Lancet. Public health
- 2021 Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
- 2021 Lancet
- 2021 Nutrients
- 2021 Journal Of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy
- 2021 JAMA network open
- 2021 Lancet Respiratory Medicine
- 2021 Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
- 2021 Annals of the American Thoracic Society
- 2021 Lancet (London, England)
- 2021 Journal of immunotherapy (Hagerstown, Md. : 1997)
- 2021 Cancers
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2021
The association between cognitive impairment and breast and colorectal cancer screening utilization.BMC cancer
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2021
Type 2 Diabetes and association with neuropathological changes and domain specific cognitive declineAlzheimers & Dementia
- 2021 Cancer medicine
- 2020 Nature medicine
- 2020 Lancet (London, England)
- 2020 Lancet (London, England)
- 2020 Lancet (London, England)
- 2020 BMJ open
- 2020 Nature medicine
- 2020 The lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
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Jul 2022
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Risk of adverse cardiovascular events in breast cancer patients receiving systemic adjuvant therapy: impact of comorbidity burdenFL BREAST CANCER FOU · Principal Investigator
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Jun 2022
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University of Florida Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence CenterNATL INST OF HLTH NIA · Other
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Sep 2021
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Dec 2022
Comorbidity and Screening Outcomes Among Older Women Undergoing MammographyNATL INST OF HLTH NCI · Principal Investigator
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Jun 2021
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Personalized screening for lung cancer: the importance of co-existing chronic conditions to clinical practice and policyNATL INST OF HLTH NCI · Principal Investigator
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Jan 2020
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The benefits and harms of lung cancer screening in FloridaNATL INST OF HLTH NCI · Co-Investigator
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2017-2021
Fellow, Epidemiology and Public HealthRoyal Society of Medicine
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2006-2008
Cancer Prevention FellowAmerican Society of Preventive Oncology/Prevent Cancer Foundation
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2006-2007
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Health and CommunityUniversity of California, San Francisco
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2004-2007
Postdoctoral Fellow in Cancer EpidemiologyHelen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco
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2004-2006
Postdoctoral Fellow in Health Services Research, Institute for Health Policy StudiesUniversity of California, San Francisco
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2000-2004
Fellow in Health Outcomes ResearchInstitute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, England and Cancer Research
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2000-2004
Ph.D., EpidemiologyUniversity of Cambridge, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, England
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1998-1999
M.Sc. (high honors), Public HealthUniversity College London/Kings College, England
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1995-1998
B.Sc. (high honors), Psychology and PsychobiologyLondon Guildhall University, England
Janice Raup-Krieger
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PO Box 118400
College of Journalism and Communications
GAINESVILLE FL 326118400
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1885 STADIUM RD
WEIMER HALL
GAINESVILLE FL 32611
Research Interests: Behavioral determinants of cancer; cancer communication; cancer information; cancer prevention; cancer survivorship; health disparities
Dr. Krieger is communication scientist, with expertise in cancer communication, precision messaging, and health information technology. Her research focuses on the novel application of virtual health assistants to improve patient outcomes. This work has won several awards, including UF Invention of the Year (2021) and the Society for Public Health Education Technology Award (2020). Dr. Krieger directs the STEM Translational Communication Center (STCC), a center dedicated to the development and dissemination of translational communication interventions. She is also co-program leader for the Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program at the UF Cancer Center and co-director of the Recruitment Center at the UF Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. Dr. Krieger currently leads two large NIH-funded trials examining the benefits of virtual human technology for improving cancer screening and clinical trial enrollment among underrepresented populations. Dr. Krieger also contributes her expertise in communication science to other major NIH and PCORI-funded initiatives, including the University of Florida Center for Advancing Minority Pain & Aging Science (CAMPAS). Dr. Krieger participates in many initiatives designed to enhance community engagement with research at UF and throughout the state and has a key role in shaping our university-wide communication strategy for cancer prevention and recruiting participants to clinical research.
- Cancer Screening
- Cancer prevention
- Clinical Trial Interventions
- Disparities in cancer outcomes
- Health Communication
- 2023 Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
- 2022 Medical Education Online
- 2022 Health Communication
- 2021 Annals of family medicine
- 2021 Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
- 2021 JMIR Formative Research
- 2021 Journal of Medical Internet Research
- 2021 BMC medical informatics and decision making
- 2021 Chronic illness
- 2021 BMC pregnancy and childbirth
- 2021 JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
- 2021 AIDS Care
- 2021 Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. AI, Product and Service
- 2021 American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- 2020 Psycho-Oncology
- 2020 Journal of health communication
- 2020 Sustainability
- 2020 Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)
- 2020 Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
- 2020 Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
- 2019 Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
- 2019 American Journal of Health Education
- 2019 JMIR Human Factors
- 2019 ERJ open research
- 2019 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- 2019 Health Communication
- 2018 Health Communication
- 2018 Journal of health communication
- 2018 Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research
- 2018 Journal of Medical Internet Research
- 2018 Patient education and counseling
- 2018 Health communication
- 2018 Journal of Medical Internet Research
- 2018 Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
- 2018 Health Communication
- 2017 Journal of clinical and translational science
- 2017 Journal of Aging and Health
- 2017 Journal of Health Communication
- 2017 Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
- 2017 Patient Education and Counseling
- 2017 Qualitative Health Research
- 2017 Patient education and counseling
- 2017 Journal of Language and Social Psychology
- 2017 Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- 2017 Health promotion practice
- 2017 Journal of health communication
- 2016 Health Communication
- 2016 Journal of Applied Communication Research
- 2016 Tourism Management
- 2015 Biomed Research International
- 2015 Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
- 2014 Journal of family communication
- 2014 Health education research
- 2013 Journal of health communication
- 2009 Health communication
- 2008 Health marketing quarterly
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Sep 2022
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Precision Clinical Trial Recruitment to Promote Cancer Health Equity Across FloridaNATL INST OF HLTH NCI · Principal Investigator
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Mar 2022
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Patient-Centered Equity Enhancements to Reduce Disproportionate Unmet Mental Health Need of African American ChildrenPATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RES INST · Co-Investigator
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Sep 2021
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Tailoring Recruitment Communication using Virtual Human Technology to Increase Participation of Older Minority Adults in Clinical TrialsNATL INST OF HLTH NIA · Principal Investigator
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Sep 2018
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University of Florida Resource Center for Minority Aging ResearchNATL INST OF HLTH NIA · Other
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Sep 2018
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Sparking Advancements in Genomic Medicine?NATL INST OF HLTH NHGRI · Project Manager
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Sep 2018
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2/3 Florida-California Cancer Research, Education & Engagement (CaRE2) Health Equity CenterNATL INST OF HLTH NCI · Principal Investigator
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Aug 2018
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May 2021
Henry and Eugenia Graham Professional Development Fund for Science/Health CommunicationUF FOUNDATION · Project Manager
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Aug 2018
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Aug 2020
Precision message approaches to combating late stage COPD diagnosis among rural adultsNATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI · Other
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Apr 2018
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Jul 2019
Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve HealthNATL INST OF HLTH NCATS · Project Manager
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Jan 2018
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Jul 2018
NCI SPRINT Program Application, Team Name: CRC Screening TeamVENTUREWELL · Principal Investigator
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Apr 2017
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Jun 2021
OoR CTSI Institutional Matching SupportUF DIV OF SPONSORED RES MATCHING FUNDS · Project Manager
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Apr 2017
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Mar 2018
Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve HealthNATL INST OF HLTH NCATS · Project Manager
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Feb 2017
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A patient-centered intervention using virtual technology to reduce colorectal cancer disparities in primary careNATL INST OF HLTH NCI · Principal Investigator
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Aug 2016
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Aug 2018
Developing an Interactive eHealth Literacy Instrument for Patients with COPDNATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI · Other
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Jul 2016
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Aug 2018
DEVELOPING AND PILOT TESTING A PATIENT-CENTERED INTERVENTIONUSING VIRTUAL HUMANS TO INCREASE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGUF DSR OPPORTUNITY FUND · Principal Investigator
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Oct 2015
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Mar 2019
OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium Phase IIPATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RES INST · Project Manager
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Sep 2015
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Aug 2019
An Interactive Patient-Centered Consent for Research Using Medical RecordsNATL INST OF HLTH NICHD · Co-Investigator
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Sep 2015
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Sep 2021
lmpact of a Minority Prostate Cancer {MiCaP} Research Digest in Translating Scientific Discovery into Public Health and Community ApplicationsUS ARMY MED RES ACQUISITION · Project Manager
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Jul 2015
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Nov 2021
HINKLEY CENTER APPROPRIATIONFL DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECT · Project Manager
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Apr 2015
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Jun 2021
Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)UF DIV OF SPONSORED RES MATCHING FUNDS · Project Manager
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Feb 2015
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UF Health Cancer Center Pilot Project Grants funded through the Florida Consortium of National Cancer Institute Centers ProgramUF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL · Project Manager
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2007
PhD, Communication Arts and SciencesThe Pennsylvania State University
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2001
MA, Speech CommunicationThe Pennsylvania State University
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1999
BA, SpanishIndiana Wesleyan University
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1999
BA, CommunicationIndiana Wesleyan University