Organizing Committee Member
Julie Smith-Gagen
Associate Professor
University of Nevada
USA
Biography
Julie Smith-Gagen MPH, PhD is an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. As an epidemiologist, her work uses epidemiology to inform health policy to promote equity in utilization and access to healthcare. Her current area of focus is on the real-world use of diagnostics and treatments for patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary. Another area of focus is on prevention treatments that can slow the progression of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; liver damage causes by fat buildup and inflammation. Dr. Smith Gagen has published in many peer-reviewed high impact journals including but limited to Statistical Methods in Medical Research, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Psycho-Oncology, Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, Cancer Causes and Control and Women’s Health She received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of Utah Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program, Southern California NIOSH Education and Research Center to name a few. She was awarded and recognized as a Healthcare Quality Scholar from the UCLA Network for Multicultural Research on Health and Healthcare and currently serves as Vice Chair for the Minority Affairs Committee in the American College of Epidemiology.
Research Area
Molecular profiling diagnostic testing