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Donna Williams, MS, MPH, DrPH
Associate Professor Director of Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Programs
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| Degrees | B.S. Biomedical Engineering - 1983 M.S. Industrial Engineering - 1985 M.P.H. Health Systems Mangement - 1991 DrPH Community Health Sciences - 2009 |
| Research Interests | Cancer Prevention and Early Detection. Home sampling for HPV in prevention of cervical cancer. Health Disparities Health Uses for Social Media. |
| Teaching Activities | BCHS 6212: Behavioral Health Theories in Public Health |
| Committees & Administrative Responsibilities | LSUHSC School of Public Health Evaluation Committee LSUHSC School of Public Health Multicultural/Diversity Committee BCHS MPH Admissions Committee Chair |
| Selected Publications | Williams DL, Brown C. A Guide to Act 199: The Treatment of Breast Cancer. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society, 2000;152(4):165-169. Williams DL, Sartor O, Judice E. Implementation of Current Louisiana Mammography Legislation: A Time for Review. Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society, 2001; 153(4): 210 - 214. Wilbright WA, Williams DL, Hayden J, Horswell R, Hutchinson J, Whiting R, Davis TC, Wagner D and Tolle C. Toward Overcoming the Digital Divide for the Dissemination of Early Detection Cancer Information. Electronic Journal of Communication,2001;11(3-4). Williams DL, Kaufman K, Hayden J, Robinson M, Tai E. Comprehensive Cancer Control in the Eye of Hurricane Katrina: The Louisiana Experience. Chronic Disease Prevention. October, 2009. Simonsen N, Scribner RA, Su LJ, Williams DL, Luckett B, Yang T, Fontham E. Environmental Exposure to Emissions from Petrochemical Sites and Lung Cancer: The Lower Mississippi Interagency Cancer Study (LMRICS). Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2010. Williams DL, Tortu S, Tompson J. Factors Associated with Delays to Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer in Women in a Louisiana Urban Safety Net Hospital. Women & Health, 2010;50(8):705-718. Roubion-Johnson D, Williams DL. Effects of Educating Women on Breast Cancer and Early Detection Post-Katrina. Clinical Scholars Review,2012:5(1);14-17.
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| Additional Info | LSU Health Care Services Division Cancer Screening Clinical Lead Award – 2012 Delta Omega honorary public health society, President, Alpha Psi Chapter, 2006 – present American Cancer Society Spirit Award – 2006 Pfizer Award for Excellence in Research, Education, Patient Care, and Community Outreach – 2004 |
