Contact Information
901 Walnut Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia , PA 19107
Associate Professor of Population Health
Research & Practice Interests
Prostate Cancer Disparities
Risk Factors Related to Prostate Cancer Occurrence, Progression, and Treatment
Cancer Prevention in High-Risk Populations
Education
Post-Doc, University of Pennsylvania
PhD, University of Pittsburgh
MPH, University of Pittsburgh
Recent Publications
- The state of cancer-focused community outreach and engagement (COE): Reflections of Black COE directors
- Characterizing Lung Cancer Burden Among Asian-American Communities in Philadelphia
- Developing a city-wide, community-engaged cancer disparities research agenda
- Individual- and neighborhood-level characteristics of lung cancer screening participants undergoing telemedicine shared decision making
- The Philadelphia Lung Cancer Learning Community: a multi–health-system, citywide approach to lung cancer screening
Biography
Dr. Charnita Zeigler-Johnson studies cancer disparities and risk factors that influence cancer occurrence, progression, and treatment outcomes. Her research focus includes prostate cancer, lung caner, genetic polymorphisms, biomarkers, obesity, socioeconomic status and neighborhood characteristics that vary by race/ethnicity. She also conducts multi-level and multi-disciplinary research in the development of community-based interventions. Her research goals are to identify possible modes of cancer prevention in high-risk populations and to provide new understanding about how contextual factors influence disease outcomes.
Dr. Zeigler-Johnson received MPH and PhD degrees in epidemiology from the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. She completed post-doctoral work in molecular epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently serves as Associate Professor of Cancer Prevention and Control at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Dr. Zeigler-Johnson is an active member of the African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium and the Pennsylvania Cancer Coalition.