Maria Thomson, D., Ph.D.
Massey Cancer Center research program membership
Cancer Prevention and Control
Department affiliations
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine
Education
PhD, University of Waterloo, Canada (2010)
MS, University of Alberta, Canada (2005)
Research description
The promotion of informed and shared decision making through effective communication and measuring and evaluating sociocultural and health disparities that influence cancer patient and caregiver information needs, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors.
Disease focus of research
Breast, Hematologic Malignancies, Colorectal
Research keywords
Cancer disparities,Cancer education,Cancer risk behaviors,Community health,Health outcomes,Palliative care,Prevention/population health,Screening,Survivorship
Published research (during tenure as a Massey Cancer Center member)
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