Elisa Rodriguez

Assistant Professor
Department of Cancer Prevention and Control
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
United States of America

Academician Oncology
Biography

Dr. Rodriguez has training and research experience in the use of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approaches as applied to health behavior intervention efforts. She has worked on several CBPR research studies focusing on cancer educational intervention efforts in medically underserved communities.Her research interests span the areas of social determinants and behavioral factors that influence racial/ethnic minority health status and health outcomes related to chronic disease conditions, as well as cancer prevention and control efforts among medically underserved populations. A common thread through all of her research interests is her commitment to addressing existing health disparities through innovative and collaborative research approaches that reach across disciplines and facilitate the translation and dissemination of findings into the community.

Research Intrest

Cancer prevention and control efforts among racial/ethnic minority populations

List of Publications
Deborah O Erwin, Michelle Treviño, Frances G Saad-Harfouche, Elisa Rodriguez, et al. (2009) "Contextualizing Diversity and Culture within Cancer Control Interventions for Latinas: Changing Interventions, Not Cultures." Social Science & Medicine 71: 693-701
Rodriguez EM, Bowie JV, Frattaroli S, Gielen A, (2009) "A Qualitative Exploration of the Community Partner Experience in a Faith-Based Breast Cancer Educational Intervention." Health Education Research 24: 760-71
Bowie JV, Wells AM, Juon H-S, Sydnor KS, Rodriguez EM, et al.(2008) "How Old Are African American Women When They Receive Their First Mammogram? Results from a Church-Based Study." Journal of Community Health 33: 183-91