Professor & Associate Center Director, Cancer Health Equity & Community Engagement
Emory University, Winship Cancer Institute
Decatur, Georgia, United States
Theresa Wicklin Gillespie, PhD, MA, RN, FAAN is the Looney Professor of Cancer Research in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology and Department of Surgery in the Emory University School of Medicine. She also serves as Associate Center Director for Community Engagement and Health Equity in the Winship Cancer Institute, and as Director of the Winship Center for Cancer Health Equity Research. Dr. Gillespie's research involves multiple cancer types, encompassing clinical, health services, and population-based investigations, all with cross-cutting themes of cancer disparities. She developed and led the clinical trials programs at Winship Cancer Institute, and subsequently served as the Director of Health Services Research at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical. She has a long history of leading research studies involving health disparities, funded by the NIH/NCI, DoD, CDC, PCORI, Movember Foundation, Gates, and Avon, and recently led a multidisciplinary task force to address representation in clinical trial accrual.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT