Global Health in Our Backyard: Implementing Cervical Cancer Elimination Programs in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley

October 19
9-10am
Online

Hosted by the GPH Global Center for Implementation Science (GCIS)

As part of the GCIS Seminar Series, join Dr. Jane Montealegre for a discussion about self-sample HPV testing and school-based HPV vaccination in the Lower Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Jane Montealegre is an Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioral Science at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is a behavioral epidemiologist and an Implementation Scientist with research expertise in the design, implementation, and evaluation of community and health system-based interventions to address cancer health disparities. Much of her research focuses on the prevention and early detection of cervical and other human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers in underserved and minoritized populations.