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How to Find a Mentor
Applicants of the CPRTP Summer Research Experience are required to list a minimum of four (4) and maximum of six (6) mentor choices from the CPRTP Summer Mentor List (below) on page 2 of their personal statement within the summer application.
After the summer fellowships are awarded, the CPRTP will match students with mentors based on the mentor choices and any additional information provided within the personal statement.
See the menu below for detailed information about summer mentor requirements, the matching process, a list of participating summer mentors and how to search for additional mentors.
NOTE: If an MD Anderson faculty mentor not listed on the CPRTP Summer Program Mentors page has agreed to mentor an applicant OR if the applicant is interested in being mentored by them, they may also be included on the personal statement, as long as the summer project is related to cancer prevention. Also, be sure to indicate "EXTERNAL MENTOR CHOICE" next to the faculty name on the Personal Statement.
Summer Mentor Requirements
- One primary mentor is required. Two is optional.
- The mentor must have a faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor level or higher within DCPPS.
- Faculty with adjunct appointments at MD Anderson are acceptable.
- The mentor and applicant's research project must be related to cancer prevention.
- A second mentor is optional and may have a faculty appointment outside of DCPPS (e.g. Hematology, Pathology, Immunology, etc.)
- Summer research experience applicants are required to list a minimum of three (3) and maximum of six (6) mentor choices from the CPRTP Summer Mentor List (located in the menu below) and include those choices in the personal statement submitted with the application.
Summer Mentor Matching Process
The CPRTP Summer Research Experience applicants must...
- List 3 to 6 mentor choices, from this page, on their personal statement.
- May search for additional mentor choices using the faculty profile search page located at https://faculty.mdanderson.org
- Write "External Mentor Choice" next to the name of any faculty listed as potential mentor choices who are: 1) not on this page, 2) outside the Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences or 3) located using the faculty search engine listed above.
CPRTP will...
- conduct a preliminary match between the student and one of the mentor choices.
- provide students with instructions to conduct phone interviews with matched mentors & provide feedback to CPRTP.
- match the students & mentors and notify both parties, based on interview feedback.
EXTERNAL MENTOR CHOICES are defined as...
- MD Anderson faculty not listed on this page, but have agreed to mentor a student.
- MD Anderson faculty selected by the student, with no prior agreement or meeting.
- External mentor choices will be contacted by the CPRTP on behalf of the student & must meet the summer mentor requirements indicated below.
Participating CPRTP Summer Mentors
Karen Basen-Engquist, Ph.D.
Professor, Behavioral Science
kbasenen@mdanderson.org
Physical Activity, Weight Management, Survivorship, Energy Balance, Health Behavior Theory\
Pratip Bhattacharya, Ph.D.
Professor, Cancer Systems Imaging
PKBhattacharya@mdanderson.org
Hyperpolarization, Real-Time Imaging, MRI, Metabolic Imaging, Molecular Imaging
Shine Chang, Ph.D.
Professor, Epidemiology
Director, CPRTP
shinechang@mdanderson.org
Biobehavioral Determinants of Obesity and Weight Gain, Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Prevention Research Training, Leadership and Diversity in Academic Medicine
Sharon Giordano, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Health Services Research
sgiordan@mdanderson.org
Health Services Research, Breast Cancer, Survivorship, Cancer Outcomes
Scott Kopetz, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, GI Medical Oncology
SKopetz@mdanderson.org
Colorectal Cancer, Molecular Subtypes, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Chemoprevention, Translational Research
Susan Gilchrist, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention
SGilchrist@mdanderson.org
Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Exercise, Cancer Prevention, Cardiology, Cardio-Oncology
Carrie Daniel-MacDougall, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
CDaniel@mdanderson.org
Diet, Obesity, Microbiome, Colorectal Cancer, Prevention
Irene Tami-Maury, D.M.D., Dr.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Science
ITami@mdanderson.org
Tobacco Prevention, Smoking Cessation, Oral/Dental, Minorities, International
Lorna Haughton McNeill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Deputy Department Chair, Health Disparities Research
lmcneill@mdanderson.org
Health Disparities, Obesity/Physical Activity, Community Engagement, Intervention Research
Eduardo Vilar-Sanchez, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention
EVilar@mdanderson.org
Colorectal cancer, Chemoprevention, Hereditary Cancer Syndromes, Adenomas, Genomics
Mala Pande, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology - Research
MPande@mdanderson.org
Epidemiology, Genetics, Hereditary Cancer Syndromes, Colorectal Cancer, Predictors of Cancer Risk and Outcomes
Bo Peng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
bpeng@mdanderson.org
RNA Seq, Sequencing analysis, Variant Annotation, Software development, Association Analysis
Eileen Shinn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Science
EShinn@mdanderson.org
Adherence, Patient-Centered, Qualitative, Biobehavioral, Sensors
Susan Schembre, Ph.D., R.D.
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Science
Eating Behavior, Obesity, Diet Assessment, Biobehavioral, Cancer Prevention
Larkin Strong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Health Disparities Research,
LLStrong@mdanderson.org
Health Disparities, Physical Activity, Community-Based Interventions, Built Environment, Mobile Health
Mary Tripp, Ph.D.
Instructor, Behavioral Science
mtripp@mdanderson.org
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Prevention, Sun Protection/Indoor Tanning, Behavioral Intervention Development and Evaluation, Measurement and Survey Research
Hui Zhao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Health Services Research
huizhao@mdanderson.org
Health Services Research, Big Data Analysis, Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Survivorship, Cancer Prevention
How to Search For Additional Summer Mentors
CPRTP Summer Research Experience applicants may search for additional mentor choices using either of the two search methods below.
Search Method 1
Click on the links below to access the list of faculty within each of the five (5) departments within the Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences.
- Department of Behavioral Science
- Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention
- Department of Epidemiology
- Department of Health Disparities Research
- Department of Health Services Research
Search Method 2
Browse MD Anderson Departments and Divisions outside of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences using the faculty and research keyword search engine located at http://faculty.mdanderson.org/FacProfile.asp.