Chanita Hughes-Halbert is a nationally recognized leader in cancer prevention and minority health research. Her work focuses on addressing health disparities, particularly in cancer prevention and control among underserved populations. Among her many achievements, she has identified sociocultural, psychological, genetic and environmental determinants of cancer health disparities and translates this information into interventions to improve the health of multi-cultural populations. President Barack Obama appointed her to the National Cancer Institute’s Board of Scientific Advisors in 2012, and in 2014 she joined the National Advisory Council of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
