Current Trainees in the Translational Behavioral Oncology T32 Postdoctoral Training Program
2025-2027 Cohort
Paige Lake, PhD, MPH
University of South Florida – Tampa, FL
Primary Mentor: Laura Oswald
Gabriella Sanabria, PhD
University of South Florida – Tampa, FL
Primary Mentor: Brian Gonzalez
Rashida Jones, PhD, PharmD
University of South Florida – Tampa, FL
Primary Mentor: Sylvia Crowder
2024-2026 Cohort
Ana Aluisy, PhD, Behavioral and Community Science
University of South Florida - Tampa, FL
Research Topic: Oncology-supportive care to improve quality of life for cancer survivors and caregivers.
Primary Mentor: Dinorah Martinez-Tyson, PhD
Secondary Mentor: Laura Oswald, PhD
Dolapo Anyanwu, PhD, Nutrition Interventions Communication and Behavior Change
Tufts University - Boston, MA
Research Topic: Health communication interventions to promote awareness and motivate screening for colorectal cancer.
Primary Mentor: Clement Gwede, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Secondary Mentor: Christine Vinci, PhD
Emily Courtney, PhD, Cognition, Neuroscience and Social Psychology
University of South Florida - Tampa, FL
Research Topic: Interventions for identification of and screening for individuals at potentially elevated risk of cancer.
Primary Mentor: Shannon Christy, PhD
Secondary Mentor: Susan Vadaparampil, PhD, MPH
2023-2025 Cohort
Ranjita Poudel, PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience
Florida International University - Miami, FL
Research Topic: Mindfulness and mHealth interventions for prevention and treatment of cancer.
Primary Mentor: Christine Vinci, PhD
Secondary Mentor: Vani Simmons, PhD
Kim Rathbun, PhD, Nursing
University of Central Florida - Orlando, FL
Research Topic: Cancer symptom prevention and management through the use of precision medicine
Primary Mentor: Brian Gonzalez, PhD
Secondary Mentor: Laura Oswald, PhD
Heather Owens, PhD, MPH, Public Health
University of South Florida - Tampa, FL
Research Topic: HPV-related cancer prevention
Primary Mentor: Susan Vadaparampil, PhD, MPH
Secondary Mentor: Shannon Christy, PhD
T32 in Translational Behavioral Oncology