Community Scientist Program

COE-SCORE incorporates the perspectives of Community Scientists into Moffitt's internal pilot research funding mechanisms. Community Scientists are individuals from the Tampa Bay community who are cancer patients, cancer survivors, caregivers, or representatives from community organizations who serve as voluntary grant reviewers.

Our Community Scientists complete trainings led by COE-SCORE to learn how to review and rate research grant applications. They serve as reviewers for internal research applications including Moffitt Catchment Area Research Enhancement Support (M-CARES) awards, George Edgecomb Society (GES) awards and Miles for Moffitt awards. They provide feedback to Moffitt’s Grants Review Committee, which determine which pilot projects to fund. Community Scientists include members of Moffitt’s Patient and Family Advisory Council, the Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network, the George Edgecomb Society and the Research Integration Committee.

To learn more about becoming a Community Scientist for a future review cycle, please contact COE-SCORE at COE-SCORE@Moffitt.org.

We are pleased to recognize our Community Scientists 

	Judy Adkins  PFAP Member  Community Scientist since 2024
	Felicia Bell  TBCCN Community Advisor  Community Scientist since 2025
	Lolita Dash-Pitts, CCHW, DM/DWBE, SBE, WMBE, ED/WOSB, WOSB  RIC member and TBCCN Community Advisor  Community Scientist since 2025
	Shanel Greene, MPH, CPH  TBCCN Community Advisor  Community Scientist since 2025
	Angela Hill, Pharm.D., RPh, CRPh, FAACP  TBCCN Community Advisor  Community Scientist since 2025
	Walter Inman  PFAP member  Community Scientist since 2024
	Yvonne Kelly Montell, EdD, MBA, PHR  TBCCN Community Advisor  Community Scientist since 2023
	Cathy Schaffer  PFAP member  Community Scientist since 2023
	Lisa L. Stewart, BSN, RN  TBCCN Community Advisor  Community Scientist since 2025
	Stephanie Wynn  TBCCN Community Advisor  Community Scientist since 2025