Mission

Our mission is to undertake the highest quality behavioral research in order to contribute to a rapid reduction in the burden of illness imposed by cancer.  This mission is based on the logic that if we simply applied all that we already know about cancer – didn’t smoke, ate a healthy diet, protected ourselves from the sun and had regular checkups – we could reduce the number of cancer deaths by half.

 

The Department’s research focuses on understanding the many determinants and factors that influence tobacco use behaviors, vaccination for HPV, and participation in cancer screening.  Members of our faculty are also involved in research to better understanding how cancer patients cope with their disease and therapy.

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Faculty

The Department includes a faculty of eight PhD/MD scientists.  The Department’s scientific administrator is Craig Steger (716-845-8170) and Office Manager is Penny Hausler (716-845-8605).  The departmental office is located in Carlton House, RM 315.   All Health Behavior Faculty

K. Michael Cummings, PhD, MPH - Chair and Professor of Oncology

Andrew Hyland, PhD - Associate Professor of Oncology

Martin C. Mahoney, MD, PhD - Director of Cancer Prevention & Detection Center

Richard J. O'Conner, PhD - Research Scientist, Tobacco Research Laboratory

Mark J. Travers, PhD, MS - Research Scientist, Tobaccofreeair.org

Maansi Bansal-Travers, PhD - Research Scientist, Communications Lab

Ernesto Sebrie MD, MPH - Research Scientist

Health Behavior Projects

	One of the largest and most extensively utilized smokers cessation service available anywhere.  A recent milestone was reached of over one million calls, which have poured into the call center since 2001.  If you are a smoker, get the support you may need to quit.
	A Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Collaboration, to improve our understanding of how national level tobacco control policies can be used to reduce the harms caused by tobacco. It evaluates the psychosocial and behavioral effects of policies in multiple countries.
	Millions of internal Tobacco Industry documents, many that reveal the true intent of an industry that hid the dangers of smoking from the public, have been scanned and housed by Roswell staff, and are available via the Internet to the public.  See how the industry works to initiate youth smoking, to lobby, package, and advertise
	Survey Research and Data Acquisition Resource (SRDAR) is a collaborative core resource within RPCI that can provide data collection and study design services for investigators from different research programs. This resource produces high quality data at a lower cost than what could be obtained by investigators individually or from outside sub-contractors.
	The purpose of the Erie-Niagara      Tobacco-Free Coalition is to reduce the risk of cancer, heart, lung and other tobacco-related diseases in Erie and Niagara Counties by reducing tobacco use in these counties and reducing the exposure of all residents to secondhand smoke.