Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Memberships & Professional Activities
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Publications
Hebert, James R.
Professor
The Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the University of South Carolina is dedicated to discovering the underlying causes of some of the largest cancer disparities in the world, especially those in African-Americans in comparison to their European-American counterparts. The Program's aim in discovery is to inform people and organizations who are willing and able to make a difference in the fight against cancer.
Biographical Profile
- College
- Arnold School of Public Health
- Department
- Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- None
- Interest Keywords
- diet nutrition cancer prevention disparities psychosocial process
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Health Disparities
- Personal Focus Areas
- Organizing a Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program, epidemiologic cancer research
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Harvard University School of Public Health | Cambridge, Massachusetts | ScD | Nutritional Epidemiology |
| 1980 | University of Washington School of Public Health & Community Medicine | Seattle, Washington | MSPH | Environmental Health and Epidemiology |
| 1979 | University of California-Berkeley Professional Studies Program in India | Berkeley, California | Fellowship | International Education/Public Health |
| 1971 | Boston University Collge of Liberal Arts | Boston, Massachusetts | AB | Biology |
Memberships & Professional Activities
| Dates | Type | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 - 2002 | Membership | As Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Chair, Ex Officio to Numerous Other Committees, University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2005 | Membership | Architect Search Committee - University of South Carolina, Biomedical Research Campus | |
| 1991 - 1996 | Professional Activity | Institutional Review Board - Human Subjects Committee, University of Massachusetts Medical School | |
| 1991 - 1999 | Professional Activity | Preventive Medicine Residency Advisory Board, University of Massachusetts Medical School | |
| 1993 - 1995 | Professional Activity | Cancer Center, Executive Committee, University of Massachusetts Medical School | |
| 1995 - 1999 | Professional Activity | Prevention Center - Executive Committee, University of Massachusetts Medical School | |
| 1998 - 1999 | Professional Activity | Cancer Center, Executive Committee, University of Massachusetts Medical School | |
| 1999 - 2002 | Professional Activity | Administrative Council, University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 1999 - 2000 | Professional Activity | Research Advisory Committee, University of South Carolina | |
| 1999 | Professional Activity | Tenure & Promotion Committee, University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 1999 - 2001 | Professional Activity | Research Committee, University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2000 | Professional Activity | Faculty Advisory Committee to the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina | |
| 2000 - 2003 | Professional Activity | Non Tenure-Track Committee, University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2000 - 2002 | Professional Activity | Curriculum Committee, University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2001 | Professional Activity | Admissions Committee Chair, University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2001 - 2002 | Professional Activity | Vice President for Research Task Force on Facilities, University of South Carolina | |
| 2002 - 2005 | Professional Activity | SCCC/Center for Colon Cancer Research (CCCR) Molecular Epidemiology Faculty Search Committee (Chair), University of South Carolina | |
| 2002 - 2003 | Professional Activity | SCCC Biostatistics Faculty Search Committee (Chair), University of South Carolina | |
| 2002 - 2003 | Professional Activity | Aging Faculty Search Committee (Chair), University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2002 | Professional Activity | Nutrition Center (Steering Committee Member), University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2003 | Professional Activity | SCCC/Arnold School of Public Health, Cancer Epidemiology [on-going] Faculty Search Committee (Chair), University of South Carolina | |
| 2003 - 2005 | Professional Activity | Molecular Epidemiology Search Committee; in conjunction with CCCR, University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2004 - 2006 | Professional Activity | Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Faculty Search Committee, Medical University of South Carolina | |
| 2005 | Professional Activity | Research Awards Committee, University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Professional Activity | Research Campus Design Committee - University of South Carolina, Biomedical Research Campus | |
| 1995 | Professional Activity | Cancer Center, Chair, Search Committee - Senior Biostatistician, University of Massachusetts Medical School | |
| 2002 | Professional Activity | Research Advisory Committee, University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| Professional Activity | South Carolina Cancer Center (SCCC Executive Committee - ex officio to the Board), University of South Carolina | ||
| 2005 | Professional Activity | Nutritional Epidemiology Search Committee (Chair), University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2000 | Professional Activity | Admissions Committee Member, University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2004 | Professional Activity | Cancer Epidemiology Search Committee; in conjunction with CCCR (Chair), University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 2006 | Professional Activity | Environmental / Cancer Epidemiology Search Committee (Chair), University of South Carolina/Arnold School of Public Health |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 - 1980 | Project Director / Project P.I., Madras University, Chennai, India | |
| 03/1983 - 05/1983 | Consultant in Nutrition & Epidemiology, UNICEF, Kampala, Uganda | |
| 03/1984 - 09/1984 | Nutrition Advisor, UNICEF, Kampala, Uganda | |
| 11/1985 - 04/1989 | Epidemiologist/Senior Scientist | |
| 11/1985 - 04/1989 | Head, Section of Nutritional Epidemiology, Chief of Biostatistics, American Health Foundation, New York, New York | |
| 09/1988 - 04/1989 | Associate Chief, Division of Epidemiology, American Health Foundation, New York, New York | |
| 04/1989 - 08/1995 | Associate Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School | |
| 12/1989 - 08/1999 | Professor of Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts School of Public Health | |
| 03/1995 - 08/1999 | Associate Director, Division of Preventive & Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| 09/1995 - 09/1999 | Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School | |
| 03/1998 - 08/1999 | Deputy Director for Cancer Prevention & Control, UMass Cancer Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| 09/1999 - 08/2002 | Chair, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 09/1999 - 08/2002 | Chair, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 09/1999 | Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 12/1999 - 09/2002 | Director, Nutrition Center, University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health | |
| 09/2003 | Director, South Carolina Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program, University of South Carolina | |
| 09/2003 - 10/2006 | Associate Director, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina | |
| 04/2004 | Professor of Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina | |
| 08/2006 | Health Sciences Distinguished Professor, University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Award | Fulbright Scholar | Fulbright Foundation |
| 2012 | Award | Carolina Trustee Professorship Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2016 | Award | Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award | Office of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina |
| 2023 | Award | USC Educational Foundation Research Award for Health Sciences | University of South Carolina |
| Award | Health Sciences Distinguished Professor - University of South Carolina | ||
| Award | Leading Scientists of the World, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England | ||
| Award | Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health | ||
| Award | South Carolina Cancer Alliance, Research Award |
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