Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Memberships & Professional Activities
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Adams, PhD, Swann Arp
Professor
Dr. Adams' extensive research has focused on disparities in breast cancer screening and epidemiology; premature discontinuation of cancer treatment; dietary and physical activity interventions, subject recruitment strategies; inflammation processes and cancer.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Nursing
- Department
- Biobehavioral Health & Nursing Science
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Cancer, racial disparities, breast cancer, physical activity, mammography
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Health Disparities, Behavioral Sciences, Health Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Breast cancer racial disparities, Cancer epidemiology, Cancer survivorship
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | USC Arnold School of Public Health | Columbia, SC | PhD | Cancer & Physical Activity Epidemiology |
| 1996 | University of Tennessee School of Biomedical Sciences | Knoxville, TN | MS | Genetic and Molecular Biology |
| 1994 | Furman University | Greenville, SC | BS | Biology |
Memberships & Professional Activities
| Dates | Type | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Professional Activity | Co-presented “Evaluation of Lung Cancer Stigma with The Cataldo Lung Cancer Stigma Scale Among African American Survivors of Lung Cancer in South Carolina” | Oncology Nursing Society 45th Annual Congress |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Award | Furman Scholar Scholarship Award; Furman University | |
| 1994 | Award | University of Tennessee Graduate Assistant Scholarship; included monthly stipend | |
| 2000 | Award | University of South Carolina Graduate Assistant Scholarship; included monthly stipend | |
| 2003 | Award | Fellowship Fund for Epidemiological Research on Physical Activity Research Grant; American College of Sports Medicine | |
| Award | 2004 Doctoral Student Achievement Award | Arnold School of Public Health; University of South Carolina | |
| Award | Healthy South Carolina Challenge, Faith-Based Initiative Award awarded to Dash of Faith (Role: Co-Investigator) | ||
| Award | Nominee for the Ada B. Thomas Outstanding Faculty/Staff Advisor Award | ||
| Award | Gerry Sue Arnold Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award; Arnold School of Public Health; University of South Carolina | ||
| Award | Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society Induction, Mu Chapter; Arnold School of Public Health |
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