The Division of Population Sciences faculty and scientists provide direct leadership to the following Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) core facilities. In addition, these cores provide research services to the investigators
in the Division of Population Sciences and throughout the DF/HCC institutions.
Health Communication Core (HCC)
K. "Vish" Viswanath, PhD, Director
Catherine Coleman, Assistant Director
The Health Communication Core (HCC) offers professional creative services to researchers, clinicians, and health leaders across the United States and internationally. HCC combines evidence-based practice with communication expertise to develop strategies
and materials that are targeted and cost-effective. HCC was founded by researchers in the Center for Community-Based Research at Dana-Farber, and is a shared resource of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. HCC operates under the direction of K.
"Vish" Viswanath, PhD, Professor of Health Communication in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and in the Dana-Farber's McGraw-Patterson Center for Population Sciences.
HCC offers a full spectrum of evidence-based communication services and in-depth knowledge of health issues. The Core's members have extensive experience meeting the informational needs of diverse populations, including researchers, healthcare professionals,
patients, and the general public.
Learn more about the Health Communication Core.
Survey and Data Management Core (SDMC)
Wendy London, PhD, Director
Carol Lowenstein, Associate Director
The Survey and Data Management Core (SDMC) provides high quality survey, qualitative, and data management research support to investigators conducting observational, behavioral, and clinical outcomes studies. Housed within the Division of Population Sciences
at Dana-Farber, SDMC is dedicated to rigorous quantitative and qualitative data collection and management.
SDMC's experienced staff has a wide range of behavioral and social science experience, along with the expertise and capabilities to ensure that studies are designed and implemented using evidence-based methods and contemporary best practices for survey
data collection, qualitative data collection, database design, and project management systems.
SDMC has extensive experience working with underserved patient and community populations in both pediatric and adult settings, and is uniquely positioned to assist its users to understand or intervene with underserved groups.
Tailored to the individual needs of each project, the SDMC Core offers a full range of consultation and technical services to support data collection and management needs, from initial conception to final analysis. Many of the projects undertaken by the
Core involve multiple services. SDMC staff manages the coordination of services to ensure the successful fielding of survey operations and qualitative data collection, while minimizing demands on the investigator and his or her project team.
Learn more about the Survey and Data Management Core.
Business contacts
Betsy Hoffman
Division Administrator
617-632-6769
betsy_hoffman@dfci.harvard.edu
Gail Dudley
Department Grants Management Specialist
617-632-2192
gail_dudley@dfci.harvard.edu
Leah Gibbons
Manager, Division of Population Sciences
617-632-5719
leah_gibbons@dfci.harvard.edu
Jennifer Riconda
Department Grants Management Specialist
617-632-5410
jennifer_riconda@dfci.harvard.edu
Courtney Hamilton
Department Grants Management Specialist
617-582-7882
courtney_hamilton@dfci.harvard.edu