Electra D. Paskett, PhD
Professor, Marion N. Rowley Chair in Cancer Research
395 W 12th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
Home college/unit: College of Medicine
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electra.paskett@osumc.edu, paskett.1@osu.edu
Assistant: Ms. Sheri Toombs, sheri.toombs@osumc.edu
Biography
Electra D. Paskett, Ph.D., became the Marion N. Rowley Professor of Cancer Research at The Ohio State University in 2002. She is the Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control in the College of Medicine, a professor in the Division of Epidemiology in the College of Public Health and the Associate Director for Population Sciences and Program Leader of the Cancer Control Program in the Comprehensive Cancer Center of the Ohio State University (OSU). She is also Director of the Center for Cancer Health Equity at the James Cancer Hospital.
Research Topics
Dr. Electra D. Paskett's research program is nationally recognized for studying cancer health disparities. The program has four major areas of focus and has evolved to utilize a team science approach to understanding and intervening in these problems: energy balance and cancer prevention; promoting the use of early-detection exams; improving access to diagnostic and treatment services; and preventing lymphedema, a chronic and potentially debilitating condition that occurs in many patients who undergo lymph node dissection as part of their cancer treatment.
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Through her research, Dr. Paskett finds ways to help others prevent or reduce the burden of cancer by designing intervention strategies that persuade people to change their behavior and take control of their health. Some of her recent work focuses on intervention studies directed at cancer prevention, early detection, and survivorship issues, specifically among underserved populations.
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She leads several grant-funded projects, has published extensively in prestigious scientific journals, and was a past president of the American Society of Preventive Oncology, which created a scholarship in her name to honor her highly successful two-year term as leader of that multidisciplinary society.
Selected Publications
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Reiter PL, Shoben AB, Cooper S, Ashcraft AM, McKim Mitchell E, Dignan M, Cromo M, Walunis J, Flinner D, Boatman D, Hauser L, Ruffin MT, Belinson JL, Anderson RT, Kennedy-Rea S, Paskett ED, Katz ML. A Mail-Based HPV Self-Collection Program to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening in Appalachia: Results of a Group Randomized Trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. October 24, 2024.
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Brunelle CL, Jackson K, Shallwani SM, Hunley JH, Kennedy A, Fench S, Hill A, Paskett ED, Rush K, Thiadens SRJ, White J, Stewart P. Evidence-based recommendations regarding risk reduction practices for people at risk of or with breast cancer-related lymphedema: consensus from an expert panel. Med Oncol. October 23, 2024
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Stout NL, Dierkes M, Oliveri JM, Rockson S, Paskett ED. The influence of non-cancer-related risk factors on the development of cancer-related lymphedema: a rapid review. Med Oncol. October 14, 2024
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Stiff A, Fornerod M, Kain BN, Nicolet D, Kelly BJ, Miller KE, Mrózek K, Boateng I, Bollas A, Garfinkle EAR, Momoh O, Fasola FA, Olawumi HO, Mencia-Trinchant N, Kloppers JF, van Marle AC, Hu E, Wijeratne S, Wheeler G, Walker CJ, Buss J, Heyrosa A, Desai H, Laganson A, Hamp E, Abu-Shihab Y, Abaza H, Kronen P, Sen S, Johnstone ME, Quinn K, Wronowski B, Hertlein E, Miles LA, Mims AS, Oakes CC, Blachly JS, Larkin KT, Mundy-Bosse B, Carroll AJ, Powell BL, Kolitz JE, Stone RM, Duarte C, Abbott D, Amaya ML, Jordan CT, Uy GL, Stock W, Archer KJ, Paskett ED, Guzman ML, Levine RL, Menghrajani K, Chakravarty D, Berger MF, Bottomly D, McWeeney SK, Tyner JW, Byrd JC, Salomonis N, Grimes HL, Mardis ER, Eisfeld AK. Multiomic profiling identifies predictors of survival in African American patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Nat Genet. October 4, 2024
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Meadows RJ, Paskett ED, Bower JK, Kaye GL, Lemeshow S, Harris RE. Socio-demographic differences in the dietary inflammatory index from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2018: a comparison of multiple imputation versus complete case analysis. Public Health Nutr. September 27, 2024