The staff of the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center provides invaluable expertise on reducing the burden of cancer across the state and beyond.
Our backgrounds include behavioral oncology, nursing, public health, social work, respiratory therapy, health administration, communications, bioethics, and health equity.
Victoria Champion, PhD, RN, is one of the most revered and respected cancer researchers in the nation. She’s been on the faculty of IU School of Nursing since 1984, and joined IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center at its founding in 1992.
Dr. Champion’s work has been cited in more than 35,000 published papers (yes, that number is correct), earning her an h-index of 71. The Champion Health Belief Model Scale is now a standard tool for understanding breast cancer screening behaviors around the world. Her research has been continually funded by the National Institutes of Health for more than 35 years.
You can read more about her impressive achievements at the links below. For now, we’ll just list a few of her awards and honors:
We need to win the cancer fights and manage the cancer losses.
Victoria Champion, PhD, RN — Associate Director Community Outreach and Population Science Research
Email: ocoe@iu.edu
Phone: 317-278-4822
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