The Interdisciplinary Training in Cancer Prevention and Control offers pre- and postdoctoral training, providing promising scientists with the opportunity for research training in cancer prevention and control in a research-intensive multidisciplinary setting.
Meet the Current Students
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Elizabeth Harman, PhD, MT-BC
Program: Interdisciplinary Training in Cancer Prevention and Control (NCI T32)
Faculty Advisor: Sheri L. Robb, PhD, MT-BC
Elizabeth Harman, PhD, MT-BC, is a clinical music therapist and researcher from Cincinnati. Elizabeth received her master's degree (2011) and PhD (2021) from Temple University in Philadelphia. Her research interests include music-based interventions to mitigate the impact of medical trauma and toxic stress for pediatric oncology patients and developing low-burden, clinically relevant research in medical music therapy.
Shieun Lee, PhD, MPH
Program: Interdisciplinary Training in Cancer Prevention and Control (NCI T32)
Faculty Advisor: Catherine Mosher, PhD
Shieun Lee, PhD, MPH, is a T32 postdoctoral fellow who received her MPH degree and PhD from IU Bloomington. Currently, she is continuing her work investigating interplay among social media use, uptake of nicotine vaping, and their internalizing mental health problems in cancer patients and their family caregivers. She is an active member of the American Academy of Health Behavior.
Predoctoral Fellows
Betsey Zenk Nuseibeh, MM, MEd, MT-BC
Program: Interdisciplinary Training in Cancer Prevention and Control (NCI T32)
Faculty Advisor: Sheri L. Robb, PhD, MT-BC
Betsey Nuseibeh is a predoctoral research fellow who received her bachelor of music degree in music therapy from the University of Iowa, master of music degree in oboe performance from the University of Cincinnati, College Conservatory of Music, and MEd from the University of Cincinnati in special education. Her research is focused on the intersection of cancer survivorship, stress reduction and music therapy by investigating how reduction of stress through active participation in music affects feelings of loneliness for cancer survivors.
Jonas Ndeke, MD, MPH
Program: Interdisciplinary Training in Cancer Prevention and Control (NCI T32)
Faculty Advisor: Douglas Landsittel, PhD
Jonas Ndeke received his MPH from Central Michigan University and a graduate certificate in secondary teaching and medical degree from the University of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is currently an epidemiology PhD student at the School of Public Health at IU Bloomington. His fellowship with the T32 program allows him to continue researching evidence-based epidemiological approaches to improve cancer prevention and outcomes, particularly among underserved populations.
Wilberforce Osei, PharmD
Program: Community Outreach and Engagement Diversity Scholars
Faculty Advisor: Todd Skaar, PhD
Wilberforce Osei obtained a doctor of pharmacy at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Boston. He is currently a clinical pharmaceutical science PhD student at the School of Pharmacy at Purdue University. His current research focuses on the discovery and implementation of genomic predictors of drug response. In his spare time, he enjoys watching basketball, playing soccer, and traveling.
Questions?
To learn more about the Cancer Prevention and Control program, please send an email, along with your CV, to Nikki Benbow at nholdcro@iu.edu.
