Diversity Supplment to P20 SUCCEED (5P20CA264068-02) for Chelsey Cooper

Virginia State University, Petersburg VA

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PROJECT SUMMARY Abstract of Parent Grant and Pilot Project 2. The overarching goal of the Virginia State University (VSU)-Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center (MCC) PartnErship for Cancer Disparities Research and Training (SUCCEED) program is to lead in the transformation of cancer-related outcomes for Virginians and to serve as a model of transdisciplinary disparities research. The institutions will jointly conduct pilot research projects addressing local, cancer-related health disparities, and will develop a training program for VSU faculty and students designed to attract and prepare investigators for careers in cancer disparities. Researchers from VSU, a Historically Black College or University, and (VCU) MCC understand the importance of collaboration and resources of both intuitions to educate young adults who will help with the decline of colon cancer disparities in Virginia. A part of the parent grant, Pilot Project 2 fills a gap in translational cancer disparities research by leveraging a promising screening intervention, Screen to Save (S2S) to develop and test an enhanced mobile health (mHealth) S2S intervention culturally tailored for AA men. Clinically, this is significant because AA men remain a dramatically underserved group that has not equally benefited from existing CRC education or screening interventions. Pilot Project 2 Specific Aim 1: Determine factors associated with self-reported CRC screening behaviors among (n=175) AA men in Petersburg, VA. Pilot Project 2 Specific Aim 2: Develop tailored S2S content for AA men to be delivered using a combination of short video and text-based information optimized for delivery via QR codes for smartphones. If this Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research is awarded, Ms. Chelsey Cooper will leverage the numerous resources at VSU, VCU, and MCC in her tailored training development plan and pilot project. Given the cancer disparities training tenets within MCC, Ms. Cooper will have access to both coursework and hands-on experience to continue to develop into an independent investigator with the tools and abilities to compete for NCI NRSA or CURE funding. Her project will be focused on identifying psychosocial and environmental barriers for CRC knowledge in African American young adults, which fits very well with the Parent P20 Pilot Project 2 and the goals of the overall P20 SUCCEED initiative (5P20CA264068-02). Moreover, Ms. Chelsey Cooper’s work is naturally and logically aligned with her mentorship team, Drs. Larry Keen (co-PI), Maria Thomson (PI), and Michael Preston (co-I). 1