Staff: Silver Lumsdaine, MPH, MS
Silver Lumsdaine, MPH, MS
Cancer Research Training Award Fellow
Silver Lumsdaine, M.P.H., M.S. was a Cancer Research Training Award Fellow in the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB) within the Behavioral Research Program (BRP) from August 2016 to November 2017.
Ms. Lumsdaine has earned master's degrees in nutritional sciences and public health from the University of Michigan. For her master's thesis in nutritional sciences, she explored the gut microbiome as a potential mediator of the links between psychosocial stress and obesity in low-income children. Ms. Lumsdaine also holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from University of California, Santa Barbara.
During the first year of her fellowship, Ms. Lumsdaine was based at the Office of the Surgeon General (OSG) where she worked on physical activity and nutrition-related collaborations between the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and OSG. At OSG, she drafted and presented policy and subject matter briefs to the Surgeon General and staff; created and edited an office-wide nutrition newsletter; developed nutrition-related digital and print campaign messages; led bi-weekly nutrition communication team meetings; conducted literature reviews; and worked with a team to identify implementation strategies, workflow, and timeline for a large-scale nutrition initiative. During the second year of her fellowship, Ms. Lumsdaine was based at NCI and participated in branch projects in public health, behavioral medicine, and cancer prevention. Ms. Lumsdaine also functioned as the branch's communication liaison.
Prior to Ms. Lumdaine's fellowship, she worked at a San Francisco-based health startup named Iodine. While there, she used narrative and targeted messaging to foster community engagement. Ms. Lumsdaine is interested in mHealth, eHealth, and the influence of culture and ethnicity on health education and behavior. Focus areas of interest include nutrition and physical activity, especially in cancer prevention and survivorship.
"Where are they now?": Following up with past BRP fellows
Updated January 2019
Current Title
Communications & Marketing Manager
University of California, San Francisco
How has your BRP fellowship influenced your career?
My experiences as a BRP Fellow greatly accelerated my career trajectory. The mentorship, the national/federal level experience, the excellent minds willing to share their knowledge. All of these things expanded my skillset and gave me the confidence to excel, and to reach higher, in my current career.
Describe a favorite memory or two from your fellowship experience.
- Being part of U.S. Surgeon General VADM Vivek Murthy's support team on a trip to Philadelphia, PA
- The weekly BRP fellows lunches organized by Anna Gaysynsky!
Describe your current position, your current organization, and what you do.
I currently work as a Communications & Marketing Manager in Advancement Communications at the University of California, San Francisco. I develop communications across multiple platforms to further UCSF's mission to advance health worldwide. I started at UCSF in 2017 at the Center for Vulnerable Populations where I managed all aspects of the center's public-facing communications, including content and strategy development.
Awards, Honors, and Recognitions
- Staff recognition award for the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (December 2018)
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