Staff: Robin C. Vanderpool, DrPH
Robin C. Vanderpool, DrPH
robin.vanderpool@nih.gov
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Robin C. Vanderpool, Dr.P.H., is chief of the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB) in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). As branch chief, Dr. Vanderpool leads the development of health communication research initiatives in areas such as cancer communication surveillance, patient-provider communication, cancer risk communication, health literacy, social/new media, and connected health. Dr. Vanderpool also contributes to the Division's efforts to support NCI-designated cancer centers' community outreach and engagement activities.
Dr. Vanderpool's scientific background includes both formative and interventional research on HPV vaccination, cancer screening, cancer survivorship, implementation science, and rural cancer control. Prior to joining NCI, Dr. Vanderpool was a professor in the Department of Health, Behavior & Society, part of the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. She also held leadership positions at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, as the Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement and Co-Director of the Behavioral and Community-Based Research Shared Resource Facility.
Dr. Vanderpool earned her Doctorate of Public Health, with a concentration in Health Behavior, from the University of Kentucky. She received her Masters of Public Health in Public Health Education from Western Kentucky University and her Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from Centre College
Current and/or past BRP mentees include Heather D'Angelo, Nicole Senft Everson and Katie Heley.
Scientific Interests
- Rural cancer control
- HPV vaccination
- Digital health
- Patient-provider communication
- Community outreach and engagement
- Cancer control across the continuum of care
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Heley K, Vedham V, Vanderpool RC. The global landscape of cancer stigma research and practice: perspectives, measures, interventions, and actions for change. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2024 Jun 5; 2024(63):1-3.
- Vanderpool RC, Blake KD, Chou WS, D'Angelo H, Everson NS, Iles IA, Gaysynsky A. Contributions to Research and Practice Made by the National Cancer Institute's Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch. Health Commun 2024 Mar 14:1-8.
- Jensen RE, Rohde JA, Muro AH, Schweppe CA, Vanderpool RC. Analysis of Telehealth Discussion Trends on Reddit (2019-2022). Telemed J E Health 2024 Feb 23.
- Klein WMP, Chou WS, Vanderpool RC. Health Information in 2023 (and Beyond): Confronting Emergent Realities With Health Communication Science. JAMA 2023 Sep 26; 330(12):1131-1132.
- Vanderpool RC, Gaysynsky A, Chou WS, Tonorezos ES. Using Behavioral Science to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Cancer Survivors: Communication Strategies and Research Opportunities. J Behav Med 2023 Apr; 46(1-2):366-376.
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