Staff: Naomi K. Greene, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.H.

Naomi K. Greene, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.H.
Cancer Prevention Fellow
naomi.greene@nih.gov
240-276-5250
Naomi Greene, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.H., is a Cancer Prevention Fellow in the Health Behaviors Research Branch of the Behavioral Research Program.
Dr. Greene's research examines structural interventions to reduce disparities in modifiable risk factors for cancer. She is particularly interested in how public policies shape behavior and contribute to health disparities among racial/ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities, and those at the intersection of these two groups. Dr. Greene's doctoral research examined how alcohol policies and nondiscrimination laws contribute to binge drinking disparities among sexual minority adults in the United States.
Dr. Greene received her M.P.H. in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Ph.D. in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Greene is also Certified in Public Health (CPH) from the National Board of Public Health Examiners.
Current and/or past BRP mentors include Susan Czajkowski.
Research Areas
- Alcohol epidemiology and control
- Breast cancer
- Cancer risk factors
- Health disparities
- Intersectionality theory
- LGBT health
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Greene NK, Rising CJ, Seidenberg AB, Eck R, Trivedi N, Oh AY. Exploring correlates of support for restricting breast cancer awareness marketing on alcohol containers among women. Int J Drug Policy 2023 Mar 27; 115:104016.
- Greene N, Johnson RM, Rosen J, German D, Cohen JE. Exploring the relationship between the alcohol policy environment and nondiscrimination laws: Implications for binge drinking disparities among LGB adults in the United States. Drug Alcohol Depend 2021 Aug 1; 225:108749.
- Greene N, Malone J, Adams MA, Dean LT, Poteat T. "This is some mess right here": Exploring interactions between Black sexual minority women and health care providers for breast cancer screening and care. Cancer 2020 Jan 1; 27(1):74-81.
- Greene N, Jackson JW, Dean LT. Examining Disparities in Excessive Alcohol Use Among Black and Hispanic Lesbian and Bisexual Women in the United States: An Intersectional Analysis. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 2020 Jul; 81(4):462-470.
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