Staff: Laurel P. Gibson, PhD, MPH
Laurel P. Gibson, PhD, MPH
Cancer Prevention Fellow
laurel.gibson@nih.gov
240-276-6276
Laurel Gibson, PhD, MPH, is a Cancer Prevention Fellow in the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the Behavioral Research Program.
Dr. Gibson's research examines theory-based, psychosocial determinants of cancer-related risk and preventative behaviors. Much of her previous work has focused on how social factors – such as discrimination and community involvement – contribute to the health and well-being of populations who bear a disproportionate burden of cancer, including people with minoritized sexual identities (e.g., lesbian, gay, bisexual). Dr. Gibson's published work has also examined the public health implications of cannabis legalization, and she is interested in expanding this work to understand cannabis use as it relates to cancer risk, prevention, and care.
Dr. Gibson received her PhD in social psychology with a concentration in quantitative methods from the University of Colorado Boulder. After earning her doctorate, Dr. Gibson completed her MPH at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where she collaborated with the American Cancer Society's Tobacco Control Research Team on research-advocacy partnerships focused on eliminating geographic disparities in tobacco and polysubstance use. Dr. Gibson also holds BAs in psychological science and communication from the University of Connecticut.
Current and/or past BRP mentors include Annette Kaufman.
Scientific Interests
- LGBT Health
- Tobacco prevention and control
- Cannabis and cancer outcomes
- Concurrent use of tobacco and cannabis
- Applied social psychology
- Health behavior theory
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Gibson LP, Ferrer RA, Meghani SH, Acevedo AM. Potential role of cannabis in ameliorating observed racialized disparities in cancer pain management. J Natl Cancer Inst 2024 Mar 12; djae058.
- Gibson LP, Kramer EB, Wrigley J, Probst M, Bryan AD. Gay community involvement and the sexual health behaviours of sexual minority men: a systematic review and directions for future research. Health Psychol Rev 2024 Jun; 18(2):299-318.
- Gibson LP, Giordano GR, Bidwell LC, Hutchison KE, Bryan AD. Acute Effects of Ad Libitum Use of Commercially Available Cannabis Products on the Subjective Experience of Aerobic Exercise: A Crossover Study. Sports Med 2024 Apr; 54(4):1051-1066.
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Giordano G, Martin-Willett R, Gibson LP, Camidge DR, Bowles DW, Hutchison KE, Bryan AD.
Cannabis use in cancer patients: acute and sustained associations with pain, cognition, and quality of life.
Explor Med 2023; 4:254-271.
- Gibson LP, Blair IV, Bryan AD. The Impact of Ingroup and Outgroup Exclusion on HIV-Risk Cognitions in Sexual Minority Men. Ann Behav Med 2023 Feb 4; 57(2):185-191.
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