Dr. Adler is an emergency physician and clinical researcher with past research training through an MPH degree program, as well as KL2 and NIH K23 Career Development Awards. Throughout his K award periods he conducted research in South Africa focused on human papillomavirus and cervical cancer risk among women with HIV. He has since transitioned his research to his clinical practice environment in the emergency department (ED). Disparities in healthcare are often magnified among ED patients, who are disproportionately likely to be non-adherent with cancer screening recommendations - making it a target-rich environment for interventions that increase screening uptake.

Dr. Adler's current project is a multi-site randomized clinical trial that aims to assess the efficacy of a low-cost, scalable behavioral intervention using text messaging to catalyze the uptake of cervical cancer screening among ED patients. His goal is to develop an intervention that can be deployed in heterogeneous EDs and that can serve as a platform for promoting other recommended cancer prevention services among ED patients, including colorectal, lung, and breast cancer screening.