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Biographical Information Dr. Maxwell is Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services. She has received her Dr.P.H. from the UCLA School of Public Health. Since 1990, she has been engaged in a research program broadly focused on cancer health disparities in diverse populations, especially among several Asian ethnic groups. Her research in cancer prevention and control has ranged from cancer screening to follow-up of breast abnormalities, dissemination of evidence-based interventions and smoking. She has partnered with many community based organizations and churches to develop and test intervention programs to increase breast and cervical cancer screening, repeat mammography screening, colorectal cancer screening and hepatitis B testing and vaccination in various ethnic groups. These programs were developed based on a theoretical framework and with extensive community input to ensure that they are culturally appropriate and acceptable to the intended audience. While some of these programs are being pilot tested in small samples, others are evaluated in randomized controlled trials. In conducting this research, Dr. Maxwell and colleagues are using innovative recruitment strategies and research methods that are acceptable to these communities. Selected Publications Bastani R, Gallardo NV, Maxwell AE (2001). Barriers to colorectal cancer
screening among ethnically diverse high and average risk individuals.
Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 19:65-84, 2001. Bastani R, Glenn BA, Maxwell AE, Jo AM (2007). Hepatitis B Testing for Liver Cancer Control among Korean Americans. Ethnicity and Disease 17:356-373. Jo AM, Maxwell AE, Wong WK, Bastani R (2008). Colorectal Cancer Screening
among Underserved Korean Americans in Los Angeles County. Journal of
Immigrant and Minority Health 10(2):119-26. Maxwell AE, Danao L, Crespi CM, Antonio C, Garcia GM, Bastani R (2008). Disparities in Receipt of FOBT versus Endoscopy among Filipino American immigrants. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 17(8):1963-7.
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