Our Health& Breast Cancer | Webcast

What if one action could save your life — or the life of someone you love?

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this powerful and inspiring episode Our Health& series will delve into the critical importance of breast cancer screening and early detection, the long-term reality of survivorship, and the latest breast cancer research from OSU faculty and beyond.

Bring your questions for OSU College of Health faculty and special guests from the Pink Lemonade Project and Samaritan Health Services as you guide the discussion in this town hall-style webcast. Join us as we address what is on your mind surrounding the challenges, the triumphs, resilience, science and more around OSU’s impact in the fight against breast cancer.

October 30
Noon - 1 p.m.
Online via Zoom

Episode Topics:

• Breast cancer screening and survivorship
• Early detection
• Research
• Support and mentorship for those affected by breast cancer

Panelists:

• Veronica Irvin – Associate professor; Celia Strickland Austin and G. Kenneth Austin III Endowed Professor in Public Health – OSU College of Health
• Jessica Gorman – Associate professor – OSU College of Health
• TBA from the Pink Lemonade Project
• TBA from Samaritan Health Services

Bios:

Veronica Irvin, Ph.D., MPH – Associate professor and the Celia Strickland Austin and G. Kenneth Austin III Endowed Professor in Public Health, OSU College of Health

Veronica Irvin, Ph.D., is an associate professor and the Celia Strickland Austin and G. Kenneth Austin III Endowed Professor in Public Health at the OSU College of Health. Her experience spans more than 15 years and she uses a community-engaged approach to develop, implement and evaluate behavior change programs across a comprehensive list of health priorities (e.g., smoking, nutrition, physical activity, cancer screening, safe drinking water). One of her primary areas of focus is breast cancer and cancer screening and the role of lay health navigators. Her research assessed longitudinal data from the Women’s Health Initiative and found that interval cancers detected within one year of a negative screen had increased tumor size, clinical stage and lymph node involvement and worse survival than screen-detected breast cancers.

Veronica received her Ph.D. in Public Health, Health Behavior from the joint program from the University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University.

Jessica Gorman, Ph.D., MPH – Associate professor, OSU College of Health

Jessica Gorman, Ph.D., is an associate professor of public health at the OSU College of Health. She is a behavioral scientist with expertise in behavioral and psychosocial intervention trials, mixed methods, qualitative methods and community-engaged research. She leads a research team dedicated to improving health care experiences, cancer outcomes and health-related quality of life in cancer survivorship. Her work focuses on implementing and evaluating scalable interventions that promote thriving after cancer, including strategies to improve access to supportive care for cancer survivors and their loved ones.

Jessica received her Ph.D. in Public Health, Health Behavior from the joint program from the University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University.

Series Overview:

The Our Health& series showcases the importance of health in a person’s daily life — throughout the lifespan — through topics and viewpoints of the OSU community that are relevant and engaging.

Each episode of the Our Health& series is structured in the style of a town hall forum where questions from the audience — both from the registration period and during the episode — drive the moderated panel discussion.

Watch past Our Health& webcasts.