Francine Gachupin, PhD, MPH
Cancer Prevention and Control Program
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Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Biography
Francine C. Gachupin, PhD, MPH, is Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona. Dr. Gachupin is a tribal member of the Pueblo of Jemez in New Mexico. She received her Doctorate from the University of New Mexico and her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Washington. She studies primarily chronic diseases and related behavioral risk factors among American Indians. Aside from research, Dr. Gachupin lectures on human subjects protection with a focus on biospecimens.
Cancer Focus
Dr. Gachupin is currently involved with the UACC Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention (NACP) and works with Dr. Ken Batai on renal cell carcinoma health disparities. On the NACP grant, Dr. Gachupin is the UACC PI and NACP Outreach Core PI. The goal of the NACP is to alleviate the unequal burden of cancer among Native Americans of the Southwest through research, training, and community outreach programs in collaboration with tribal communities. Dr. Gachupin is co-PI to an R21 (Dr. Batai, PI), A Mixed Method to Identify Causes of Kidney Cancer Surgical Disparities in Arizona.
Selected Publications
Jerome-D'Emilia, B., F. C. Gachupin, and P. D. Suplee, "A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Mammography in American Indian/Alaska Native Women.", J Transcult Nurs, vol. 30, issue 2, pp. 173-186, 2019 Mar. PMID: 30122121
Batai, K., A. Harb- De la Rosa, A. Lwin, F. Chaus, F. C. Gachupin, E. Price, and B. R. Lee, "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Analysis of Clinical Characteristics.", Clin Genitourin Cancer, vol. 17, issue 1, pp. e195-e202, 2019 Feb. PMCID: PMC6348034 PMID: 30459061
Batai, K., F. C. Gachupin, A. L. Estrada, D. O. Garcia, J. Gomez, and R. A. Kittles, "Patterns of Cancer Related Health Disparities in Arizona.", Cancer Health Disparities, vol. 3, pp. e1-e20, 2019. PMCID: PMC6959217 PMID: 31938767
Batai, K., A. Harb- De la Rosa, J. Zeng, J. J. Chipollini, F. C. Gachupin, and B. R. Lee, "Racial/ethnic disparities in renal cell carcinoma: Increased risk of early-onset and variation in histologic subtypes.", Cancer Med, vol. 8, issue 15, pp. 6780-6788, 2019 11. PMCID: PMC6826053 PMID: 31509346
Gachupin, F. C., C. A. Garcia, and M. D. Romero, "An American Indian Patient Experience.", J Health Care Poor Underserved, vol. 30, issue 4S, pp. 62-65, 2019. PMCID: PMC7524544 PMID: 31735719
Braun, K. L., J. U. Tsark, A. Powers, K. Croom, R. Kim, F. C. Gachupin, and P. Morris, "Cancer patient perceptions about biobanking and preferred timing of consent.", Biopreserv Biobank, vol. 12, issue 2, pp. 106-12, 2014 Apr. PMCID: PMC3995435 PMID: 24749877