Robin B Harris, PhD, MPH
Biography
Robin B. Harris, MPH, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Her PhD in epidemiology is from the University of Washington and Master’s in Public Health from the University of Texas at Houston. She is Co-Director of the Skin Cancer Institute at the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Dr. Harris has extensive experience working with community-based epidemiological studies and seeks to blend teaching, research and service by working with faculty from multiple departments, with health department officials, with students, and with communities.
Cancer Focus
Her research interests broadly focus on causes and prevention of cancer, with a primary emphasis in skin cancer prevention and environmental health disparities. She is member of the Arizona Melanoma Task Force that identified substantial under-reporting of melanoma in Arizona and implemented strategies to address this issue. Currently, Dr. Harris is the principal investigator of a research project for the Center for Indigenous Environmental Health Research (Cumulative Environmental Effects: Hopi Environmental Health Project) and a pilot project investigating Helicobacter pylori infection and stomach cancer with the Navajo. Dr. Harris is also co-principal investigator for the T32 Cancer Health Disparities Postdoctoral Training in Cancer Prevention.
Selected Publications
Driscoll, L. J., H. E. Brown, R. B. Harris, and E. Oren, "Population Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Transmission and Outcomes: A Literature Review.", Front Public Health, vol. 5, pp. 144, 2017. PMCID: PMC5481303 PMID: 28691004
Davis, R., L. J. Loescher, J. Rogers, D. Spartonos, A. Snyder, S. Koch, and R. B. Harris, "Evaluation of Project Students are Sun Safe (SASS): A University Student-Delivered Skin Cancer Prevention Program for Schools.", J Cancer Educ, vol. 30, issue 4, pp. 736-42, 2015 Dec. PMID: 25417824
Harris, R. B., S. M. Koch, C. Newton, N. G. Silvis, C. Curiel-Lewandroski, J. Giancola, P. Sagerman, S. Alder, G. Yee, and T. J. Flood, "Underreporting of Melanoma in Arizona and Strategies for Increasing Reporting: A Public Health Partnership Approach.", Public Health Rep, vol. 130, issue 6, pp. 737-44, 2015 Nov-Dec. PMCID: PMC4612184 PMID: 26556947
Brown, S. R., L. Joshweseoma, K. Saboda, P. Sanderson, D. Ami, and R. Harris, "Cancer Screening on the Hopi Reservation: A Model for Success in a Native American Community.", J Community Health, vol. 40, issue 6, pp. 1165-72, 2015 Dec. PMCID: PMC4704091 PMID: 26091896
Roberge, J., M. Kay O'Rourke, M. Mercedes Meza-Montenegro, L. Enrique Gutiérrez-Millán, J. L. Burgess, and R. B. Harris, "Binational arsenic exposure survey: methodology and estimated arsenic intake from drinking water and urinary arsenic concentrations.", Int J Environ Res Public Health, vol. 9, issue 4, pp. 1051-67, 2012 04. PMCID: PMC3366599 PMID: 22690182