Susan M. Schembre, BS, MS, PhD, RD
Cancer Prevention and Control Program
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Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Biography
Dr. Susan Schembre is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson. She is trained in human nutrition and cancer prevention. Prior to coming to the University of Arizona, she championed the importance of exploring the link between diet and cancer; founding The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Bionutrition Research Core. Her research focuses on using mHealth approaches and biometric sensor technology to assess and intervene on dietary behaviors and eating patterns linked to type 2 diabetes and obesity-related cancers. She has been awarded research funding from the NIH and NSF for her innovative research.
Cancer Focus
Dr. Schembre's research is focused on the prevention of obesity-related cancers, primarily postmenopausal breast cancer. She has developed novel methods for assessing and intervening on maladaptive dietary and eating patterns that are linked to cancer-related outcomes. In particular, she's interested in the role glycemic variability plays in the modulation of cancer risk and the use of glucose monitoring as biological feedback to motivate behavior change.
Selected Publications
Schembre, S. M., Y. Liao, J. Huh, and S. Keller, "Using pre-prandial blood glucose to assess eating in the absence of hunger in free-living individuals.", Eat Behav, vol. 38, pp. 101411, 2020 Aug. PMCID: PMC7484428 PMID: 32711350
Liao, Y., and S. Schembre, "Acceptability of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Free-Living Healthy Individuals: Implications for the Use of Wearable Biosensors in Diet and Physical Activity Research.", JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, vol. 6, issue 10, pp. e11181, 2018 Oct 24. PMCID: PMC6231900 PMID: 30355561
Schembre, S. M., Y. Liao, S. G. O'Connor, M. D. Hingle, S-E. Shen, K. G. Hamoy, J. Huh, G. F. Dunton, R. Weiss, C. A. Thomson, et al., "Mobile Ecological Momentary Diet Assessment Methods for Behavioral Research: Systematic Review.", JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, vol. 6, issue 11, pp. e11170, 2018 Nov 20. PMCID: PMC6280032 PMID: 30459148
Schembre, S. M., Y. Liao, M. C. Robertson, G. Fridlund Dunton, J. Kerr, M. E. Haffey, T. Burnett, K. Basen-Engquist, and R. S. Hicklen, "Just-in-Time Feedback in Diet and Physical Activity Interventions: Systematic Review and Practical Design Framework.", J Med Internet Res, vol. 20, issue 3, pp. e106, 2018 03 22. PMCID: PMC5887039 PMID: 29567638
Schembre, S., G. Greene, and K. Melanson, "Development and validation of a weight-related eating questionnaire.", Eat Behav, vol. 10, issue 2, pp. 119-24, 2009 Apr. PMID: 19447354