Jennifer Erves, PhD, MPH, MAEd, MS, CHES

Dr. Jennifer Cunningham-Erves is a behavior scientist focused on cancer prevention behaviors and lowering associated disparities. Her research seeks to improve cancer prevention behaviors among adults and children through behavioral interventions and implementation science while intersecting the socio-cultural environment. Dr. Cunningham-Erves also spearheads efforts to identify and test strategies to better engage community members and leaders throughout the research process with a goal to increase understanding and participation across populations. As the Director of Community Engaged Research, she is developing and will oversee a program that supports the collaborative research opportunities between academic researchers and the community along with the community-engaged research experiences of faculty, staff, and trainees at Vanderbilt Health.  In addition, she is a member and, in some cases, leads national, regional, and state-level committees to strategize to improve health for all and cancer health outcomes specifically.