Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD

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Title(s)Distinguished Professor of Population & Public Health Sciences
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
Address1845 N. Soto Street
Health Sciences Campus
Los Angeles CA 90032
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    Title(s)Dr. Arthur and Priscilla Ulene Chair in Women's Cancer

    Title(s)Vice Chair for Research, Preventive Medicine

    Title(s)Associate Director for Cancer Equity

    Title(s)Executive Vice Chair, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences


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    1. Mechanisms Underlying an Enhanced Navigation-Based Intervention to Improve Timely Adjuvant Therapy: A Secondary Analysis of the NDURE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2026 09 01; 152(9):876-884. Elhage MN, Kistner-Griffin E, DeMass R, Chera BS, Sterba KR, Halbert CH, Hill EG, Nussenbaum B, Alberg AJ, Nguyen MT, Newman JG, Albergotti WG, Kejner AE, Skoner JM, Adilbay D, Bobian M, Harper JL, Kaczmar J, Zimmerman SA, Stewart S, McLeod T, Sandulache VC, Hermandez DJ, Jackson RS, Puram SV, Kahmke R, Osazuwa-Peters N, Jackson G, Wasp GT, Yom SS, Graboyes EM. PMID: 42490118; PMCID: PMC13397119.
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    2. Effects of NDURE on Timely Adjuvant Radiotherapy in HNSCC: Subgroup Analysis of an RCT. Laryngoscope. 2026 Aug 06. Hughes JM, Kistner-Griffin E, DeMass R, Chera BS, Sterba KR, Hill EG, McCay J, Newman JG, Albergotti WG, Kejner AE, Skoner JM, Harper JL, Kaczmar J, Lee BJ, Zimmerman SA, Warren GW, Alberg AJ, Calhoun EA, Nussenbaum B, Hughes-Halbert C, Graboyes EM. PMID: 42563232; PMCID: PMC13504744.
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    3. MammaTrace - a tumor naïve cell-free DNA methylation test for minimal residual disease in breast cancer. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2026 Jul 23; 10(1). Buckley DN, Kalfa AJ, Gooden G, Lewinger JP, Pacheco M, Gayton J, Spicer D, Carpten J, Stewart D, Lenz HJ, Hughes Halbert C, Lerman C, O'Shaughnessy J, Pockaj B, Salhia B. PMID: 42800800; PMCID: PMC13615968.
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    4. Exploring Loneliness, Social Factors, and Clinical Correlates of C-reactive Protein in African American Breast Cancer Survivors. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 Jun 15. Campbell K, Sanogo F, Beard TA, Jefferson MS, Salhia B, Halbert CH. PMID: 42295699.
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    5. Building capacity for equitable cervical cancer screening and follow-up in an FQHC-NCI cancer center partnership: a mixed-methods study of multilevel implementation determinants. BMC Prim Care. 2026 May 22; 27(1). Tsui J, Garcia S, Shin MB, Lui K, Ching A, Hui G, Gill M, Guo XM, Halbert CH, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Cheng J. PMID: 42174412; PMCID: PMC13411637.
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    6. Examining the Intersection between Drivers of Disparities: Social Determinants and Stress Reactivity in African American Breast Cancer Survivors. Cancer Res Commun. 2026 03 01; 6(3):698-705. Sanogo F, Cho J, Jefferson MS, Beard TA, Babatunde OA, Campbell K, Stern MC, Salhia B, Halbert CH. PMID: 41686997; PMCID: PMC13033974.
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    7. Oral Nicotine Product Use and E-Cigarette Use Persistence in Adolescents and Young Adults: An Analysis Using Augmented Inverse Probability Weighting. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Feb 21. Han DH, Duran CB, Martines PW, Skinner S, Harlow AF, Li M, Barrington-Trimis JL, Halbert CH, Meza R, Levy DT, Leventhal AM. PMID: 41721514; PMCID: PMC13109026.
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    8. Racial disparities in the association between adverse childhood experiences and history of self-reported depression among cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv. 2026 Jan 16. Colucciello VJ, Babatunde OA, Gonzalez K, Adaralegbe N, Jefferson MS, Adams SA, Hughes Halbert C, Clark F, Nagar A, Osazuwa-Peters N, Adjei Boakye E. PMID: 41545671.
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    9. Barriers and Timely Postoperative Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 12 01; 151(12):1186-1195. Nguyen MT, Kistner-Griffin E, DeMass R, Chera BS, Halbert CH, Sterba KR, Hill EG, Nussenbaum B, Alberg AJ, Sandulache VC, Hernandez DJ, Jackson RS, Puram SV, Kahmke R, Osazuwa-Peters N, Jackson G, Yom SS, Graboyes EM. PMID: 40932734; PMCID: PMC12426859.
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    10. Monitoring Trends in Clinical Trial Diversity: Ongoing Efforts and Progress. Cancer Discov. 2025 Nov 03; 15(11):2194-2195. Hughes Halbert C. PMID: 41178348.
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    11. Cannabis Use and Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Cancer Survivors. Cancer Med. 2025 Nov; 14(22):e71400. Gao MZ, Babatunde OA, Jefferson MS, Adams SA, Hughes Halbert C, Osazuwa-Peters N, Adjei Boakye E. PMID: 41275428; PMCID: PMC12640609.
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    12. Implementation Mapping to Identify Best Practices for Implementing Population-Wide Genomic Screening Programs: Protocol for the FOCUS (Facilitating the Implementation of Population-Wide Genomic Screening) Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 10 07; 14:e73718. Roberts M, Marable J, Foss K, Whitcomb C, Cragun D, Buchanan A, Hallquist M, Baker N, Bosch R, Craig DW, Wagner I, Fernandez M, Hughes-Halbert C, Allen C. PMID: 41060077; PMCID: PMC12505404.
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    13. Identifying and mitigating the biological effectors of the social determinants of health in cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Oct 01; 117(10):1981-1983. Wagner M, Benson CL, Obeng-Gyasi S, Conzen S, Mccullough LE, Halbert CH, Gerson SL. PMID: 40511610; PMCID: PMC12505138.
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    14. Unveiling Racial Disparities in Localized Prostate Cancer: A Systems-Level Exploration of the lncRNA Landscape. Genes (Basel). 2025 Feb 17; 16(2). Morgan RA, Hazard ES, Savage SJ, Halbert CH, Gattoni-Celli S, Hardiman G. PMID: 40004558; PMCID: PMC11855151.
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    15. Randomized Trial of Enhanced Versus Standard Navigation to Promote Timely Initiation of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Aug; 21(8):1153-1164. Graboyes EM, DeMass R, Sterba KR, Chera BS, Kistner-Griffin E, Hill EG, McCay J, Newman JG, Albergotti WG, Kejner AE, Skoner JM, Harper JL, Kaczmar J, Lee BJ, Zimmerman SA, Warren GW, Alberg AJ, Calhoun EA, Nussenbaum B, Hughes Halbert C. PMID: 39761486; PMCID: PMC12228835.
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    16. Impact of Structural Racism and Social Determinants of Health on Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality. Cancer Res. 2024 12 02; 84(23):3924-3935. Falcone M, Salhia B, Hughes Halbert C, Roussos Torres ET, Stewart D, Stern MC, Lerman C. PMID: 39356624; PMCID: PMC11611670.
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    17. Association of Perceived Neighborhood Disorder with Substance Use Behaviors and Retail Access Among Southern California Adolescents. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(2):228-235. Harlow AF, Hughes Halbert C, Ranker LR, Cho J, Thompson LK, Cockburn M, Eckel SP, Barrington-Trimis JL. PMID: 39497034; PMCID: PMC11710978.
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    18. Adverse Childhood Events Significantly Impact Depression and Mental Distress in Adults with a History of Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Sep 27; 16(19). Babatunde OA, Gonzalez K, Osazuwa-Peters N, Adams SA, Hughes Halbert C, Clark F, Nagar A, Obeysekare J, Adjei Boakye E. PMID: 39409912; PMCID: PMC11476032.
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    19. Exploring Barriers to Effective COVID-19 Risk Mitigation, Recovery, and Chronic Disease Self-Management: A Qualitative Multilevel Perspective. Patient Relat Outcome Meas. 2024; 15:241-253. Magwood GS, Ellis C, Hughes Halbert C, Toussaint EA, Scott J, Nemeth LS. PMID: 39310085; PMCID: PMC11416793.
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    20. Hybrid 1 randomized controlled trial of an integrated stepped-care mental health intervention for traumatic injury patients. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 11; 146:107694. Espeleta HC, Witcraft SM, Raffa T, Kartiko S, Dawson D, Becerra G, Roisman H, Hughes-Halbert C, Mueller M, Powell E, Brock T, Sarani B, Ruggiero KJ. PMID: 39299544; PMCID: PMC11559235.
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    21. Social and clinical drivers of stress responses in African American breast cancer survivors. Sci Rep. 2024 08 26; 14(1):19729. Sanogo F, Jefferson M, Beard TA, Salhia B, Babatunde OA, Cho J, Hughes Halbert C. PMID: 39183189; PMCID: PMC11345441.
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    22. Factors Associated with Head and Neck Cancer Postoperative Radiotherapy Delays: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Nov; 171(5):1265-1282. Duckett KA, Kassir MF, Nguyen SA, Brennan EA, Chera BS, Sterba KR, Halbert CH, Hill EG, McCay J, Puram SV, Jackson RS, Sandulache VC, Kahmke R, Osazuwa-Peters N, Ramadan S, Nussenbaum B, Alberg AJ, Graboyes EM. PMID: 38842034; PMCID: PMC11499046.
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    23. Neighborhood-Level Disadvantage and Delayed Adjuvant Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 06 01; 150(6):472-482. Graboyes EM, Cagle JL, Ramadan S, Prasad K, Yan F, Pearce J, Mazul AL, Anoma JS, Hill EG, Chera BS, Puram SV, Jackson R, Sandulache VC, Tam S, Topf MC, Kahmke R, Osazuwa-Peters N, Nussenbaum B, Alberg AJ, Sterba KR, Halbert CH. PMID: 38662392; PMCID: PMC11046410.
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    24. Author Reply to Letter by Topkan et al Regarding Delays in Starting Postoperative Radiotherapy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 07; 171(1):315-316. Duckett KA, Lee BJ, Chera BS, Puram SV, Sandulache VC, Kahmke R, Nguyen SA, Nussenbaum B, Alberg AJ, Halbert CH, Sterba KR, Graboyes EM. PMID: 38655738; PMCID: PMC11211055.
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    25. Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of family cancer history collection tools in oncology clinical practices. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024 02 16; 31(3):631-639. Allen CG, Neil G, Halbert CH, Sterba KR, Nietert PJ, Welch B, Lenert L. PMID: 38164994; PMCID: PMC10873828.
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    26. Black cancer patients navigating a health-care system of racial discrimination. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 02 08; 116(2):258-263. Garrett E, Ma C, Ochoa-Dominguez CY, Navarro S, Yoon P, Hughes Halbert C, Farias AJ. PMID: 37849350; PMCID: PMC10852748.
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    27. Cooperation between PRMT1 and PRMT6 drives lung cancer health disparities among Black/African American men. iScience. 2024 Feb 16; 27(2):108858. Wu PY, Van Scoyk M, McHale SS, Chou CF, Riddick G, Farouq K, Hu B, Kraskauskiene V, Koblinski J, Lyons C, Rijal A, Vudatha V, Zhang D, Trevino JG, Shah RD, Nana-Sinkam P, Huang Y, Ma SF, Noth I, Hughes-Halbert C, Seewaldt VL, Chen CY, Winn RA. PMID: 38303720; PMCID: PMC10830871.
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    28. Patient Navigation for Timely, Guideline-Adherent Adjuvant Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A National Landscape Analysis. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2023 12; 21(12):1251-1259.e5. Graboyes EM, Chappell M, Duckett KA, Sterba K, Hughes Halbert C, Hill EG, Chera B, McCay J, Puram SV, Ramadan S, Sandulache VC, Kahmke R, Nussenbaum B, Alberg AJ, Paskett ED, Calhoun E. PMID: 38081134; PMCID: PMC10846494.
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    29. Social Drivers of Cancer Risk and Outcomes Among African American Men. Cancer J. 2023 Nov-Dec 01; 29(6):293-296. Halbert CH. PMID: 37963361; PMCID: PMC10914063.
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    30. Ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) and challenges in the design of a randomized controlled trial to test the online return of cancer genetic research results to U.S. Black women. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 09; 132:107309. Wang C, Bertrand KA, Trevino-Talbot M, Flynn M, Ruderman M, Cabral HJ, Bowen DJ, Hughes-Halbert C, Palmer JR. PMID: 37516165; PMCID: PMC10544717.
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    31. Equity in Genomic Medicine. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2022 08 31; 23:613-625. Halbert CH. PMID: 35363547; PMCID: PMC12520619.
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