Ann Klassen
Professor
Community Health and PreventionÂÂ
Drexel University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Klassen has an accomplished career in public health research and practice, with a wealth of experience in securing federal research grants, and a reputation as being a strong collaborator and mentor. Klassen's public health research has focused on the social determinants of chronic disease disparities, and the implementation and evaluation of individual and contextual interventions to reduce patterns of excess burden. Her methodologic expertise includes GIS-based and spatial analysis, as well as qualitative and mixed methods for social science research.
Research Interest
GIS-based and spatial analysis
Publications
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"Smith KC, Kromm EK, Klassen AC. Print news coverage of cancer: What prevention messages are conveyed when screening is newsworthy? Cancer Epidemiology 2010;34(4):434-41. "
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"Cohen SA, Ahmed S, Agree EM, Louis TA, Klassen AC, Naumova EN. Childhood Hib vaccination and pneumonia and influenza burden in US seniors. Vaccine 2010;28(28):4462-9 "
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Klassen AC, Smith KC. The Enduring and Evolving Relationship between Social Class and Breast Cancer: A Review of the Literature. Cancer Epidemiology 2011;35(3):217-234.
