Beti Thompson
Professor
Health Services
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Rearch Center
United States of America
Biography
Thompson teaches a course in community and health. Her research focuses on cancer health disparities among underserved populations. She has conducted a number of studies involving the Latino population, with a specific emphasis on cancer prevention and cancer screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. Education PhD Sociology, Western Michigan University, 1981 MA Sociology, Western Michigan University, 1978 BA English, Sociology, Grand Valley State College, 1974
Research Interest
Community-based research; dietary change; cancer prevention; health disparities
Publications
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Molina Y, Beresford SA, Hayes Constant T, Thompson B. Conversations about Abnormal Mammograms on Distress and Timely Follow-up Across Ethnicity. J Cancer Educ. 2015 Sep 25. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26403889 PMCID: PMC4808511
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Smith MN, Workman T, McDonald KM, Vredevoogd MA, Vigoren EM, Griffith WC, Thompson B, Coronado GD, Barr D, Faustman EM. Seasonal and occupational trends of five organophosphate pesticides in house dust. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2016 Aug 24. doi: 10.1038/jes.2016.45. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27553992
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Thompson B, Carosso E, Griffith W, Workman T, Hohl S, Faustman E. Disseminating Pesticide Exposure Results to Farmworker and Nonfarmworker Families in an Agricultural Community: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach. J Occup Environ Med. 2017 Jul 10. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001107. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28697063
