Mary Ann S. Van Duyn

Biography

Mary Ann S. Van Duyn is Associate Deputy Director for Integration of NCI’s CRCHD. In this capacity, Dr. Van Duyn provides leadership, working with extramural staff, for the integration of NCI-supported disparities research and diversity training across the NCI, and within the disparities research and outreach communities, through the Center’s network-based initiatives. She also leads CRCHD’s efforts in knowledge transfer and exchange through active dissemination of information, products, and evidence-based programs for cancer health disparities reduction to the public and scientific community Before joining the NIH, Dr. Van Duyn's work focused on the development, implementation, and assessment of cancer prevention programs for diverse and underserved populations, and on the development of information delivery systems at community, national, and international levels. Dr. Van Duyn received a B.S. from Cornell University, an M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a Ph.D. in population and behavioral sciences from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her training also includes a clinical care and delivery-focused internship from the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is the author of more than 25 articles published in the scientific literature, and has presented her work both nationally and internationally.

Research Interest

(i) scientific literature; (ii) population and behavioral sciences; (iii) development, implementation, and assessment of cancer prevention programs