Stephenie Kennedy-Rea, EdD, chairs the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control, the outreach, community engagement, and population-based research arm of the WVU Cancer Institute.
An associate center director at the Cancer Institute and a member of the WVU faculty since 2016, Dr. Kennedy-Rea oversees several funded programs aimed at decreasing the cancer burden in the state. She is an experienced cancer researcher and educator who has served on a number of national advisory and review committees. Additionally, she leads the Community Engagement and Outreach Core for the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
Dr. Kennedy-Rea has a special interest in the education and development of healthcare professionals and interdisciplinary team research, as well as addressing patient barriers in medically-underserved areas. Areas of cancer focus include cancer health disparities; health literacy; Appalachian culture; breast, cervical, lung, and colorectal cancers; and reaching rural, underserved populations.
