Ingrid J. Hall, PhD, MPH

Ingrid J. Hall, PhD, MPH

Ingrid J. Hall, PhD, MPH, is an epidemiologist in the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control’s Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch. Dr. Hall’s current research focus is in the area of minority health, particularly finding culturally relevant ways to publicize the need for participation in cancer screening and early detection by minority populations.

She led the African American Women and Mass Media (AAMM) study, which used radio and print media to make more women aware of the importance of getting mammograms to find breast cancer early. The campaign also sought to increase use of CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) screening services among African American women aged 40 to 64. Current work seeks to explore whether racial differences in the relationship between mammography screening experience (age at initial mammogram and frequency of repeat screening) and stage of breast cancer at diagnosis explain the higher mortality observed for African American women with breast cancer.

Dr. Hall has a long history of published work in the area of prostate cancer decision making and spearheaded the organization and coordination of the State of the Science Conference on Active Surveillance in the Management of Localized Prostate Cancer convened in 2010. She oversees a contract to model potential effects of reclassifying prostate tumors with a Gleason score of 6 (the lowest possible score) as non-cancerous as well as fielding a patient survey to assess patient perspectives on this issue.

The most recent articles Dr. Hall has first-authored include—