Mindy Hebert-Derouen, PhD, MPH
Specialist
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
School of Medicine
Dr. DeRouen is a cancer epidemiologist with dual training in cancer biology and epidemiology. Her ongoing research efforts are focused on cancer prevention and control and address cancer disparities due to multi-level determinants, especially social determinants of health.
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Dr. DeRouen has experience with pooling and harmonizing complex multi-level data, including contextual-level data and data from electronic health records, from disparate sources and designing studies of multi-level data to study cancer disparities.
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Awards
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- Trainee, Integrative Molecular Epidemiology Workshop, American Association of Cancer Research, 2017
- NIH Interdisciplinary Training Grant in Regenerative Medicine, National Institute of Health, 2007
- National Defense Science & Engineering Grant, American Society for Engineering Education, 2004
- Rhodes Scholarship, The Rhodes Trust, Oxford, 2002
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
- MPH Epidemiology University of California Berkeley, School of Public Health 2014
- PhD Cancer Biology Stanford University School of Medicine 2010
- BA Philosophy, Politics, and Economics University of Oxford 2004
- BS Biological Sciences, minor in Chemistry Carnegie Mellon University 2002
Interests
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- Electronic health record data for research
- Cancer prevention and control
- Ovarian cancer
- Neighborhood environment
- Social determinants of health
- Multi-level data integration
- Prostate cancer
- Lung cancer
- Testicular cancer
Websites
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- @@MDeRouen4 on Twitter (twitter.com)
- Twitter (twitter.com)
- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Profile (cancer.ucsf.edu)
- UCSF DREAM Lab (dreamlab.ucsf.edu)
Grants and Projects
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- Elucidating Lung Cancer Etiology Among Asian American Female Never Smokers, NIH, 2020-2024
- Understanding the Multilevel Drivers of Liver Cancer Disparities, NIH, 2019-2024
- Research on Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry: Defining the Roles of Genetics, Immunity and Stress (RESPOND), NIH, 2018-2024
- The Role of 27-hydroxycholesterol in Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Multiethnic Study, NIH, 2019-2024
- Active surveillance and patient reported outcomes in a diverse population of prostate cancer patients, NIH, 2017-2023
- Mobile data collection for resource allocation in response to the pandemic induced recession, COVID Emergency Rapid Response Pilot / California Breast Cancer Research Program, 2020
- A prospective study of phthalates, BPA, and breast cancer, California Breast Cancer Research Program/University of Southern California, 2016-2020
- Lung cancer in never smokers: incidence, risk factors, and molecular characteristics in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanderfemales, NIH, 2016-2020
- A cohort study of air pollution, brain cancer, and benign brain tumors in Los Angeles County, BLTRAP/University of Southern California, 2017-2019
Publications (29)
Top publication keywords:
Lung NeoplasmsEmbryonic Stem CellsCaliforniaUnemploymentEconomic RecessionInsurance, HealthGeographic MappingResidence CharacteristicsReceptors, ProgesteroneEnvironmental PollutantsInternal-External ControlBreast NeoplasmsHair FollicleRegistriesSocial Class
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Circulating 27-hydroxycholesterol, lipids, and steroid hormones in breast cancer risk: a nested case-control study of the Multiethnic Cohort Study.
Breast cancer research : BCR 2023 DeRouen MC, Yang J, Li Y, Franke AA, Tome AN, White KK, Hernandez BY, Shvetsov Y, Setiawan V, Wu AH, Wilkens LR, Le Marchand L, Loo LWM, Cheng I -
Incidence of Lung Cancer Among Never-Smoking Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Females.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2022 DeRouen MC, Canchola AJ, Thompson CA, Jin A, Nie S, Wong C, Lichtensztajn D, Allen L, Patel MI, Daida YG, Luft HS, Shariff-Marco S, Reynolds P, Wakelee HA, Liang SY, Waitzfelder BE, Cheng I, Gomez SL -
Disparities in Prostate Cancer Survival According to Neighborhood Archetypes, A Population-Based Study.
Urology 2021 DeRouen MC, Yang J, Jain J, Weden MM, Gomez SL, Shariff-Marco S -
Risk of breast cancer and prediagnostic urinary excretion of bisphenol A, triclosan and parabens: The Multiethnic Cohort Study.
International journal of cancer 2021 Wu AH, Franke AA, Wilkens LR, Tseng C, Conroy SM, Li Y, Sangaramoorthy M, Polfus LM, DeRouen MC, Caberto C, Haiman C, Stram DO, Le Marchand L, Cheng I -
Integrating Electronic Health Record, Cancer Registry, and Geospatial Data to Study Lung Cancer in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Ethnic Groups.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2021 DeRouen MC, Thompson CA, Canchola AJ, Jin A, Nie S, Wong C, Jain J, Lichtensztajn DY, Li Y, Allen L, Patel MI, Daida YG, Luft HS, Shariff-Marco S, Reynolds P, Wakelee HA, Liang SY, Waitzfelder BE, …
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Urinary phthalate exposures and risk of breast cancer: the Multiethnic Cohort study.
Breast cancer research : BCR 2021 Wu AH, Franke AA, Wilkens LR, Tseng C, Conroy SM, Li Y, Polfus LM, De Rouen M, Caberto C, Haiman C, Stram DO, Le Marchand L, Cheng I -
Neighborhood archetypes and breast cancer survival in California.
Annals of epidemiology 2021 Shariff-Marco S, DeRouen MC, Yang J, Jain J, Nelson DO, Weden MM, Gomez SL -
Impact of individual and neighborhood factors on socioeconomic disparities in localized and advanced prostate cancer risk.
Cancer causes & control : CCC 2018 DeRouen MC, Schupp CW, Yang J, Koo J, Hertz A, Shariff-Marco S, Cockburn M, Nelson DO, Ingles SA, Cheng I, John EM, Gomez SL -
Incidence of lung cancer histologic cell-types according to neighborhood factors: A population based study in California.
PloS one 2018 DeRouen MC, Hu L, McKinley M, Gali K, Patel M, Clarke C, Wakelee H, Haile R, Gomez SL, Cheng I -
Impact of individual and neighborhood factors on disparities in prostate cancer survival.
Cancer epidemiology 2018 DeRouen MC, Schupp CW, Koo J, Yang J, Hertz A, Shariff-Marco S, Cockburn M, Nelson DO, Ingles SA, John EM, Gomez SL -
Sociodemographic disparities in survival for adolescents and young adults with cancer differ by health insurance status.
Cancer causes & control : CCC 2017 DeRouen MC, Parsons HM, Kent EE, Pollock BH, Keegan THM -
Recent declines in cancer incidence: related to the Great Recession?
Cancer causes & control : CCC 2017 Gomez SL, Canchola AJ, Nelson DO, Keegan TH, Clarke CA, Cheng I, Shariff-Marco S, DeRouen M, Catalano R, Satariano WA, Davidson-Allen K, Glaser SL -
Evaluation of cortisol and telomere length measurements in ethnically diverse women with breast cancer using culturally sensitive methods.
Journal of community genetics 2017 Ramirez J, Elmofty M, Castillo E, DeRouen M, Shariff-Marco S, Allen L, Gomez SL, Nápoles AM, Márquez-Magaña L -
Impact of Treatment and Insurance on Socioeconomic Disparities in Survival after Adolescent and Young Adult Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Population-Based Study.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2016 Keegan TH, DeRouen MC, Parsons HM, Clarke CA, Goldberg D, Flowers CR, Glaser SL -
Disparities in Adolescent and Young Adult Survival After Testicular Cancer Vary by Histologic Subtype: A Population-Based Study in California 1988-2010.
Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology 2015 DeRouen MC, Mujahid M, Srinivas S, Keegan TH -
The impact of neighborhood social and built environment factors across the cancer continuum: Current research, methodological considerations, and future directions.
Cancer 2015 Gomez SL, Shariff-Marco S, DeRouen M, Keegan TH, Yen IH, Mujahid M, Satariano WA, Glaser SL -
Cancer-related information needs and cancer's impact on control over life influence health-related quality of life among adolescents and young adults with cancer.
Psycho-oncology 2015 DeRouen MC, Smith AW, Tao L, Bellizzi KM, Lynch CF, Parsons HM, Kent EE, Keegan TH, AYA HOPE Study Collaborative Group -
Impact of socioeconomic status and ethnic enclave on cervical cancer incidence among Hispanics and Asians in California.
Gynecologic oncology 2014 Froment MA, Gomez SL, Roux A, DeRouen MC, Kidd EA -
Medical care in adolescents and young adult cancer survivors: what are the biggest access-related barriers?
Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice 2014 Keegan TH, Tao L, DeRouen MC, Wu XC, Prasad P, Lynch CF, Shnorhavorian M, Zebrack BJ, Chu R, Harlan LC, Smith AW, Parsons HM, AYA HOPE Study Collaborative Group -
A Population-Based Observational Study of First-Course Treatment and Survival for Adolescent and Young Adult Females with Breast Cancer.
Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology 2013 Derouen MC, Gomez SL, Press DJ, Tao L, Kurian AW, Keegan TH -
Impact of breast cancer subtypes on 3-year survival among adolescent and young adult women.
Breast cancer research : BCR 2013 Keegan TH, Press DJ, Tao L, DeRouen MC, Kurian AW, Clarke CA, Gomez SL -
The race is on: human embryonic stem cell research goes global.
Stem cell reviews and reports 2012 DeRouen MC, McCormick JB, Owen-Smith J, Scott CT -
Occurrence of breast cancer subtypes in adolescent and young adult women.
Breast cancer research : BCR 2012 Keegan TH, DeRouen MC, Press DJ, Kurian AW, Clarke CA -
Gastric cancer incidence among Hispanics in California: patterns by time, nativity, and neighborhood characteristics.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2012 Chang ET, Gomez SL, Fish K, Schupp CW, Parsonnet J, DeRouen MC, Keegan TH, Clarke CA, Glaser SL -
Democracy derived? New trajectories in pluripotent stem cell research.
Cell 2011 Scott CT, McCormick JB, DeRouen MC, Owen-Smith J -
Laminin-511 and integrin beta-1 in hair follicle development and basal cell carcinoma formation.
BMC developmental biology 2010 DeRouen MC, Zhen H, Tan SH, Williams S, Marinkovich MP, Oro AE -
Federal policy and the use of pluripotent stem cells.
Nature methods 2010 Scott CT, McCormick JB, Derouen MC, Owen-Smith J -
The primary cilium: a small yet mighty organelle.
The Journal of investigative dermatology 2009 DeRouen MC, Oro AE -
TGF-beta receptor-activated p38 MAP kinase mediates Smad-independent TGF-beta responses.
The EMBO journal 2002 Yu L, Hébert MC, Zhang YE