Salma Shariff-Marco, PhD, MPH
Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
School of Medicine

Dr. Salma Shariff-Marco is a social and behavioral scientist with a research portfolio focused on understanding the role of social determinants of health in shaping and perpetuating health disparities.

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One main area of focus is on place and health, evaluating how neighborhood characteristics (e.g., social, built, and physical environment attributes) and geographic variation may shape cancer-related health behaviors and outcomes across the cancer continuum. In addition, her research includes efforts to better characterize neighborhoods for population health studies (neighborhood archetypes, virtual audits with Google Street View). Another area of research includes understanding how factors related to social status (race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and immigration) impact health disparities, particularly applying an intersectional lens. Dr. Shariff-Marco is also a co-Investigator of the Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry, a part of the California Cancer Registry and the NCI Surveillance Epidemiology End Results (SEER) Program.

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 03/2021
  • postdoc Cancer Control and Population Sciences National Cancer Institute 01/2010
  • Ph.D. Social & Behavioral Studies Johns Hopkins University 05/2007
  • M.P.H. Sociomedical Sciences Columbia University 05/1998
  • B.A. Biological Basis of Behavior University of Pennsylvania 05/1996

Grants and Projects

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Publications (159)

Top publication keywords:
RacismHealth Status DisparitiesSocial EnvironmentProstatic NeoplasmsPrejudiceCancer SurvivorsBody SizeBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, HepatocellularSocial ClassLiver NeoplasmsRegistriesResidence CharacteristicsCaliforniaSocial Determinants of Health

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