University of Washington

Health Systems and Population Health

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

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Beti Thompson

Professor Emeritus, Health Systems and Population Health

206-667-4673 | bthompso@fhcrc.org

Box 358080
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N., M3-B232, Seattle, WA 98109

http://www.fhcrc.org/en/labs/profiles/thompson-beti.html

Research Interests

Community-based research; dietary change; cancer prevention; health disparities

Bio

Engelberta Thompson teaches a course in community and health. Her research focuses on cancer health disparities among underserved populations. She has conducted a number of studies involving the Latino population, with a specific emphasis on cancer prevention and cancer screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers.

(Dr. Thompson has no research opportunities available for 2014 – 2015.)

Education

PhD Sociology, Western Michigan University, 1981
MA Sociology, Western Michigan University, 1978
BA English, Sociology, Grand Valley State College, 1974

Academic Programs and Affiliations

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Role of Family Obligation Stress on Ugandan Women’s Participation in Preventive Breast Health.
PubMed
Scheel JR, Parker S, Hippe DS, Patrick DL, Nakigudde G, Anderson BO, Gralow JR, Thompson B, Molina Y. Role of Family Obligation Stress on Ugandan Women’s Participation in Preventive Breast Health. Oncologist. 2018 Aug 2. pii: theoncologist.2017-0553. doi:
Application of improved approach to evaluate a community intervention to reduce exposure of young children living in farmworker households to organophosphate pesticides.
PubMed
Griffith WC, Vigoren EM, Smith MN, Workman T, Thompson B, Coronado GD, Faustman EM. Application of improved approach to evaluate a community intervention to reduce exposure of young children living in farmworker households to organophosphate pesticides. J
Developing a Culturally Informed Survey Instrument to Assess Biomedical Research Participation Among Latinos on the U.S.-Mexico Border.
PubMed
Hohl SD, Ceballos R, Scott MA, Thompson B. Developing a Culturally Informed Survey Instrument to Assess Biomedical Research Participation Among Latinos on the U.S.-Mexico Border. Qual Health Res. 2018 Oct 10:1049732318801364. doi: 10.1177/1049732318801364
Community Empowerment Partners (CEPs): A Breast Health Education Program for African-American Women.
PubMed
Hempstead B, Green C, Briant KJ, Thompson B, Molina Y. Community Empowerment Partners (CEPs): A Breast Health Education Program for African-American Women. J Community Health. 2018 Feb 27. doi: 10.1007/s10900-018-0490-4. [Epub ahead of print]
Stress Among Latinos: Does it Vary by Occupation and Agricultural Season?
PubMed
Ulrich A, Molina Y, Briant KJ, Onstad LE, Copeland W, Holte SE, Thompson B. Stress Among Latinos: Does it Vary by Occupation and Agricultural Season? J Occup Environ Med. 2018 Apr 5. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001333. [Epub ahead of print]
Breast Cancer Beliefs as Potential Targets for Breast Cancer Awareness Efforts to Decrease Late-Stage Presentation in Uganda.
PubMed
Scheel JR, Molina Y, Anderson BO, Patrick DL, Nakigudde G, Gralow JR, Lehman CD, Thompson B. Breast Cancer Beliefs as Potential Targets for Breast Cancer Awareness Efforts to Decrease Late-Stage Presentation in Uganda. J Glob Oncol. 2018 Sep;(4):1-9. doi:
Exploring Motivational Interviewing to Engage Latinos in Advance Care Planning: A Community-Based Social Work Intervention.
PubMed
Nedjat-Haiem FR, Carrion IV, Gonzalez K, Bennett ED, Ell K, O’Connell M, Thompson B, Mishra SI. Exploring Motivational Interviewing to Engage Latinos in Advance Care Planning: A Community-Based Social Work Intervention. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Jan 1:
Association between iq’mik smokeless tobacco use and cardiometabolic risk profile among Yup’ik Alaska Native people.
PubMed
Ryman TK, Boyer BB, Hopkins SE, Philip J, Thompson B, Beresford SAA, Thummel KE, Austin MA. Association between iq’mik smokeless tobacco use and cardiometabolic risk profile among Yup’ik Alaska Native people. Ethn Health. 2017 Jan 24:1-15. doi: 10.1080/13
Social factors matter in cancer risk and survivorship.
PubMed
Dean LT, Gehlert S, Neuhouser ML, Oh A, Zanetti K, Goodman M, Thompson B, Visvanathan K, Schmitz KH. Social factors matter in cancer risk and survivorship. Cancer Causes Control. 2018 Jul;29(7):611-618. doi: 10.1007/s10552-018-1043-y. Epub 2018 May 30.
The Association Between Out-of-Pocket Costs and Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients.
PubMed
Farias AJ, Hansen RN, Zeliadt SB, Ornelas IJ, Li CI, Thompson B. The Association Between Out-of-Pocket Costs and Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients. Am J Clin Oncol. 2016 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print]

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