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Program Director
Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program
Telephone: 240-789-3981
Email: behnoosh.momin@nih.gov
- DrPH, The University of Georgia
- MS – Biomedical Sciences,
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - MPH – Environmental and Occupational Health,
Texas A&M University - BS – Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
- Community-engaged research
- Environmental exposures and cancer research
- Translational epidemiology
Biography
Behnoosh Momin, DrPH, MS, MPH, is a program director in the Environmental Epidemiology Branch (EEB) of the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP) in NCI's Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS). In her role, she supports epidemiologic research on modifiable risk factors and cancer to advance the prevention and control of cancer; identifies scientific gaps and develops novel research opportunities; leads and participates in cross-disciplinary collaborations across NIH, and in public, private, and academic sectors; and mentors cancer prevention fellows.
Before joining NCI, Dr. Momin was a health scientist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch, Scientific Support and Clinical Translation Team. Her role involved providing scientific expertise to a diverse range of studies. Notably, she served as a project lead on an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)-funded research study aimed at identifying promotional and cessation interventions for tobacco control to reduce cancer rates. Dr. Momin was presented with the CDC and ATSDR Honor Award for Excellence in Public Health Protection for her work.
Dr. Momin is involved with numerous cancer epidemiology research initiatives, including co-founding CDC’s tobacco related cancers workgroup and leading liver cancer research demonstration projects funded under the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. She served as co-chair of the vaccine preventable cancers workgroup on the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership, in which NCI is one of 19 federal and national partners providing strategic direction to the cancer control coalitions.
During her career, Dr. Momin’s voluntary interests include serving on the Editorial Board for Frontiers in Oncology, Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention and a peer reviewer for other cancer prevention and control journals. She has also served as a student supervisor for CDC’s Student Workforce and Experience Program (SWEP). Dr. Momin has delivered presentations at several national conferences and moderated sessions.
Select Publications
See a list of articles published by Dr. Momin in PubMed.