Lauren McCullough, PhD, MSPH
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Biography
Lauren McCullough, PhD, MSPH, is an associate professor of Epidemiology at Rollins School of Public Health. Dr. McCullough is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute.
Education
Dr. McCullough earned her PhD from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in North Carolina. She received her Master of Science in Public Health from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.
Titles & Roles
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Associate Professor of EpidemiologyRollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Research
Dr. McCullough's overarching research interest is in the life-course epidemiology of breast cancer and lymphoma, specifically the contributions of obesity and physical inactivity to the tumor epigenome and microenvironment, as well as disparities in cancer outcomes. Her research program integrates molecular epidemiology, epigenetics and other biomarkers for disease risk and progression; environmental and reproductive epidemiology; disparities research; as well as causal inference methods. The abiding goal of her research is to improve cancer outcomes among low-income and minority populations by identifying molecular targets for behavioral and therapeutic intervention.
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Publications
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date Cancer
JE Bontemps-Jones, LE McCullough, EG Kirkland, LR Teras, P Briggs, MC Whitt-Glover, S Arline-Bradley, J Winn, J Lett, AV Patel 11/27/2024 Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
L Moubadder, M Bliss, ML Maliniak, H Waddel, JM Switchenko, HH Chang, MR Kramer, LE McCullough 11/27/2024 Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice
JM Binkley, S Gabram, J Finley, D Fowler, L VanHoose, LE McCullough 10/01/2024 Second primary cancer risks according to race and ethnicity among U.S. breast cancer survivors.
International journal of cancer
C Brandt, JB Vo, GL Gierach, I Cheng, VN Torres, WR Lawrence, LE McCullough, LHS Veiga, A Berrington de González, C Ramin 09/15/2024 Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
LJ Collin, LA Waller, DP Cronin-Fenton, TP Ahern, M Goodman, LE McCullough, A Kjærsgaard, KM Woolpert, RA Silliman, PM Christiansen, B Ejlertsen, HT Sørensen, TL Lash 09/01/2024 Neighborhood Deprivation and Breast Cancer Mortality Among Black and White Women.
JAMA network open
LE Barber, ML Maliniak, L Moubadder, DA Johnson, JM Miller-Kleinhenz, JM Switchenko, KC Ward, LE McCullough 06/03/2024 Breast cancer research and treatment
LJ Collin, J Jones, R Nash, JM Switchenko, KC Ward, LE McCullough 06/01/2024 Research square
L Moubadder, M Bliss, M Maliniak, H Waddel, J Switchenko, H Chang, M Kramer, L McCullough 05/23/2024 Cancer research communications
K Ross-Driscoll, AT Ayuk-Arrey, R Lynch, LE McCullough, G Roccaro, L Nephew, J Hundley, RA Rubin, R Patzer 04/22/2024 International journal of epidemiology
LE McCullough, LJ Collin, M Statman 04/11/2024 Eyes Wide Open: Sleep as a Potential Contributor to Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cancer.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
LE Barber, LE McCullough, DA Johnson 04/03/2024 Historical Redlining, Persistent Mortgage Discrimination, and Race in Breast Cancer Outcomes.
JAMA network open
JM Miller-Kleinhenz, LE Barber, ML Maliniak, L Moubadder, M Bliss, MJ Streiff, JM Switchenko, KC Ward, LE McCullough 02/05/2024 Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
LE Barber, ML Maliniak, R Nash, L Moubadder, D Haynes, KC Ward, LE McCullough 02/01/2024 Considerations in Narrowing the Breast Cancer Mortality Gap Between Black and White Women.
JAMA oncology
LE McCullough, ML Maliniak, L Moubadder 12/01/2023 Total Energy Intake: Implications for Epidemiologic Analyses.
American journal of epidemiology
LE McCullough, DA Byrd 11/03/2023 Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
ML Maliniak, L Moubadder, R Nash, TL Lash, MR Kramer, LE McCullough 11/01/2023 Neighborhood Deprivation and DNA Methylation and Expression of Cancer Genes in Breast Tumors.
JAMA network open
BD Jenkins, E Rossi, C Pichardo, W Wooten, M Pichardo, W Tang, TH Dorsey, A Ajao, R Hutchison, L Moubadder, LE McCullough, M Bailey-Whyte, S Ambs 11/01/2023 Journal of transport & health
MD Garber, KE Watkins, WD Flanders, MR Kramer, RLF Lobelo, SJ Mooney, DJ Ederer, LE McCullough 09/01/2023 Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice
JM Binkley, S Gabram, J Finley, D Fowler, L VanHoose, LE McCullough 08/01/2023 Associations of Post-Diagnosis Lifestyle with Prognosis in Women with Invasive Breast Cancer.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
AN Troeschel, TJ Hartman, LE McCullough, IJ Ergas, LJ Collin, ML Kwan, CB Ambrosone, WD Flanders, PT Bradshaw, EM Cespedes Feliciano, JM Roh, Y Wang, E Valice, LH Kushi 07/05/2023 Frontiers in oncology
JM Miller-Kleinhenz, L Moubadder, KM Beyer, Y Zhou, AH Gaglioti, LJ Collin, J Gohar, W Do, K Conneely, U Krishnamurti, K Gogineni, S Gabram-Mendola, O D'Angelo, K Henry, M Torres, LE McCullough 01/01/2023 Cancer causes & control : CCC
A Balenger, G Seth, S Bhattarai, LJ Collin, L McCullough, K Gogineni, P Subhedar, C Ellison, U Khan, MH Swahn, R Aneja 12/01/2022 BMJ open
T Nagaradona, BA Bassig, D Hosgood, RCH Vermeulen, B Ning, WJ Seow, W Hu, L Portengen, J Wong, XO Shu, W Zheng, N Appel, YT Gao, QY Cai, G Yang, Y Chen, G Downward, J Li, K Yang, L McCullough, D Silverman, Y Huang, Q Lan 11/15/2022 Drivers of racial, regional, and socioeconomic disparities in late-stage breast cancer mortality.
Cancer
L Moubadder, LJ Collin, R Nash, JM Switchenko, JM Miller-Kleinhenz, K Gogineni, KC Ward, LE McCullough 09/15/2022 The obesity-breast cancer link: a multidisciplinary perspective.
Cancer metastasis reviews
EN Devericks, MS Carson, LE McCullough, MF Coleman, SD Hursting 09/01/2022 Annals of surgical oncology
LJ Collin, K Ross-Driscoll, R Nash, JM Miller-Kleinhenz, L Moubadder, C Osborn, PD Subhedar, SGA Gabram-Mendola, JM Switchenko, KC Ward, LE McCullough 08/01/2022 Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
MD Garber, WD Flanders, KE Watkins, F Lobelo, MR Kramer, LE McCullough 07/01/2022 Epidemiology beyond its limits.
Science advances
LE McCullough, ML Maliniak, AB Amin, JM Baker, D Baliashvili, J Barberio, CM Barrera, CA Brown, LJ Collin, AA Freedman, DC Gibbs, MB Haddad, EW Hall, S Hamid, KRV Harrington, AM Holleman, JA Kaufman, MA Khan, K Labgold, VC Lee, AA Malik, LM Mann, KJ Marks, KN Nelson, ZS Quader, K Ross-Driscoll, S Sarkar, MP Shah, IY Shao, JP Smith, KK Stanhope, M Valenzuela-Lara, ME Van Dyke, KJ Vyas, TL Lash 06/10/2022 Cancer epidemiology
R Nash, MC Russell, JM Miller-Kleinhenz, LJ Collin, K Ross-Driscoll, JM Switchenko, LE McCullough 04/01/2022 JNCI cancer spectrum
LE McCullough 03/02/2022 Breast cancer research and treatment
J Gohar, WL Do, J Miller-Kleinhenz, K Conneely, U Krishnamurti, O D'Angelo, K Gogineni, M Torres, S Gabram-Mendola, LE McCullough 02/01/2022 Frontiers in public health
Y Guan, S Pathak, D Ballard, JK Veluswamy, LE McCullough, CM McBride, MC Gornick 01/01/2022 Racial Disparities in Diagnostic Delay Among Women With Breast Cancer.
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
JM Miller-Kleinhenz, LJ Collin, R Seidel, A Reddy, R Nash, JM Switchenko, LE McCullough 10/01/2021 Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
WL Do, J Gohar, LE McCullough, KI Galaviz, KN Conneely, KMV Narayan 10/01/2021 Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN
LJ Collin, M Yan, R Jiang, K Gogineni, P Subhedar, KC Ward, JM Switchenko, J Lipscomb, J Miller-Kleinhenz, MA Torres, J Lin, LE McCullough 08/16/2021 Pediatric obesity
RL Maguire, JS House, DT Lloyd, HG Skinner, TK Allen, AM Raffi, DA Skaar, SS Park, LE McCullough, SH Kollins, SD Bilbo, DN Collier, SK Murphy, BF Fuemmeler, KM Gowdy, C Hoyo 07/01/2021 Crown-Like Structures in Breast Adipose Tissue: Early Evidence and Current Issues in Breast Cancer.
Cancers
ML Maliniak, J Miller-Kleinhenz, DP Cronin-Fenton, TL Lash, K Gogineni, EAM Janssen, LE McCullough 05/06/2021 Redlining, Lending Bias, and Breast Cancer Mortality-Reply.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
LJ Collin, LE McCullough 04/01/2021 Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
LJ Collin, DP Cronin-Fenton, TP Ahern, M Goodman, LE McCullough, LA Waller, A Kjærsgaard, P Damkier, PM Christiansen, B Ejlertsen, MB Jensen, HT Sørensen, TL Lash 03/01/2021 Cancer causes & control : CCC
ML Maliniak, SM Gapstur, LE McCullough, E Rees-Punia, MM Gaudet, CY Um, MA Guinter, WD Flanders, AV Patel 02/01/2021 Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
LJ Collin, AH Gaglioti, KM Beyer, Y Zhou, MA Moore, R Nash, JM Switchenko, JM Miller-Kleinhenz, KC Ward, LE McCullough 01/01/2021 Cerebral circulation - cognition and behavior
W Wharton, L Jeong, L Ni, AA Bay, RJ Shin, LE McCullough, H Silverstein, AR Hart, D Swieboda, W Hu, ME Hackney 01/01/2021 At-risk-measure Sampling in Case-Control Studies with Aggregated Data.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
MD Garber, LE McCullough, SJ Mooney, MR Kramer, KE Watkins, RLF Lobelo, WD Flanders 01/01/2021 Linking Environmental Exposures to Molecular Pathogenesis in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Subtypes.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
L Moubadder, LE McCullough, CR Flowers, JL Koff 10/01/2020 Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
AN Troeschel, TJ Hartman, EJ Jacobs, VL Stevens, T Gansler, WD Flanders, LE McCullough, Y Wang 06/20/2020 Breast cancer research : BCR
ML Maliniak, AM Cheriyan, ME Sherman, Y Liu, K Gogineni, J Liu, J He, U Krishnamurti, J Miller-Kleinhenz, R Ashiqueali, J He, R Yacoub, LE McCullough 06/17/2020 The Journal of nutrition
AN Troeschel, TJ Hartman, WD Flanders, Y Wang, RA Hodge, LE McCullough, DC Mitchell, L Sampson, AV Patel, ML McCullough 06/01/2020 Obesity-associated methylation in breast tumors: a possible link to disparate outcomes?
Breast cancer research and treatment
WL Do, K Conneely, S Gabram-Mendola, U Krishnamurti, O D'Angelo, J Miller-Kleinhenz, K Gogineni, M Torres, LE McCullough 05/01/2020 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1:2 and breast cancer recurrence: a Danish population-based study.
Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden)
LJ Collin, SP Ulrichsen, TP Ahern, M Goodman, LE McCullough, LA Waller, K Bang Christensen, P Damkier, S Hamilton-Dutoit, KL Lauridsen, R Yacoub, PM Christiansen, B Ejlertsen, HT Sørensen, DP Cronin-Fenton, TL Lash 03/01/2020 Annals of cancer epidemiology
LJ Collin, AN Troeschel, Y Liu, K Gogineni, K Borger, KC Ward, LE McCullough 03/01/2020 PloS one
KN Lee, MA Torres, AN Troeschel, J He, K Gogineni, LE McCullough 01/01/2020 International journal of epidemiology
AN Troeschel, Y Liu, LJ Collin, PT Bradshaw, KC Ward, K Gogineni, LE McCullough 12/01/2019 Cancer
T Wang, LE McCullough, AJ White, PT Bradshaw, X Xu, YH Cho, MB Terry, SL Teitelbaum, AI Neugut, RM Santella, J Chen, MD Gammon 11/01/2019 Characterizing Lymphoma Incidence and Disparities for a Cancer Center Catchment Region.
Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia
AA Ayers, L Lyu, K Dance, KC Ward, CR Flowers, JL Koff, LE McCullough 11/01/2019 BMC cancer
LE McCullough, LJ Collin, K Conway, AJ White, YH Cho, S Shantakumar, MB Terry, SL Teitelbaum, AI Neugut, RM Santella, J Chen, MD Gammon 09/18/2019 JNCI cancer spectrum
LJ Collin, R Jiang, KC Ward, K Gogineni, PD Subhedar, ME Sherman, MM Gaudet, CR Breitkopf, O D'Angelo, S Gabram-Mendola, R Aneja, AH Gaglioti, LE McCullough 09/01/2019 Overall gestational weight gain mediates the relationship between maternal and child obesity.
BMC public health
MJ Josey, LE McCullough, C Hoyo, C Williams-DeVane 08/07/2019 Disadvantaged neighborhoods and racial disparity in breast cancer outcomes: the biological link.
Cancer causes & control : CCC
G Saini, A Ogden, LE McCullough, M Torres, P Rida, R Aneja 07/01/2019 Obesity and cancer treatment efficacy: Existing challenges and opportunities.
Cancer
KH Ross, K Gogineni, PD Subhedar, JY Lin, LE McCullough 05/15/2019 Obesity and understudied minority children: existing challenges and opportunities in epidemiology.
BMC pediatrics
ZS Quader, JA Gazmararian, LE McCullough 04/10/2019 Epigenetics
CL Martin, D Jima, GC Sharp, LE McCullough, SS Park, KM Gowdy, D Skaar, M Cowley, RL Maguire, B Fuemmeler, D Collier, CL Relton, SK Murphy, C Hoyo 04/01/2019 Usual adult occupation and risk of prostate cancer in West African men: the Ghana Prostate Study.
Occupational and environmental medicine
C Adler, MC Friesen, ED Yeboah, Y Tettey, RB Biritwum, AA Adjei, E Tay, V Okyne, JE Mensah, A Truelove, B Yang, SP Kelly, CK Zhou, LE McCullough, L Pardo, RN Hoover, AW Hsing, MB Cook, S Koutros 02/01/2019 Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
ME Hackney, LE McCullough, AA Bay, HA Silverstein, AR Hart, RJ Shin, W Wharton 01/01/2019 NPJ breast cancer
LJ Collin, M Yan, R Jiang, KC Ward, B Crawford, MA Torres, K Gogineni, PD Subhedar, S Puvanesarajah, MM Gaudet, LE McCullough 01/01/2019 PloS one
LJ Collin, LE McCullough, K Conway, AJ White, X Xu, YH Cho, S Shantakumar, SL Teitelbaum, AI Neugut, RM Santella, J Chen, MD Gammon 01/01/2019 Identifying and Addressing Disparities in Survival Outcomes for Rural Patients With Cancer.
JAMA network open
LE McCullough, CR Flowers 08/03/2018 Age-Specific Indicators of a Healthy Lifestyle and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer.
Journal of women's health (2002)
KM McClain, LE McCullough, PT Bradshaw, S Shantakumar, MB Terry, AI Neugut, MD Gammon 11/01/2017 Epigenetics
LE McCullough, EE Miller, LE Calderwood, N Shivappa, SE Steck, MR Forman, M A Mendez, R Maguire, BF Fuemmeler, SH Kollins, S D Bilbo, Z Huang, AP Murtha, SK Murphy, JR Hébert, C Hoyo 08/01/2017 Breast tumor DNA methylation patterns associated with smoking in the Carolina Breast Cancer Study.
Breast cancer research and treatment
K Conway, SN Edmiston, E Parrish, C Bryant, CK Tse, T Swift-Scanlan, LE McCullough, PF Kuan 06/01/2017 Maternal blood cadmium, lead and arsenic levels, nutrient combinations, and offspring birthweight.
BMC public health
Y Luo, LE McCullough, JY Tzeng, T Darrah, A Vengosh, RL Maguire, A Maity, C Samuel-Hodge, SK Murphy, MA Mendez, C Hoyo 04/24/2017 Comparison of Breast Cancer Risk Predictive Models and Screening Strategies for Chinese Women.
Journal of women's health (2002)
Y Zhao, P Xiong, LE McCullough, EE Miller, H Li, Y Huang, M Zhao, MJ Wang, M Kang, Q Wang, JY Li 03/01/2017 Breast cancer research : BCR
LE McCullough, J Chen, YH Cho, NK Khankari, PT Bradshaw, AJ White, SL Teitelbaum, MB Terry, AI Neugut, H Hibshoosh, RM Santella, MD Gammon 02/21/2017 Environmental research
N Niehoff, AJ White, LE McCullough, SE Steck, J Beyea, I Mordukhovich, J Shen, AI Neugut, K Conway, RM Santella, MD Gammon 01/01/2017 The Promise of Leisure-Time Physical Activity to Reduce Risk of Cancer Development.
JAMA internal medicine
LE McCullough, KM McClain, MD Gammon 06/01/2016 DNA methylation modifies the association between obesity and survival after breast cancer diagnosis.
Breast cancer research and treatment
LE McCullough, J Chen, YH Cho, NK Khankari, PT Bradshaw, AJ White, G Garbowski, SL Teitelbaum, MB Terry, AI Neugut, H Hibshoosh, RM Santella, MD Gammon 02/01/2016 Genetic variation in multiple biologic pathways, flavonoid intake, and breast cancer.
Cancer causes & control : CCC
NK Khankari, PT Bradshaw, LE McCullough, SL Teitelbaum, SE Steck, BN Fink, X Xu, J Ahn, CB Ambrosone, KD Crew, MB Terry, AI Neugut, J Chen, RM Santella, MD Gammon 02/01/2014 Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes, recreational physical activity and breast cancer risk.
International journal of cancer
LE McCullough, RM Santella, RJ Cleveland, RC Millikan, AF Olshan, KE North, PT Bradshaw, SM Eng, MB Terry, J Shen, KD Crew, P Rossner, SL Teitelbaum, AI Neugut, MD Gammon 02/01/2014