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Sally W. Vernon is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields including Oncology, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Health, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare

Vernon's publication venues feature a range of journals and platforms, notably:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Applied Research on Children Informing Policy for Children at Risk
  • Vaccines
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
  • Contemporary Clinical Trials

Frequent collaborators include Lara S. Savas, Ross Shegog, C. Mary Healy, Erica L. Frost, and Stanley W Spinner, reflecting an active network of co-authorship within their research community.

Recent publications by Vernon cover various aspects of cancer screening, vaccine hesitancy, trust in medical research, and communication behaviors related to vaccination:

  • "Community Health Workers to Increase Cancer Screening: 3 Community Guide Systematic Reviews" (2022) published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • "Racial/ethnic disparities in use of surveillance mammogram among breast cancer survivors: a systematic review" (2021) published in Journal of Cancer Survivorship
  • "Using increased trust in medical researchers to increase minority recruitment: The RECRUIT cluster randomized clinical trial" (2021) published in Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • "Parents' stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine and their association with information seeking behavior and vaccination communication behaviors" (2023) published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
  • "Predictors of overall and test-specific colorectal Cancer screening adherence" (2020) published in Preventive Medicine

Best Publications

  • The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale: its use in a community sample.

    Robert E. Roberts;Sally W. Vernon

  • Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Review

    Sally W. Vernon

  • The annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1973–1997, with a special section on colorectal cancer

    Lynn A. G. Ries;Phyllis A. Wingo Ph.D.;M.P.H. Daniel S. Miller M.D.;Holly L. Howe

  • Patterns of Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake among Men and Women in the United States

    Helen I. Meissner;Nancy Breen;Carrie N. Klabunde;Sally W. Vernon

  • Patterns and predictors of colorectal cancer test use in the adult U.S. population.

    Laura C. Seeff;M.P.H. Marion R. Nadel Ph.D.;Carrie N. Klabunde;B S Trevor Thompson

  • Adherence to adjuvant hormonal therapy among breast cancer survivors in clinical practice: a systematic review.

    Caitlin C. Murphy;L. Kay Bartholomew;Melissa Y. Carpentier;Shirley M. Bluethmann

  • National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: Symptom management in cancer: pain, depression, and fatigue, July 15-17, 2002.

    Patrick Dl;Ferketich Sl;Frame Ps;Harris Jj

  • Effectiveness of interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers: nine updated systematic reviews for the guide to community preventive services.

    Susan A. Sabatino;Briana Lawrence;Randy Elder;Shawna L. Mercer

  • National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: Symptom Management in Cancer: Pain, Depression, and Fatigue, July 15-17, 2002.

    Donald L. Patrick;Jürgen Unützer

  • Barriers to colorectal cancer screening: a comparison of reports from primary care physicians and average-risk adults.

    Carrie N. Klabunde;Sally W. Vernon;Marion R. Nadel;Nancy Breen

  • A national survey of primary care physicians’ colorectal cancer screening recommendations and practices

    Carrie N Klabunde;Paul S Frame;Ann Meadow;Elizabeth Jones

  • Colorectal Cancer Test Use from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey

    Jean A. Shapiro;Laura C. Seeff;Trevor D. Thompson;Marion R. Nadel

  • Risk perception and risk communication for cancer screening behaviors: a review.

    Sally W. Vernon

  • Participation in breast screening programs: a review.

    Sally W. Vernon;Elizabeth A. Laville;Gilchrist L. Jackson

  • Colorectal cancer screening by primary care physicians: recommendations and practices, 2006-2007.

    Carrie N. Klabunde;David Lanier;Marion R. Nadel;Caroline McLeod

  • Effects of Language and Ethnic Status on Reliability and Validity of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-depression Scale with Psychiatric Patients

    Robert E. Roberts;Sally W. Vernon;Howard M. Rhoades

  • Decision latitude, psychologic demand, job strain, and coronary heart disease in the Western Electric Study.

    Toni Alterman;Richard B. Shekelle;Sally W. Vernon;Keith D. Burau

  • Racial disparities and socioeconomic status in association with survival in a large population‐based cohort of elderly patients with colon cancer

    Xianglin L. Du;Shenying Fang;Sally W. Vernon;Hashem El-Serag

  • A randomized controlled trial of the impact of targeted and tailored interventions on colorectal cancer screening.

    Ronald E. Myers;Randa Sifri;Terry Hyslop;Michael Rosenthal

  • Correlates of underutilization of colorectal cancer screening among U.S. adults, age 50 years and older.

    Vilma E. Cokkinides;Ann Chao;Robert A. Smith;Sally W. Vernon

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria E. Fernandez
Maria E. Fernandez The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Robert E. Roberts
Robert E. Roberts The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Barbara C. Tilley
Barbara C. Tilley The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
William Rakowski
William Rakowski Brown University
Diana J. Burgess
Diana J. Burgess United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Ellen R. Gritz
Ellen R. Gritz The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Carrie N. Klabunde
Carrie N. Klabunde National Institutes of Health
Luisa Franzini
Luisa Franzini University of Maryland, College Park
Paul R. Swank
Paul R. Swank The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Barbara K. Rimer
Barbara K. Rimer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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