Leslie Carnahan, PhD

Assistant professor @uiccomhealthsci @uicpublichealth // Research scientist @uicancercenter // Team IL Advocacy Volunteer @ACSCANIL

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

UPDATES! We hosted a webinar to discuss our recently released RFP for a Curriculum/Training Collaborator for the Illinois CHW Certification Program. A recording of this webinar and an FAQs document is available here:  https://t.co/eDghl1HaG1
Please share! @UICancerCenter

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

📢💰FUNDING ALERT! We just released a Request For Proposals (RFP) for a Curriculum/Training Collaborator for the Illinois Community Health Worker Certification Program. The RFP is open through May 17. https://t.co/KYjOyvJ3GR
@UICancerCenter

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

@biancaislam @AACR Hope to see you there!!!

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

We had a full day of productive meetings with staff for @SenatorDurbin, @SenDuckworth, and @RepMikeQuigley for #AACRontheHill. Great opportunity to discuss the importance of @NIH and @theNCI. Thank you @AACR for this opportunity. #FundNIH @UICancerCenter

[Bianca Islam, MD, PhD @biancaislam]

Many thanks to @AACR leadership for the opportunity to serve as group leader this year. Thanks to all the offices that met w/ Drs. Snider @waynestate, @LCarnahanPhd, & I for our #AACRontheHill
meetings! Grateful to have your support for @NIH funding
#FundNIH @UHhospitals @CWRU_GI

[AACR @AACR]

Today is the AACR Early-Career National Day of Action, and we're calling on early-career scientists, trainees, students, and all who support them to contact members of Congress and ask them to prioritize @NIH funding. Take action: https://t.co/Lo1wR2a4fu #AACRontheHill #FundNIH

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

Spending a day on the Hill to support @NIH funding! Add your voice by sending a message to Congress at https://t.co/plMFBS5Ab3 AACRECHD24. It only takes a minute! #AACRontheHill | #FundNIH

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

We have had a blast sharing our work and learning from others at the @AACR Health Disparities conference.

@VidaAnn
@katchbeverly
@L_JKendall
@PaolaTo312
@UICancerCenter

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

@KDRichardson924 @katchbeverly @UICancerCenter What an amazing achievement!!!

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

New paper alert ‼️ 📢 🎉

We are so excited to share this provides a model of community engagement for state cancer plans. We hope that it can serve as a blueprint for other statewide cancer coalitions working on their own plans.

[University of Illinois Cancer Center @UICancerCenter]

Cancer Center Research Scientist @LCarnahanPhd is corresponding author of paper in @CDCgov journal describing #communityengagement and legislative engagement strategy for Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan thru academic-@IDPH partnership.

https://t.co/TDxOvwCMQe

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

@clpatil @UMichNursing @UMichGlobalNurs How amazing, Crystal! Thanks for having such a huge impact on me during your time at UIC ❤️ You will be missed!

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

NEW PUB ALERT 🎉🎉🎉

“Creating and Implementing a Community Engagement Strategy for the 2022–2027 Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan Through an Academic–State Public Health Department Partnership' is available online:  https://t.co/KQ8O3qYY9M

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

@avsmph @MyaLRoberson I've had success publishing qualitative cancer-related work in the Journal of Cancer Education and the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, and most recently Preventing Chronic Disease (in-press).

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

Happy Pride!

[cats being weird little guys 👅 @weirdlilguys]

he said lgbtq rights

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

Check out the @UICancerCenter 2022 Annual Report. It’s an honor to be a part of this team!

https://t.co/1D5ljRMMJN

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

Join AACR/AACI Hill Day Advocates in Asking Congress to Support Cancer Research! https://t.co/ieLCOlMurE

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

Please join me in attending the virtual 2023 Illinois Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.

Registration is now open: https://t.co/SpyLbBpuPk

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

@CindyBVeldhuis Same!!! Just did this with a paper and the editors were totally fine with my request for an extra 2 weeks. Resubmission was accepted with no revisions!

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

@katchbeverly @UICancerCenter @NEIU @chicagochec Thanks for capturing these moments ❤️

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

It was such an honor to talk about community engagement in research to address cancer disparities. Thanks @NEIU and @chicagochec for having me!

[Ifeanyi Beverly Chukwudozie @katchbeverly]

@UICancerCenter CRTEC team sharing training programs & @LCarnahanPhd giving the closing presentation on Community Engagement in Public Health Research and Practice @ the in-person session of the Women in Science Conference hosted by @NEIU & @chicagochec. #WomenInScience

[Leslie Carnahan, PhD @LCarnahanPhd]

Let’s go Chicago!!