NCCC Board of Trustees

Joan R. Bloom, Ph.D. Professor, UC Berkeley

Joan Bloom is a professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree at UC Berkeley, as well as a Master's degree in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Sociology of Education from Stanford University. 

Some of Dr. Bloom's research interests lie in examining psycho-social interventions to: prevent the onset of chronic diseases like cancer, encourage early diagnoses, and improve the quality of life for individuals with chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, cardiac disease, and chronic mental illness. Her experience, specifically in the field of cancer research, includes her studies of educational support groups for young women with breast cancer, breast and cervical cancer intervention among low-income and minority women, and the effectiveness of risk notification intervention for cancer survivors. Dr. Bloom's current studies include research performed in collaboration with NCCC scientists.

Dr. Bloom has served on NCCC's Board of Trustees since 1988.

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