Prevention Advisory Committee

The Prevention Advisory Committee (PAC) advises the Oversight Committee on important issues surrounding cancer prevention and control. The members of the PAC, appointed by the Oversight Committee, share their advice on opportunities to increase CPRIT’s impact on cancer prevention and control in Texas.

Related Documents:

Prevention Advisory Committee Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2026
Prevention Advisory Committee Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025

Members:

Navkiran K Shokar, MA, MD, MPH, Chair Professor and Chair, Department of Population Health Associate Dean for Community Affairs The University of Texas at Austin

Keith Argenbright, MD, Vice-Chair Director Professor Chief The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Abbey B. Berenson, M.D., MMS, Ph.D. Professor, Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Pediatrics Director, UTMB Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s Health The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Richard Chamberlain, DrPH, DipACLM, CPM, CHW, LCI, RS Director of Public Health, Animal Care & Library City of Laredo Public Health Department

Ashley Dedmon, MPH, CHES Patient Advocate Vice President Mission Delivery Living Beyond Breast Cancer

Jessica Duckworth, R.T. (R)(M) Chief Operating Officer The Rose

Manda Hall, M.D. Associate Commissioner Community Health Improvement Division

Ernest Hawk, MD, MPH Vice President and Division Head Boone Pickens Distinguished Chair for Early Prevention of Cancer The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

David Lakey, MD Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer The University of Texas System

Kenneth S. Ramos, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine Alkek Chair of Medical Genetics Executive Director, Texas A&M Institute of Biosciences and Technology Associate Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Services, The Texas A&M University System

Julie St. John, PhD(c), DrPH, MPH, MA, CHWI Associate Professor Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Suncerria Tillis, MBA Director, Health Equity Programs & Strategy Exact Sciences

Laura Wood, CHES Associate Director, State Partnerships American Cancer Society