Ellen D.S. Lopez, MPH, Ph.D.

Ellen D.S. Lopez, MPH, Ph.D. 精东影业 Photo

Professor of Psychology
Director, Student/Scholar Core ~ Biomedical & Student Training (BLaST)
edlopez@alaska.edu

Fall 2025 Office Hours
Coming Soon

Please email Dr. Lopez to set up an appointment.

Research Interests:
Community-based participatory research with Alaska Native communities
Factors that impact cancer prevention, early detection, control, and survivorship among Alaska Native individuals, their families, and their communities.

Education and Training

  • 2002 鈥 2004  University of Michigan 鈥 Ann Arbor, MI
    • Post-doctoral Fellowship: W. K. Kellogg Community Health Scholars Program
  • 1996 - 2002  University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, NC
    • Doctoral Program of Public Health: Health Behavior Health Education
  • 1994 - 1996  University of Washington - Seattle, WA
    • Masters in Public Health: Social Behavioral Sciences
  • 1984 - 1988  University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
    • Bachelor of Arts: Psychology and Social Welfare

Courses taught

  • Research Methods (Psychology 639)
  • Qualitative Analysis (Psychology 658)
  • Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
  • Psychological, Behavioral and Social Issues in Public Health
  • Theoretical Foundations of Social Behavioral Science Research and Practice
  • Assessment and Surveillance
  • Community Competence, Capacity and Empowerment (Co-instructor)
  • Research Methods in Health Behavior and Health Education (Co-instructor)
  • Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar (TA)
  • Core Course in Social and Behavioral Sciences (TA)

Research Interests

With my training and experience in public health and community-based participatory research, I am interested in developing strong and mutually beneficial collaborative research partnerships with Alaska Native organizations and communities.

The focus of my research program is to identify and begin to address the factors that impact cancer prevention, early detection, control, and survivorship among Alaska Native individuals, their families, and their communities.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles

Burg, MA, L贸pez, EDS., Dailey, A, Keller, ME, Prendergast, B. Minority Breast Cancer Survivors Reactions to a Survivorship Care Plan. Journal of General Internal Medicine (Accepted, 29 April 2009).

L贸pez, EDS., Khoury, AJ, Dailey, AB, Hall, AG, Chisholm, LR (2009).  Screening mammography: Characteristics of current, overdue, and never screeners.  Women鈥檚 Health Issues, 19(6), 434-445.

Classen, S, Winter, S., L贸pez, EDS. (2009). Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on older driver safety and mobility. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health , 29 (1), 24-31.

L贸pez, EDS., Fesperman, SF, Graff, SH, Schropp, S, Catalanotto, ST, Robinson, A, Major, ZI (2009). Florida Public Health Review, 6:50-57.

Hall A, Khoury AJ, Lopez, EDS., Lisovicz N, Avis-Williams A, Mitra A. (2008). Factors Associated with Breast Cancer Fatalism. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 19:1328-1342.

Nelson, A, Ricardo, F, Forges, B, L贸pez, EDS. (2008). Creando Nuestra Salud (Creating Our Health) 鈥 Results and findings from a breast cancer education program with rural Hispanic women. Florida Public Health Review, 5:99-103.

Dodge, B., Zachry, K., Reece, M., L贸pez, EDS., Herbenick, D., Gant, K., Tanner, A., and Martinez, O. (2008). Sexuality education in Florida: Content, context, and controversy. American Journal of Sexuality Education, 3(2), 67-93.

L贸pez, EDS., Lichtenstein, R, Lewis, AT, Allen, R. Johnson, P, Baum, N.(2007). Increasing Enrollment of Uninsured Children on Detroit's Eastside: Drawing from Freirian Empowerment Methods to Develop and Use Innovative Learning Maps.鈥 Health Promotion Practice, 8(2):181-191.

Lichtenstein, R.,Banaszak-Holl, J, Calloway, J, Ross, R, Allen, R, L贸pez, EDS., Johnson, P. (2006). Training welfare caseworkers in service excellence: Increasing children鈥檚 Medicaid coverage. Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, 17(3), 486-492.

L贸pez, EDS., Parker, E, Edgren, K, Brakefield-Caldwell, W. (2005). Planning and conducting community forums to disseminate research findings using a CBPR approach: A case study from Community Action Against Asthma.  Metropolitan Universities Journal, 16(1): 57-76.

L贸pez EDS., Eng, E, Robinson, N.(2005) Quality of life concerns of African American Breast Cancer Survivors within Rural North Carolina: Blending the Techniques of Photovoice and Grounded Theory. Qualitative Health Research, 15(1): 99-115

Chapters

Ellen D.S. L贸pez, Barbara Curbow. Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health. In Andresen E, Defries, E (Eds.) Public Health Concepts: An Undergraduate Textbook and Toolkit. Jossey-Bass Publishers. (in press)

Ellen D.S. L贸pez, Eugenia Eng, Naomi Robinson, Caroline C. Wang (2005) Photovoice as a Community-Based Participatory Research Method: A Case Study with African American Breast Cancer Survivors in Rural Eastern North Carolina. In Barbara A. Israel, Eugenia Eng, Amy J. Schulz, Edith A. Parker (Eds.) Methods for Conducting Community-Based Participatory Research for Health