Trisha Amboree, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
Cancer Focus
Cancer epidemiology, human papillomavirus, cervical cancer, screening, prevention
Research Program
Research Interest
My research expertise is in cancer epidemiology, with a primary focus on advancing prevention and outcomes for human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers, especially cervical cancer. My work encompasses the full continuum of cancer prevention and care, aiming to elucidate and address gaps, and improve outcomes.
Positions and Scientific Appointments
2024-Present: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
2023-2024: Postdoctoral Fellow, Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Mentors: Jane Montealegre, PhD, Michael Scheurer, PhD, Abiodun Oluyomi, PhD
2022-2023: Postdoctoral Associate, Pediatrics Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Mentors: Jane Montealegre, PhD, Michael Scheurer, PhD, Abiodun Oluyomi, PhD
2016-2022: Research Assistant II/ Field Supervisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, the University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX; Mentor: Paige Padgett Wermuth, PhD
2016: Graduate Assistant, Young Black Men who have Sex with Men study, The University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) and The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX; Mentor: Paige Padgett Wermuth, PhD
2016: Data Collector, Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX
2016: Infection Prevention Intern, Department of Infection Prevention, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX; Mentors: Janan Sacklah, MPH, Luis Ostrosky, MD PhD
2015-2016: Data Collector, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX; Mentor: Paige Padgett Wermuth, PhD
Education
Postdoctoral
September 2024
Cancer Prevention
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Postdoctoral
March 2023
Cancer Prevention
Baylot College of Medicine, Houston, TX
PhD
December 2021
Epidemiology
The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX
MPH
May 2016
Epidemiology
The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX
BS
August 2014
Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX