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Research Interests
Dr. Simon's primary research interests are aimed at promoting health equity and eliminating health disparities among low income, medically underserved women across the lifespan. Integrating health services research with social epidemiologic models, Dr. Simon's research focuses on interventions (such as patient navigation and community health outreach workers) that aim to reduce and eliminate such disparities. Within this context, Dr. Simon prefers to leverage culture and community to achieve these goals and thereby integrates community based participatory research framework into her work. She also has a strong portfolio of workforce development programs including the world's first healthcare pipeline development free massive open online course, "Career 911: Your Future Job in Medicine and Healthcare" on the Coursera platform. She is the founding director of the Center for Health Equity Transformation and the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative. Finally, she serves as a member of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the National Academy of Medicine's Roundtable for the Promotion of Health Equity.
Certifications and Licenses
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Training Experience
| 2004 | Residency, Yale-New Haven Hospital |
| 2006 | Fellowship, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital) |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Rush Medical College
… → 2000
Research interests
- Geriatrics
- Global Health
- Health Disparities
- Health Services Research
- Public Health
- Public Policy
- Women's Health / Women's Reproductive Health
- Cancer: Female Reproductive System (ovary, cervix, uterus)
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Patient Navigation
Medicine & Life Sciences
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Medicine & Life Sciences
Early Detection of Cancer
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Community-Based Participatory Research
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Network
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Grants 2006 2024
Northwestern Uterine Leiomyoma Research Center
Bulun, S. E., Chakravarti, D., Parker, J. B., Simon, M. A., Wei, J. & Yin, P.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
9/1/19 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
The OPTIMIZE Study: Optimizing Patient Navigation for Perinatal Care
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
8/7/19 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
Patient Navigation
Perinatal Care
Social Determinants of Health
Checklist
African Americans
Northwestern University Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Training (NU-MHRT)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
7/18/19 → 2/29/24
Project: Research project
minority
health
career
trainee
transdisciplinary
Subproject for Institution # SP0051426 Pilot Program
Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, National Institute on Aging
1/1/19 → 6/30/23
Project: Research project
trauma
health
resilience
minority
community
Chicago Asian Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)
Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, National Institute on Aging
1/1/19 → 6/30/23
Project: Research project
minority
trauma
resources
health
resilience
Research Output 2001 2019
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Adaptation of a proactive smoking cessation intervention to increase tobacco quitline use by LGBT smokers
Matthews, A. K., Breen, E., Veluz-Wilkins, A., Ciecierski, C., Simon, M. A., Burrell, D. & Hitsman, B. L., Jan 1 2019, In : Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 13, Special Issue 2019, p. 71-84 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Transgender Persons
Tobacco Use
Smoking Cessation
nicotine
smoking
Adaptation of a proactive smoking cessation intervention to increase tobacco quitline use by LGBT smokers
Matthews, A. K., Breen, E., Veluz-Wilkins, A., Ciecierski, C., Simon, M. A., Burrell, D. & Hitsman, B. L., Jan 1 2019, In : Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 13, Special Issue, p. 43-44 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Tobacco Use
Smoking Cessation
nicotine
smoking
Architecture matters—moving beyond “Business as Usual”: The Chicago cancer health equity collaborative
Simon, M. A., Jan 1 2019, In : Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 13, Special Issue 2019, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Organizational Case Studies
Quality of Health Care
equity
cancer
health
Association Between Neighborhood Cohesion and Cancer Screening Utilization in Chinese American Older Adults
Hei, A., Simon, M. A. & Dong, X. Q., Aug 1 2019, In : Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 21, 4, p. 830-836 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Asian Americans
Early Detection of Cancer
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms
Population
Building cross-institutional collaborative infrastructure and processes: Early lessons from the chicago cancer health equity collaborative
Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative, Jan 1 2019, In : Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 13, Special Issue 2019, p. 5-13 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
equity
cancer
infrastructure
health
Neoplasms