University of Vermont Cancer Center Member Profile
Emily Hallgren
Assistant Professor
N/AN/A
Associate Member
Cancer Population Science (CPS)
Academic Interests
I study cancer survivorship, with a focus on rural cancer survivors and the rural cancer experience. I am interested in how we can best identify and address unmet social needs (for example, food insecurity, housing, financial strain) among cancer patients and survivors. In particular, I research the financial and employment impacts of cancer on survivors and their families. I have extensive experience conducting community-based participatory research (CBPR) with rural and underserved communities. I have published over 25 articles, including over 10 articles focused on cancer health disparities and rural cancer survivorship. Prior to joining the faculty at UVM, I led a statewide needs assessment of cancer survivors and caregivers in Arkansas, a largely rural state. My overall research goals are to improve the rural cancer survivorship experience and reduce cancer health disparities for rural and underserved communities.
As a sociologst, I am interested in how social status, social networks, and our environment shape our access to resources, such as healthcare and supportive services. I bring a sociological lens to my work on cancer survivorship and rural cancer health disparities.
Some key publications representing my work:
Hallgren, Emily, Karen HK Yeary, Peter DelNero, Beverly Johnson-Wells, Rachel S Purvis, Ramey Moore, Stephanie Loveless, Kristen Shealy, Pearl McElfish. Barriers, facilitators, and priority needs related to cancer prevention, control, and research in rural, persistent poverty areas. Cancer Causes & Control (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-023-01756-1
Hallgren, Emily, Ayers, B.L., Moore, R. Purvis, R.S., McElfish, P.A., Maraboyina, S., Bryant-Smith, G. Facilitators and barriers to employment for rural women cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-022-01179-y
Hallgren, Emily, Tess Thompson, Pearl McElfish, Ramey Moore, Britni Ayers, Rachel Purvis, Pearl McElfish. Informal and Formal Financial Assistance to Rural Women During Cancer Treatment. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100285
I study cancer survivorship, with a focus on rural cancer survivors and the rural cancer experience. I am interested in how we can best identify and address unmet social needs (for example, food insecurity, housing, financial strain) among cancer patients and survivors. In particular, I research the financial and employment impacts of cancer on survivors and their families. I have extensive experience conducting community-based participatory research (CBPR) with rural and underserved communities. I have published over 25 articles, including over 10 articles focused on cancer health disparities and rural cancer survivorship. Prior to joining the faculty at UVM, I led a statewide needs assessment of cancer survivors and caregivers in Arkansas, a largely rural state. My overall research goals are to improve the rural cancer survivorship experience and reduce cancer health disparities for rural and underserved communities.
As a sociologst, I am interested in how social status, social networks, and our environment shape our access to resources, such as healthcare and supportive services. I bring a sociological lens to my work on cancer survivorship and rural cancer health disparities.
Some key publications representing my work:
Hallgren, Emily, Karen HK Yeary, Peter DelNero, Beverly Johnson-Wells, Rachel S Purvis, Ramey Moore, Stephanie Loveless, Kristen Shealy, Pearl McElfish. Barriers, facilitators, and priority needs related to cancer prevention, control, and research in rural, persistent poverty areas. Cancer Causes & Control (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-023-01756-1
Hallgren, Emily, Ayers, B.L., Moore, R. Purvis, R.S., McElfish, P.A., Maraboyina, S., Bryant-Smith, G. Facilitators and barriers to employment for rural women cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-022-01179-y
Hallgren, Emily, Tess Thompson, Pearl McElfish, Ramey Moore, Britni Ayers, Rachel Purvis, Pearl McElfish. Informal and Formal Financial Assistance to Rural Women During Cancer Treatment. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100285