Erin Linnenbringer, PhD

The partnership between The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center investigates rural cancer disparities and ways to help educate, train, and implement effective strategies to reduce the disparities seen in rural communities.

This pilot project examined health literacy in the context of kidney cancer and smoking among rural populations in southern and central Illinois.

This four-year project examines existing data to investigate potential interplay among state-level inequalities (defined by race and/or gender), individual-level health behaviors, and genomic markers associated with estrogen receptor negative (ER-) breast cancer.

This one-year pilot study explores potential health impacts – both positive and negative – among children currently participating in the St. Louis’ Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation school transfer program.