Annette Maxwell, Dr.P.H.

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A Short Biography:

Dr. Maxwell is Professor in the Department of Health Services. She has received her Dr.P.H. from the UCLA School of Public Health. Since 1990, she has been engaged in a research program broadly focused on cancer health disparities in diverse populations, especially among several Asian ethnic groups. Her research in cancer prevention and control has ranged from cancer screening to follow-up of breast abnormalities, dissemination of evidence-based interventions and smoking. She has partnered with many community based organizations and churches to develop and test intervention programs to increase breast and cervical cancer screening, repeat mammography screening, colorectal cancer screening and hepatitis B testing and vaccination in various ethnic groups. These programs were developed based on a theoretical framework and with extensive community input to ensure that they are culturally appropriate and acceptable to the intended audience. While some of these programs are being pilot tested in small samples, others are evaluated in randomized controlled trials. In conducting this research, Dr. Maxwell and colleagues are using innovative recruitment strategies and research methods that are acceptable to these communities.
Work Titles
UCLA Professor, Health Policy and Management Professor, Health Equity Member, JCCC Healthy and At-Risk Populations Program Area
|reorganize| Adjunct Professor, General Medicine and Health Services
Education:
Degrees:
Dr.P.H.

Contact Information:

Email Address:

amaxwell@ucla.edu


Fax Number:

310.206.3566

Work Phone Number:

310.794.9282

Mailing Address:

UCLA Cancer Prevention & Control Res/FSPH & JCCC
BOX 956900, A2-125 CHS
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Detailed Biography:

Dr. Annette Maxwell is Professor of Health Policy and Management and conducts research at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research and the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity. She has developed a cancer research program that focuses on reducing cancer disparities. With funding from the NIH, ACS and DOD, she has conducted randomized trials to test interventions to increase breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening, hepatitis B testing, and to improve adherence to diagnostic follow-up procedures. She has partnered with many community-based organizations and churches to develop and test these interventions and to train peer navigators and community health advisors to recruit participants, deliver program components and conduct assessments. Dr. Maxwell and colleagues are using innovative recruitment strategies and research methods that are acceptable to ethnically diverse communities. Materials and protocols for three of Dr. Maxwell’s trials have been posted at Rtips as examples of research-tested programs that are recommended for broad dissemination.

As investigator for the UCLA Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network and for two CDC funded REACH projects (P.I.s Toni Yancey and Roshan Bastani), Dr. Maxwell has also conducted research to promote the primary prevention of cancer and other diseases by encouraging healthy lifestyles, including physical activity and healthy food choices. In addition, she is conducting research on the implementation and dissemination of evidence-based strategies that have the potential to improve population health.

Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Bastani Roshan, Glenn Beth A, Maxwell Annette E, Jo Angela M, Herrmann Alison K, Crespi Catherine M, Wong Weng K, Chang L Cindy, Stewart Susan L, Nguyen Tung T, Chen Moon S, Taylor Victoria M   Cluster-Randomized Trial to Increase Hepatitis B Testing among Koreans in Los Angeles Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2015; 24(9): 1341-9.
Maxwell Annette E, Young Sandra, Crespi Catherine M, Vega Roena Rabelo, Cayetano Reggie T, Bastani Roshan   Social determinants of health in the Mixtec and Zapotec community in Ventura County, California International journal for equity in health, 2015; 14(4): 16.
Maxwell Annette E, Hannon Peggy A, Escoffery Cam, Vu Thuy, Kohn Marlana, Vernon Sally W, DeGroff Amy   Promotion and provision of colorectal cancer screening: a comparison of colorectal cancer control program grantees and nongrantees, 2011-2012 Preventing chronic disease, 2014; 11(4): E170.
Wang Judy Huei-yu, Sheppard Vanessa B, Liang Wenchi, Ma Grace X, Maxwell Annette E   Recruiting Chinese Americans into cancer screening intervention trials: strategies and outcomes Clinical trials (London, England), 2014; 11(2): 167-77.
Chen Moon S, Fang Dao M, Stewart Susan L, Ly May Ying, Lee Serge, Dang Julie H T, Nguyen Tram T, Maxwell Annette E, Bowlus Christopher L, Bastani Roshan, Nguyen Tung T   Increasing hepatitis B screening for hmong adults: results from a randomized controlled community-based study Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2013; 22(5): 782-91.
Maxwell Annette E, Danao Leda L, Cayetano Reggie T, Crespi Catherine M, Bastani Roshan   Evaluating the training of Filipino American community health advisors to disseminate colorectal cancer screening Journal of community health, 2012; 37(6): 1218-25.
Maxwell Annette E, Wang Judy H, Young Lucy, Crespi Catherine M, Mistry Ritesh, Sudan Madhuri, Bastani Roshan   Pilot test of a peer-led small-group video intervention to promote mammography screening among Chinese American immigrants Health promotion practice, 2011; 12(6): 887-99.
Maxwell Annette E, Bastani Roshan, Crespi Catherine M, Danao Leda L, Cayetano Reggie T   Behavioral mediators of colorectal cancer screening in a randomized controlled intervention trial Preventive medicine, 2011; 52(2): 167-73.
Maxwell Annette E, Jo Angela M, Crespi Catherine M, Sudan Madhuri, Bastani Roshan   Peer navigation improves diagnostic follow-up after breast cancer screening among Korean American women: results of a randomized trial Cancer causes & control : CCC, 2010; 21(11): 1931-40.
Maxwell Annette E, Bastani Roshan, Danao Leda L, Antonio Cynthia, Garcia Gabriel M, Crespi Catherine M   Results of a community-based randomized trial to increase colorectal cancer screening among Filipino Americans American journal of public health, 2010; 100(11): 2228-34.
Jo Angela M, Maxwell Annette E, Yang Bryan, Bastani Roshan   Conducting health research in Korean American churches: perspectives from church leaders Journal of community health, 2010; 35(2): 156-64.
Maxwell Annette E, Bastani Roshan, Chen Moon S, Nguyen Tung T, Stewart Susan L, Taylor Vicky M   Constructing a theoretically based set of measures for liver cancer control research studies Preventive medicine, 2010; 50(1-2): 68-73.
Bastani Roshan, Glenn Beth A, Taylor Vicky M, Chen Moon S, Nguyen Tung T, Stewart Susan L, Maxwell Annette E   Integrating theory into community interventions to reduce liver cancer disparities: The Health Behavior Framework Preventive medicine, 2010; 50(1-2): 63-7.
Maxwell Annette E, Crespi Catherine M   Trends in colorectal cancer screening utilization among ethnic groups in California: are we closing the gap? Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2009; 18(3): 752-9.
Maxwell Annette E, Danao Leda L, Crespi Catherine M, Antonio Cynthia, Garcia Gabriel M, Bastani Roshan   Disparities in the receipt of fecal occult blood test versus endoscopy among Filipino American immigrants Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2008; 17(8): 1963-7.
Maxwell Annette E, Jo Angela M, Chin Soo-Young, Lee Kyeong-Soo, Bastani Roshan   Impact of a print intervention to increase annual mammography screening among Korean American women enrolled in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Cancer detection and prevention, 2008; 32(3): 229-35.
Maxwell Annette E, Garcia Gabriel M, Berman Barbara A   Understanding tobacco use among Filipino American men Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2007; 9(7): 769-76.
Bastani Roshan, Maxwell Annette E, Kagawa-Singer Marjorie, Glenn Beth A, Parada Koy   Stimulating cancer research in Asian communities and training the next generation of scientists Cancer, 2005; 104(12 Suppl): 2926-30.
Gerson S, Mistry R, Bastani R, Blow F, Gould R, Llorente M, Maxwell A, Moye J, Olsen E, Rohrbaugh R, Rosansky J, Van Stone W, Jarvik L   Symptoms of depression and anxiety (MHI) following acute medical/surgical hospitalization and post-discharge psychiatric diagnoses (DSM) in 839 geriatric US veterans International journal of geriatric psychiatry. , 2004; 19(12): 1155-67.
Mistry R, Gokhman I, Bastani R, Gould R, Jimenez E, Maxwell A, McDermott C, Rosansky J, Van Stone W, Jarvik L   Measuring medical burden using CIRS in older veterans enrolled in UPBEAT, a psychogeriatric treatment program: a pilot study The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. , 2004; 59(10): 1068-75.
Oslin DW, Thompson R, Kallan MJ, TenHave T, Blow FC, Bastani R, Gould RL, Maxwell AE, Rosansky J, Van Stone W, Jarvik L   Treatment effects from UPBEAT: a randomized trial of care management for behavioral health problems in hospitalized elderly patients Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology. , 2004; 17(2): 99-106.
Maxwell AE, Bastani R, Vida P, Warda US   Results of a randomized trial to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Filipino American women Preventive medicine. , 2003; 37(2): 102-9.
Maxwell AE and Song H   Cancer screening of Korean Americans in Los Angeles County: Adding pieces to the puzzle, Korean and Korean American Studies Bulletin, 2003; .
Lavretsky H, Mistry R, Bastani R, Gould R, Gokhman I, Huang D, Maxwell A, McDermott C, Rosansky J, Jarvik L   Symptoms of depression and anxiety predict mortality in elderly veterans enrolled in the UPBEAT program International journal of geriatric psychiatry. , 2003; 18(2): 183-4.
Maxwell AE, Bastani R, Vida P, Warda US   Physical activity among older Filipino-American women Women & health. , 2002; 36(1): 67-79.
Maxwell AE, Bastani R, Warda US   Pilot test of a single-session AIDS workshop for young Hispanic U.S. immigrants Journal of immigrant health, 2002; 4(2): 73-9.
Bastani R, Gallardo NV, Maxwell AE   Barriers to colorectal cancer screening among ethnically diverse high and average risk individuals, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology , 2001; 19: 65-84.

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