Dede Teteh-Brooks, DRPH, MPH, BS
Department of Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| St. John's University, US, Biological Sciences & Theological Studies, BS | |
| Morehouse School of Medicine, US, Master of Public Health, MPH | |
| Loma Linda University, US, School of Public Health, DrPH |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-2021 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Experience & Service
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Organizational Development Manager/Contractor, Partners for Better Health, 2016 - 2017
Health Policy Fellow, Partners for Better Health, 2014 - 2015
Research Manager, Healthy Heritage Movement, 2014 - 2015
Clinic Assistant, Loma Linda University, 2014 - Present
ORISE Research Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013 - 2014
Health Communication Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011 - 2013
Correspondence Writer for CDC-INFO, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010 - 2011
Research Assistant, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, 2010 - 2011
Research Assistant, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2010 - 2011
Research Assistant, John Hope Homes Community Center, 2010 - Present
Community Advocate, St. John’s University, emthonjeni Fountains of Life HIV/AIDS Project, 2008 - 2009
Institutional Committee Activities
Science Advisory Panel, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, 2023 - Present
Member, African American Leadership Council, 2021 - Present
Participant, Virtual AACR Early-career Hill Day, 2021 - Present
Advisory Committee Member, Identification of safe Black owned beauty products, 2021 - Present
Board of Directors Member, American Cancer Society Desert Coastal Area, 2019 - 2021
Community Advisory Board Member, Chemical exposure via personal care products in Black, Latina, and Asian Women—A study funded by the California Breast Cancer Research Program,, 2019 - 2022
Executive Board Member, nLab Concepts, 2018 - 2021
Legislative Ambassador, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, 2017 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2020 - Present | Nominee, Morehouse School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health Professional Achievement Award |
| 2020 - Present | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Women’s Health & Wellness Leadership Award |
| 2018 - 2019 | Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Region 3 Travel Funds Award |
| 2015 - 2016 | Selma Andrews Research Scholarship Award, Loma Linda University |
| 2014 - Present | Glen Blix Award for Excellence in Preventive Care, Loma Linda University |
| 2009 - Present | Janet Blumenthal, Morehouse School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine |
| 2009 - Present | Global Health Fellows Program-APHA scholarship, Morehouse School of Medicine |
| 2005 - 2009 | Community Service and Leadership, St. John’s University |
| 2005 - 2017 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Vinegar, J, Ericson, M, Espinoza, L, Dawkins-Moultin, L, Teteh-Brooks, DK. Perceived everyday discrimination, socioeconomic status, and mammography behavior. Journal of Scientific Reports 14(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39730638.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2024 - 2025 |
| Title: | Development of an environmental health literacy mobile application to reduce toxic environmental exposures in Black communities |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NIMHD/SBIR |
| Role: | Consult |
| ID: | R43MD018950 |
| Date: | 2024 - 2025 |
| Title: | A multigenerational dialogue: Reducing our exposures of toxic chemicals and breast cancer risk |
| Funding Source: | California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) Community-led Conference Award |
| Role: | Consult |
| ID: | B30CC8857 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2025 |
| Title: | Knowledge engine: A computational approach to combatting dermatological health disparities in underserved communities |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NIMHD/SBIR |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | R43MD017966 |
| Date: | 2023 - 2028 |
| Title: | Social and environmental determinants of breast cancer survivorship: The Black breast cancer survivors’ intervention |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NIMHD |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | K01MD018417 |
| Date: | 2021 - 2022 |
| Title: | Reducing harmful environmental exposures in Black breast cancer survivors |
| Funding Source: | City of Hope-Circle 1500 (Private Donor) |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Date: | 2020 - 2024 |
| Title: | The Impact of Social Determinants of Health Domains on Lung Cancer Surgery Family Caregivers and Patients |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| ID: | R01CA217841-03S1 (Diversity Supplement) |
| Date: | 2020 - 2022 |
| Title: | The impact of social determinants of health domains on lung cancer surgery family caregivers and patients |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | L60CA253971-01 |
| Date: | 2019 - 2021 |
| Title: | Bench to community: Reducing adverse environmental exposures in Black women with breast cancer |
| Funding Source: | American Cancer Society-Institutional Research Grants |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Date: | 2013 - 2015 |
| Title: | Is the Cost of Beauty Putting Black Women at Risk? The IEAAWC Hair and Health Study |
| Funding Source: | California Breast Cancer Research Program |
| Role: | Research Manager |
| Date: | 2010 - 2015 |
| Title: | Health Policy Leadership Fellowship Program, Satcher Health Leadership Institute |
| Funding Source: | US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health |
| Role: | Grant Writer |
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified April 18, 2025