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Dr. Hull is a medical sociologist with expertise in the development, dissemination and implementation of behavioral and health service interventions to promote cancer prevention behaviors in youth. Her research focuses on HPV vaccination, healthy eating, and physical activity, using implementation science and new technology applications. She has over 15 years of experience as an investigator conducting community-engaged research, and much of her work addresses health disparities among African American, Hispanic, and low-income populations, in collaboration with community partners.
She currently leads a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded R01 implementation science study aiming to compare the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two strategies for delivering a multi-level, multi-component intervention with community-based pediatric primary care practices to increase HPV vaccination among adolescents. She also leads the USDA-funded Children Eating Well (CHEW) grant, which focuses on early childhood obesity prevention through dissemination and implementation of a mobile phone application within a federal public health nutrition program, in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Health.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
2004
Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University
2000
Bachelor of Arts, Duke University
1995
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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FY27 Lung Cancer Screening Program KY East Outreach C6072
Hull, P. (PI) & Rogers, M. (CoI)
KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services
7/1/26 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
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Scaling What Works - IMPACTS
Hull, P. (PI)
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
3/1/26 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Appalachian Tobacco Regulatory Science Team (AppalTRuST) Community & Participant Engagement (COPE)
Hull, P. (PI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
9/1/25 → 8/31/28
Project: Research project
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EHR-Based Key Performance Indicators and Dashboard for Patient Navigation
Hull, P. (PI), Burus, T. (CoI), Chih, M.-Y. (CoI) & Mullett, T. (CoI)
Academy of Oncology Nurse and Patient Navigators
8/1/25 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
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Generating Accurate And Unbiased Patient Radiogenomic Data Representation For Improved Clinical Care
Wang, C. (PI), Hao, Z. (CoI), Hull, P. (CoI), Jeong, J. C. (CoI), Zhang, J. (CoI) & Kolesar, J. (Former CoI)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
5/1/25 → 11/1/29
Project: Research project
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An exploratory study to determine the feasibility and processes needed to implement the Immunization Neighborhood to increase HPV vaccination among African American adolescents and adolescents in the general population: A multi-partner perspective
Cunningham-Erves, J., Minter, F., Hull, P. C., Dempsey, A. F., DeMons, A., Chalise, M. & Wilkins, C. H., 2026, In: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. 22, 1, 2661114.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lung Cancer Screening Prevalence and Changes in 2024
Burus, T., McAfee, C. R., Knight, J. R., Mullett, T. W. & Hull, P. C., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: JAMA Internal Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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PRiMAL (precision randomized clinical trial comparing MTB assisted care to usual care): Quality of life analysis in patients with newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Kolesar, J., McLouth, L., Lei, F., Jayswal, R., Westgate, P., Cabrera, D., Thind, R., Bailey, S., Taylor, K., Mullins, A., Damron, K., Hull, P., Arnold, S., Weiss, H., Huang, B., Sajnani, K., Moka, N., Slinker, M., Baz, W. E. & Mullett, T. W., Jun 2026, In: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 44, 16, p. 1574 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Capturing Community Perspectives in a Statewide Cancer Needs Assessment: Online Focus Group Study
Thompson, J. R., Francis, K., McAfee, C. R., Brown, M., Burus, T., Rogers, M., Sorrell, C. L., Westbrook, E., Williams, L. B., Knight, J. R., Russell, E., Wilhite, N. P. & Hull, P. C., 2025, In: JMIR Cancer. 11, e63717.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Differences in the Cancer Burden and Current Funding of NCI-Designated Cancer Centers
Burus, T., McAfee, C. R. & Hull, P. C., Aug 2025, In: JAMA network open. 8, 8, e2524564.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations