Emma Wallens received her BS in Health Sciences with minors in Biological Sciences and Spanish from Purdue University in 2019. She was a part of the College of Health and Human Sciences Honors Research Program Undergraduate Program and focused on the feasibility of a portable X-ray fluorescence (L XRF) device for bone lead measurements of condor bones. Emma received her Master鈥檚 in Social Science Administration (MSW Equivalent) with a concentration in Health as well as her Master of Public Health in May 2022. Her Capstone focused on psychosocial and comorbid factors affecting time from arrival to inpatient chemotherapy at the Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs hospital in Cleveland, OH, USA. Emma is grateful to pursue her PhD in Epidemiology at McGill University, beginning Fall 2022.
emma.wallens [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Email Emma)
Research
CURRENT POSITION
PhD in Epidemiology Student
听
THESIS RESEARCH
Project Title:听COVID-19 Healthcare System Disruptions and Cervical Cancer Incidence, Treatment, and Survival听in Que虂bec (supervisor: Dr. Tal铆a Malag贸n)
Brief Description:听My PhD thesis will assess the current impact of the pandemic on cervical cancer prevention and treatment in Que虂bec, estimate its long-term impact on cervical cancer survival, and determine whether there is variability in the effect of the pandemic on cervical cancer incidence based on socioeconomic status