Nathaniel Woodard

PhD, MPH

Dr. Nathaniel Woodard.

Nathaniel Woodard

PhD, MPH

Nathaniel Woodard

PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Community Health and Health Behavior
School of Public Health and Health Professions

Research Topics

Health equity; cancer prevention and control; cancer risk factors and screening; cancer treatment and survivorship.

Overview

Professional Summary

Nathaniel Woodard, PhD, MPH, is a public health researcher working to promote health equity, particularly in the context of cancer-related outcomes. Woodard's research aims to understand the complex drivers of cancer health inequities and address them through evidence-based interventions. The primary focus of his research agenda is to employ community-based methods to design, implement, and evaluate sustainable interventions to improve quality of life, improve treatment outcomes, and reduce cancer health disparities for those touched by cancer, with a particular emphasis on Black and African American populations. 

Before joining UB, Woodard was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Care Quality Training Program.

Education

  • PhD, behavioral and community health, University of Maryland School of Public Health
  • MPH, behavioral and community health, University of Maryland School of Public Health
  • BA, public health and psychology, University of Rochester

Training

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Care Quality Training Program

Professional Affiliations

  • Society of Behavioral Medicine
  • Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network
  • American Association for Cancer Research