R. Davilene Carter Presidential Prize for Best Manuscripts

2023 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Michelle S. Williams, PhD, MSPH, MPH, MCHES, AACE President October 2022 – 2023

2022 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Jill Hamilton PhD, RN, FAAN, AACE President October 2021 – 2022

2021 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Clement Gwede PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, AACE President October 2020 – September 2021

2020 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Ewa Szumacher, MD, MEd, FCRPC, AACE President October 2019 – September 2020

2019 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Charles Moore MD, AACE President October 2018 – September 2019

First Prize | Awarded $300
Christine Papadakos, Tylar Meeks Stringer, Janet Papadakos, Jennifer Croke, Anne Embleton, Caitlin Gillan, Kim Miller, Andrea Weiss, Kirsten Wendtlandt, Meredith Giuliani Effectiveness of a Multiprofessional, Online and Simulation-based Difficult Conversations Training Program on Self-perceived Competence of Oncology Healthcare Provider Trainees

2018 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Kathleen Heneghan RN, PhD, PNP-C, AACE President September 2017– October 2018

First Prize | Awarded $300
Renee A. Desmond, Raam Venkatesh, Luz A. Padilla, Casey L. Daniel, Allison G. Litton, Douglas C. Heimburger, C. Michael Brooks, John W. Waterbor Twenty-five-Year Follow-up of Short-term Cancer Research Trainees at the University of Alabama at Birmingham: a Brief Report
Second Prize | Awarded $200
Connie Kim Yen Nguyen-Truong, Chiao-Yun Hsiao, Victoria Demchak Community Organizing to Influence Policy Change for Disaggregated Data Collection

2017 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Maria C. Bishop, MD, BSN, AACE President September 2016 – September 2017

First Prize  |  Awarded $300

Katie Cueva, Melany Cueva, Laura Revels, Mark Dignan
Culturally-Relevant Online Cancer Education Modules Improve Tribal Health Workers’ Capacity and Intent to Talk with Patients About Cancer

2016 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Amr Soliman, MD, PhD, AACE President October 2015 – September 2016

First Prize (Tie)  |  Awarded $300 each

Luz A. Padilla, Renee A. Desmond, C. Michael Brooks, John W. Waterbor
Automated Literature Searches for Longitudinal Tracking of Cancer Research Training Program Graduates

Katie Cueva, Melany Cueva, Laura Revels, Regina Kuhnley, Anne Lanier, Mark Dignan 
Culturally-Relevant, Collaboratively Developed, Online Cancer Education Modules Inspire Cancer Education Dissemination and Cancer Risk Reduction Behaviors Among Alaska’s Community Health Aides/Practitioners

2015 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Gilad Amiel, MD, AACE President October 2014 – October 2015

First Prize  |  Awarded $300

Aleksandra Ogrodnik, Ted James, Susan MacLennan, Donald Weaver
Barriers to Completing Delayed Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy

Second Prize  |   Awarded $200

Katie Cueva, Laura Revels, Regina Kuhnley, Melany Cueva, Ann Lanier, Mark Dignan
Co-Creating a Culturally-Responsive Distance Education Cancer Course with, and for, Alaska’s Community Health Workers: Motivations from a Survey of Key Stakeholders

Third Prize  |   Awarded $100

Darryl Schuitevoerder, Jeanine Fortino, John Vetto
Hard Copy Durable Patient Cancer Education Materials: Do They Still Matter?

2014 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Levi Ross PhD, CHES, AACE President September 2013 – October 2014

First Prize | Awarded $300
Frances Lee-Lin, Nisreen Pedhiwala, Thuan Nguyen, Usha Menon Breast Health Intervention Effects on Knowledge and Beliefs Overtime among Chinese American Immigrants – A Randomized Controlled Study
Second Prize (Tie) | Awarded $100 each
Su-I Hou, Kiersten Roberson A systematic review on U.S.-based community health navigators (CHNs) interventions for cancer screening promotion – Comparing community- vs. clinic-based navigator models
Courtney L. Scherr, Noralane M. Lindor, Teri L. Malo, Fergus Couch, Susan T. Vadaparampil ‘The information is just not helpful:’ A preliminary investigation of genetic counselors’ information needs when receiving a variant of uncertain significance result
Janice L. Krieger, Angela Palmer-Wackerly, Phokeng M. Dailey, Jessica L. Krok-Schoen, Nancy E. Schoenberg, Electra D. Paskett Disseminating Tobacco Control Information to Asians and Pacific Islanders
Third Prize (Tie) | Awarded $50 each
Shruthi K. Rereddy, Demetrice R. Jordan, Charles E. Moore Dying to be Screened: Exploring the Unequal Burden of Head and Neck Cancer in Health Provider Shortage Areas
Jennifer E. McWhirter, Laurie Hoffman-Goetz North American magazine coverage of skin cancer and recreational tanning before and after the WHO/IARC 2009 classification of indoor tanning devices as carcinogenic
Matthew Gondek, May Shogan, Frances G. Saad-Harfouche, Elisa M. Rodriguez, Deborah O. Erwin, Kim Griswold, Martin C. Mahoney Engaging Immigrant and Refugee Women in Breast Health Education

2013 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by David Wiljer PhD, AACE President September 2012 – September 2013

First Prize (Tie)  |  Awarded $150 each

Melany Cueva RN, EdD, Katie Cueva MAT, Mark Dignan PhD, MPH, Regina Kuhnley RN, CNM, M.Ed
Effects of Arts-Based Cancer Education on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors among Community Health Workers in Alaska

Michelle S. Williams MPH, CHES
A qualitative assessment of the social cultural factors that influence cervical cancer screening behaviors and the health communication preferences of women in Kumasi, Ghana

Second Prize (Tie)  |  Awarded $100 each

Christine Papadakos MA(Ed), Janet Papadakos MA(Ed), PhD(c), Pamela Catton MD, MHPE, FRCPC, Patricia Houston MD, Med, FRCPC, Patricia McKernan RN, MBA, Audrey Jusko Friedman RT(T), MSW
From theory to pamphlet: the 3W’s and an H process for the development of meaningful patient education resources

John Tat, Georgia Robins Sadler, Mike Nguy, Eric K. Tong, Aaron J. Cheng, Lois Y. Chung
Disseminating Tobacco Control Information to Asians and Pacific Islanders

2012 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Karen Patricia Williams PhD, AACE President September 2011 – September 2012

First Prize | Awarded $300
V. Sheppard, S. Wallington, S. Wiley, R. Hampton, W. Lucas, Y. Jennings, S. Horton, N. Muzeck, C. Cocilovo, C. Isaacs A Peer-led Decision Support Intervention Improves Decision Outcomes in Black Women with Breast Cancer

2011 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Karen Patricia Williams PhD, AACE President September 2011 – September 2012

First Prize (Tie) | Awarded $150 each
Kathleen Blazer Impact of Web-based Case Conferencing on Cancer Genetics Training for Community-based Clinicians Lisa Nguyen, PhD (no photo available) Moderators of the Impact of a Colorectal Cancer Video on Deaf Individuals’
Second Prize (Tie) | Awarded $100 each
Jessica Barnack-Tavlaris, PhD Focus Group Discussions in Community-based Participator Research to Inform the Development of a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Educational Intervention for Latinas in San Diego Kate Murray, PhD (no photo available) The Reach and Rationale for Community Health Fairs

2010 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Frank D. Ferris, MD, FAAHPM, AACE President October 2009 – October 2010

First Prize (Tie)  |  Awarded $100 each

Melany Cueva, RN, EdD
Arts-Based Cancer Education with Alaska Native Peoples

C. Regina Kuhnley, ANP/CNM, MEd, Melany Cueva, BS, RN, PhD
Learning about Cancer has Brightened My Light: Cancer Education for Alaska Community Health Aides and Community Health Practitioners

David Wiljer, Sara Urowitz, Lisa Barbera, Meredith L. Chivers, Naa Kwarley Quartey, Sarah E. Ferguson, Matthew To, Catherine C. Classen
A Qualitative Study of an Internet-Based Support Group for Women with Sexual Problems Due to Gynecologic Cancer

Second Prize  |   Awarded $200

Amr S. Soliman, MD, PhD, Patricia B. Mullan, PhD, Robert M. Chamberlain, PhD
Research Training of Students in Minority and International Settings: Lessons Learned From Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations

Third Prize  |   Awarded $100

Caroline A. Vitale, MD, Cathy S. Berkman, PhD, Carol Monteleoni, MS, CCC-SLP, Patricia B. Mullan, PhD, Judith C. Ahronheim, MD, MSJ, SUNY
Palliative Considerations in Patients with Dysphagia and Advanced Dementia: Knowledge and Attitudes of Speech-Language Pathologists

2009 Presidential Prizes for Best Manuscript

Submissions Reviewed by Patricia B. Mullan, PhD, AACE President October 2008 – October 2009

First Prize  |  Awarded $300

Teresa Garrett Hill, RN, MN, Katherine J. Briant, MPH, Deborah Bowen, PhD, Verné Boerner, BA, Thuy Vu, MPH, Kerri Lopez, BA, Eric Vinson, BS
Evaluation of Cancer 101: an Educational Program for Native Settings

Second Prize  |   Awarded $200

David Wiljer, PhD, Sara Urowitz, MSW, PhD, Tara Walton, BSc. (Hons), Erica Frasca, BSc., Scott Secord
The Role of a Clinician-led Reflective Interview On Improving Self-Efficacy in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study
Accepted for Publication in the Journal of Cancer Education