Assistant Professor, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School Of Public Health
Assistant Professor, Center for Community Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Contact Info
Gary Bennett Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 44 Binney Street Boston, MA, 02115 Mailstop: LW 703 Phone: 617-632-4050 Fax: 617-632-4858 gary_bennett@dfci.harvard.edu
My research program investigates the influence of social/psychosocial determinants on the development of racial and ethnic disparities in cancer risk behaviors and related outcomes. Thus far, my work has pursued three distinct, yet complementary lines of investigation:
1) Discerning biomarkers of social disadvantage.
2) Elucidating determinants of racial and ethnic disparities in cancer risk behaviors.
3) Designing community interventions for underserved populations, particularly using web-based technologies.
Publications
Bennett GG, Wolin KY, James SA.Lifecourse socioeconomic position and weight change among blacks: The Pitt County study.Obesity (Silver Spring) 2007 Jan;15(1):172-81. 17228045
Bennett GG, Wolin KY.Satisfied or unaware? Racial differences in perceived weight status.Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2006;3:40. 17096859
Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Viswanath K, Askew S, Puleo E, Emmons KM.Television Viewing and Pedometer-Determined Physical Activity Among Multiethnic Residents of Low-Income Housing.Am J Public Health 2006 Jul 27. 16873736
Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Avrunin JS, Stoddard AM, Sorensen G, Barbeau E, Emmons KM.Does race/ethnicity moderate the association between job strain and leisure time physical activity?.Ann Behav Med 2006 Aug;32(1):60-7. 16827630
Merritt MM, Bennett GG, Williams RB, Edwards CL, Sollers JJ.Perceived racism and cardiovascular reactivity and recovery to personally relevant stress.Health Psychol 2006 May;25(3):364-9. 16719608
Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Goodman M, Samplin-Salgado M, Carter P, Dutton S, Hill R, Emmons K.Attitudes Regarding Overweight, Exercise, and Health among Blacks (United States).Cancer Causes Control 2006 Feb;17(1):95-101. 16411058
Stoddard AM, Krieger N, Barbeau EM, Bennett GG, Fay ME, Sorensen G, Emmons K.Methods and baseline characteristics of two group-randomized trials with multiracial and multiethnic working-class samples.Prev Chronic Dis 2005 Oct;2(4):A10. 16164814
