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Trained in behavioral sciences and public health, Dr. Jasmin Tiro is a Professor at the University of Chicago - Division of Biological Sciences and Associate Director of Cancer Prevention and Population Science for the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center. She has used pragmatic randomized controlled trial designs to test theory-based interventions to improve HPV vaccination and cancer screening in a variety of settings including Parkland Health, the safety-net for Dallas County and Kaiser Permanente Washington. Dr. Tiro has used mixed-methods to understand intervention effects and to identify ways providers effectively communicate with vaccine-hesitant parents. Currently, Dr. Tiro leads the Cervical Screening Research Center of the National Cancer Institute’s PROSPR Consortium (UM1CA221940). She is committed toward disseminating behavioral interventions aimed at ending cancer disparities.