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Abigail Silva, PhD, MPH

Headshot of Abigail Silva, PhD, MPHDr. Silva joined CINCCH as a post-doctoral research fellow in order to improve her understanding of health care delivery in 2013. She has over ten years of experience in disparities and evaluation research. As a trained cancer epidemiologist her research interests are in cancer care access and outcomes. At the Center, Dr. Silva is currently a collaborator on a project funded by the VA Spark-Seed-Spread Innovation Investment Program to design My ChemoCalendar, a tool that helps patients learn how to safely self-administer their oral anticancer drugs. She is also a collaborator on a project that is examining the impact of the Affordable Care Act on health care coverage, access, and care coordination among Veterans. In addition, she is a co-investigator on a study that is evaluating the potential value and limitations of a newly available data source for individual-level socioeconomic status.

CURRENT POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University Chicago

EDUCATION

  • PhD, Epidemiology, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
  • MPH, Epidemiology, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
  • BA, Chemistry and Spanish Literature, Loyola University Chicago

CONTACT INFORMATION
Abigail.Silva@va.gov

PUBLICATIONS
See Dr. Silva's Dimensions AI profile including publications and projects here


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