Kelly A. Hirko

Kelly A. Hirko is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Michigan State University. She specializes in cancer etiology, with a focus on modifiable lifestyle risk factors like obesity and nutrition, and uses biomarkers such as sex steroid concentrations to study breast cancer pathways. Her research also addresses disparities in cancer occurrence and prognosis across racial and socioeconomic groups.

Dr. Hirko holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiological Science from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and an M.P.H. in Epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health. She completed postdoctoral training at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Her work investigates aggressive breast cancer subtypes, including estrogen receptor-negative tumors and inflammatory breast cancer. She emphasizes understanding contributors to health inequities in cancer outcomes. No academic awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided text.