Marva L. Mizell Price

Marva L. Mizell Price is a researcher at Duke University School of Nursing, specializing in prostate cancer screening and socio-cultural factors in cancer detection. She has led funded studies on cervical, breast, and prostate cancer screening among African American, American Indian, and Caucasian populations.

• Early research funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on cervical cancer screening in rural North Carolina.
• Corporate funding from AVON, Inc. for breast cancer studies.
• Exclusively funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) for prostate cancer screening initiatives since 2002.

Her work has explored the correlation between obesity and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) findings, receiving national and international media attention. She has contributed to nursing education literature, particularly regarding practice doctorate programs and curriculum models.

Scientific Awards:

• Pre-doctoral Fellow, NCI-sponsored Cancer Control Education Research Program (CCEP) Training Grant

She has collaborated on clinical trials and mentoring programs in prostate cancer, with publications spanning urology, nursing, and public health. Her research emphasizes community-based approaches to improving cancer screening participation and understanding racial disparities in healthcare access.