Shannon Lynch

Shannon Lynch is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control at Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University.She holds roles as Assistant Director of the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement and Co-Director of the Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology. Her research focuses on integrating multilevel data (biological, behavioral, and environmental) to address cancer disparities, leveraging machine learning and geospatial methods. Key areas include precision public health, cancer risk prediction modeling, and neighborhood-environment interactions.

Education:

• PhD in Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania (2015)
• MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University (Date unspecified)
• Bachelor’s in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Marymount University (Date unspecified)

Research Interests: Multilevel data integration, machine learning applications in oncology, geospatial cancer cluster analysis, telomere biology in aging and cancer, and interventions to reduce health disparities. She emphasizes translating findings into actionable public health strategies.

Key Awards:

• Top 20 most downloaded article in Obesity, Science and Practice (2017)
• AACR Women Scholar-in-Training Award (2016)
• NIH F31 Grant (2013-2015) for telomere length research
• Clare Booth Luce Scholarship (1999-2003)

Grants & Funding: Supported by the Department of Defense, American Cancer Society, and Pennsylvania Department of Health. Current projects focus on pancreatic and prostate cancer disparities, leveraging neighborhood data platforms.

Lab Activities: Specializes in neighborhood data integration (e.g., NDS-PANJ platform) to identify high-risk communities and improve clinical decision-making. Collaborates on precision medicine approaches and geospatial cancer burden mapping.