James  R.  Hebert  ScD
Health Sciences Distinguished Professor
Director, South Carolina Statewide Cancer Prevention
and Control Program
Hollings Cancer Center
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston

Discovery 1, 230
915 Greene Street, Suite 200
Columbia SC 29208

Phone: (803) 576-5666
Fax: (803) 576-5624
Email: jhebert@sc.edu

Curriculum Vita

• Testing the specific effect of diet and related factors in causing cancer
• Designing studies to understand how changes in dietary risk factors affect both biomarkers of exposure and cancer-related outcomes
• Developing methods of intervening on diet, physical activity, and related factors to prevent cancer or alter its course in persons diagnosed with the disease
• Understanding the underlying psychosocial processes that determine success in prevention research
• Organizing a Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program targeted at large disparities in cancer rates that disfavor African-Americans and that will enable:
  - the adoption and dissemination of successful intervention strategies through community participatory research
  - identification of gaps in knowledge and recommendations for further research
  - feedback loops between the university and communities disproportionately affected by cancer

Selected Publications:

Ma Y, Olendzki B, Chiriboga B, Hebert JR, Li Y, Li W, Campbell MJ, Gendreau K, Ockene IS, Association between dietary carbohydrates and body weight. Am J Epidemiol 2005;161:359-67.

Adams SA, Matthews CE, Ebbeling CB, Moore CG, Cunningham J, Fulton J, Hebert JR. Social desirability and social approval may bias self-reports of physical activity. Am J Epidemiol 2005;161:389-98.

Ma Y, Bertone ER, Stanek EJ, Reed GW, Hebert JR, Olendzki BC, Rosal MC, Merriam PA, Ockene IS. Eating patterns in a free-living healthy U.S. adult population. Ecol Food Nutr 2005; 44:37-56.

Day TA, Chi A, Neville B, Hebert JR. Prevention of head and neck cancer. Current Oncol Reports 2005;7(2):145-53.

Harris JR, Brown PK, Coughlin S, Fernandez ME, Hebert JR, Kerner J, Prout M, Schwartz R, White C, Wilson K. The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network. Prev Chronic Dis 2005;2(1): A21.

Gong Z, Xie D, Deng Z, Bostick RM, Muga SJ, Hurley TG, Hebert JR. The PPARγ Pro12Ala polymorphism and risk for incident sporadic colorectal adenomas. Carcinogenesis 2005; 26(3):579-85.

Martin SL, Kirkner GJ, Mayo K, Matthews CE, Durstine JL, Hebert JR. Urban, rural, and regional variations in physical activity. J Rural Health 2005;21(3):239-44.

Puett RC, Lawson AB, Clark AB, Aldrich TE, Porter DE, Feigley CE, Hebert JR. Scale and shape issues in focused cluster power for count data. Int J Health Geographics 2005;4(1):8 (e-version: http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/4/1/8 pp 1-16)

Zhang J, Hebert JR, Muldoon MF. Dietary fat intake is associated with psychosocial, cognitive functioning of school-aged children in the United States. J Nutr 2005; 135(8):1967-73.

Hebert JR. Epidemiologic studies of diet and cancer: The case for international collaboration. Austro-Asian J Cancer 2005;4(3):125-134.

Hebert JR, Ureda JR. Meeting the challenges of cancer prevention and control in South Carolina: Focus on seven cancer sites. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2005;101:e183-87.

Adams SA, Modayil MV, Daguise VG, Berger SH, Horner MJD, Teas J, Brandt HM, Mosley CM, Johnson MG, Cunningham JE, Butler WM, Hebert, JR. Breast cancer disparities in South Carolina: Early detection, special programs, and descriptive epidemiology. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2005;101:e188-94.

Brandt HM, Modayil MV, Daguise VG, Horner MJD, Pirisi-Creek LA, Mosley CM, Johnson MG, Mathur SP, Hebert JR. Cervical cancer disparities in South Carolina: Early detection, special programs, descriptive epidemiology, and emerging directions. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2005;101:e195-99.

Yen KL, Horner MJD, Reed SG, Daguise VG, Johnson MG, Day TA, Wood PA, Hebert JR. Head and neck cancer disparities in South Carolina: Early detection, special programs, and descriptive epidemiology. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2005;101:e200-6.

Horner MJD, Daguise VG, Mosley C, Johnson MG, Hofseth LJ, Lloyd SC, Wargovich MJ, Hebert JR. Colorectal cancer disparities in South Carolina: Early detection, special programs and descriptive epidemiology. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2005;101:e207-11.

Hebert JR, Horner MJD, Adams SA, Daguise VG, Smith EW, Mosley CM, Johnson MG, Reed CE. Esophageal cancer disparities in South Carolina: Early detection, special programs, and descriptive epidemiology. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2005;101:e212-17.

Horner MJD, Hebert JR, Daguise VG, Carpenter MJ, Johnson MG, Mosley CM, Reed CE. Lung and bronchus cancer disparities in South Carolina: Early detection, special programs, and descriptive epidemiology. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2005;101:e218-e224.

Drake BF, Keane TE, Donald CD, Modayil MV, Daguise VG, Johnson MG, Adams SA, Ureda JR, Hebert JR. Prostate cancer disparities in South Carolina: Early detection, special programs, and descriptive epidemiology. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2005;101:e225-230.

Cai H, Yang G, Xiang YB, Hebert JR, Dake L, Zheng W, Shu XO. Sources of variation in nutrient intakes among men in Shanghai, China. Public Health Nutr 2005;8(8):1293-1299.

Teas J, Cunningham JE, Fowke JH, Nitcheva D, Kanwat CP, Boulware RJ, Sepkovic DW, Hurley TG, Hebert JR. Urinary estrogen metabolites, prostate specific antigen, and body mass index among African-American men in South Carolina. Cancer Detect Prev 2005;29:495-500.

Azzi C, Zhang J, Purdon CH, Chapman JM, Nitcheva D, Hebert JR, Smith EW. Permeation and reservoir formation of 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) and benzo[a]pyrene (BAP) across porcine esophageal tissue in the presence of ethanol and menthol.  Carcinogenesis 2006; 27(1):137-145.

Ma Y, Li Y, Chiriboga D, Olendzki B, Hebert JR, Li W, Leung K, Hafner AR, Ockene IS. Association between carbohydrate intake and serum lipids. J Am Coll Nutr 2006; 25(2): 155-163.

Ma Y, Olendzki BC, Li W, Hafner AR, Chiriboga D, Hebert JR, Campbell M, Sarnie M, Ockene IS. Seasonal variation in food intake, physical activity, and body weight in a predominately overweight population. Eur J Clin Nutr 2006; 60(4):519-528.

Adams SA, MatthewsCE, Hebert JR, MooreCG, Cunningham  JE, Shu XO, Fulton J, Zheng W. The Association of Physical Activity with Hormone-Receptor Status:  The Shanghai Breast Cancer Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006; 15(6):1170-1178.

Hebert JR, Elder K, Ureda JR. Meeting the challenges of cancer prevention and control in South Carolina: Focusing on seven cancer sites, engaging partners.  J South Carolina Med Assoc 2006;102:177-182.

Alberg AJ, Horner MJD, Daguise VG, Carpenter MJ, Mosley CM, Vincent B, Silvestri G, Reed CE, Hebert JR. Lung and bronchus cancer disparities in South Carolina: Epidemiology and strategies for prevention. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2006;102:183-191.

Yen KL, Horner MJD, Reed SG, Daguise VG, Bolick-Aldrich SW, Young MRI, Day TA, Wood PA, Hebert JR. Head and neck cancer disparities in South Carolina: Descriptive epidemiology, early detection, and special programs. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2006;102;192-200.

Hebert JR, Adams SA, Daguise VG, Hurley D, Smith EW, Purdon C, Lawson A, Mitas M, Reed CE. Esophageal cancer disparities in South Carolina: Early detection, special programs, and descriptive epidemiology. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2006;102:201-209.

Daguise VG, Burch JB, Horner MJD, Mosley C, Hofseth LJ, Wargovich MJ, Lloyd SC, Hebert JR. Colorectal cancer disparities in South Carolina: Descriptive epidemiology, screening, special programs, and future direction. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2006;102:212-220.

Brandt HM, Modayil MV, Hurley D, Pirisi-Creek LA, Johnson MG, Davis J, Mathur SP, Hebert JR. Cervical cancer disparities in South Carolina: An update of early detection, special programs, descriptive epidemiology, and emerging directions. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2006;102:223-230.

Adams SA, Hebert, JR, Bolick-Aldrich S, Daguise VG, Mosley CM, Modayil MV, Berger SH, Teas J, Mitas M, Cunningham JE, Steck SE, Burch J, Butler WM, Horner MJD, Brandt HM. Breast cancer disparities in South Carolina: Early detection, special programs, and descriptive epidemiology. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2006;102:231-239.

Drake BF, Keane TE, Mosley CM, Adams SA, Elder KT, Modayil MV, Ureda JR, Hebert JR. Prostate cancer disparities in South Carolina: Early detection, special programs, and descriptive epidemiology. J South Carolina Med Assoc 2006;102:241-249.

Heiney SP, Adams SA, Cunningham JE, McKenzie W, Harmon B, Hebert JR, Modayil M. Subject recruitment for cancer control studies in an adverse environment. Cancer Nursing 2006; 29(4):291-299.

Olendzki B, Ma Y, Culver AL, Ockene IS, Griffith JA, Hafner AR, Hebert JR. Methodology for adding glycemic index and glycemic load values to a 24-hour dietary recall database. Nutrition 2006. 22:1087-1095.

Pednekar MS, Gupta PC, Shukla HC, Hebert JR. Association between tobacco use and body mass index in an urban Indian population: implications for public health in India. BMC Public Health 2006;6:70:doi–10.1186/1471-2458-6-70 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/70)

Ebbeling CB, Pearson M, Sorensen G, Levine R, Hebert JR, Salkeld J, Peterson KE.  Conceptualization and development of a theory-based healthful eating and physical activity intervention for low-income postpartum women. Health Promot Pract 2006;8(1):50-59.

Hebert JR, Ghumare SS, Gupta PC. Stage at diagnosis and relative differences in breast and prostate cancer incidence in India: And comparison to the United States.  Asian Pacific J Cancer Prev 2006;7(4): 547-555.

GongZ, Hebert JR, Bostick RM, Deng Z, Hurley TG, Dixon DA, Nitcheva D, Gong Y,  Xie D. Common polymorphisms in 5- and 12-lipoxygenase genes with risk of incident, sporadic colorectal adenoma. Cancer 2007;109(5):849-857.

Lloyd SC, Harvey NR, Hebert JR,Daguise V, Williams D, Scott DB. Racial disparities in colon cancer. Primary care endoscopy as a tool to increase screening rates among minority patients. Cancer 2007;109(2suppl): 378-385.

SteckSE, Gammon MD, Hebert JR, Wall DE, Zeisel SH. GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1 and GSTA1 polymorphisms and urinary isothiocyanate metabolites following broccoli consumption in humans. J Nutr 2007; 137(4):904-909.

Teas J, Braverman LE, Kurzer MS, Pino S, Hurley TG, Hebert JR.  Seaweed and soy: Companion foods in Asian cuisine and their effects on thyroid function in American women. J Medicinal Foods 2007;10(1):90-100.

Pednekar MS, Gupta PC, Hebert JR, HakamaM. Joint effect of tobacco use and body mass on all-cause mortality in Mumbai, India: Results from a population-based cohort study. Am J Epidemiol 2007;(advance access publ: DOI.1093/aje/kwm293 Nov 2007):1-11.

Yaroch AL, Nebeling L, Thompson FE, Hurley TG, Hebert JR, Toobert DJ, Resnicow K, Greene GW, Williams GC, Elliot DL, Goldman Sher T, Stacewicz-Sapuntzakis M, Salkeld J, Rossi S, Domas A, McGregor H, Defrancesco C, McCarty F, Costello RB, Peterson KE. Baseline design elements and sample characteristics for seven sites participating in the Nutrition Working Group of the Behavior Change Consortium. J Nutr 2008;138(1):185S-92S.

Thompson FE, Midthune D, Williams GC, Yaroch AL,Hurley TG, Resnicow K, Hebert JR, Toobert DJ, Greene GW, Peterson K, Nebeling L. Evaluation of a short dietary assessment instrument for percentage energy from fat in an intervention study. J Nutr 2008;138(1):193S-9S.

Greene GW, Resnicow K, Thompson FE, Peterson KE, Hurley TG, Hebert JR, Toobert DJ, Williams GC, Elliot DL, Goldman Sher T, Domas A, Midthune D, Stacewicz-Sapuntzakis M, Yaroch AL, Nebeling L. Correspondence of the NCI Fruit and Vegetable Screener to repeat 24-H recalls and serum carotenoids in behavioral intervention trials. J Nutr 2008;138(1):200S-4S.

Davis RE, Resnicow K, Atienza AA, Peterson KE, Domas A, Hunt A, Hurley TG, Yaroch AL, Greene GW, Goldman Sher T, Williams GC, Hebert JR, Nebeling L, Thompson FE, Toobert DJ, Elliot DL, DeFrancesco C, Costello RB. Use of signal detection methodology to identify subgroups of dietary supplement use in diverse populations. J Nutr 2008;138(1):205S-11S.

Williams GC, Hurley TG, Thompson FE, Midthune D, Yaroch AL, Resnicow K, Toobert DJ, Greene GW, Peterson K, Nebeling L, Patrick H, Hardin JW,Hebert JR. Performance of a short percentage energy from fat tool in measuring change in dietary intervention studies. J Nutr 2008;138(1):212S-7S.

Peterson KE, Hebert JR, Hurley TG, Resnicow K, Thompson FE, Greene GW, Shaikh AR, Yaroch AL, Williams GC, Salkeld J, Toobert DJ, Domas A, Elliot DL, Hardin J, Nebeling L. Accuracy and precision of two short screeners to assess change in fruit and vegetable consumption among diverse populations participating in health promotion intervention trials. J Nutr 2008;138(1):218S-25S.

Hebert JR, Hurley TG, Peterson KE, Resnicow K, Thompson FE, Yaroch AL, Ehlers M, Midthune D, Williams GC, Greene GW, Nebeling L. Social desirability trait influences on self-reported dietary measures among diverse participants in a multicenter multiple risk factor trial. J Nutr 2008;138(1):226S-34S.

Chiriboga CE, Ma Y, Li W, Olendzki B, Pagoto S, Merriam PA, Matthews CE, Hebert JR, Ockene IS. Gender differences in predictors of body weight and body weight change in healthy adults. Obesity 2008;16(1):137-45.

Zhou H, Lawson B, Hebert JR, Slate EH, Hill EG. A Bayesian hierarchical modeling approach for studying the factors affecting the stage at diagnosis of prostate cancer. Stat Med 2008;27(9):1468-89.

Ma Y, Olendzki BC, Chiriboga DE, Culver AL, Li W, Hébert JR, Merriam PA, Ockene IS, Griffith JA, Pagoto SL.  A randomized clinical trial comparing low-glycemic index versus ADA dietary education among individuals with Type 2 Diabetes. Nutrition 2008;24(1):45-56.

>Olendzki BC, Ma Y, Hebert JR, Rosal M, Pagoto S, Merriam P, Ockene IS.  Underreporting of energy intake and associated factors in a Latino population at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.  J Am Diet Assoc 2008; 108:1003-1008.

Ockene IS, Chiriboga D, Stanek E, Ma Y, Olendzki BC, Rosal M, Merriam P, Hebert JR. Systems to Enhance Physician Counseling in Hyperlipidemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.  J Am Coll Prev Med 2008;(in press):00-000.

Pednekar MS, Hakama M, Hebert JR, Gupta PC. Association of body mass with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: findings from a prospective Cohort Study in Mumbai (Bombay) India. Int J Epidemiol 2008; 37(3):524-35.

Zhou H, Lawson B, Hebert JR, Slate EH, Hill EG. Spatial survival modeling for the age at diagnosis and the vital outcome of prostate cancer. Stat Med 2008;(in press):00-000.

Ma Y, Hébert JR, Li W, Bertone-Johnson ER, Olendzki B, Pagoto SL, Tinker L, Rosal MC, Ockene IS, Ockene JK, Griffith JA, Liu S. Association between dietary fiber and markers of systemic inflammation in the Women’s Heath Initiative Observational Study. Nutrition 2008;(in press):00-000.

Smith ER, Adams SA, Prabhu Das I, Bottai M, Fulton J, Hebert JR.  Breast Cancer Survival among Economically Disadvantaged Women: The Influences of Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment on Mortality. Cancer Epidemiol Biomark Prev 2008;(in press):00-000.