Dr. Graham Colditz

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Graham Colditz is an Epidemiologist with a focus on cancer prevention and chronic disease risk assessment. He served as the Principal Investigator of the Nurses’ Health Study, a significant cohort study that follows 121,700 U.S. women to assess lifestyle factors using biomarkers to evaluate chronic disease risks. His research has extensively studied the changes in tissue samples from participants with benign breast disease to predict future breast cancer risk. Colditz has also led a cohort study of 16,000 adolescents focused on the relationships between diet, physical activity, and weight gain. Additionally, his public health practice includes collaborations with the WIC program and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to enhance nutrition education and cancer prevention strategies. He was the Director of the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention and has been awarded the AACR Clinical Research Professorship and the DeWitt S. Goodman Lectureship for his contributions to cancer epidemiology. Colditz is also a Fellow of the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine and a member of the Institute of Medicine, reflecting his significant impact on public health and epidemiology education.

Awards

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AACR Clinical Research Professor

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DeWitt S. Goodman Lectureship

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AACR-ACS Medal of Honor

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Distinguished Achievement Award

Requirements for Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:23
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. bachelor's degree or international equivalent Relevant work experience for some fields
Application Checklist
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  • Three letters of reference
  • Resume/CV
  • Official transcripts
  • English proficiency scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences focus. Masters degrees include MPH and SM.