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Justin Xavier Moore, PhD, MPH

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jx.moore@uky.edu
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  • Associate Professor

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Biography and Education

Biography

RESEARCH PROJECTS AND INTERESTS

(1) Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Cancer Outcomes: Dr. Moore has focused on examining health disparities (including racial, socio-economic, rural, and geographic) in cancer outcomes within the United States. Racial minorities and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations often face substantial barriers to adequate healthcare, greatly affecting quality of life and mortality. We have examined the influence of personal and neighborhood level, socioeconomic factors, and availability to healthcare resources in relation to racial differences in survival and treatment of various cancers (including breast and colorectal).

Dr. Moore currently serves as principal investigator of the Geographic and Racial Disparities in Mammography Screening and Barriers to Receiving Care study funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (K01MD015304-01). Link to NIH report here:

 

TEAM MEMBERS

Coming Soon. Dr. Moore is currently searching for research assistants and post-doctoral fellows in cancer epidemiology.

Research

Dr. Moore serves as an Associate Professor within the Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) at the 好色先生, with roles as Assistant Director of Population Science within the Department of Internal Medicine, and Assistant Director of Community Impact at the Markey Cancer Center. Dr. Moore is an epidemiologist with vast skills in biostatistics, database design, geographic information systems (GIS), mediation analysis, Bayesian methods, and cancer prevention and control. Dr. Moore鈥檚 research explores the intersection between social identity (race and/or sexual orientation and gender identity), place, and gene interactions on cancer health outcomes. Dr. Moore鈥檚 work delineated that place matters for African American, Hispanic, and rural populations characterized by hot spots of excess mortality from breast cancer, lung cancer, early-onset colorectal cancer, sepsis, and COVID-19. Dr. Moore鈥檚 current research interests lie in understanding the effects of race and place on determinants of breast cancer including breast cancer screening, mammographic density, life-course stress, and DNA methylation. Dr. Moore has published over 80 peer-reviewed, 30+ of these articles feature Dr. Moore as the lead or corresponding author. Dr. Moore publishes in journals such as JAMA, Cancer Epidemiology, Critical Care, The Journal of Clinical and Translational Sciences, and many others. In 2022, Dr. Moore won the American Association for Cancer Research, Minority in Cancer Research Faculty Award in recognition of his work and service.

 

Dr. Moore's research focuses on how different factors like race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and where people live can affect their health outcomes when it comes to cancer. He found that certain groups, like African Americans, Hispanics, and people living in rural areas, face higher risks of death from specific types of cancer, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, and early-onset colorectal cancer, as well as other conditions like sepsis and COVID-19.

Currently, Dr. Moore is studying how race and location impact various aspects of breast cancer, such as the likelihood of getting screened for it, the density of breast tissue seen on mammograms, the impact of stress experienced throughout a person's life, and a process called DNA methylation, which can affect how genes work. By understanding these connections, he hopes to improve healthcare outcomes for different communities.

Selected Publications

  1. Moore JX, Gilbert KL, Lively KL, Laurent C, Chawla R, Li C, Johnson R, Petcu R, Mehra M, Spooner A, Kolhe R, Ledford CJW. Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among a Community Sample of African Americans Living in the Southern United States. Vaccines. 2021; 9(8):879.
  2. Porter G**, Desai K, George V, Coughlin SS, Moore JX*. Racial Disparities in the Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Georgia: Trends Since State-Wide Reopening. Health Equity. 2021;5(1):91-9. Epub 2021/03/30. doi: 10.1089/heq.2020.0089. PubMed PMID: 33778312; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC7990566
  3. Moore JX, Bevel MS, Aslibekyan S, Akinyemiju T. Temporal changes in allostatic load patterns by age, race/ethnicity, and gender among the US adult population; 1988-2018. Prev Med. 2021 Feb 25;:106483. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106483. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33640399
  4. Moore JX, Langston ME, George V, Coughlin SS.  Epidemiology of the 2020 Pandemic of COVID-19 in the State of Georgia: Inadequate Critical Care Resources and Impact after seven weeks of Community Spread.  JACEP Open 2020, in press.
  5. Moore JX, Han Y, Appleton C, Colditz G, Toriola AT. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2020 Apr;4(2):pkaa010. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa010. eCollection 2020 Apr. PubMed PMID: 32373777; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7192029.
  6. Moore JX, Carter SJ, Williams V, Khan S, Lewis-Thames MW, Gilbert K, Howard G. Prev Med. 2020 Mar;132:105989. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.105989. Epub 2020 Jan 16. PubMed PMID: 31954141; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7048236
  7. Moore JX, Royston KJ, Langston ME, Griffin R, Hidalgo B, Wang HE, Colditz G, Akinyemiju T. Cancer Causes Control. 2018 Aug;29(8):737-750. doi: 10.1007/s10552-018-1051-y. Epub 2018 Jun 19. PubMed PMID: 29922896; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6301114. 
  8. Moore JX, Akinyemiju T, Bartolucci A, Wang HE, Waterbor J, Griffin R. Cancer Epidemiol. 2018 Aug;55:30-38. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2018.05.001. Epub 2018 May 25. PubMed PMID: 29763753; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6054880. 
  9. Moore JX, Akinyemiju T, Bartolucci A, Wang HE, Waterbor J, Griffin R. J Intensive Care Med. 2018 Jan 1;:885066618779941. doi: 10.1177/0885066618779941. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29862879; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6026551. 
  10. Xavier Moore J, Donnelly JP, Griffin R, Safford MM, Howard G, Baddley J, Wang HE. Int J Epidemiol. 2017 Oct 1;46(5):1607-1617. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx099. PubMed PMID: 29121335; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6455035. 
  11. Moore JX, Akinyemiju T, Wang HE. Cancer Epidemiol. 2017 Aug;49:118-127. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2017.05.013. Epub 2017 Jun 9. PubMed PMID: 28601785; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5553699. 
  12. Moore JX, Chaudhary N, Akinyemiju T. Prev Chronic Dis. 2017 Mar 16;14:E24. doi: 10.5888/pcd14.160287. PubMed PMID: 28301314; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5364735. 
  13. Moore JX, Zakai NA, Mahalingam M, Griffin RL, Irvin MR, Safford MM, Baddley JW, Wang HE. J Thromb Haemost. 2016 Nov;14(11):2169-2176. doi: 10.1111/jth.13446. Epub 2016 Sep 23. PubMed PMID: 27512924; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5503746. 
  14. Moore JX, Donnelly JP, Griffin R, Howard G, Safford MM, Wang HE. Crit Care Med. 2016 Jul;44(7):1380-7. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001665. PubMed PMID: 27105174; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4911271. 

 

NEWS AND MEDIA

Dr. Moore鈥檚 work on identifying 鈥渉ot spots鈥 of colon cancer were highlighted during WJBF鈥檚 The Means Report:

 

Dr. Moore鈥檚 work on geographic 鈥渉ot spots鈥 of breast cancer mortality within the United States was highlighted by national public radio:

 

Dr. Moore鈥檚 work on COVID-19 disparities in Georgia have been highlighted by local WRDW news:

 

ALL NEWS COVERAGE

2021

鈥淵oung age, housing insecurity primary factors in vaccine hesitancy among African Americans鈥

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鈥淢CG researching who is vaccine hesitant鈥

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鈥淐hadwick Boseman鈥檚 tragedy is America鈥檚 tragedy: In colorectal cancer hot spots, young men are dying at higher rates鈥

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鈥淗ampshire College Alum Dr. Justin Xavier Moore Awarded Five-Year NIH Grant鈥

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鈥淣ew group at MCG hopes to diversify the medical field鈥

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鈥淩acial Disparities In Health Care: The Toll Of COVID-19 On Communities Of Color鈥

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鈥淩acial Disparities In Health Care: A Matter Of Life And Death鈥

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鈥淎ugusta University Health tackles vaccine hesitancy in the Black community鈥

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鈥淎t 105, Augusta educator and activist leads COVID-19 vaccine push鈥

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2020

鈥淏lack Men's Organization Hosts COVID-19 Relief Events鈥

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鈥100 Black Men of Augusta to hold COVID-19 relief, testing events鈥

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鈥溾100 Black Men of Augusta鈥 to bring free COVID-19 testing to local barbershops and churches鈥

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鈥淚dentifying hotspots of low mammography screening in Black, Hispanic women鈥

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鈥淛ENNIE: Breast Cancer Hot Spots鈥

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鈥淲here you live could impact your colon cancer risk鈥

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鈥淏lack death rate from COVID-19 in Georgia far higher across all ages鈥

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鈥淪tates' reopening adds heavy weight to rise in COVID-19 cases鈥

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 鈥淎nalysis: Georgia faring much worse than South Carolina in pandemic rates.鈥

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 鈥淎U Study: Rural black counties in Georgia suffer highest COVID-10 death rates鈥

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鈥淎U Study: Rural black counties in Georgia suffer highest COVID-10 death rates鈥

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2018

鈥When it comes to breast cancer deaths, place and race鈥鈥

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&苍产蝉辫;鈥Cancer Hot Spots Identified in Southeast Missouri鈥

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鈥淎lumni Spotlight 鈥 Justin Moore, PHD, MPH鈥

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鈥Study finds breast-cancer hot spot in Southeast Missouri鈥

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2015

鈥淯AB study shows that injury rates from wearing high-heeled shoes 鈥︹

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