Selected Publications

• Identifying Frequently Endorsed Benefits and Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening for African-Born Women in the NYC Metropolitan Area: a Pilot Study
• Systematic Review of Colorectal Cancer Screening-Related Apps
• Cancer Prevention in a Postpandemic World: A One-Stop-Shop Approach
• Undue Burden: Black Faculty, COVID-19, and the Racial Justice Movement
• Understanding Black Matriarchal Role Models in the U.S. Attitudes and Beliefs about Breastfeeding
• Knowledge of the Relationship Between Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer Risk Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Women
• Development of a tablet app designed to improve African Americans’ screening colonoscopy rates
• Application of the ConNECT framework to precision health and health disparities
• Low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening as a teachable moment for smoking cessation among African American smokers: A feasibility study
• Designing a randomized controlled trial to evaluate a community-based narrative intervention for improving colorectal cancer screening for African Americans
• The ConNECT Framework: a model for advancing behavioral medicine science and practice to foster health equity

Selected Presentations

1. “Novel Coronavirus & the Great Pandemic 2020-2021” Panel Discussion. Hosted by the New York Coalition of One Hundred Black Women. Moderator. February 19, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzc5mtZ4Ytc&ab_channel=RavenRobinson
2. Men’s Health Webinar: The Intersection of Cancer Survivorship, Health Equity and Socioeconomic Factors, SelfMade Health Network. Speaker/Panelist. June 24, 2021 (National and International Audience)
3. Sly J. Smartphone Ownership and Use Among Older Adult New York City Housing Authority Residents. Flash Talk and Poster Presentation. July 19, 2021. National Cancer Institute Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities Professional Development Workshop and Mentored Mock Review (Virtual Meeting). https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2021/2021-pdw-flash-talks
4. Sly J. Identifying Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening among African Immigrant Women in New York City. September 9, 2021. Panelist. Virtual Conference on African Immigrant Health 2021: Removing Systemic Barriers (and) Improving Health Outcomes in African Immigrant Communities. (Virtual Meeting).
5. Public Health America with Dr. William Latimer: Special Guest Dr. Jamilia Sly. BronxNet. February 15, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK9UtFlNw7o
6. Social Capital and Mentorship: My Experience as a mentor at First Workings. Podcast Guest, Hardly Working with Brent Orrell: On Vocation, Career and Work. May 12, 2022 https://www.aei.org/podcast/first-workings-mentors-on-discovering-the-value-of-mentorship/
7. Sly JR, Stern TA, Madden D, Kelley A, Benn E, Astha V, Deshpande R, Perez S. November 12, 2022. A Process Evaluation of a Program to Retain Clinical Scientists with Caregiving Responsibilities. Poster Presentation. Learn Serve Lead 2022: The Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting. Nashville, Tennessee.
8. Savage L, Minardi F, Miller SJ, Erblich J, Konte H, Margolies LR, Jandorf L, Sly JR. April 5, 2023. Understanding New York City African Immigrant Women’s Beliefs About the Benefits and Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening. Poster Presentation. 4th NCI Symposium on Cancer Health Disparities. Bethesda, Maryland
9. Podcast Guest, UNHEARD Podcast Presented by The United States Coalition for African Immigrant Health (USCAIH). https://youtu.be/r7xPOnB2fjY

Selected Awards

1. Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award, American Association of Cancer Research (2011)
2. Postdoctoral Research Recognition Award, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2013)
3. Diversity Supplement Award, National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health (2014)
4. Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program Award, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities /National Institutes of Health (2013-2015; 2016-2018)
5. Outstanding Service Award, Ethnic Minority and Multicultural Health Special Interest Group, Society of Behavioral Medicine (2017)
6. Mount Sinai Innovations 4D Technology Development Award, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2017)
7. Faculty Innovative Collaborations Idea Prize, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2021)

Funding Sources

Thank you to the National Cancer Institute, New York State Department of Health, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, and the Tisch Cancer Institute for funding our projects.