• Africa 25%-49% • Asia 10%-24% • International 100% • Latin America 10%-24% • Western Europe/European Union (EU) 10%-24%
Languages:
• French (native/bilingual proficiency) • Italian (elementary proficiency) • Spring (professional proficiency)
Specialization:
Infectious disease and reproductive health epidemiology, with a particular focus on human papillomavirus and herpes simplex virus type-2; studies of HPV in less-developed countries.
Relevant Experience:
• Co-PI, Cancer Center Core-Enhancing Cervical Cancer Pathology Capacity in Kenya (2015-2016) • PI, NIH, Effect of HPV Self-Collection on Cervical Cancer Screening in High Risk Women (2015-2020); Co-Investigator, NIH, Evaluating a community-driven cervical cancer prevention model in western Kenya (2015-2019) • PI of studies on male circumcision in Kisumu, Kenya, and collaborator on a Kenyan study to investigate the natural history of HPV infection in a cohort of high-risk women in Nairobi, Kenya.
Distinctions:
• 2015-ongoing John E. Larsh, Jr. Student Mentorship Award (2015). • 2011-ongoing Board of Directors, Women Against Cancer International Foundation • 2009-ongoing Associate Editor, Sexually Transmitted Infections • 2004-2004 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Population Sciences Research Award
• 2002-2002 Elion Research Award, International Herpes Management Forum
• 1999-1999 Jean Coombs Award, Epidemiology Department, Johns Hopkins University
• 1998-1998 Chateaubriand Fellowship Recipient, French Embassy • 1995-1995 Delta Omega National Public Health Honors Society
• 1994-1994 Jacob Javitz Graduate Fellowship recipient, The United States Department of Education
Dissertations and Theses Supervised in Past 5 Years:
15
Recent Publications:
• 2017 Goeieman, BJ, CS Firnhaber, E. Jong, P. Michelow, P. Kegorilwe, A. Swarts, AL Williamson, B. Allan, JS Smith, and TJ Wilkin. "Prevalence of Anal HPV and Anal Dysplasia in HIV-Infected Women from Johannesburg, South Africa." Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes75, no. 3 (2017): E59-E64.
• 2017 Mbulawa, Zizipho Z. A., Timothy Wilkin, Bridgette J. Goeieman, Eefje Jong, Pamela Michelow, Avril Swarts, Jennifer S. Smith, et al. "Prevalence of Anal Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Performance of Cepheid Xpert and Hybrid Capture 2 (hc2) HPV Assays in South African HIV-Infected Women." American Journal of Clinical Pathology 148, no. 2 (2017): 148-153.
• 2016 Musselwhite, Laura W., Cristina M. Oliveira, Tendai Kwaramba, Naitielle De Paula Pantano, Jennifer S. Smith, et al. "Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening and Outcomes." Acta Cytologica 60, no. 6 (2016): 518-526.
• 2016 Pamela Michelow Amanda Sherrin, Louise Rossouw, Samson Mohaleamolla, Denise Evans, Avril Swarts, Ntombiyenkosi Rakhombe, Jennifer S. Smith, and Cynthia Firnhaber. "Performance of the Cellslide® Automated Liquid-Based Cytology System Amongst HIV-Positive Women." African Journal of Laboratory Medicine 5, no. 1 (2016): 1.
• 2014 Sheri A. Denslow, Cynthia Firnhaber, Anne F. Rositch, Jennifer S. Smith, and Jie Ting, “Incidence and progression of cervical lesions in women with HIV: A systematic global review.” International Journal of STD and AIDS. 2014;25(3):163-177.
• 2014 Cynthia Firnhaber , Naiomi Jamal, Simon Levin, Pam Michelow, Doreen Schulze, Jennifer S. Smith, Daniel Westreich, and Sophie Williams, “Injectable and oral contraception and the incidence and progression of cervical disease in HIV-infected women in South Africa.” Contraception.
• 2013 8. Denslow SA*, Rositch A, Ting J, Firnhaber C, Smith JS Incidence and progression of cervical lesions in women with HIV: a systematic global review Int J STDs AIDS 2013 Aug 29
• 2013 2. Vidal AC, Henry NM, Murphy SK, Oneko O, Nye M, Bartlett JA, Overcash F, Huang Z, Wang F, Mlay P, Obure J, Smith JS, Vasquez B, Swai B, Hernandez B, Hoyo C PEG1/MEST and IGF2 DNA methylation in CIN and in cervical cancer Clin Transl Oncol 2013 June 18.
• 2013 Bruce Allan, Mark Faesen, Cynthia Firnhaber, Michael G. Hudgens, Simon Levin, David A. Lewis, Lu Mao, Nomtha Mayisela, Pam Michelow, Tanvier Omar, Jennifer S. Smith, Avril Swarts, Sophie Williams, and Anna-Lise Williamson, “Validation of Cervical Cancer Screening Methods in HIV Positive Women from Johannesburg South Africa.” PLoS ONE. 2013;8(1).
• 2013 7. Rositch AF*, Mao L, Hudgens M, Moses S, Agot K, Backes DM, Nyagaya E, Snijders PJ, Meijer CJ, Bailey RC, Smith JS “Risk of HIV acquisition among circumcised and uncircumcised young men with penile HPV infection”, AIDS 2013 Oct 19
• 2013 3. Smith JS. A shorter interval between menarch and first sexual intercourse is associated with increased risk of high-grade cervical disease Evidence Based Nursing 2013 May 25.
• 2013 6. Ludema C*, Cole SR, Poole C, Smith JS, Schoenbach VJ, Wilhelmus K. Association between unprotected ultraviolet radiation exposure and recurrence of ocular herpes simplex virus, American Journal of Epidemiology 2013 Oct 18
• 2010 Clifford G.M., Franceschi S., Pimenta J. M., Rana R. K. , Smith J. S., “HPV type distribution in low-grade cervical lesions: comparison by geographical region and with cervical cancer”, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 14(5):1157-64 (2005).
• 2007 Agot K., Bailey R., Franceschi S., Hudgens M., Maclean I., Meijers C., Moses S., Ndinya-Achola J.O., Parker C., Snijders P., and Smith J.S.,
"Human Papillomavirus Detection by Penile Site in Young Men From Kenya," Sex Transm Dis: vol.34, p.928-934 (2007).
• 2007 Clifford G.M, Franceschi S., Hoots B., Keys J., Lindsay L., Smith J.S, and Winer R.,
"Human papillomavirus type-distribution in invasive cervical cancer and high-grade cervical lesions: a meta-analysis update," Intl J Cancer: vol.121, p.621-32 (2007).
• 2005 Clifford G.M., Franceschi S., Pimenta J. M., Rana R. K. , Smith J. S., “HPV type distribution in low-grade cervical
lesions: comparison by geographical region and with cervical cancer”, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev.
14(5):1157-64 (2005).
• 2005 Abba M.C., Golijow C.D., Perez L.O., Smith J.S., “Human papillomavirus DNA detection and typing in male urine
samples from a high-risk population from Argentina.”, J Virol Methods. 124(1-2):217-20, (2005).
• 2004 Drain P.K., Halperin D.T., Holmes K.K., Hughes J.P., Smith J.S., “Correlates of National HIV Seroprevalence: An Ecologic Analysis of 122 Developing Countries”. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. Apr 20;35(4):407-420 (2004).
• 2003 Ajayi I. O., Arslan A., Fawole A., Franceschi S., Herrero R., Meijer C.J. L.M., Muñoz N., Ojemakinde K., Oladepo O., Omigbodun A. A., Smith J. S., Snijders P. J. F., and Thomas J.O., “Prevalence of Papillomavirus Infections in Women in Ibadan, Nigeria: A Population-based Study”, British Journal of Cancer, 90(3):638-45, (2003).
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