Allison C. Dona

Grad Program
Class of
2020


Education: 
University of Oregon
General Science and Spanish Language & Society majors, Global Health, Chemistry and Biology minors
B.S./B.A., 2019

Honors and Awards:

  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2024-2028

MSTP Student Governance:

  • Student Advisory Committee, 2022-24

Thesis Advisor: Rachel Vogel, Ph.D.

Publications

Stenzel AE, Rider GN, Wicker OS, Dona AC, Teoh D, Rosser BRS, Vogel RI. Discrimination in the medical setting among LGBTQ+ adults and associations with cancer screening. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Oct 24. doi: 10.1007/s10552-024-01927-8. Online ahead of print.

Dona AC, Jewett PI, Hwee S, Brown K, Solomon M, Gupta A, Teoh D, Yang G, Wolfson J, Fan Y, Blaes AH, Vogel RI. Logistic burdens of cancer care: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2024 Apr 4;19(4):e0300852. PMCID:PMC10994350

Dona AC, Jewett P, Henning-Smith C, Ahmed RL, Lazovich D, Vogel RI. Rural-urban differences in meeting of physical activity recommendations by sun exposure and protection behaviors in the United States. Prev Med. 2024 Apr;181:107919

Dona AC, Jewett PI, Henning-Smith C, Ahmed RL, Wei ML, Lazovich D, Vogel RI. Rural-urban differences in sun exposure and protection behaviors in the United States. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Apr 3;33(4):608-615.

Vogel RI, Luo X, Brown K, Jewett P, Dona AC, Nagler RH, Ahmed RL, Martinson BC, Lazovich D. A UVR-sensor wearable device intervention to reduce sun exposure in melanoma survivors: Results from a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2023 Feb 10;18(2):e0281480. PMCID PMC9916644

Stenzel AE, Thomaier L, Jewett PI, Dona AC, Brown K, Gotlieb R, Blaes A, Teoh D, Vogel RI. Interactions between physical activity and type of cancer treatment received on associations with psychosocial outcomes among gynecologic cancer survivors. Gynecol Oncol. 2022 Jul;166(1):85-89. PMCID: PMC9302211

For work prior to the UMN MSTP:

Dona AC, DeLouize AM, Eick G, Thiele E, Salinas Rodríguez A, Manrique Espinoza BS, Robledo R, Villalpando S, Naidoo N, Chatterji S, Kowal P, Snodgrass JJ. Inflammation and central adiposity as mediators of depression and uncontrolled diabetes in the study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE). Am J Hum Biol. 2020 Mar 28.Online ahead of print.

UMN MSTP student Allison Dona