Margo Michaels
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Margo Michaels, MPH

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 638-5160
margomic@bu.edu
Crosstown Center
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Biography

Margo Michaels, MPH, is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health. Michaels was the founder and director of the Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials (ENACCT), a national advocacy organization that focused on increasing patient participation in cancer clinical research, especially among minority groups. Michaels served as an inaugural member of the PCORI Advisory Panel on Clinical Trials and was the Chair of its Subcommittee on Recruitment, Accrual, and Retention from 2014 - 2017. Michaels is now principal at Health Access and Action Consulting, where she specializes in training related to consumer engagement in health care design and research as well as improving clinical research recruitment practices.

Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MPH Field of Study: Health Administration/Education
  • Rutgers University, BA Field of Study: Spanish

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Publications

  • Published on 5/1/2024

    Michaels M, Weiss ES, Sae-Hau M, Illei D, Lilly B, Szumita L, Connell B, Lee M, Cooks E, McPheeters M. Strategies for increasing accrual in cancer clinical trials: What is the evidence? Cancer Med. 2024 May; 13(10):e7298. PMID: 38770644.

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  • Published on 10/1/2021

    Bylund CL, Michaels M, Weiss ES, Patel S, D'Agostino TA, Binz-Scharf MC, McKee D. The Impact of an Online Training Program About Cancer Clinical Trials on Primary Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs, and Behavior. J Cancer Educ. 2021 10; 36(5):1039-1044. PMID: 32157570.

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  • Published on 6/2/2021

    Sae-Hau M, Disare K, Michaels M, Gentile A, Szumita L, Treiman K, Weiss ES. Overcoming Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation: Outcomes of a National Clinical Trial Matching and Navigation Service for Patients With a Blood Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 12; 17(12):e1866-e1878. PMID: 34077244.

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  • Published on 3/5/2021

    Kusnoor SV, Villalta-Gil V, Michaels M, Joosten Y, Israel TL, Epelbaum MI, Lee P, Frakes ET, Cunningham-Erves J, Mayers SA, Stallings SC, Giuse NB, Harris PA, Wilkins CH. Design and implementation of a massive open online course on enhancing the recruitment of minorities in clinical trials - Faster Together. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 03 05; 21(1):44. PMID: 33673809.

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  • Published on 7/11/2017

    Bylund CL, Weiss ES, Michaels M, Patel S, D'Agostino TA, Peterson EB, Binz-Scharf MC, Blakeney N, McKee MD. Primary care physicians' attitudes and beliefs about cancer clinical trials. Clin Trials. 2017 Oct; 14(5):518-525. PMID: 28693389.

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  • Published on 6/1/2015

    Blakeney N, Michaels M, Green M, Richmond A, Long D, Robinson WS, Spicer C, Elliott-Bynum S, Corbie-Smith G. Collaborative development of clinical trials education programs for African-American community-based organizations. J Cancer Educ. 2015 Jun; 30(2):400-6. PMID: 24906502.

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  • Published on 3/1/2015

    Green MA, Michaels M, Blakeney N, Odulana AA, Isler MR, Richmond A, Long DG, Robinson WS, Taylor YJ, Corbie-Smith G. Evaluating a community-partnered cancer clinical trials pilot intervention with African American communities. J Cancer Educ. 2015 Mar; 30(1):158-66. PMID: 25564207.

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  • Published on 3/1/2015

    Michaels M, Blakeney N, Langford AT, Ford ME. Five principles for effective cancer clinical trial education within the community setting. J Cancer Educ. 2015 Mar; 30(1):197-203. PMID: 25005705.

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  • Published on 3/1/2015

    Michaels M, D'Agostino TA, Blakeney N, Weiss ES, Binz-Scharf MC, Golant M, Bylund CL. Impact of primary care provider knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about cancer clinical trials: implications for referral, education and advocacy. J Cancer Educ. 2015 Mar; 30(1):152-7. PMID: 24805229.

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  • Published on 11/6/2014

    Shen MJ, Binz-Scharf M, D'Agostino T, Blakeney N, Weiss E, Michaels M, Patel S, McKee MD, Bylund CL. A mixed-methods examination of communication between oncologists and primary care providers among primary care physicians in underserved communities. Cancer. 2015 Mar 15; 121(6):908-15. PMID: 25377382.

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