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R. Davilene Carter Presidential Prize for Best Manuscripts

Awarded in Memory of R. Davilene Carter, President of AACE 1993, who tirelessly strove for the highest standards for cancer education and the AACE. Submitted manuscripts are reviewed by the current AACE President. All authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts to the Journal of Cancer Education for peer review and possible publication.

Manuscripts for the next competition may be submitted to contactaace@aaceonline.com prior to the end of August each year.

2012	Presidential Prize Submissions Reviewed by Karen Patricia Williams PhD, AACE President September 2011 – September 2012
First Prize ($300)	Vanessa Sheppard A Peer-led Decision Support Intervention Improves Decision Outcomes in Black Women with Breast Cancer (V. Sheppard, S. Wallington, S. Wiley, R. Hampton, W. Lucas, Y. Jennings, S. Horton, N. Muzeck, C. Cocilovo, C. Isaacs)

2011

Presidential Prizes
Submissions Reviewed by Julia White, MD, AACE President October 2010 – September 2011

First Prize Tie ($300)

Kathleen Blazer
Impact of Web-based Case Conferencing on Cancer Genetics Training for Community-based Clinicians

Lisa Nguyen, PhD (no photo available)
Moderators of the Impact of a Colorectal Cancer Video on Deaf Individuals’

1st prize photo

Second Prize Tie ($200)

Jessica Barnack-Tavlaris, PhD
Focus Group Discussions in Community-based Participator Research to Inform the Development of a Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Educational Intervention for Latinas in San Diego

Kate Murray, PhD (no photo available)
The Reach and Rationale for Community Health Fairs

3rd prize photo

2010	Presidential Prizes Submissions Reviewed by Frank D. Ferris, MD, FAAHPM, AACE President October 2009 – October 2010
First Prize Tie ($300)	Melany Cueva, RN, EdD, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, Alaska Arts-Based Cancer Education with Alaska Native Peoples C. Regina Kuhnley, ANP/CNM, MEd, Melany Cueva, BS, RN, PhD, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, Alaska Learning about Cancer has Brightened My Light: Cancer Education for Alaska Community Health Aides and Community Health Practitioners David Wiljer, Sara Urowitz, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Lisa Barbera, Odette Cancer Center, Toronto, Canada; Meredith L. Chivers, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada; Naa Kwarley Quartey, Sarah E. Ferguson, Matthew To, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Catherine C. Classen, University of Toronto/Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada A Qualitative Study of an Internet-Based Support Group for Women with Sexual Problems Due to Gynecologic Cancer
Second Prize Tie ($200)	Amr S. Soliman, MD, PhD, Patricia B. Mullan, PhD, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Robert M. Chamberlain, PhD, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson, Cancer Center, Houston, Texas Research Training of Students in Minority and International Settings: Lessons Learned From Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations
Third Prize ($100)	Caroline A. Vitale, MD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Cathy S. Berkman, PhD, ACSW, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, New York, NY, Carol Monteleoni, MS, CCC-SLP, Olivebridge, NY; Patricia B. Mullan, PhD, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI; Judith C. Ahronheim, MD, MSJ, SUNY, Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn NY Palliative Considerations in Patients with Dysphagia and Advanced Dementia: Knowledge and Attitudes of Speech-Language Pathologists

2010	Presidential Young Investigator Prizes Submissions Reviewed by Frank D. Ferris, MD, FAAHPM, AACE President October 2009 – October 2010
First Prize ($300)	Tara Adirim, BSc, University of Toronto, School of Medicine, Toronto, Canada; Aleksandra Chafranskaia, PT, MHSc, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Joyce Nyhof-Young, MSc, PhD, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada ‘Investigating the Impact of Socioeconomic Status on the Effectiveness of a Pamphlet on Achieving and Maintaining Bone Health in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Patient Education Resource Development Primer’
Second Prize ($200)	*Megan Baker, BA, Judith Wrubel, PhD, Michael W. Rabow, MD,* University of California, San Francisco, California ‘Professional Development and the Informal Curriculum in End-of-Life Care’
Third Prize ($100)	Casey L. Daniel, MPH, C. Michael Brooks, EdD, John W. Waterbor, MD, DrPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama ‘Approaches for Longitudinally Tracking Graduates of NCI-Funded Short-Term Cancer Research Training Programs’

2009

Presidential Prizes
Submissions Reviewed by Patricia B. Mullan, PhD, AACE President October 2008 – October 2009

First Prize ($300)

Teresa Garrett Hill, RN, MN, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Katherine J. Briant, MPH, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Deborah Bowen, PhD, Boston University; Verné Boerner, BA, Oregon Health and Sciences University; Thuy Vu, MPH, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Kerri Lopez, BA, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board; Eric Vinson, BS, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board.

Evaluation of Cancer 101: an Educational Program for Native Settings

Second Prize ($200)

David Wiljer, PhD, Oncology Education and Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital / University Health Network and University of Toronto, Department of Radiation Oncology; Sara Urowitz, MSW, PhD, Oncology Education Program, Princess Margaret Hospital / University Health Network and University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry; Tara Walton, BSc. (Hons), Oncology Education Program, Princess Margaret Hospital / University Health Network; Erica Frasca, BSc., Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Scott Secord, Breast Cancer Survivorship Program, Princess Margaret Hospital / University Health Network.

The Role of a Clinician-led Reflective Interview On Improving Self-Efficacy in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Accepted for Publication in the Journal of Cancer Education

	First Prize	Second Prize	Third Prize	Fourth Prize
2008	Karen Patricia Williams, PhD	none awarded	none awarded	none awarded
2007	Sebastian Uijtdehaage, PhD	none awarded	none awarded	none awarded
2006	Pamala Bardon, M.Ed	Marcia Grant, RN, DNSc	Charkarra Lewis PhD	none awarded
2005	Ming Lee, PhD	Levi Ross MD MPH	Georgia Sadler, PhD	Abbey Barnes, MD
2004	Deborah Erwin, PhD	none awarded	none awarded	none awarded
2003	Melany Cueva, RN	unknown	unknown	unknown
2002	S.M. Sagar	unknown	unknown	unknown
2000-2001	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown
1999	John Vetto, MD	Suzanne Gronemeyer, PhD	unknown	unknown

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