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Celia P. Kaplan, DrPH, MA
Associate Adjunct Professor Division of General Internal Medicine

Ph: (415) 502-5601
Fax: (415) 476-0282
celia.kaplan@ucsf.edu

Biography 

Celia P. Kaplan, DrPH, MA, is an associate adjunct professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, at the University of California, San Francisco.  Dr. Kaplan is a Latina public health researcher whose career has focused on the processes and outcomes of medical care for minority populations.  Currently, she is the co-director of the Minority Task Force, which promotes recruitment and retention of minorities into UCSF cancer treatment trials.  Dr. Kaplan also serves on the steering committee of the Medical Effectiveness Research Center, dedicated to improving the understanding of ethnic differences in health-related behaviors and medical outcomes.

Dr. Kaplan’s research efforts are centered on issues of minority health and primarily focused on cancer prevention and control studies among ethnically diverse and underserved communities.  Her studies have involved participants of varying ages, levels of education, occupations, socioeconomic and health statuses, and languages. Her research examines all aspects of the cancer prevention and control continuum, including minority participation in clinical trials; the prevention of risk behaviors; breast cancer risk reduction practices among women and physicians; breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening; follow-up after cervical and breast screening abnormalities; and quality of life issues after cancer diagnosis among breast cancer patients.

Current Studies

1. Inclusion of Minority Patients in Breast Cancer Clinical Trials: The Role of the Clinical Trial
    Environment [Department of Defense/USAMRC, BC050899]

To address persistent ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in cancer care, Dr. Kaplan is identifying and studying the combined effect of factors that contribute to low minority referrals and participation in clinical trials.  She has identified key trial characteristics such as accessibility, availability, patient burden and benefit, outreach efforts, and cultural competence of clinical trial staff as factors that may impact minority recruitment.

If you received a letter inviting you to participate in this study, please use this link to connect to the survey. [Physician Survey]

2. CIS-Initiated Calls: Can We Enhance Information Services For Latino Patients?
    [NIH National Cancer Institute, CA126390]

This study addresses the unmet informational needs of Latino cancer patients by increasing the reach of the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service (CIS). The objective is to develop an intervention titled the CIS-PC program, which consists of informing Latinos about the Cancer Information Service and proactively calling them to provide information about cancer, diagnosis and treatment.

3. Latinas and DCIS: Treatment Decisions and Quality of Life
    [California Breast Cancer Research Program, BCRP 9RB-0517]

This current study involves a cross-sectional survey of Latina and non-Latina white women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast.  The overarching goal is to ameliorate the impact of DCIS on women and to assess and compare the treatment decision-making processes, quality of life (QOL), and follow-up care of Latinas and non-Latina whites with DCIS.

Selected Publications

1. Kaplan CP, Hilton JF, Park-Tanjasiri S, Pérez-Stable EJ. The Effect of Data Collection Mode on Smoking Attitudes and Behavior in Young African-American and Latina Women: Face-to-Face versus Self-Administered Questionnaires. Evaluation Review. 2001; 25(4):454-473.

2. Kaplan CP, Erickson P, Juarez-Reyes M. Acculturation, Gender Role Orientation, and Reproductive Risk-Taking Behavior among Latina Adolescent Family Planning Clients. J Adolesc Res. 2002; 17(2):103-121.

3. Kaplan CP, Zabkiewicz D, McPhee SJ, Nguyen T, Gregorich SE, Disogra C, Hilton JF, Jenkins C. Health-Compromising Behaviors among Vietnamese Adolescents: The Role of Education and Extracurricular Activities. J Adolesc Health. 2003; 32(5):374-383.

4. Kaplan CP, Crane LA, Stewart S, Juarez-Reyes M. Factors Affecting Follow-up among Low-Income Women with Breast Abnormalities. J Women’s Health. 2004; 13(2):195-206.

5. Kaplan CP, Eisenberg M, Erickson PI, Crane LA, Duffey S. Barriers to Breast Abnormality Follow-Up: Minority, Low Income Patients' and their Providers' View. Ethnicity & Disease. 2005; 15(4): 720-726.

6. Kaplan CP, Haas JS, Pérez-Stable EJ, Des Jarlais G, Gregorich SE. Factors Affecting Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Practices among California Physicians. Prev Med. 2005; 41: 7-15.

7. Livaudais J, Kaplan C, Haas JS, Pérez-Stable EJ, Stewart S, Des Jarlais G. Lifestyle Behavior Counseling for Women Patients among a Sample of California Physicians. J Women's Health. 2005; 14(6):485-495.

8. Des Jarlais G, Kaplan CP, Haas JS, Gregorich SE, Pérez-Stable EJ, Kerlikowske K. Factors Affecting Participation in a Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Telephone Survey among Women from Four Racial/Ethnic Groups. Prev Med. 2005; 41:720-727.

9. Kaplan C, Haas J, Pérez-Stable E, Gregorich S, Somkin C, Des Jarlais G, Kerlikowske K. Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Options: Awareness, Discussion, and Use among Women from Four Ethnic Groups. Cancer Epidemiol Biomark Prev. 2006; 15(1): 162-166.

10. Joseph G, Kaplan CP, Pasick R. Recruiting Men for Health Research via Women Callers to a Telephone Health Service: An Exploratory Study. Ethnicity and Health. 2007.12 (5) 497-519.