About
Dr. Eberth is Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health. She is also a full member of the Cancer Risk & Control Research Program at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center - Jefferson Health.
Dr. Eberth's research focuses on identifying social and structural barriers to accessing high-quality healthcare in the U.S., particularly among rural and minoritized populations. Most of her work focuses on disparities in early detection and treatment for commonly diagnosed cancers including lung, breast, and colorectal cancer. Current research projects include an assessment of lung cancer screening pathways among patients seen in primary care clinics in Philadelphia, creation of small area estimates of lung cancer screening eligibility and uptake rates from population-based survey data, and a quality improvement project to enhance lung cancer screening programs throughout the South and Appalachia. Dr. Eberth’s scholarship has been published widely, including in Health Affairs, Cancer, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Preventive Medicine, Health Services Research, and Journal of Rural Health.
She is a Fellow and past President of the American College of Epidemiology, Vice-Chair of the National Lung Cancer Roundtable Provider Engagement and Outreach Task Group, and member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network’s Rural Cancer Workgroup. In addition, Dr. Eberth has a long history of policy engagement, providing scientific advisement and advocacy for the National Rural Health Association, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer.