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Claudia Barajas
Member, Community Advisory Board
Member, Network Community Advisory Board (NCAB)
Manager, Community Engagement, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Institution
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Office Address

691 Preston Research Building
2220 Pierce Ave
Nashville, TN 37232
United States

Claudia Barajas
Member, Community Advisory Board
Member, Network Community Advisory Board (NCAB)
Manager, Community Engagement, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Claudia Barajas is a Manager of Community Engagement for the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC). In this role, Claudia works to enhance the use of evidence-based strategies to increase knowledge and engagement in cancer prevention activities (e.g., screening) and clinical trial participation to reduce cancer risk and cancer disparities among African American, Rural populations and Latinos in the VICC catchment area. In this role, Claudia uses her wealth of knowledge in community engagement to establish and leverage partnerships that serve the needs of minority populations in Tennessee to address this goal. Claudia also earned her B.S. in Computer Science. (From A.C.T.I.O.N., VUMC)