Worta McCaskill-Stevens

Worta McCaskill-Stevens leads the NCI Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group, overseeing the NCORP network that brings cancer clinical trials to community settings serving diverse populations. Her work establishing diversity benchmarks for NCI-sponsored clinical trials and developing strategies for minority accrual has been instrumental in improving representation in cancer research. Her leadership in the NCI cancer prevention trials portfolio has ensured that prevention research includes the populations at highest risk.