Erika Rees-Punia, Ph.D., MPH is a senior principal scientist in the Department of Population Science at the American Cancer Society (Atlanta, GA, USA). Dr. Rees-Punia is an exercise physiologist by training and conducts epidemiologic research on the promotion and benefits of physical activity in cancer survivors. She leads the linkage of Medicare claims and Cancer Prevention Study cohort data and uses these data to inform our limited understanding of the role of physical activity in improving long-term side effects of cancer and its treatments (such as bone fractures, cardiovascular disease, poor mobility, anxiety/depression, pain, etc.). Additionally, she is the lead investigator for the first trial within a cohort study conducted within an ACS cohort. Dr. Rees-Punia finished her PhD in 2018 at the University of Georgia.
