Biography:

John “Juan” Luque is an Assistant Professor in Community Health. Before joining JPHCOPH, he was a postdoctoral fellow in Behavioral Oncology in the Department of Health Outcomes & Behavior at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida. Concurrently, he held Adjunct Faculty appointments in the College of Public Health and the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Florida. While at Moffitt, he served as the Project Leader for a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded competitive supplement titled “Barbers Against Prostate Cancer,” which was featured nationally in JET magazine and Medscape. Prior to coming to GSU, he also received NCI funding to conduct the pilot study titled, “Cervical Cancer Beliefs in Ethnic Subgroups of Latina Immigrants.” He has moved this project to Georgia.

Dr. Luque received graduate-level training in applied anthropology and cultural anthropology from Arizona State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and in medical anthropology, epidemiology, and social marketing from the University of South Florida. His current research focus is to develop community-based interventions to impact cancer disparities in high risk, medically underserved, or racial/ethnic minority populations. His past research pursuits have included examining maternal health care seeking behavior in the Ecuadorian Andes, occupational safety practices among Florida migrant citrus harvesters, and knowledge and beliefs around cancer screening and prevention in medically underserved populations. Overall, he has presented his research at over 30 professional meetings and conferences both nationally and internationally and has authored or co-authored several peer-reviewed publications.

When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, swimming, tennis, soccer, and traveling.