Clare Meernik
Postdoctoral Associate
Clare Meernik, PhD, MPH is a cancer epidemiologist focused on reducing the burden of cancer and improving cancer care delivery and outcomes, particularly among children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer and populations who have been historically marginalized. Her research interests address cancer outcomes disparities with the goal of improving the patient’s quality of life after cancer.
Dr. Meernik received her MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Postdoctoral Associate, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments
Contact Information
- 215 Morris St, Suite 210, Durham, NC 27701
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clare.meernik@duke.edu
+1 919 668 9754
- Expertise
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Subject Headings
- Research
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Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Assisted reproductive technology use after adolescent and young adult cancer in North Carolina awarded by NCI F31 2021 - 2022
- Cancer Control Education Program Pre-Doctoral Fellow awarded by Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2020 - 2022
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Academic Articles
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Meernik, Clare, Kirsten Jorgensen, Chi-Fang Wu, Caitlin C. Murphy, Valerie L. Baker, Paula C. Brady, Roni Nitecki, Hazel B. Nichols, and J Alejandro Rauh-Hain. “Disparities in the use of assisted reproductive technologies after breast cancer: a population-based study.” Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 198, no. 1 (February 2023): 149–58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-022-06857-0.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Charles Poole, Stephanie M. Engel, J Alejandro Rauh-Hain, Barbara Luke, and Hazel B. Nichols. “Outcomes after assisted reproductive technology in women with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Human Reproduction (Oxford, England) 38, no. 1 (January 2023): 30–45. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deac235.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Stephanie M. Engel, Christopher D. Baggett, Ally Wardell, Xi Zhou, Kathryn J. Ruddy, Ethan Wantman, et al. “Time to cancer treatment and reproductive outcomes after fertility preservation among adolescent and young adult women with cancer.” Cancer 129, no. 2 (January 2023): 307–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34520.Full Text
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Anyanwu, Mercy C., Onyinye Ohamadike, Lauren E. Wilson, Clare Meernik, Bin Huang, Maria Pisu, Margaret Liang, et al. “Race, Affordability and Utilization of Supportive Care in Ovarian Cancer Patients.” J Pain Symptom Manage 64, no. 6 (December 2022): 537–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.08.021.Full Text Link to Item
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Bernard, A. L., A. K. Barbour, C. Meernik, J. L. Madeira, S. R. Lindheim, and L. R. Goodman. “The impact of an interactive multimedia educational platform on patient comprehension and anxiety during fertility treatment: a randomized controlled trial.” F and S Reports 3, no. 3 (September 1, 2022): 214–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xfre.2022.05.006.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Jennifer E. Mersereau, Christopher D. Baggett, Stephanie M. Engel, Lisa M. Moy, Nancy T. Cannizzaro, Mary Peavey, Lawrence H. Kushi, Chun R. Chao, and Hazel B. Nichols. “Fertility Preservation and Financial Hardship among Adolescent and Young Adult Women with Cancer.” Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : A Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 31, no. 5 (May 2022): 1043–51. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-1305.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Stephanie M. Engel, Ally Wardell, Christopher D. Baggett, Parul Gupta, Nidia Rodriguez-Ormaza, Barbara Luke, et al. “Disparities in fertility preservation use among adolescent and young adult women with cancer.” Journal of Cancer Survivorship : Research and Practice, February 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-022-01187-y.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Dale P. Sandler, Lucy A. Peipins, M Elizabeth Hodgson, Victoria S. Blinder, Stephanie B. Wheeler, and Hazel B. Nichols. “Breast Cancer-Related Employment Disruption and Financial Hardship in the Sister Study.” Jnci Cancer Spectrum 5, no. 3 (June 2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/jncics/pkab024.Full Text
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Nichols, Hazel B., Chris D. Baggett, Stephanie M. Engel, Darios Getahun, Chelsea Anderson, Nancy T. Cannizzaro, Laura Green, et al. “The Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Horizon Study: An AYA Cancer Survivorship Cohort.” Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention : A Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 30, no. 5 (May 2021): 857–66. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-1315.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Anne C. Kirchhoff, Chelsea Anderson, Teresa P. Edwards, Allison M. Deal, Christopher D. Baggett, Lawrence H. Kushi, Chun R. Chao, and Hazel B. Nichols. “Material and psychological financial hardship related to employment disruption among female adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.” Cancer 127, no. 1 (January 2021): 137–48. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.33190.Full Text
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Avishai, A., C. Meernik, A. O. Goldstein, A. J. Lazard, L. M. Ranney, and P. Sheeran. “Impact and mechanisms of cigarillo flavor descriptors on susceptibility to use among young adult nonusers of tobacco.” Journal of Applied Social Psychology 50, no. 12 (December 1, 2020): 699–708. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12706.Full Text
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Anderson, Chelsea, Andrew B. Smitherman, Clare Meernik, Teresa P. Edwards, Allison M. Deal, Nancy Cannizzaro, Christopher D. Baggett, Chun Chao, and Hazel B. Nichols. “Patient/Provider Discussions About Clinical Trial Participation and Reasons for Nonparticipation Among Adolescent and Young Adult Women with Cancer.” Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology 9, no. 1 (February 2020): 41–46. https://doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2019.0078.Full Text
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Baker, Hannah M., Sarah D. Kowitt, Clare Meernik, Courtney Heck, Jim Martin, Adam O. Goldstein, and Leah Ranney. “Youth source of acquisition for E-Cigarettes.” Preventive Medicine Reports 16 (December 2019): 101011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.101011.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Hannah M. Baker, Sarah D. Kowitt, Leah M. Ranney, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Impact of non-menthol flavours in e-cigarettes on perceptions and use: an updated systematic review.” Bmj Open 9, no. 10 (October 2019): e031598. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031598.Full Text
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Kistler, Christine E., Leah M. Ranney, Erin L. Sutfin, Keith Chrzan, Christopher J. Wretman, Chineme Enyioha, Clare Meernik, Micah Berman, Gary A. Zarkin, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Product attributes important to US adult consumers' use of electronic nicotine delivery systems: a discrete choice experiment.” Bmj Open 9, no. 8 (August 2019): e027247. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027247.Full Text
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Kowitt, Sarah D., Amira Osman, Clare Meernik, Gary A. Zarkin, Leah M. Ranney, Jim Martin, Courtney Heck, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Vaping cannabis among adolescents: prevalence and associations with tobacco use from a cross-sectional study in the USA.” Bmj Open 9, no. 6 (June 2019): e028535. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028535.Full Text
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Enyioha, Chineme, Clare Meernik, Leah Ranney, Adam O. Goldstein, Kathryn Sellman, and Christine E. Kistler. “Willingness-to-try various tobacco cessation methods among US adult cigarette smokers.” Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 5 (May 2019): 18. https://doi.org/10.18332/tpc/108555.Full Text
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Kowitt, Sarah D., Adam O. Goldstein, Erin L. Sutfin, Amira Osman, Clare Meernik, Courtney Heck, and Leah M. Ranney. “Adolescents' first tobacco products: Associations with current multiple tobacco product use.” Plos One 14, no. 5 (January 2019): e0217244. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217244.Full Text
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McCullough, Anna, Clare Meernik, Hannah Baker, Kristen Jarman, Barbara Walsh, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Perceptions of Tobacco Control Media Campaigns Among Smokers With Lower Socioeconomic Status.” Health Promotion Practice 19, no. 4 (July 2018): 550–59. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839917741485.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Anna McCullough, Leah Ranney, Barbara Walsh, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Evaluation of Community-Based Cessation Programs: How Do Smokers with Behavioral Health Conditions Fare?” Community Mental Health Journal 54, no. 2 (February 2018): 158–65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-017-0155-2.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Leah M. Ranney, Allison J. Lazard, KyungSu Kim, Tara L. Queen, Aya Avishai, Marcella H. Boynton, Paschal J. Sheeran, and Adam O. Goldstein. “The effect of cigarillo packaging elements on young adult perceptions of product flavor, taste, smell, and appeal.” Plos One 13, no. 4 (January 2018): e0196236. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196236.Full Text
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Huang, Li-Ling, Hannah M. Baker, Clare Meernik, Leah M. Ranney, Amanda Richardson, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Impact of non-menthol flavours in tobacco products on perceptions and use among youth, young adults and adults: a systematic review.” Tobacco Control 26, no. 6 (November 2017): 709–19. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053196.Full Text
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Sisler, L., C. Meernik, C. Ripley-Moffitt, J. Greyber, and A. O. Goldstein. “Case Study: Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) By a Pregnant Woman.” Journal of Smoking Cessation 12, no. 3 (September 1, 2017): 139–42. https://doi.org/10.1017/jsc.2016.16.Full Text
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Kowitt, Sarah D., Clare Meernik, Hannah M. Baker, Amira Osman, Li-Ling Huang, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Perceptions and Experiences with Flavored Non-Menthol Tobacco Products: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 4 (March 2017): E338. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14040338.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Hannah M. Baker, Joseph G. L. Lee, and Adam O. Goldstein. “The Tobacco 21 Movement and Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Use Among Youth.” Pediatrics 139, no. 1 (January 2017): e20162216. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-2216.Full Text
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Trout, Susan, Carol Ripley-Moffitt, Clare Meernik, Jennifer Greyber, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Provider satisfaction with an inpatient tobacco treatment program: results from an inpatient provider survey.” International Journal of General Medicine 10 (January 2017): 363–69. https://doi.org/10.2147/ijgm.s136965.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Felicia N. Williams, Bruce A. Cairns, Ernest J. Grant, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Burns from e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems.” Bmj (Clinical Research Ed.) 354 (September 2016): i5024. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i5024.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Should Clinicians Recommend E-cigarettes to Their Patients Who Smoke? No.” Annals of Family Medicine 14, no. 4 (July 2016): 302–3. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1961.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Hannah M. Baker, Karina Paci, Isaiah Fischer-Brown, Daniel Dunlap, and Adam O. Goldstein. “Electronic Cigarettes on Hospital Campuses.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 1 (December 2015): E87. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13010087.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, and Adam O. Goldstein. “A critical review of smoking, cessation, relapse and emerging research in pregnancy and post-partum.” British Medical Bulletin 114, no. 1 (June 2015): 135–46. https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldv016.Full Text
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Meza, Rafael, Clare Meernik, Jihyoun Jeon, and Michele L. Cote. “Lung cancer incidence trends by gender, race and histology in the United States, 1973-2010.” Plos One 10, no. 3 (January 2015): e0121323. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121323.Full Text
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Holford, Theodore R., Rafael Meza, Kenneth E. Warner, Clare Meernik, Jihyoun Jeon, Suresh H. Moolgavkar, and David T. Levy. “Tobacco control and the reduction in smoking-related premature deaths in the United States, 1964-2012.” Jama 311, no. 2 (January 2014): 164–71. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.285112.Full Text
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Meernik, Clare, Amr S. Soliman, Twalib Ngoma, Crispin Kahesa, Julius Mwaiselage, and Sofia D. Merajver. “The changing pattern of ano-rectal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the eye, and Hodgkin's lymphoma as non-AIDS-defining cancers, by HIV status, in Tanzania over 11 years (2002-2012): a retrospective case-report study.” Infectious Agents and Cancer 9 (January 2014): 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/1750-9378-9-42.Full Text
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