Lisa Mansfield, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
Campus Box #7460
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
Assistant Professor
Dr. Mansfield is an Assistant Professor in the UNC School of Nursing and associate member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research focuses on increasing equitable access to cancer screening and uptake of preventive services through vaccination in marginalized and underserved communities. Her work is largely centered on using community-engaged approaches to address social determinants of health contributing to HPV-associated cancer disparities. Dr. Mansfield has conducted several studies examining parental decision-making factors and the impact of social determinants of health on HPV vaccine uptake among adolescents. She also has research interest in co-creating interventions with trusted community partners to increase access to cervical cancer screening in rural communities using the HPV self-collection method.
My primary area of research focuses on improving cancer control and prevention in marginalized communities by addressing social determinants of health impacting HPV-associated cancer and vaccine disparities and inequities. My secondary area of research focuses on improving access to preventive health services in underserved communities.
Specialization/Research Areas: Available for presentations: I am happy to talk about any of the topics listed above, and can develop more specialized programs within any of these categories:
Health Equity Best Oral Abstract Presentation Award, Society for General Internal Medicine, 2021 Society for General Internal Medicine Annual Virtual Meeting, 2021
Chapter Service Award, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Epsilon Chapter, 2019
Jonas Scholar in Preventive Health, Jonas Center of Nursing, 2018-2020
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Beta Epsilon Chapter, 2017
School of Health Science Graduate Student Achievement Award, Winston-Salem State University, 2016
Top Student Selected Poster, Presented to President of UNC System, Winston-Salem State University, 2016
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Rho Lambda Chapter, Winston-Salem State University, 2011
Epsilon Tau Sigma School of Health Science Honors’ Society, Winston-Salem State University, 2011
1. Mansfield, L.N., Kahn, B., Kokitkar, S., Kritikos, K.I., Brantz, S.N., Brewer, N.T. HPV vaccine standing orders and communication in primary care: A qualitative study. Vaccine. Published online May 29, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.05.008
2. Mansfield, L. N., Sunku, N., Carson, S. L., Vassar, S.D., Slaughter, D., Kim, G., Jackson, S., Santillan, D., Norris, K. C., & Brown, A. F. (2023). Community-based organization perspectives on participating in state-wide community canvassing campaign aimed to reduce COVID-19 vaccine disparities in California. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1356. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16210-9
3.Mansfield, L. N., Choi, K., Delgado, J. R., Macias, M., Munoz-Plaza, C., Lewin, B., Bronstein, D., Chang, J., & Bruxvoort, K. (2023). Decision-making about COVID-19 vaccines among health care workers and their adolescent children. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 45(7), 665–673. https://doi.org/10.1177/01939459231170981
4. Delgado, J. R., Mansfield, L. N., Bruxvoort, K., Macias, M., Grotts, J., Lewin, B., Bronstein, D., Munoz-Plaza, C., Szilagyi, P., Chang, J., & Choi, K. (2023). Adolescent self-consent for COVID-19 vaccination: Views of healthcare workers and their adolescent children on vaccine autonomy. Journal of Adolescent Health, 72(5), 674–681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.12.018
5. Moore, D., Mansfield, L. N., Onsomu, E. O., Caviness-Ashe, N. (2022). The role of Black pastors in disseminating COVID-19 vaccination information to Black communities in South Carolina. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(15), 8926. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19158926
6. Mansfield, L. N., Carson, S. L., Castellon-Lopez, Y., Casillas, A., Morris, D., Ntekume, E., Barron, J., Vassar, S. D., Norris, K. C., & Brown, A. F. (2022). Exploring perspectives on establishing COVID-19 vaccine confidence in Black communities. Ethnicity & Disease, 32(4), 341-350. doi: 10.18865/ed.32.4.341
7. Castellon-Lopez, Y., Carson, S. L., Mansfield, L. N., Garrison, N. A., Barron, J., Morris, D., Ntekume, E., Vassar, S. D., Norris, K. C., Brown, A. F., & Casillas, A. (2022). “The system doesn’t let them (us) in”- A Call for Inclusive COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Rooted in Los Angeles Latinos’ Experience of Pandemic Hardships and Inequities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 5785. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105785
8. Mansfield, L. N., Chung, R. J., Silva, S. G., Merwin, E. I., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2022). Social determinants of human papillomavirus vaccine series completion among U.S. adolescents: A mixed-methods study. Social Science and Medicine—Population Health, 18, 101082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101082
9. Mansfield, L. N., Balasuriya, L., & Brown, A. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination in children: Lessons learned from human papillomavirus vaccination. Journal of Adolescent Health, 70(4), 525–527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.01.120
10.Montgomery, T. M., James, K. F., Mansfield, L. N., Gaitors, M. C., Burns, J. C., Travers, J., Laury, E., Conley, C. H., Thompson, K., Bulgin, D., & Skrine-Jeffers, K. (2022). Black nurse scholars’ experiences in an interdisciplinary research fellowship. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 27(1), Manuscript 4. doi:10.3912/OJIN.Vol27No01Man04
11. Mansfield, L. N., Nagy, G. A., Solorzano, R., Carreño, M., Mercado Emerson, M., Solis Guzman, M. L., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2023). Targeted Strategies for Recruitment and Engagement of Latinx Immigrants in Longitudinal Biobehavioral Research. Hispanic Health Care International, 21(2), 68–77. https://doi.org/10.1177/15404153221083659
12. Mansfield, L. N., Vance, A., Nikpour, J. A., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R.M. (2021). A systematic review of human papillomavirus vaccination among U.S. adolescents. Research in Nursing and Health, 44(3), 473-489. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22135
13. Mansfield, L. N., Silva, S. G., Merwin, E. I., Chung, R. J., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R.M. (2021). Factors associated with HPV vaccine series completion among adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 61(5), 701-708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2021.04.031
14. Carson, S. L., Casillas, A., Castellon-Lopez, Y., Mansfield, L. N., Morris, D., Barron, J., Ntekume, E., Landovitz, R., Vassar, S. D., Garrison, N. A., Brown, A. F. (2021). COVID-19 vaccine decision-making factors in racial and ethnic minority communities in Los Angeles, California. JAMA Open Network, 4(9), e2127582-e2127582. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.27582
15. Jeffers, K. S., Siddiq, H., Martinez-Hollingsworth, A. S., Aronowitz, S. V., Sinko, L., Travers, J. L., Tolentino, D. A., Burns, J., Bell, S. A., Beck, D. C., Gutierrez, J. I., Jr, Bulgin, D., Manges, K. A., Mansfield, L. N., Bettencourt, A. P., Jun, J., Fauer, A. J., Lipsky, R. K., Adynski, G. I., & Choi, K. R. (2021). Nurses should oppose police violence and unjust policing in healthcare. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 117, 103735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103735
16. Mansfield, L. N., Onsomu, E. O., Merwin, E., Hall, N. M., & Harper-Harrison, A. (2018). Association between parental HPV knowledge and intentions to have their daughters vaccinated. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 40(4), 481-501. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945916682953
Project Number: P01CA250989
Status on Grant: Consultant
Approved Project Period: 2024 – 2025
% Effort: 1%
PI: Olufeyisayo Odebunmi, PhD Student
Source: National Cancer Institute
Annual Direct Costs: $25,000
Title of Project: Catering to Diversity in HPV Vaccine Communication: HPV Vaccine Communication Preferences Among Rural Parents
Project Goal: To understand rural parents’ preferences about the “connect and counsel” and “try again” steps of the Announcement Approach for more inclusivity in HPV vaccine communication. My primary role in this project is to provide guidance and expertise in participant recruitment, interview guide and codebook development, interpretation of results and manuscript development.
Project Number: P01CA250989
Status on Grant: Co-Investigator
Approved Project Period: 2021 – 2026
% Effort: 5%
PI: Dr. Noel Brewer
Source: National Cancer Institute
Annual Direct Costs: $2,381,047 (Total: $11,905,235)
Title of Project: Improving Provider Announcement Communication Training (IMPACT)
Project Goal: To improve HPV vaccine communication and uptake among adolescents by 1) identifying opportunities to improve HPV vaccine communication; 2) evaluating the impact and cost of HPV vaccine communication interventions in cluster randomized clinical trials; and 3) supporting implementation of HPV vaccine communication interventions in healthcare systems. My primary role in this project is to lead qualitative research projects, provide my perspective as a healthcare provider; advise on provider recruitment and retention for the program’s research projects, review intervention materials, study procedures, and data collection protocols; provide insight on how to best disseminate research findings to the larger population of U.S. providers.
Project Number: 5123619
Status on Grant: PI
Approved Project Period: 2022 – 2023
% Effort: 20%
PI: Dr. Lisa Mansfield
Source: Improving Provider Announcement Communication Training (IMPACT) Pilot Program/ National Cancer Institute
Annual Direct Costs: $30,000
Title of Project: Understanding the Implementation Process for HPV Vaccine Standing Orders Support in Large Healthcare Systems
Project Goal: To explore clinic- and system-level strategies that can be used by quality improvement leaders to support the implementation of HPV vaccine standing orders in practice.
Project Number: 21–312-0217571-66106L
Status on Grant: Co-Investigator
Approved Project Period: 2020 – 2023
% Effort: 40%
PI: Dr. Arleen Brown
Source: National Institute of Health Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL)/STOP COVID-19 CA
Annual Direct Costs: $4,100,000
Title of Project: Share, Trust, Organize, Partner: The COVID-19 California Alliance (STOP COVID-19 CA)
Project Goal: Establish a coalition of academic institutions to develop a statewide, community-
engaged approach to addressing COVID-19 in California. CEAL teams across the nation focus on COVID-19 awareness and education research, especially among Black, Latino, and Indigenous populations that account for over half of all reported cases in the United States. At UCLA, funding supported the work of understanding factors contributing to hesitancy, the process of vaccine deliberation, and acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccines among high-risk multiethnic groups within Los Angeles County.
Project Number: UL1TR001881
Status on Grant: Co-Investigator
Approved Project Period: 2020 – 2022
% Effort: 60%
PI: Dr. Steven Dubinett
Source: National Institute of Health/National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS)
Annual Direct Costs: $6,271,504
Title of Project: UCLA Clinical Translational Science Institute
Project Goal: The Community Engagement Research Program focuses on locally-informed approaches with trusted messengers to enhance awareness, access, and trust by sharing culturally and linguistically congruent COVID-19 information to enhance participation in vaccine and therapeutic trials, and promote vaccine uptake through STOP COVID-19 CA initiatives. My main project, Evaluation of the Get Out the Vaccine Campaign in Hardly-Reach Communities, will contribute to this work and track and reduce inequities in vaccine and therapeutics uptake, and assess the impact of STOP COVID-19 CA.
Project Number: F31NR018347
Status on Grant: PI (Under sponsorship of Drs. Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda and Elizabeth Merwin)
Approved Project Period: 2018 – 2021
Source: National Institute of Nursing Research
Annual Direct Costs: $44,524 (Total: $106,690)
Title of Project: Social Determinants of HPV Vaccine Completion among Adolescents
Project Goal: To identify and describe the role that multi-level determinants play in influencing HPV completion among adolescents.