Dr. Lois Rockson is the Program Director of the Rutgers School of Health Professions’ Masters in Diagnostic Cytopathology Program. Dr. Rockson completed a BS in Biology from Rutgers Newark College of Arts and Sciences in 1989 and a certificate in Cytotechnology from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-School of Health-Related Professions in 1993. She holds two masters’ degrees, a MS in Health Professions Education, a joint degree from Seton Hall University and UMDNJ-School of Health Professions in 2000 and a MS in Public Health, Epidemiology concentration from the UMDNJ School of Public Health in 2008.
In 2020, Dr. Rockson completed her PhD in Urban Systems with an Urban Health concentration, a joint degree with the Rutgers School of Nursing, New Jersey Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Rutgers Graduate School, Newark. Dr. Rockson’s research interest is in cancer health disparities among immigrant groups from the Caribbean and Central America. Her dissertation research examined cancer screening among immigrant women from Central America residing in urbanized spaces.
Dr. Rockson has published research on cancer screening among New Jerseyans with mental disorders and has several scholarly activities related to cytopathology education and practice. She is a member of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey’s Center for Cancer Health Equity and various cytopathology organizations.
In her spare time, Dr. Rockson enjoys fishing, gardening, knitting and beekeeping.
Lois Rockson, Ph.D.
Rutgers
Dr. Lois Rockson is the Program Director of the Rutgers School of Health Professions’ Masters in Diagnostic Cytopathology Program. Dr. Rockson completed a BS in Biology from Rutgers Newark College of Arts and Sciences in 1989 and a certificate in Cytotechnology from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-School of Health-Related Professions in 1993. She holds two masters’ degrees, a MS in Health Professions Education, a joint degree from Seton Hall University and UMDNJ-School of Health Professions in 2000 and a MS in Public Health, Epidemiology concentration from the UMDNJ School of Public Health in 2008.
In 2020, Dr. Rockson completed her PhD in Urban Systems with an Urban Health concentration, a joint degree with the Rutgers School of Nursing, New Jersey Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Rutgers Graduate School, Newark. Dr. Rockson’s research interest is in cancer health disparities among immigrant groups from the Caribbean and Central America. Her dissertation research examined cancer screening among immigrant women from Central America residing in urbanized spaces.
Dr. Rockson has published research on cancer screening among New Jerseyans with mental disorders and has several scholarly activities related to cytopathology education and practice. She is a member of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey’s Center for Cancer Health Equity and various cytopathology organizations.
In her spare time, Dr. Rockson enjoys fishing, gardening, knitting and beekeeping.
