Directory Profile
Evelinn Borrayo
Professor, Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement (CU Cancer Center)
- Department of Community & Behavioral Health
Email Address:evelinn.borrayo@cuanschutz.edu
Primary Phone:303-724-0884
Mailing Address:
- CU Denver
Lawrence Street Center
1380 Lawrence Street
Denver, CO 80204
Dr. Borrayo is a Colorado School of Public Health professor and Associate Director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center (CU Cancer Center), at the University of Colorado |Anschutz Medical Campus (CU-Anschutz). She leads the CU Cancer Center’s community outreach and engagement (COE) as the Director of its Office of COE. She has been honored with the CancerCure/AMC Cancer Fund Endowed Chair for Prevention and Control. Dr. Borrayo has expertise in behavioral science to improve outcomes through cancer prevention, control, and survivorship interventions for communities across Colorado. Using a community-based participatory approach, she has developed, implemented, and evaluated evidence-based and relevant initiatives to improve the health of Coloradans. She leads numerous research studies and implementation programs in urban and rural communities. Dr. Borrayo also has expertise in the pedagogy of teaching and has over 25 years of experience teaching graduate-level courses. Dr. Borrayo is dedicated to community service and public health policy and serves as a member of the State of Colorado’s Board of Health representing Congressional District 2.
Areas of Expertise
- Health disparities
- Cancer among ethnic minorities, women, and older adults
- Latina and Latino cancer
Education, Licensure & Certifications
- PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of North Texas, 1999
- MA, Psychology, University of North Texas, 1997
- BA, Psychology, University of the Ozarks, 1993