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Nfn Scout, PhD

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health

scoutout@bu.edu
Crosstown Center
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Biography

I am a project director/principal investigator with a large toolbox of functional skills at my disposal and a robust network of federal and state governmental contacts. I have notable expertise in policy, communications, science writing, trainings, public speaking, grant writing, media, social media, and research. I am excellent at community engagement, funder relations, developing projects, obtaining funding, then following through with project execution. I spent much of my career as a public health consultant; working on a wide variety of projects keeps me engaged and challenged.

Education

  • Columbia University, PhD Field of Study: Social Sciences
  • George Mason University, MA Field of Study: Sociology
  • University of Illinois, BS Field of Study: Mathematics

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Publications

  • Published on 2/13/2026

    Ye Q, Wu J, Hanby E, Scout NFN, Gordon B, Applegate J, Machado A, Liu S, Obedin-Maliver J, Lunn MR, Potter J, Chen JT, Ramanadhan S, Viswanath K, Tan ASL. Does gender expression matter in tailoring anti-smoking messages for sexual and gender minority young adults? Nicotine Tob Res. 2026 Feb 13. PMID: 41685765.

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  • Published on 1/9/2026

    Schall TE, Scout N, Shanker A, Stamm LE. How to improve the cancer continuum for transgender and gender-diverse patients. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 Jan 09; 10(1). PMID: 41437630.

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  • Published on 12/4/2025

    Bellon M, Trifonov A, Kunamneni S, Jalili D, Moore K, Haseltine M, Nelson R, Stasenko M, Scout NFN, Domogauer J, Quinn GP. Evaluating the National Academy of Science Engineering and Medicine's recommended sexual orientation and gender identity questions: community perceptions. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Dec 04; 34(1):8. PMID: 41345789.

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  • Published on 10/1/2025

    Basil V, Kamen C, Waters AR, Scout NFN, Mullins MA. Mode of Patient Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Disclosure and Receipt of Tailored Cancer Resources. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Oct 01; 8(10):e2538809. PMID: 41129150.

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  • Published on 9/9/2025

    Robertson T, Fisher JL, Patterson JG, Scout NFN, Arthur EK. Alcohol and tobacco use among sexual and gender minority cancer survivors in relation to urbanicity/rurality. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Dec; 36(12):1869-1880. PMID: 40924254.

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  • Published on 7/29/2025

    Pratt-Chapman ML, Tennant B, Tesfaye CL, Wheldon CW, Scout N, Streed CG, Tredway K, Jackson SS. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measures for Cancer Research: Feedback from Older Americans. LGBT Health. 2025 Oct; 12(7):532-542. PMID: 40728413.

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  • Published on 7/1/2025

    Heffner JL, Giustini N, Anderson N, Go T, Scout NFN, Hippe DS, Triplette M. Implementation of sexual orientation and gender identity data collection in a cancer care setting. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2025 Jul 01; 2025(69):139-146. PMID: 40671547.

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  • Published on 1/22/2025

    Theis RP, Pilla J, Okker-Edging K, Pluta K, LeLaurin JH, Hanby E, Zulkiewicz BA, Clark D, Bteddini D, Wright SE, Fahnlander AM, Katz-Wise SL, Lydon-Staley DM, Maziak W, Charlton BM, Scout NFN, Machado AM, Gordon B, Applegate JM, Potter JE, Strasser AA, Liu S, Salloum RG, Tan ASL. Perspectives of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth on Anti-Vaping Messages in Social Media. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Jan 22; 27(2):291-299. PMID: 39174493.

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  • Published on 1/16/2025

    Smith CA, Machado KTL, Cheng A, Tribble JT, Scout N, Yeung H. Skin cancer treatment environment and survivorship resources among sexual and gender minority patients: results of the OUT National Cancer Survey. Arch Dermatol Res. 2025 Jan 16; 317(1):253. PMID: 39820662.

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  • Published on 12/1/2024

    Waters AR, Jones SR, Uppalapati M, Gududuru A, Bono MH, Hecht HK, Scout NFN, Kent EE. A Content Analysis of Cancer-Related Changes in Perceptions of Self, Relationships, and Health Among LGBTQI+ Cancer Survivors Across the Life Course: Findings From OUT: The National Cancer Survey. Psychooncology. 2024 Dec; 33(12):e70044. PMID: 39694871.

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