Joseph W. Cullen
| Dr. Joseph W. Cullen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936 |
| Died | 1990 San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Cancer Research |
| Institutions |
National Cancer Institute UCLA |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Known for | His leadership at the National Cancer Institute |
| Spouse | Katherine Marie Cullen |
Joseph W. Cullen (1936–1990) was the director of the AMC Cancer Research Center, and Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute.
Joseph Cullen grew up in the Boston, MA, area and attended the Boston Latin School. He received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Florida State University in 1968. He served on the faculty at the University of California at Los Angeles, and also worked at the Pavlovian Research Laboratory. Throughout his life, he was an active volunteer with the American Cancer Society. He was the first Director of the Division of Cancer Control at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California at Los Angeles. In this position, he became a leader nationally and internationally in focusing attention among the cancer prevention and control community on the importance of what would make the most significant differences in preventing cancer. Through his work with the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), he developed a strong international network of colleagues who were confronting the tobacco problem worldwide, including Nigel Gray (Australia), head of the UICC Tobacco Program from 1974–1990, and Richard Doll (UK), Richard Peto (UK), Sir John Crofton (UK), Keith Ball (UK), Takeshi Hirayama (Japan), Dimitrios Trichopoulos (Greece), Judith Mackay of the Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, Kjell Bjartveit (Norway), D. David Simpson of UK's Action on Smoking and Health, Allan C. Erickson of the American Cancer Society and Michael Pertschuk (USA).
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