Joeli Brinkman, Ph.D.

Joeli Brinkman, Ph.D.

Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs

Program Director

Office:  Room B 175
Phone:  (773) 442-4524
Email:  jabrinkman2@neiu.edu
Office Hours:  By appointment
Country:  United States

Expertise

Higher Education Administration, Leadership and Mentorship, Student Affairs, Youth
Empowerment, Strategies for College Success, Workforce Development, Public Health, Cancer
Research and Education, Data Analysis, and Content Creation

Research Interests

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Kahouadji N, Alairys SJ, Chen E, Diaz-Flores LH, Ngwe JE, Brinkman JA. Chicago Cancer
Health Equity Collaborative: Outcomes from an Intensive and Mixed Curricular Summer
Program on Cancer and Health Disparities accepted for publication to the Journal of Cancer
Education. August 2025.


Miller PC, Clarke J, Koru-Sengul T, Brinkman J, El-Ashry D. A novel MAPK-microRNA
signature is predictive of hormone-therapy resistance and poor outcome in ER-positive breast
cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2015 Jan 15;21(2):373-85.


Drews-Elger K, Brinkman JA, Miller P, Shah SH, Harrell JC, da Silva TG, Ao Z, Schlater A,
Azzam DJ, Diehl K, Thomas D, Slingerland JM, Perou CM, Lippman ME, El-Ashry D. Primary
breast tumor-derived cellular models: characterization of tumorigenic, metastatic, and cancer-
associated fibroblasts in dissociated tumor (DT) cultures. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014
Apr;144(3):503-17.


Brinkman JA and El-Ashry D. ER Re-expression and Re-sensitization to Endocrine Therapies
in ER-negative Breast Cancers. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. 2009 Mar; 14(1):67-78.


Roman LD., Wilczynski, S., Muderspach L.I., Burnett A.F., O’Meara, A., Brinkman, JA. Kast,
WM., Facio, G., Felix, JC., Aldana, M., and Weber, JS. A Phase II Study of Hsp-7 (SGN-00101)
in Women with High Grade Cervical Dysplasia. Gynecol Oncol. Sep;106(3):558-66. 2007

Brinkman JA, Xu X, and Kast WM. The Efficacy of an Insertional Replication DNA Vaccine
for Prevention and Eradication of Established HPV 16 Induced Tumors. Vaccine. 2007 Apr
30;25(17):3437-44.


Brinkman JA, Caffrey AS, Muderspach LI, Roman LD, Kast WM. The Impact of Anti HPV
Vaccination on Cervical Cancer Incidence and HPV Induced Cervical Lesions: Consequences
for Clinical Management. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 26(2):129-42. 2005.


Chaturvedi A, Brinkman J, Gaffga A, Dumestre J, Dunlap K, Kissinger P, and Hagensee M.
Human Papillomavirus Type 16 E6 Sequence Variants in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1
Positive and Negative Women.  J Gen Virol.  May; 85(Pt 5):1237-41. 2004.


Brinkman JA, Fausch SC, Weber JS, Kast WM. Peptide-Based Vaccines for Cancer
Immunotherapy.  Expert Opin Biol Ther. Feb; 4(2):181-98 2004.


Brinkman JA, Rahmani MZ, Jones WE, Chaturvedi AK, Hagensee ME. Optimization of PCR
Based Detection of Human Papillomavirus DNA from Urine Specimens. J Clin Virol. Apr;
29(4):230-40 2004.


Palmisano ME, Gaffga AM, Daigle J, Brinkman J, Mire K, Lenczyk K, Martin DH, Hagensee
ME. Detection of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Self-Administered Vaginal Swabs as
Compared to Cervical Swabs. Int J STD AIDS. 8:560-7. 2003. 


Brinkman JA, Jones WE, Gaffga AM, Sanders JA, Chaturvedi AK, Slavinsky III J, Clayton JL,
Dumestre J, Hagensee ME. Detection of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Urine Specimens
from HIV+ Women. J Clin Microbiol. 40:3155-61. 2002.


Montengro SM, Miranda P, Mahanty S, Abath FG, Teixeira KM, Coutinho EM, Brinkman J,
Goncalves I, Domingues LA, Domingues AL, Sher A, Wynn TA. Cytokine Production in Acute
versus Chronic Human Schistosomiasis mansoni: the Cross-Regulatory Role of Interferon-
gamma and Interleukin-10 in the Responses of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and
Splenocytes to Parasite Antigens. J Infect Dis 179:1502-14 1999. 


Montengro SM, Miranda P, Abath FG, Teixeira KM, Coutinho EM, Domingues AL, Domingues
L, Brinkman J, Goncalves I, Mahanty S, Sher A, Wynn TA. Preliminary Results on the
Regulatory Role of IFN-gamma and IL-10 Human Schistosomiasis mansoni. Mem Inst
Oswaldo Cruz 93: Suppl 1:173. 1998.

Education

Certificate in General Business
University of Miami. Miami, FL.
Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology.

Louisiana State University Health Science Center. New Orleans, LA.
Master of Science in Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology.

Louisiana State University Health Science Center. New Orleans, LA.
Bachelor of Arts in Medical Microbiology and Immunology.
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, WI. 1995.

Background

Experienced educator, organizer and program director with over a decade of experience working
with academic and community organizations. Dr. Brinkman’s unique experience in basic science
research and program management and her passion for coaching the next generation of students
and promoting diversity in workforce development adds a unique perspective to the educational
and outreach programming of the Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural
Affairs.

Additional Information

Volunteer Activities

Represented Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Organization in 2024 Chicago Pride Parade.
Chicago, IL. 2024
 

Assisted with postdoctoral and graduate student career exploration and advisement.
University of Chicago. Chicago, IL 2014-2018
 

Office of Planning and Analysis Apprentice.
University of Miami. Miami, FL. 2011-2013
 

Developed relationship between donors and scientists at USC fundraising events as an ARCS scholar. University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA. 2003-2006
 

Organizer of activities to enhance student and postdoctoral interactions.
Zilhka Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California. Los Angeles, CA. 2003-2006