Education​

• PhD, Industrial Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

• MS, Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

• BS, Industrial Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

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Honors/Award  

• One-time Appreciation Award, UTHealth Houston, 2022

• Lee Lusted Award Finalist, Society for Medical Decision Making, 2020

• Graduate Student of the Year Award, University of Miami, Toppel Career Center, 2019

• Data Analytics & Information Systems Best Student Paper Award, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering Annual Conference & Expo, 2018

• Gilbreth Memorial Fellowship ($3,000), Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 2017

• Academic Excellence, Leadership and Service Award ($1,000), University of Miami, Graduate School Association, 2016

• Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems Best Workshop Paper Award, International Conference on Computational Science, 2015

• Graduate Activity Fee Allocation Committee Award ($350), University of Miami, Graduate Activity Fee Allocation Committee 2015

• International Scientific Publication Encouragement Award (1,250 Turkish Liras), Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, 2015

• Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Miami, Department of Industrial Engineering, 2014-2019​​

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Selected Publications  

• Garg, A., Damgacioglu, H., Sigel, K., Nyitray, A. G., Clifford, G. M., Curran, T., . . . & Deshmukh, A.A. (2024). Future patterns in burden and incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the anus in the United States, 2001-2035. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2024.

• Deshmukh, A. A., Lin, Y. Y., Damgacioglu, H., Shiels, M., Coburn, S. B., Lang, R., . . . & Sigel, K. Recent and projected incidence trends and risk of anal cancer among people with HIV in North America. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2024.

• Burus, T., Damgacioglu, H., Huang, B., Christian, W. J., Hull, P. C., Ellis, A. R., . . . & Kuhs, K. A. L. Trends in Oral Tongue Cancer Incidence in the US. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. 2024.

• Amboree, T. L., Montealegre, J. R., Parker, S. L., Garg, A., Damgacioglu, H., Schmeler, K. M., . . . & Adsul, P. National breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening use in federally qualified health centers. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2024.

• Sonawane, K., Zhu, Y., Damgacioglu, H., Garg, A., Graboyes, E. M., Montealegre, J. R., . . . & Deshmukh, A. A. Factors associated with parental human papillomavirus vaccination intentions among adolescents from socioeconomically advantaged versus deprived households: a nationwide, cross-sectional survey. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 2024

• Sonawane, K., Garg, A., Meissner, E. G., Damgacioglu, H., Hill, E., Nyitray, A. G., & Deshmukh, A. A. Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Young Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open. 2024.

• Amboree, T. L., Damgacioglu, H., Sonawane, K., Adsul, P., Montealegre, J. R., & Deshmukh, A. A. Recent trends in cervical cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis, and mortality according to county-level income in the United States, 2000-2019. International Journal of Cancer. 2024.

• Damgacioglu, H., Burus, T., Sonawane, K., Hill, E., Kuhs, K. A. L., & Deshmukh, A. A. County-Level Trends in Cervical Cancer Incidence, Stage at Diagnosis, and Mortality in Kentucky. JAMA Network Open. 2023.

• Runsewe, T., Damgacioglu, H.., Perez, L., & Celik, N. Machine learning models for estimating contamination across different curbside collection strategies. Journal of Environmental Management. 2023.

• Deshmukh, A. A.*, Damgacioglu, H.*, Georges, D., Sonawane, K., & Clifford, G. M. Human Papillomavirus-Associated Anal Cancer Incidence and Burden Among US Men, According to Sexual Orientation, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Status, and Age. Clinical Infectious Diseases Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023. [*authors with equal contribution]

• Masurkar, P. P., Damgacioglu, H., Deshmukh, A. A., & Trivedi, M. V. Cost Effectiveness of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in the First-Line Treatment of HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer in Post- menopausal Women in the USA. PharmacoEconomics. 2023.

• Damgacioglu, H., Lin, Y., Ortiz, A.P., Wu, C., Shahmoradi, Z., Shyu, S. S., Li, R., Nyitray, A. G., Sigel, K., Clifford, G., Jay, N., Lopez, V. C., Barnell, G. M., Chiao, E., Stier, E., Ortiz-Ortiz, K., Ramos-Cartagena, J.M., Sonawane, K., & Deshmukh, A. A.  State variation in squamous cell carcinoma of the anus incidence and mortality, and association with HIV/AIDS and smoking in the United States. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2022.

• Shahmoradi, Z., Damgacioglu, H., Clarke, M., Wentzensen, N., Montealegre, J., Sonawane, K., & Deshmukh, A. A. Recent rise in cervical cancer incidence among young US women. JAMA. 2022.

• Sonawane, K., Shyu, S. S., Damgacioglu, H., Li, R. Chiao, E., Nyitray, A. G., & Deshmukh, A. A. Prevalence of oral and genital HPV infection by sexual orientation among men in the United States. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 2023.

• Deshmukh, A. A.*, Damgacioglu, H.*, Georges, D., Sonawane, K., Ferlay, J., Bray, F., & Clifford, G. M. Global burden of squamous cell carcinoma of the anus in 2020, according to sex and HIV status. International Journal of Cancer. 2023. [*authors with equal contribution]

• Damgacioglu, H., Wu, C. F., Lin, Y. Y., Ortiz, A. P., Sonawane, K., & Deshmukh, A. A. Contemporary patterns in HPV-associated cancer incidence among young US men. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2022.

• Shahmoradi, Z., Damgacioglu, H., Montealegre, J., Chiao, E. Y., Sigel, K., Sonawane, K., & Deshmukh, A. A. Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection among women born in the 1990s vs the 1980s and association with HPV vaccination in the US. JAMA Health Forum. American Medical Association. 2022.

• Lin, Y.*, Damgacioglu, H.*, Suk, R., Wu, C. F., Zhu, Y., Ortiz, A. P., ... & Deshmukh, A. A. Trends in the Incidence of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancers by County-Level Income and Smoking Prevalence in the United States, 2000-2018. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 2022. [*authors with equal contribution]

• Damgacioglu, H., & Celik, N. A two-stage decomposition method for integrated optimization of islanded AC grid operation scheduling and network reconfiguration. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 2022.

• Damgacioglu, H., Sonawane, K., Chhatwal, J., Lairson, D. R., Clifford, G. M., Giuliano, A. R., & Deshmukh, A. A.  Long-term impact of HPV vaccination and COVID-19 pandemic on oropharyngeal cancer incidence and burden among men in the USA: A modeling study. The Lancet Regional Health-Americas. 2022

• Damgacioglu, H., Sonawane, K., Zhu, Y., Li, R., Balasubramanian, B. A., Lairson, D. R., ... & Deshmukh, A. A. Oropharyngeal cancer incidence and mortality trends in all 50 states in the US, 2001-2017. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. 2022.

• Sonawane, K., Lin, Y., Damgacioglu, H., Zhu, Y., Fernandez, M., Montealegre, J. R., Ganduglia-Cazaban, C., Li, R., Lairson, D. R., Lin, Y., Giuliano, A. R., Deshmukh, A. A. Trends in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Safety Concerns and Adverse Event Reporting in the United States. JAMA Network Open

• Sonawane, K., Zhu, Y., Lin, Y. Y., Damgacioglu, H., Lin, Y., Montealegre, J. R., & Deshmukh, A. A. HPV Vaccine Recommendations and Parental Intent. Pediatrics. 2021.

• Deshmukh, A. A., Suk, R., Shiels, MS., Damgacioglu, H., Lin, Y., Stier, E. A., Nyitray, A. G., Chhatwal, J., Nemutlu, G. S., Chiao, E. Y., Schmeler, K., Sigel, K., Sonawane, K. Incidence trends and burden of human papillomavirus-associated cancers among women in the United States, 2001-2017. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute.