Steven T. Fleming, PhD, is a professor emeritus in the College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky, with appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Health Management and Policy. Professor Fleming has master’s degrees in public administration (University of Hartford) and applied economics (University of Michigan). He also earned a PhD in health services organization and policy from the University of Michigan, where he was privileged to have Dr. Avedis Donabedian as a member of his dissertation committee. His primary research interest is in the area of cancer epidemiology, and he is particularly interested in the impact of comorbid illness on cancer diagnosis and treatment. Professor Fleming has published more than 60 articles in the health services research and epidemiology literature, in such journals as Medical Care, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Inquiry, Journal of Rural Health, and Annals of Epidemiology, and he has reviewed articles for Cancer, Medical Care, Annals of Epidemiology, and Journal of Rural Health, among others. He has enjoyed three wonderful international sabbaticals with colleagues at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, and the Center for Public Health Research in Wellington, New Zealand.