Bio
Robert Merritt is a graduate of Washington and Lee University, Emory University and The University of the South (Sewanee) where he received academic training in sociology & anthropology, medical sociology, public health, and research methods & statistics. His career has spanned over 35 years with research positions at the Smithsonian Institution (SI), Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and teaching positions at Washington and Lee University, Georgia State University, the University of Florida, and Emory University.
Areas of Interest
- Behavior and Health
- Disease Surveillance
- Health Policy
- Maternal and Child Health
- Public Health Practice
- Smoking Prevention/Cessation
- Statistical Modeling
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Biostatistics
- Chronic Diseases
- Community Health & Development
- Epidemiology
- Healthcare Systems
- Health Management
- Health Services Research
- Non-communicable Diseases
- Program Management
- Public Health Policy
- Social Epidemiology
- Surveillance
- Tobacco Control and Prevention
- Clinical Research
- Health Administration
- Public Health Leadership
- Research Methods
- Social Determinants of Health
Education
- BA, Washington & Lee University
- MA, Emory University
- Certificate, The University of the South (Sewanee)
Affiliations
Fellow, American Heart Association (AHA)
- Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
- Council on Cardiopulmonary, Crtical Care, Perioperative and Resiscitation (3CPR)