Michelle C. Kegler

Michelle C. Kegler, DrPH, MPH, is a Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education (BSHE) at the Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH). Dr. Kegler has almost 30 years of experience designing, implementing and evaluating community-based health promotion programs.

She has an established track record in community-based participatory research, environmental influences on health, tobacco control, evaluation, and community collaboration. She and her team have recently completed a series of studies on smoke-free homes and several studies on weight gain prevention through changing the home environment. She is currently leading an evaluation of the Healthcare Georgia Foundation's Two Georgias Initiative focused on health equity and is co-leading a project that will create community coalitions for tobacco control in Armenia and Georgia. She also co-leads the community engagement core of Emory's environmental health center (HERCULES) and leads the Intervention Development, Dissemination and Implementation shared resource through Winship’s Cancer Institute.

Additionally, Dr. Kegler leads the CDC-funded core research project to conduct a hybrid implementation effectiveness trial to assess the impact of a telephone-based home food environment intervention on weight-related dietary behaviors among 2-1-1 callers.