Robert Merritt
Adjunct Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Adjunct or Visiting, Health Policy and Management
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 research career has spanned over 30 years with positions at the Smithsonian Institution (SI), Emory University, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He is currently working as a health scientist in the Division for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) at CDC.
Contact Information
1518 Clifton Road
Atlanta , GA 30322
Phone: 678-640-0447
Email: rmerrit@emory.edu
Areas of Interest
- Behavior and Health
- Biostatistics
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Disease Surveillance
- Epidemiology
- Health Economics
- Health Outcomes
- Health Policy
- Health Promotion
- Health Services Research
- Public Health Practice
- Social Determinants of Health
- Social Epidemiology
Education
- BA 1987, Washington & Lee University
- MA 1991, Emory University
- Certificate 2001, The University of the South (Sewanee)
Courses Taught
- HPM 500: Intro To US Health Care System
Affiliations & Activities
Fellow, American Heart Association (AHA)
- Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
- Council on Cardiopulmonary, Crtical Care, Perioperative and Resiscitation (3CPR)