Robert Merritt
Adjunct Instructor
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: 770-488-5185
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
- Maternal and Child Health
- Public Health Practice
- Smoking Prevention/Cessation
- 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
American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Fellow, American Heart Association (AHA)
- Council on Epidemiology and Prevention
- Stroke Council
National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention