Bio
Robert Merritt is a Teaching Professor and Health Policy and Management Scholar in the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM). He 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 and teaching career has spanned over 40 years with positions at Washington and Lee University, the Smithsonian Institution (SI), Emory University, Georgia State University (GSU), Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, University of Florida, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He is a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) and a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).
Areas of Interest
- Behavior and Health
- Disease Surveillance
- Health Policy
- Maternal and Child Health
- Public Health Practice
- Smoking Prevention/Cessation
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Biostatistics
- Epidemiology
- Social Epidemiology
- Social Determinants of Health
- Surveillance
- Health Services Research
- Tobacco Control and Prevention
- Research Methods
- Program Management
- Non-communicable Diseases
- Health Administration
- Chronic Diseases
- Clinical Research
- Community Health & Development
- Health Management
- Healthcare Systems
- Public Health Leadership
- Public Health Policy
- Statistical Modeling
- Health Administration
- Disease Surveillance
- Maternal and Child Health
- Public Health Practice
- Rural Health
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Chronic Diseases
- Public Health Policy
- Surveillance
Education
- BA, Washington & Lee University
- MA, Emory University
- Certificate, The University of the South (Sewanee)
Affiliations
Health Policy and Management Scholar, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA)
Member, American College of Health Executives (ACHE)