Robert M. Mayberry, MS, MPH, PhD 

Education

GRADUATE:
University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health
Degree: PhD, Epidemiology

University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health
Degree: MPH, Epidemiology

Alabama A&M University
Degree: MS, Biology

UNDERGRADUATE:
Berea College
Degree: BA, Biology

Research Interests

Application of epidemiology to community-engaged research and intervention planning, implementation and evaluation; health services, disparities and equity, and prevention research; implementation science; infrastructures and capacity-building for community-based diabetes and chronic disease prevention; integration of community health workers into primary care delivery; translating scientific evidence into equitable best practices and policy.

Clinical Interests

Healthcare Quality Improvement

Publications

• Hutchins, S. S., & Mayberry, R. M. (2021). US Communities Need More Accessible Data to Improve Health, Not Less. American Journal of Public Health, 111(10), 1728-1730.
• Mayberry, R. M., Daniels, P. V., Willock, R. J., & Yan, F. (2020). Explaining poor medication adherence among adults with type 2 diabetes in an urban community health center. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 31(3), 1331-1346.
• Mayberry, R. M., Daniels, P., Akintobi, T. H., Yancey, E. M., Berry, J., & Clark, N. (2008). Community-based organizations’ capacity to plan, implement, and evaluate success. Journal of Community Health, 33, 285-292.
• Mayberry, R. M., Mili, F., & Ofili, E. (2000). Racial and ethnic differences in access to medical care. Medical Care Research and Review, 57(1_suppl), 108-145.
• Mayberry, R. M. (1994). Age-specific patterns of association between breast cancer and risk factors in black women, ages 20 to 39 and 40 to 54. Annals of Epidemiology, 4(3), 205-213.

Honors and Awards

• “Most Outstanding Young Men of America” 
• National Science Foundation Minority Fellowship
• Honor Students Society, University of California, Berkeley
• National Research Service Award
• Special Recognition, Positive Influence on a Student’s Life, the Graduate School, University of South Carolina
• Student Recognition Award, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
• Special Recognition for Service, Georgia Governor’s Council of Maternal and Infant Health
• Abraham Lilienfeld Award, Epidemiology Section, American Public Health Association
• Distinguished Alumnus Award, Berea College