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Robert E. McKeown, PhD, FACE
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Interim Director, Institute for the Advancement of Health Care USC - GHS Academic Health System

University of South Carolina
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health
Health Sciences Building, 205C
800 Sumter Street
Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: (803) 777-7353
Fax: (803) 777-2524
E-mail: rmckeown@sc.edu

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

1969 B.S., Chemistry, Furman University (Magna Cum Laude)
1972 M.Div., Theology, Duke Divinity School (Summa Cum Laude)
1976 Ph.D., Theology, Duke University
1991 Ph.D., Epidemiology, University of South Carolina

Honors and Recognitions
President, American College of Epidemiology, 2011-2012
Abraham Lilienfeld Award for excellence in teaching epidemiology over a career, Epidemiology Section of American Public Health Association, 2010
USC Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Commencement Address, August 2008
Arnold School of Public Health Faculty Research Award, 2006
Arnold School of Public Health Faculty Service Award, 2004
Arnold School of Public Health Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2003
James A. Keith Excellence in Teaching Award, Arnold School of Public Health, 1996
Fellow, American College of Epidemiology
Board of Directors, American College of Epidemiology, 2004 - 2009
Chair, American College of Epidemiology Ethics and Standards of Practice Committee, 2001-2005
Chair, Epidemiology Section, American Public Health Association, 2001-2003
Sigma Xi scientific research society, University of South Carolina
Delta Omega honorary public health society, University of South Carolina President, Mu Chapter, 2002-2003

AREAS OF INTEREST

Psychiatric epidemiology
Child and adolescent health
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Public health ethics
Social capital

RESEARCH

Longitudinal Follow-up of Youth with ADHD
CDC Contract, continuation of Cooperative Agreement: 2002-2012
An epidemiologic follow-up study to determine the prevalenceand correlates of ADHD in a community population of young children; the long-term outcomes and health status of children with and without ADHD, the impact of ADHD on risk behaviors, functioning, and quality of life, and the appropriateness and correlates of diagnosis and treatment.

Understanding Social and Personal Aspects of Faith and Practice Related to Health
John Templeton Foundation Through Duke University: 2008-2010
Explored the complex patterns related to social capital, health, and aspects of faith through in-depth interviews and then developed a new survey instrument to assess multiple dimensions of social capital and religious faith and practice in community groups.

COURSES TAUGHT

EPID 701 Concepts and Methods of Epidemiology
EPID 707 Ethical Issues in Health Care and Research
EPID 741 Epidemiologic Methods
EPID 768 Psychiatric Epidemiology
EPID 800 Epidemiologic Methods II
EPID 801 Epidemiologic Methods III
BIOS 752 Vital Record and Health Survey Analysis
PUBH 707 Ethics and Health Sciences
BIOS 710 Effective Data Managedment for PUBH
EPID 845 Doctoral Seminar
EPID 700 Introduction to Epidemiology
EPID 711 Research Methods in Epidemiology

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Sulsky SI, Kreiger N, McKeown RE. Not Continuing Along Previous Lines: Exploring How New Directions Emerge in Epidemiologic Research. Ann Epidemiol. 2012. In press.

O’Neill JR, Liese AD, McKeown RE, Cai B, Cuffe SP, Mayer-Davis EJ, Hamman RF, Dabelea D. Physical Activity and Self-Concept: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Case Control Study. Pediatric Exercise Sci. In press.

McKeown RE, Messias DKH, & Adams SA. Epidemiology. In Stanhope M & Lancaster J, eds. Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community. 8th ed. Ch 12, pp. 253-284. St Louis: Mosby, 2012.

Wells CR, Probst J, McKeown R, Mitchem S, Whiejong H, The Relationship Between Work-Related Stress and Boundary-Related Stress Within the Clerical Profession. J Relig Health 2012; 51(1):215-30.

Choi, Youn-Hee, McKeown RE, Mayer-Davis E, Liese A, Song Keun-Bae, Merchant A. Association between Periodontitis and Impaired Fasting Glucose and Diabetes. Diabetes Care, 2011 Feb;34(2):381-6.

White DW, Feigley CE, McKeown RE, Hout JJ, Hebert JR. Association Between Barracks Type and Acute Respiratory Infection in a Gender Integrated Army Basic Combat Training Population. Military Medicine 2011; 176(8):909-14.

Svendsen ER, Whittle N, Wright L, McKeown RE, Sprayberry K, Heim M, Caldwell R, Gibson JJ, Learner RM, Vena J. GRACE: Public Health Recovery Methods following an Environmental Disaster. Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 2010;65(2):77-85.

Blair SN, Davey Smith G, Lee IM, Fox K, Hillsdon M, McKeown RE, Haskell WL, Marmot M. A tribute to Professor Jeremiah Morris: the man who invented the field of physical activity epidemiology. Ann Epidemiol. 2010 Sep;20(9):651-60.

Bottai M, Cai B, McKeown RE. Tutorial in Biostatistics: Logistic quantile regression for bounded outcomes. Stat Med 2010;29(2):309-17.

Cuffe SP, Moore CG, McKeown RE. ADHD and Health Services Utilization in the National Health Interview Survey. J Atten Disord 2009; 12(4):330-340.

McKeown RE. The Epidemiologic Transition: Changing Patterns of Mortality and Population Dynamics. American Journal Of Lifestyle Medicine 2009; 3(S1):19S-26S.

McKeown RE & Learner RM. Ethics in Public Health Practice. In Coughlin S, Beauchamp T, Weed D. Ethics and Epidemiology, 2nd Edition. Chapter 8, pp. 147 – 181. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2009.

Weed DL & McKeown RE. Epidemiology: Observational Studies on Human Populations, Emanuel E et al., eds., The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics, Ch. 31, pp. 325-335. NY: Oxford Univ. Press. 2008.

McKeown RE & Messias DKH. Epidemiology. In Lancaster J & Stanhope M, eds. Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community. 7th ed. Ch 11, pp. 241-277. St Louis: Mosby, 2008. (Three previous editions.)

*Schrag N, McKeownRE, Jackson K, Cuffe S, Neuberg R. Stress-Related Mental Disorders in Childhood Cancer Survivors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008; 50(1):98-103.

Mann JR, McKeown RE, Bacon J, Vesselinov R, Bush F. Mann JR, McKeown RE, Bacon J, Vesselinov R, Bush F. Religiosity, spirituality and antenatal anxiety in Southern U.S. women. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2008;11(1):19-26.

Mann JR, McKeown RE, Bacon J, Vesselinov R, Bush F. Do antenatal religious and spiritual factors impact the risk of postpartum depressive symptoms? J Women’s Health. 2008;17(5):745-55.

Mann JR, McKeown RE, Bacon J, Vesselinov R, Bush F. Predicting depressive symptoms and grief after pregnancy loss. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 Dec;29(4):274-9.

Mann JR, McKeown RE, Bacon J, Vesselinov R, Bush F. Religiosity, Spirituality, and Depressive Symptoms in Pregnant Women. Int J Psychiatry Med. 2007;37(3):301-13.

McKeown RE, Cuffe SP, Schulz RM. U.S. Suicide Rates by Age Group, 1970-2002: An Examination of Recent Trends. Am J Public Health. 2006;96(10):1744-1751.

*Zhang J, McKeown RE, Hussey J, Thompson S, Woods J. Gender Differences in Risk Factors for Attempted Suicide Among Young Adults. Annals of Epidemiology. 2005; 15(2):167-174.

Cuffe SP, McKeown RE, Garrison CZ. Family and Psychosocial Risk Factors in a Longitudinal Epidemiological Study of Adolescents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2005;44(2):121-129.

Brett AS, Carney PI, McKeown RE. Attitudes toward Hormone Therapy after the Women’s Health Initiative: A Comparison of Internists and Gynecologists. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2005; 20(5):416-8.

Cuffe SP, Moore CG, McKeown RE. Prevalence and correlates of ADHD symptoms in the National Health Interview Survey. J Attention Disorders. 2005; 9 (2): 392-401

Cuffe SP, McKeown RE, Garrison CZ. Family and Psychosocial Risk Factors in a Longitudinal Epidemiological Study of Adolescents. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2005;44(2):121-129.

Brett AS, Carney PI, McKeown RE. Attitudes toward Hormone Therapy after the Women’s Health Initiative: A Comparison of Internists and Gynecologists. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2005; 20(5):416-8.

*Zhang J, Muldoon MF, McKeown RE. Serum cholesterol concentration is associated with visuomotor speed among men: findings from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2004;80:291-298.

Weed DL, McKeown RE. Science and Social Responsibility in Public Health. (Invited) Environmental Health Perspectives. 2003; 111(14):1804-8.

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