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Robert Moran, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, Data Support Services Unit

University of South Carolina
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Arnold School of Public Health
Devine Street Research Center, #114
730 Devine Street
Columbia, SC 29208

Secondary Address:
Nutrition Center
2718 Middleburg Drive Second Floor
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 251-7876 (office)
(803) 251-7873 (fax)

Phone: (803) 777-6203
Fax: (803) 777-4989
E-mail: rrmoran@mailbox.sc.edu

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

2004 Ph.D. University of South Carolina, Columbia SC
1996 M.B.A. University of South Carolina, Columbia SC
1994 M.H.R.T. University of South Carolina, Columbia SC
1980 B.A. University of Richmond, Richmond VA

AREAS OF INTEREST

Nutritional Instruments

RESEARCH

SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth 2: South Carolina Site
Research Associate, CDC/DDT & NIH/NIDDK, Center for Research on Nutrition & Health Disparities, 2005 – 2010

Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS)
Sub-Contract to George Washington University, NIH/NIDDK, Research Associate, Center for Research on Nutrition & Health Disparities, 2003 – 2008

LOOKAHEAD Diet Assessment Center: Action of Health in Diabetes
Sub-Contract to Wake Forest University, NIH/NIDDK, Research Associate, Center for Research on Nutrition & Health Disparities, 2002 – 2008

COURSES TAUGHT

BIOS 710 – Effective Data Management in Public Health
BIOS J700 – Introduction to Biostatistics
EPID 741 – Epidemiologic Methods I
BIOS 710 – Effective Data Management in Public Health
STAT 110 – Introduction to Statistics
Lecture - Secondary Conditions Associated with Disabilities

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

McDermott, S., Moran, R., Platt, T., Wood, H., Isaac, T., Dasari, S. Health Conditions among women with a disability. Journal of Women's Health, 16 (5) 2007, 713-720.

McDermott, S, Moran, R, Platt, T, The Epidemiology of Common Health Conditions among Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Primary Care. Nova Science Publishing, Inc. 2008.

Moran, R., McDermott, S., Butkus, S., Getting, Sustaining and Losing a Job for Individuals with Mental Retardation, Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 16 (3, 4), 2002, 237-244.

McDermott, S., Moran, R., Platt, T., Wood, H., Isaac, T., Dasari, S. Prevalence of Epilepsy in Adults with Mental Retardation and Related Disabilities in Primary Care, American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2005, Jan.; 110(1): 48-56.

McDermott, S., Moran, R., Platt, T., Wood, H., Isaac, T., Dasari, S. Depression and Disability in Primary Care, Disability and Rehabilitation, 2005, Jan.; 110(1): 48-56.

Moran, R., Drane, W., McDermott, S., Dasari, S., Scurry, J.B., Platt, T. Obesity among people with and without mental retardation across adulthood, Obesity Research, Vol. 13(2), Feb., 2005, 348-351.

McDermott, S, Moran, R, Platt, T, Wood, H, Isaac, T, Dasari, S. Heart Disease, Schizophrenia, and Affective Psychoses: Epidemiology of Risk in Primary Care, Community Mental Health Journal 2005 Dec;41(6):747-55.

McDermott, S, Moran, R, Platt, T, Wood, H, Isaac, T, Dasari, S Variation in health conditions among groups of adults with disabilities in primary care, Journal of Community Health, 31, 3, 2006, 147-159.

McDermott, S, Moran, R, Platt, T, Wood, H, Isaac, T, Dasari, S. Prevalence of Diabetes in Persons with Disabilities. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, electronic publication, April 2007.

McDermott, S, Moran, R, Platt, T, Wood, H, Isaac, T, Dasari, S, Risk for Onset of Health Conditions among Community-living Adults of Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injuries. Primary Health Care Research & Development,8, 2007, 36-43.

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