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Our Expert Work Group provides technical assistance on the development and implementation of relevant rural health disparities, services and policy research. Their mix of disciplines and expertise are highly regarded and are essential to the administration and growth of a scientific research center. The members are:- William A. Robinson, MD, MPH, (Chair)
- Graham Adams, Ph.D.
- Maggie Blackburn, MD
- Keith Mueller, Ph.D
- Michael E. Samuels, DrPH
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William A. Robinson, MD, MPH, (Chair)
Dr.Robinson is a career public health physician, the former Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He was a major participant in developing the 1985 Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health, the first formal Federal effort to document and address health disparities. Dr. Robinson is widely respected for his professional and personal contributions to public health and the well-being of racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations. He is an Ad Hoc Member of NIHגs National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities. |
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Graham Adams, Ph.D.
Dr. Graham Adams serves as the Chief Executive Officer and provides overall supervision and direction for the South Carolina Office of Rural Health. He has been with the SC Office of Rural Health since 1995 and has served in a variety of capacities. As the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Adams is responsible for developing and executing long and short-range goals to fulfill the mission and vision of the organization. In this role, he provides technical assistance to individuals and organizations regarding strategic planning, grant development, funding opportunities, infrastructure development and resource allocation. Dr. Adams consistently strives to work collaboratively with clinicians, administrators, educations, legislators, community and civic leaders and state and federal agencies to improve access to quality health care in rural communities. |
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Maggie Blackburn, MD. , FAAFP
Dr. Blackburn is Director of Rural Health in the Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health at Florida State University College of Medicine. As Director, Dr. Blackburn provides oversight of ongoing rural activities for clerkships, develops programs of interdisciplinary and interdepartmental activities in education service in research to promote the rural mission of the College of Medicine, coordinates with the SSTRIDE program to strengthen pipeline programs to promote the admission of rural students to the College of Medicine, creates outcome measures for programs, develops educational opportunities in rural environments through all four years of medical education, and creates partnerships with rural communities and organizations to address rural issues. Dr. Blackburn currently serves as President of the Florida Coalition for School-Based Health Care and Junior Co-Chair of the National Rural Health Association Rural Medical Education Group. She is a board member of the Florida Rural Health Association. In May of 2012, Dr. Blackburn participated in the White House Rural Council Rural Stakeholders Meeting. |
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Keith Mueller, PhD
Dr. Mueller is a Professor in the Department of Health Services Research and Administration, University of Nebraska Medical College, and Director of the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, and author of Health Care Policy in the United States. Dr. Mueller is a recipient of the NRHA Distinguished Researcher award; he has developed a preeminent research institute focusing on rural health policy and is a major figure in the analysis of rural health policy. |
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Michael E. Samuels, DrPH
Dr. Samuels, currently Emeritus Professor, Endowed Chair and Scholar in Rural Health Policy, at the University of Kentucky, provided the founding vision for the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center, recruiting the first EWG and setting the course for the SCRHRC research program.
Dr. Samuels has a long history in rural health. Early in his career, he obtained the legislative authority and implemented the Health Underserved Rural Areas Research Program in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the predecessor to the current Office of Rural Health Policy. Dr. Samuels remains a leading expert in community health center issues, particularly as these pertain to rural sites and populations. |
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Janice C. Probst, Ph.D.
Director
Dr. Janice C. Probst directs the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center. Dr. Probst is a Professor in the Department of Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina. In 2001, Dr. Probst received the South Carolina Rural Health Association's Researcher of the Year award. She has served as Principal Investigator (PI) for the SCRHRC since January, 2003.
Dr. Probst has extensive past experience conducting policy-relevant health services research and communicating results to policy audiences. Her work has included national analyses using the complex data sets generated by theNational Center for Health Statistics, such as the National Health Interview Survey and the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, analyses of patient data from billing data sets, and county level analyses. Dr.Probst also serves on the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center Expert Work Group. |
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Saundra Glover, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Dr.Glover has a background in research about minority issues. She has published articles about the experiences of African-American C/MHC administrators. Dr. Glover has carried out several studies of mental health problems among children of different ethnicities. Dr. Glover developed of the Rural Minority Health Information Warehouse under contract with the National Rural Health Association
Dr. Glover currently directs theInstitute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities. This effort links USC with South Carolina's six historically black colleges and universities to develop new minority researches. |
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Amy Brock Martin, DrPH
Deputy Director
Dr. Martin is an experienced evaluator who has dedicated her career to improving the lives of vulnerable populations such as rural South Carolinians, children with special health care needs, mothers and babies, and the Medicaid population. She has served in the health care sector as Director of Education for a rural hospital. Dr. Martin also has served as the Associate Director of the State Office of Rural Health where she managed a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant
Most recently, she served the South Carolina Office of Research and Statistics as an evaluator and project manager on a variety of state government agencies, hospitals, non-profit organizations and private providers in using secondary data linkages to evaluate services and programs in South Carolina. |
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