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Staff - Louie Ross,
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Louie E. Ross, Ph.D., is
a Chronic Disease (Cancer) Epidemiologist at the
Institute for Health, Social, and Community Research at
Shaw University. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from
North Carolina State University with concentrations in
Social Psychology and Family Studies. He has taught at
several universities including North Carolina Central
University and Fayetteville State University. Dr. Ross
currently serves as an adjunct professor at the
University of Maryland (Adelphi Campus), and the
Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA. He has
taught several courses to both undergraduate and
graduate students that include the sociology of health
(medical sociology), SPSS (Statistical Package for the
Social Scientist), and quantitative research methods.
More recently, he worked as a Research Behavioral
Scientist in the Epidemiology and Applied Research
Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
He has initiated and managed several grants, cooperative
agreements, and special interest projects. Two of the
projects focus on primary care physicians’ practices
related to prostate cancer and screening, and attitudes
and behaviors of African American and Jamaican men
toward prostate cancer screening.
Although his research is quite diverse and includes
colorectal, breast, and cervical cancers, his major
focus is prostate cancer. His primary research interests
are in the areas of social and behavioral influences of
health and disease (particularly prostate cancer) and
health disparities research. He has authored and
co-authored several publications, working papers,
decision aids and pamphlets related to prostate and
other cancers.
Contact Information:
Louie E. Ross,
Ph.D.
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Office Phone:
(919) 755-7294
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Fax: (919) 821-2647
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E-mail:
LROSS@shawu.edu
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Mailing Address: 900 South Wilmington St., Suite
204,
Raleigh, NC 27601
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