Executive Committee
The RPHC Executive Committee is comprised of faculty from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, Department of Religion, Rollins School of Public Health, Woodruff School of Nursing, and Emory Healthcare.
John Blevins, ThD
Research Associate Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health
jblevin@emory.edu
Dr. Blevins’ scholarly interests include practical theology, religion and sexuality, community-based participatory research (CBPR), and religion’s role as a social determinant of health. For more information on Dr. Blevins and his work, click here.
George H. Grant, PhD
Executive Director, Spiritual Health at Emory Healthcare
ghgrant@emory.edu
Dr. Grant’s area of research focus is on the spirituality and cultural qualities associated with whole person health.
Carol J.R. Hogue, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology and Jules and Uldeen Terry Professor of Maternal and Child Health, Rollins School of Public Health
chogue@emory.edu
Dr. Hogue has spent over 30 years conducting research on unintended pregnancy and its sequelae, as well as understanding the causes and consequences of racial/ethnic disparities in reproductive and adult health, including pioneering studies into the excess risk of low birth weight among university-educated African-American women. For more information on Dr. Hogue and her work, click here.
Ellen Idler, PhD
Director, Religion and Public Health Collaborative; Professor of Sociology, Emory College
eidler@emory.edu
Dr. Idler studies the influence of attitudes, beliefs, and social connections on health, including the effect of self-ratings of health on mortality and disability, and the impact of religious participation on health and the timing of death among the elderly, research supported by National Institute on Aging funding, including a FIRST Award. For more information on Dr. Idler and her work, click here.
Mimi Kiser, DMin, MPH, RN
Research Assistant Research Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health
mkiser@emory.edu
Dr. Kiser’s work focuses on building the capacity of health groups to form collaborative relationships with the faith community and provide multi-sector leadership development for the elimination of health disparities. For more information on Dr. Kiser and her work, click here.
Emmanuel Lartey, PhD
Professor of Pastoral Theology, Care, and Counseling , Candler School of Theology
elartey@emory.edu
Lartey teaches pastoral care, counseling, and theology in different cultural contexts, with particular reference to African, British, and American expressions, at Candler School of Theology and the Graduate Division of Religion in the Person, Community, and Religious Life Program. For more information on Dr. Lartey and his work, click here.
Susan Landskroener, MM
Project Manager
slandsk@emory.edu