Biography
Ray M. Merrill is a Professor in the Department of Health Science at Brigham Young University. He joined the BYU faculty in 1998, following employment as a Mathematical Statistician in the Applied Research Branch at the National Cancer Institute.
Research Interests
Cancer epidemiologyEvaluation of Health Interventions
Religion and Health
Teaching Interests
HLTH 313 Data Collection and AnalysisHLTH 345 Principles of Epidemiology
HLTH 441 Clinical Trials
HLTH 442 Special Topics in Epidemiology
HLTH 443 Field Epidemiology
HLTH 447 Introduction to Biostatistics
HLTH 466 Health and the Aging Process
HLTH 602 Epidemiology
HLTH 604 Biostatistics
Education
- MPH, Quantitative Methods , Harvard University (1995)
- PHD, Applied Statistics , Arizona State University (1994)
- MS, Managerial Economics , Brigham Young University (1989)
- BA, Political Science/English , Brigham Young University (1986)
Honors and Awards
- Fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior, American Academy of Health Behavior (2009 - 2025)
- Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology, American College of Epidemiology (2006 - 2025)
- Nominated for the AAHB Research Laureate Award, American Academy of Health Behavior (2024 - 2024)
- College of Life Sciences Outstanding Research Award, College of Life Scienced (2017 - 2017)
- Nominated for the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Distinguished Alumni Award, National Cancer Institute (2016 - 2016)
- Meritorious Poster Submission, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (2013 - 2013)
- Karl G. Maeser Research and Creative Arts Award, Brigham Young University (2012 - 2012)
- Honored Faculty Lecturer, College of Health & Human Performance, Brigham Young University (2008 - 2008)
- Public Health Hero Award, The Utah Public Health Association (2004 - 2004)
- Eliza R. Snow Faculty Fellowship, Brigham Young University (2002 - 2002)
- Visiting Scholar, International Agency for Research on Cancer (2001 - 2002)
- Young Scholar, Brigham Young University (2001 - 2001)
Administrative Assignments
- Gerontology: Director (2021 - 2025)
Memberships
- Gerontology Society of America (2021 - 2025)
- American Academy of Health Behavior (2000 - 2025)
- American College of Epidemiology (1996 - 2025)
- Society for Epidemiologic Research (1996 - 2025)
- International Epidemiological Association (2005 - 2005)
Professional Citizenship
- Committee/Council Member, American Academy of Health Behavior (2024 - 2025)
- Committee/Council Member, American Academy of Health Behavior (2024 - 2025)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Academy of Health Behavior (2024 - 2025)
- Editorial Review Board Member, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022 - 2025)
- Editorial Review Board Member, Hindawi (2017 - 2025)
- Board Member, Annals of Chronic Diseases (2016 - 2025)
- Board Member, Current Updates in Aging (2016 - 2025)
- Board Member, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity (2016 - 2025)
- Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal Article Reviewer (1996 - 2025)
- Member, Utah County Coalition, DPC Community Board (2013 - 2023)
- Other, American Academy of Health Behavior (2023 - 2023)
- Other, University of Utah School of Medicine - Family and Preventive Medicine (2020 - 2022)
- Editorial Review Board Member, Cancer Reports (2011 - 2021)
- Editorial Review Board Member, World Journal of Methodology (2011 - 2021)
- Editorial Review Board Member, American Journal of Health Behavior Editorial Board (2007 - 2021)
- Officer (specify in Other), Cancer Research Center Board Member at Brigham Young University (2003 - 2021)
- Other, David M. Kennedy Center (1999 - 2021)
- Editorial Review Board Member, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity (2007 - 2016)
- Other, University of Utah Health Promotion and Education (2008 - 2015)
- Other, Brigham Young University (2013 - 2013)