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Ray Merrill

Professor, Gerontology Program Director
Curriculum Vitae
Public Health
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2063 LSB - Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602

801-422-9788

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 epidemiology
Evaluation of Health Interventions
Religion and Health

Teaching Interests

HLTH 313 Data Collection and Analysis
HLTH 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 (2009 - 2021)
  • Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology (2006 - 2021)
  • College of Life Sciences Outstanding Research Award (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 - 2024)

Memberships

  • Society for Epidemiologic Research (1996 - 2025)
  • Gerontology Society of America (2021 - 2024)
  • American Academy of Health Behavior (2000 - 2024)
  • American College of Epidemiology (1996 - 2024)
  • International Epidemiological Association (2005 - 2005)

Professional Citizenship

  • 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, 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)

Courses Taught

Publications

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Nelson Roy Ray M Merrill Katherine Kendall Karla L Miller Daniel O Clegg Amanda Heller Daniel R Houtz Mark Elstad Ray M Merrill Arielle Sloan Ray M Merrill Kristine Marie Tanner Joseph G Merrill Matthew D. McCord Melissa M. Beardsley Brittanie A. 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Presentations

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Kristine Tanner M Blauer E Barlow M Stevens B Olson M Wright Ray M Merrill Christopher David Dromey J Pierce V Torrecillas B Schiffer J Barkmeier-Kraemer M Christensen
Jenny Pierce B Olson Ray M Merrill V Torrecillas H McCrary M Smith M Christensen
Jeffrey Brent Feland Ray M Merrill Ashley D Allan Kassidy Naef Anthony S Peterson
Carl L Hanson Ray M Merrill
Ray M Merrill Andrew W Merrill M Madsen
Ray M Merrill Alexis Smith Charisee Shenk
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McKay K Ashton Ray M Merrill
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Ashley D Allan Anthony S Peterson Kassidy Naef Ray M Merrill Jeffrey Brent Feland
Anthony S Peterson Karlee Peterson Ashley D Allan Ray M Merrill Jeffrey Brent Feland
Alyssa C Mecate Robert R Richardson Devin Needs Anthony S Peterson Tanner D Adams Aaron W Johnson Ray M Merrill Jeffrey Brent Feland
Robert Richardson Alyssa C Mecate Devin Needs Anthony S Peterson Tanner D Adams Ray M Merrill Jeffrey Brent Feland
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Miriam Bake M Stevens Ray M Merrill Christopher David Dromey M B Christensen Christine S Tanner
Heidi Robison Christina Pang Maya Stevens Christopher David Dromey Ray M Merrill Michael Ben Christensen Kristine Marie Tanner
Miriam Bake Maya Stevens Ray M Merrill Christopher David Dromey Michael Ben Christensen Kristine Marie Tanner
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Jenny Pierce Kristine Marie Tanner Ray M Merrill Lauren Shnowske Nelson Roy
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Aaron Frutos Chantel D Sloan Ray M Merrill
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Jeong Lee Nelson Roy Elizabeth Peterson Ray M Merrill
Brianna Michele Magnusson Siena F Davis Sarah A VanWagenen Callie R Thackeray Rickelle Richards Ray M Merrill
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Reshley Dalisay Ray M Merrill
Reshley Dalisay Ray M Merrill Natalie Dayton
Michael C Harding Chantel D Sloan Ray M Merrill Tiffany M Harding Brian J Thacker Evan L Thacker
Reshley Dalisay Ray M Merrill
Natalie Dayton Ray M Merrill Carl L Hanson
Deson Haynie Ray M Merrill
Deson Haynie Ray M Merrill
Kristine Marie Tanner Shawn L Nissen Ray M Merrill Alison Miner Ron W Channell Karla L Miller Mark R Elstad Katherine A Kendall Nelson Roy
Jenny L Pierce Kristine Marie Tanner Ray M Merrill Karla L Miller Bala K Ambati Katherine A Kendall Nelson Roy
Alison Miner Kristine Marie Tanner Shawn L Nissen Ray M Merrill Karla L Miller Victoria Lovett Ron W Channell Mark Elstad Katherine Kendall Nelson Roy
Kristine Marie Tanner Ray M Merrill
Steven M Thygerson L Fabian Ray M Merrill
Amanda Heller Kristine Marie Tanner Nelson Roy Shawn L Nissen Ray M Merrill Karla Miller Daniel R Houtz Julia Ellerston Katherine Kendall
Kristine Marie Tanner Nelson Roy Ray M Merrill Katherine Kendall Karla L Miller Daniel O Clegg Amanda Heller Daniel R Houtz Mark Elstad Shawn L Nissen
Riley J Hedin Ray M Merrill Anna Fondario
Ray M Merrill John Hull
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Ray M Merrill Matthew Reed Joseph Lynn
Paul Matiaco Joseph Lyon Ray M Merrill
Kristine Marie Tanner Nelson Roy Ray M Merrill Cara Sauder Daniel R. Houtz Marshall E. Smith
Allison Anderson K Henry Ray M Merrill Anita Kinney
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Ray M Merrill Paul Matiaco Patrick R Steffen
Ray M Merrill Arielle Sloan Erin Johnson
Allison Anderson Ray M Merrill
Paul Matiaco Ray M Merrill
Joshua Calvert Ray M Merrill Rickelle Richards Arielle Sloan
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Allison Anderson Ray M Merrill Arielle Sloan Kerem Ryker
Ray M Merrill Joshua Calvert Nelson Pace Arielle Sloan
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