Megan Douglas

Megan Douglas, JD 

Associate Professor

Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Director of Research & Policy

National Center for Primary Care
Location: 720 Westview Dr, NCPC 310
Phone: (404) 756-5275
E-mail: mdouglas@msm.edu

Education

POSTGRADUATE:
大象传媒 School of Medicine, Satcher Health Leadership Institute
Fellowship: 
Health Policy Leadership

GRADUATE:
Georgia State University College of Law
Degree: Juris Doctor

UNDERGRADUATE: 
Virginia Tech
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Biology, Minor in Psychology

Research Interests

Health Equity, Law, Public Policy, Legal Epidemiology, Primary Care, Behavioral Health, Social Determinants of Health, and Community Engagement.

Publications

  • Douglas MD, Li C, Josiah Willock R, Baltrus P, Caplan L, Immergluck L, McKinney T, Hopkins J, Mack D, Gaglioti A. Population-Level Disparities in Exposure to COVID-19 Mitigation Policies, April 2020-April 2021. J Public Health Manag Pract. (In press).
  • Swietek K, Gianattasio KZ, Henderson S, Khanna S, Ubri P, Douglas M, Baltrus P, Freij M, Mack DH, Gaglioti A. . J Public Health Manag Pract. 2023 Jul-Aug 01;29(4):572-579. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001738. Epub 2023 Mar 17. PMID: 36943401.
  • Douglas MD, Bent Weber S, Bass C, Li C, Gaglioti AH, Benevides T, Heboyan V. Psychiatr Serv2022 Mar 1;73(3):265-270doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100019. Epub 2021 Jul 29. PubMed PMID: 34320828.
  • Heboyan V, Douglas MD, McGregor B, Benevides TW. Med Care2021 Oct 1;59(10):939-946doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001619. PubMed PMID: 34369459; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8425633.
  • Douglas MD, Respress E, Gaglioti AH, Li C, Blount MA, Hopkins J, Baltrus PT, Willock RJ, Caplan LS, Dawes DE, Mack D. Am J Public Health2021 Jun;111(6):1141-1148doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2021.306167. Epub 2021 Apr 15. PubMed PMID: 33856884; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8101591.

Honors and Awards

  • Committee Member, National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine
  • Consensus Study on the Review of Federal Policies that Contribute to Health Inequities