Robert Aronson Email & Phone Number

I have worked in the field of public health continuously since 1984, either in public health practice, research and/or teaching. My research agenda has focused on: 1) developing approaches to evaluate community-level changes as outcomes of intervention efforts; and 2) applying an ecological framework to understanding racial, ethnic and income related disparities in health outcomes. Past work on the evaluation of community interventions include: California Healthy Cities and Communities (1998-2003); Project DIRECT, a CDC funded diabetes prevention and control program (2002-2006); Oklahoma Infants Assistance Program (1999-2000); Men´s Services Program of Baltimore City Healthy Start (1997-1998); and Baltimore City Healthy Start Infant Mortality Prevention Demonstration Program (1992-1997). Since 2003 my research on health disparities has focused on health issues of African American men and on constructs of masculinity, manhood and fatherhood, and their relationships to risk factors for HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, and other health problems. I have extensive experience in community-based participatory research, ethnographic/qualitative research and program development and evaluation in communities of color in the U.S. My current focus is on understanding the causes of health disparities experienced by African American males, and identifying effective intervention strategies for this population across the social ecology. African American males experience great disparities in morbidity and mortality for health problems across the board, many of which have roots in behaviors and living conditions linked to social inequalities and the experience of racism in American society. I would like to understand the nature and causes of problems experienced by this population across the life span.

Listed skills include Public Health, Program Development, Health Promotion, Health Equity, and 47 others.