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College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences

Faculty and Staff Profile

Sarah Griffin

Professor, Interim Department Chair


Office: 510A Edwards Hall

Phone: 864-656-1622

Fax: 864-656-6227
Email: SGRIFFI@clemson.edu
 

Educational Background

PhD Public Health
University of South Carolina 2001

MPH Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
University of South Carolina 1993

BS Biology
Winthrop University 1988

Courses Taught

Profile

Dr. Griffin has over twenty years of experience in public health with a specific interest in eliminating health disparities. Within this experience, assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of community and/or school-based child health intervention is her primary focus. Dr. Griffin has extensive experience implementing and evaluating complex health interventions in a wide variety of settings and is an expert in evaluation design, mixed methods research, and qualitative research. Currently, Dr. Griffin serves as Principal Investigator of the Greenville Health System (GHS) School-Based Health Center implementation study for OnTrack Greenville. She is also Co-Principal Investigator for a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention obesity prevention initiative with rural health extension. Dr. Griffin is also a Co-Investigator on a Department of Defense funded project to assess mobile health technology for chronic disease management Dr. Griffin is an ardent volunteer and supporter for the United Way of Anderson County and serves on the evaluation advisory team for SCALE Down, South Carolina's obesity prevention plan.

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